Montana Highway 55

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MT Highway 55

Maintained by MDT

Length:

12 mi (19 km)

South end:

MT 41, north of Silver Star

North end:

I-90 at Whitehall

Counties:

Madison, Jefferson

Montana Highways
< MT 49		MT 56 >

Highway 55 in the U.S. State of Montana is a route running in a northerly direction from an intersection with Montana Highway 41 about 4 miles north of the small town of Silver Star. The highway extends approximately 12 miles to an interchange with Interstate 90 at the north edge of the town of Whitehall. The route traverses largely-agricultural land in the Jefferson River valley.

[edit] Route description

Highway 55 begins at MT 41, north of Silver Star. Concurrent with Montana Highway 287, it intersects Cut Across Road. An intersection with Waterloo Road is not far off as Highway 55 proceeds northward. From the west intersects Jack Rabbit Lane, before intersecting Fish Creek Road. It intersects Airport Lane before intersecting Cape Lane. After intersecting several small roads, Highway 55 ends at I-90 at Whitehall.^[1]

[edit] History

Before receiving its current designation, Highway 55 was designated as part of Montana Highway 287. A small segment of Highway 55 in Whitehall was a former alignment of U.S. Route 10, before U.S. 10 was deleted across Montana.