Highway 55 (MT 55) in the

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is a route running in a northerly direction from an intersection with MT 41 about north of the small town of

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. The highway extends approximately to an interchange with

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(I-90) at the north edge of the town of

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. The route traverses largely agricultural land in the

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valley.

Route description

Highway 55 begins at MT 41, north of

. Concurrent with

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, 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

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History

Before receiving its current designation, Highway 55 was designated as part of

. 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.

Major intersections

References

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