- Montana Highway 80
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Montana Highway 80 Route information Maintained by MDT Length: 62 mi (100 km) Major junctions South end: US 87 at Stanford MT 81, north of Arrow Creek North end: US 87 at Fort Benton Location Counties: Judith Basin, Fergus, Chouteau Highway system ← MT 78 MT 81 → Highway 80 in the U.S. State of Montana is a route running in a northerly direction from an intersection with U.S. Route 87 at the community of Stanford. The highway extends approximately 62 miles (100 km) to a northern terminus at the town of Fort Benton. The landscape is hilly and rural, and largely used for wheat farming; the road also passes through Arrow Creek Canyon and near the Highwood Mountains. Between Arrow Creek and Geraldine Highway 80 is roughly paralleled by the main line of Central Montana Rail.
Before receiving its current designation, Highway 80 was designated as Montana Secondary Highway 230.
References
- Montana Department of Transportation. Official 2007-2008 Montana Highway Travel Map (Map). http://www.mdt.mt.gov/travinfo/docs/2007_2008_mt_highway_map.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
Categories:- Western United States road stubs
- State highways in Montana
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