The Theodore Roosevelt Expressway (also known as the National Highway System High Priority Corridor 58), is made up of several existing highways between

Rapid City, South Dakota Rapid City ( lkt, link=no, Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western So ...

and the Port of Raymond between

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and

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 Columbi ...

. It is the northern third of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance. The corridor is approximately long with the majority of the highway two lanes. Congress designated the route as one of 80 National Highway System High-Priority Corridors in 2005 by the

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. The designation did not create new design standards or create new eligibility for any additional federal funding. The route begins in

Rapid City Rapid City ( lkt, link=no, Mni Lúzahaŋ Otȟúŋwahe; "Swift Water City") is the second most populous city in South Dakota and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, where the settlement developed, it is in western So ...

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

and runs north on

U.S. Route 85 U.S. Route 85 (US 85) is a north–south United States Highway that travels in the Mountain and Northern Plains states of the United States. The southern terminus of the highway is at the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas, connecting wi ...

to Williston,

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. From Williston, the route turns west on

U.S. Route 2 U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada. Unlike some routes, whi ...

to Culbertson,

where it turns north on

Montana Highway 16 Montana Highway 16 (MT 16) is a state highway in the US state of Montana. It begins in West Glendive at a Business Loop of Interstate 94 (I-94), and ends at the Port of Raymond on the Saskatchewan border. The northern portion from U.S. Route 2 ...

to the Canada–US border at

Raymond, Montana Raymond is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated hamlet (place), hamlet in Sheridan County, Montana, Sheridan County, Montana, United States, north of Plentywood, Montana, Plentywood. It is famous for its salmon and is located nine miles away from ...

. The expressway takes its name from former

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South Dakota

Through South Dakota, the route runs from Rapid City to the North Dakota state line. The route runs concurrent with

Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...

U.S. Route 14 U.S. Route 14 (abbreviated U.S. 14 or US 14), an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles (2,250 km), but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles (2,300 km). For ...

from Rapid City at an interchange with Interstate 190/

U.S. Route 16 U.S. Route 16 (US 16) is an east–west United States Highway between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The highway's eastern terminus is at a junction with Interstate 90/U.S. Route 14 (I-90/US 14), concu ...

west through Sturgis en route to

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where it turns north onto U.S. 85. The route then continues in a northerly direction through

Belle Fourche Belle Fourche (; ) is a city in and the county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. Its population was 5,617 at the 2020 census. It is near the geographic center of the United States, which moved some 550 miles northwest from the g ...

, Redig, Buffalo and

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en route to the North Dakota state line.

North Dakota

Through North Dakota, the route runs from the South Dakota state line to the Montana state line. After crossing the state line, the highway continues north along U.S. 85 through Bowman, Amidon, Belfield (where it intersects

Interstate 94 Interstate 94 (I-94) is an east–west Interstate Highway connecting the Great Lakes and northern Great Plains regions of the United States. Its western terminus is just east of Billings, Montana, at a junction with I-90; its eastern ter ...

), Fairfield, Grassy Butte,

Watford City Watford City (Hidatsa: abaʔaruʔush), founded in 1914, is a city in and the county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 6,207 at the 2020 census, making it the thirteenth largest city in North Dakota. Becaus ...

and

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before its junction with U.S. 2 just west of Williston. The route then parallels U.S. 2 to the Montana state line.

Montana

Through Montana, the route runs from the North Dakota state line to the Canada–US border. After crossing the state line, the route continues west along U.S. 2 through Bainville en route to Culbertson. In Culbertson the route turns north along

through Froid, Medicine Lake,

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, Plentywood and

Raymond Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

before ending at the Port of Raymond.

References

External links

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from the Montana DOT Transportation in Rapid City, South Dakota Expressways in the United States Roads in North Dakota Roads in Montana U.S. Route 2 U.S. Route 85 2005 establishments in the United States Interstate 90 U.S. Route 14