Highway 59 (MT 59) is a
state highway in
Montana
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, United States, that connects
Wyoming Highway 59 (WYO 59) in
Wyoming
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with
Montana Highway 200 (MT 200) near the south end of the town of
Jordan
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. WYO 59 continues south to the city of
Gillette. The landscape traversed by MT 59 is mostly hilly and arid, largely used for
open-range grazing; the only major commercial areas are the towns of
Broadus and
Miles City.
For approximately in and near Broadus, MT 59 is
concurrent
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
U.S. Route 212 (US 212).
Route description
MT 59 continues as Fence Creek Road from the
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
state line across the desert for several miles before traveling concurrently with
US 212 north. The highway enters the town of
Broadus as Park Avenue heading north, and turns onto Holt Street, leaving town headed west. Passing by the
Broadus Airport and the Rolling Hills Golf Course, MT 59 splits off from US 212 and continues northwest and then north through
Olive and through meadows. Several miles later, MT 59 travels through
Volborg before entering
Miles City and has an
interchange with
Interstate 94 (I-94) on Haynes Avenue. The route turns west on Main Street, briefly traveling concurrently with
I-94 Business (I-94 Bus.) before turning northwest on North 7th Street and crossing the
Yellowstone River
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. MT 59 intersects
Montana Secondary Highway 489
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(S-489) across from the
Miles City Airport
Miles City Airport or Frank Wiley Field is a city-owned airport two miles northwest of Miles City, in Custer County, Montana, United States. The airport was served by one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. EAS subsidies e ...
before continuing through the plains of eastern Montana. The highway travels through
Angela and
Cohagen before ending at
MT 200 in
Jordan
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.
History
The current MT 59 is an amalgam of three roadway segments that were each formerly numbered separately. The highway south of Broadus was originally designated as S-319. From Broadus to Miles City, the highway was U.S. Route 312 (US 312) until 1981, and MT 59 north of Miles City was originally MT 22. Although US 312 continued west from Miles City to
Billings
Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Met ...
, this was a
concurrency with
US 10, and only the part between Miles City and Broadus was independent. However, from 1959 to 1962, US 312 extended west to
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowst ...
, and its east end was at
US 12 in
Forsyth. In 1962,
US 212, which had ended in Miles City, was rerouted to absorb former US 312 southwest of Billings, and US 312 was extended southeast to Broadus over former US 212.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Montana
The state highways in Montana are the state highways owned and maintained by the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) in the US state of Montana.
Montana's state highways are classified as either primary or secondary. Several of Montana' ...
References
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External links
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Transportation in Powder River County, Montana
Transportation in Custer County, Montana
Transportation in Rosebud County, Montana
Transportation in Garfield County, Montana