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Interstate 94 in Montana

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Interstate 94 marker
Interstate 94
Map
I-94 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDT
Length249.606 mi[1] (401.702 km)
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-90 / US 87 / US 212 in Lockwood
Major intersections
East end I-94 at the North Dakota state line in Beach, ND
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountiesYellowstone, Treasure, Rosebud, Custer, Prairie, Dawson, Wibaux
Highway system
← US 93→ MT 117

Interstate 94 (I-94) is an east–west Interstate Highway, which links Billings, Montana, to the Canada–US border in Port Huron, Michigan. The portion in the US state of Montana is 250 miles (400 km) long, linking seven counties through the central part of the state.

The speed limit has been 80 mph (130 km/h) since January 2016, except near Billings where it is 65 mph (105 km/h).

Route description

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Yellowstone County

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I-94 starts in Yellowstone County east of Billings, in the suburb of Lockwood at I-90 and travels northeast to the towns of Huntley, Ballantine, Pompeys Pillar, and Custer. I-94 meets MT 47 near Custer. MT 47 heads south towards I-90 and the city of Hardin. It also junctions with MT 39, which heads south towards Colstrip.

Treasure, Rosebud, and Custer counties

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Entering Treasure County, I-94 passes near the small towns of Bighorn and Hysham; there is a little ranch access at milemarker 63.01. After entering Treasure County, the next county is Rosebud County, about 15 miles (24 km) east. I-94 intersects US Highway 12 before entering Forsyth, after that is Custer County which is where I-94 junctions MT 59 in Miles City, at exit 138, and the east end of US 12 at exit 141, east of Miles City.

Prairie, Dawson, and Wibaux counties

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After entering Prairie County after passing the small towns of Terry and Fallon, the next county is Dawson County, entering the cities of Glendive which connects with MT 16 and entering the city of Wibaux, where it junctions with MT 7, before reaching the North Dakota state line in Beach, North Dakota. I-94 heads east towards Medora, Dickinson, and Bismarck.

History

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Between its western terminus in Billings and the North Dakota state line, I-94 replaced US 10.

Exit list

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CountyLocationmi[2]kmExitDestinationsNotes
YellowstoneLockwood0.0000.0000 I-90 / US 87 / US 212 – Billings, SheridanI-94 western terminus; I-90 exit 456
Huntley6.0699.7676 S-522 – Huntley
Ballantine14.70523.66514Ballantine, Worden
Pompeys Pillar23.12437.21423Pompeys Pillar (S-568)Access to Pompeys Pillar National Monument
​35.89057.75936Waco
Custer47.06875.74947Custer (S-310)
​49.39279.48949
MT 47 south – Hardin
Treasure​52.55284.57453Bighorn
​62.504100.59063Ranch Access
​67.379108.43667Hysham (S-311)Former I-94 Bus.
​71.468115.01772 S-384 (Sarpy Creek Road)
Rosebud​81.405131.00982Reservation Creek Road
​87.070140.12687 MT 39 – Colstrip
Forsyth93.038149.73093
US 12 west – Forsyth, Roundup
West end of US 12 concurrency, former east I-94 Bus.
94.666152.35095ForsythFormer west I-94 Bus.
​103.447166.482103 S-446 (Rosebud Creek Road) / S-447 – Rosebud
​106.563171.497106Butte Creek Road – Rosebud
​117.333188.829117Hathaway
Custer​125.839202.518126Moon Creek Road
​128.353206.564128Local Access
Miles City135.098217.419135
I-94 BL east – Jordan, Miles City
137.876221.890138 MT 59 – Miles City, BroadusAccess to State Veterans Cemetery, Miles Community College
​140.743226.504141

I-94 BL west / US 12 east – Baker, Miles City
East end of US 12 concurrency
​148.534239.042148Valley Access
​158.841255.630159Diamond Ring
Prairie​168.299270.851169Powder River Road
​175.677282.725176 S-253 – Terry
​184.860297.503185 S-340 – Fallon
Dawson​191.788308.653192Bad Route Road
​197.852318.412198Cracker Box Road
​203.439327.403204Whoopup Creek Road
​205.693331.031206Pleasant View Road
​209.621337.352210
I-94 BL east / MT 200S – Glendive, Circle, West Glendive
West Glendive210.790339.234211 MT 200S – CircleWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
212.594342.137213 MT 16 – Glendive, SidneyAccess to Regina, Canada via Raymond–Regway Border Crossing
Glendive214.672345.481215
I-94 BL west – Glendive City Center
Access to Dawson Community College, Makoshika State Park
​223.502359.692224Frontage Road – Griffith Creek
​230.636371.173231Hodges Road
Wibaux​235.409378.854236Ranch Access
Wibaux241.079387.979241 MT 7 / S-261 – Baker, WibauxEastbound exit and westbound entrance, former east I-94 Bus.
241.698388.975242 MT 7 / S-261 – Baker, WibauxWestbound exit and eastbound entrance, former west I-94 Bus.
​248.073399.235248Carlyle Road
 249.377401.333Montana–North Dakota state line
Golden Valley​
I-94 east – Bismarck
Continuation into North Dakota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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KML is from Wikidata
  1. ↑ MDT Rail, Transit, and Planning Division (January 25, 2023). "2022 ALTIs Road Log Report" (PDF). Montana Department of Transportation. pp. 230–235. Retrieved August 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Montana Road Log" (PDF). Montana Department of Transportation. pp. 18–22. Retrieved February 8, 2012.