From Beach, North Dakota to Lewistown, Montana
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SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE WAY
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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
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.
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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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.
Beach, ND (58621)
Jordan, MT (59337)
Lewiston, MT (59457)
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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.
RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE (c) 2001 Thomas N. Engler Revision Date: 03/18/2001