From Beach, North Dakota to Lewistown, Montana


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MAP  DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS

WEATHER AND TRAFFIC 

SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE WAY


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Leg 41, from Beach, North Dakota to Lewistown, Montana

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DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Expected Date of Travel: Wednesday June 13, 2001

Departing from: Beach, North Dakota

Arriving at: Lewistown, Montana

Expected Mileage: 283.6 miles or 456.7 kilometers traveled in 6 hours 34 minutes. Planned route of travel is 14% on Interstate Highway, 11% on non-Interstate highways, 75% on state highways or minor roads and 0% on city streets. (Travel time does not include gas stops, food stops or any sightseeing).

Average Rate of Travel: 43.7 miles per hour or 68.9 kilometers per hour

Route Overview:

Depart Beach by returning to Interstate 94 using North Dakota Route 16 heading north.

Enter Interstate 94 heading west.

Cross state line into Montana

Cross Yellowstone River at Forest Park. At Forest Park, exit I-94 at exit 211. Transition onto Montana Route 200S heading west.

At Circle Montana, transition to Montana Route 200 heading west.

At Grass Range, Montana and the intersection with US Route 87, transition onto route 87 heading north.

Arrive Lewistown.

Comments

I remember when I was a kid, I drove with a friend's family from Minnesota back to San Diego. We traveled across the north of the USA from Minnesota to Glacier National Park before turning south. I remember the unbroken solitude (damned boring to an eighth grader) of eastern Montana.

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WEATHER AND TRAFFIC

North Dakota Department of Transportation Road & Traveler Information

Montana Department of Transportation Montana Traveler Information

Historical Weather Data
Record Low
Average Low
Mean
Average High
Record High
Precip

Beach, ND (58621)

35F
49F
62F
75F
95F
Mod

Jordan, MT (59337)

32F
49F
65F
80F
98F
Low

Lewiston, MT (59457)

23F
44F
58F
71F
93F
Mod
Source:
www.weather.com look for the Records and Averages area of the site.

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SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE WAY

Visit Montana state tourism website

Makoshika State Park outside Glendive Montana includes a nine mile scenic drive.

Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway beware, gravel roads not appropriate for touring bikes.

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(c) 2001 Thomas N. Engler Revision Date: 03/18/2001