Montana Highway 82 (MT 82) is a
state highway in the U.S. state of
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
connecting
U.S. Highway 93 (US 93) north of
Somers to
MT 35 north of
Bigfork.
Route description
MT 82 begins at the intersection with US 93 north of Somers. It proceeds east across mostly flat rural terrain before curving south and east, crossing the
Flathead River
The Flathead River ( fla, label= Salish, člq̓etkʷ ntx̣ʷetkʷ, , kut, kananmituk), in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana, originates in the Canadian Rockies to the north of Glacier National Park and flows southwest into Fla ...
and climbing a forested hill up to its eastern terminus at MT 35, just north of
MT 83 and about north of Bigfork.
MT 82 passes through rural and forest landscape, and wildlife crossings should be expected at all times.
History
A road connecting US 93 in Somers and MT 35 has existed since at least the early 1930s, and can be seen on the 1935 state map.
The original routing followed Somers Road through the community. The current alignment north of Somers was completed in 1952.
MT 82 was originally designated as Secondary Highway 208 (S-208), and was among the first of the new secondary routes established in 1942.
It was not formally signed until 1960, and was signed until 1978, when it received its current MT 82 designation.
The S-208 designation was later reused on an unrelated highway in northern
Phillips County, Montana
Phillips County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,217. Its county seat is Malta. Before February 5, 1915, Phillips County was part of Blaine County, and before 1912 both were part of Choutea ...
.
Major junctions
See also
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References
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Transportation in Flathead County, Montana
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