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It travels for 18 miles (29 km) to MT 200, 20 miles (32 km) to MT 21 (about 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4 km) north of Augusta), and 25 miles (40 km) to Choteau where it ends at US 89. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] US 287 is one of three highways in Montana numbered '287', the other two being Montana Highway 287 (MT 287) and Montana Secondary Highway 287 (S-287).
Montana Highway 287 (MT 287) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Montana. The highway runs 42.822 miles (68.915 km) from MT 41 in Twin Bridges east to U.S. Route 287 (US 287) in Ennis. MT 287 is the primary east–west highway of Madison County. The highway connects the county's four towns, including Sheridan and the county seat of Virginia ...
The highway's northern terminus is in Choteau, Montana, 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canadian border, at an intersection with US 89. Its southern terminus (as well as those of US 69 and US 96 ) is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 87 (SH 87), five miles (8 km) up the Sabine River from the Gulf of Mexico .
I-15, 20 miles (32 km) south of Dillon, Montana I-15 (foreground left to right) goes through the city of Great Falls, MT. I-15 crosses into Montana from Idaho just south of Lima Reservoir over Monida Pass, at 6,870 feet (2,090 m), the highest elevation on the entire route of I-15. [2] The route continues northwest through farmland and desert.
Number Length (mi) [3] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed I-15: 396.03: 637.35 I-15 near Monida: Hwy 4 at Sweetgrass: I-90: 551.68
Choteau is a city in and the county seat of Teton County, Montana, United States. [2] The population was 1,721 at the 2020 census. [3]Choteau is named after French fur merchant, trader and explorer Pierre Chouteau, Jr., who is also the namesake of Chouteau County, Montana. [4]
S route designations first appeared on the state highway map in 1960 [5] and are abbreviated as "S-nnn". Route numbers 201 and higher are, with very few exceptions, exclusively reserved for S routes. Notable exceptions include, MT 287, and the former MT 789.
Helena, the state capital, is 76 miles (122 km) south of Augusta via US 287 and I-15. Montana Highway 21 leads east from Augusta 22 miles (35 km) to Simms and is the first in a series of highways that lead east 54 miles (87 km) to Great Falls .