Montana Highway 80

Montana Highway 80 marker

Montana Highway 80
Route information
Maintained by MDT
Length: 67.172 mi[1] (108.103 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 87 / MT 3 / MT 200 at Stanford
  MT 81 north of Arrow Creek
North end: US 87 at Fort Benton
Location
Counties: Judith Basin, Fergus, Chouteau
Highway system

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.[2]


History

Before receiving its current designation, Highway 80 was designated as Montana Secondary Highway 230.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Judith BasinStanford0.0000.000 US 87 / MT 3 / MT 200 Lewistown, Great Falls
Fergus17.39427.993 MT 81 east Denton
Chouteau64.560103.899 S-228 south
Fort Benton65.193104.918 S-386
65.614105.595 S-387 north
67.172108.103 US 87 / S-223 Great Falls, Havre, Chester
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Montana Department of Transportation (2013). "Montana Road Log" (PDF). Helena: Montana Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. Official 2007-2008 Montana Highway Travel Map (PDF) (Map). Montana Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 8, 2007.

Route map: Google

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