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Interstate 15 Business (BL 15) is a
BL 15 begins at I-15 exit 278 in an unincorporated area of Cascade County, a short distance southwest of Great Falls. At the trumpet interchange, US 89 and MT 200 separate from I-15 and merge with BL 15. Additionally, MT 3 begins at the interchange and follows the three routes to the east. Just east of the interchange with I-15, BL 15 intersects 14th Street. The Interstate Highway–standard conditions come to an end a short distance to the east at an intersection with Fox Farm Road. Here, the I-315 (designated along BL 15 from I-15 to Fox Farm Road) comes to an end while BL 15, US 89, MT 3, and MT 200 continue across the Missouri River into downtown Great Falls.
Within downtown, the four routes remain concurrent along 10th Avenue South to the parallel one-way couplet of 5th and 6th streets. BL 15 northbound separates from US 89/MT 3/MT 200 at 6th Street, following the street northward through the city to the one-way 2nd Avenue North near the city center. BL 15 turns to the west, following 2nd to Park Street, then Park south to Central Avenue, where BL 15 northbound rejoins the routing of BL 15 southbound. Between Central Avenue and 10th Avenue South, BL 15 southbound is routed along 1st Avenue North east to 5th Street South, then 5th South to 10th Avenue.
BL 15 follows Central Avenue to the west, crossing the Missouri River once more as it exits downtown. After several intersections with local streets, BL 15 terminates at I-15 exit 280. Central Avenue, however, continues westward from the exit.
business loop
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...
of Interstate 15
Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Canada, ...
(I-15) in Cascade County, Montana
Cascade County (''cascade'' means ''waterfall'' in French) is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,414, making it the fifth-most populous county in Montana. Its county seat is Great Falls ...
, United States, almost entirely within Great Falls. The route links I-15 (which bypasses downtown Great Falls to the west) with the center of Great Falls. As its business loop designation implies, BL 15 terminates at I-15 ( running concurrently with U.S. Route 89 S 89and Montana Highway 200
Montana Highway 200 (MT 200) in the U.S. state of Montana is a route running east–west covering the entire state of Montana. From the starting point at ID 200, near Heron, the highway runs east to ND 200 near Fairview. It is part of a ...
T 200through western Great Falls) at each end. The southernmost of the route from the interchange with I-15 to Fox Farm Road is designated, but not signed, as Interstate 315 (I-315). I-315 is the second shortest Interstate in the country; only the unsigned I-878 is shorter.
Route description
BL 15 begins at I-15 exit 278 in an unincorporated area of Cascade County, a short distance southwest of Great Falls. At the trumpet interchange, US 89 and MT 200 separate from I-15 and merge with BL 15. Additionally, MT 3 begins at the interchange and follows the three routes to the east. Just east of the interchange with I-15, BL 15 intersects 14th Street. The Interstate Highway–standard conditions come to an end a short distance to the east at an intersection with Fox Farm Road. Here, the I-315 (designated along BL 15 from I-15 to Fox Farm Road) comes to an end while BL 15, US 89, MT 3, and MT 200 continue across the Missouri River into downtown Great Falls.
Within downtown, the four routes remain concurrent along 10th Avenue South to the parallel one-way couplet of 5th and 6th streets. BL 15 northbound separates from US 89/MT 3/MT 200 at 6th Street, following the street northward through the city to the one-way 2nd Avenue North near the city center. BL 15 turns to the west, following 2nd to Park Street, then Park south to Central Avenue, where BL 15 northbound rejoins the routing of BL 15 southbound. Between Central Avenue and 10th Avenue South, BL 15 southbound is routed along 1st Avenue North east to 5th Street South, then 5th South to 10th Avenue.
BL 15 follows Central Avenue to the west, crossing the Missouri River once more as it exits downtown. After several intersections with local streets, BL 15 terminates at I-15 exit 280. Central Avenue, however, continues westward from the exit.
Major intersections
See also
* Business routes of Interstate 15 in MontanaReferences
External links
* {{authority control 15 Business (Great Falls, Montana) 15 Business (Great Falls) Business (Great Falls, Montana) Transportation in Cascade County, Montana