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Montana Highway 117

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Montana Highway 117 marker
Montana Highway 117
Map
MT 117 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDT
Length13.138 mi[1] (21.144 km)
Major junctions
South end MT 24 in Fort Peck
North end US 2 at Nashua
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountiesValley
Highway system
I-115 MT 135

Montana Highway 117 (MT 117) is a 13.138-mile-long (21.144 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Montana. Formerly Secondary Highway 249,[citation needed] the route allows traffic from MT 24 at Fort Peck to travel north to U.S. Route 2 (US 2) at Nashua, providing a shortcut between the two routes, as well as providing access from the north to the Fort Peck Dam and Fort Peck Lake.

Route description

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Highway 117 begins at the western end of the Fort Peck Dam, in a tightly angled junction with Highway 24. It proceeds eastwards, winding its way through the town of Fort Peck before turning northwards at a T-intersection on its northern outskirts. The road then proceeds past the Missouri River on its right, and heads in a generally northeasterly orientation. After crossing the Milk River, Highway 117 enters Nashua from the southwest and curves east, before taking a left turn and crossing the BNSF Railway's Northern Transcon, linking the two halves of Nashua together. Soon, the road meets U.S. Route 2 on the town's northern side and terminates.[2]

Major intersections

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The entire route is in Valley County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Fort Peck0.0000.000 MT 24Southern terminus
Nashua13.13821.144 US 2Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b Montana Department of Transportation (2011). "Montana Road Log" (PDF). p. 146. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Overview of Montana Highway 117" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 4, 2012.