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Nov. 1—Crews are on schedule this fall to finish paving the stretch of the Going-to-the-Sun Road under construction from Apgar to Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park. Paving on the road ...
Going-to-the-Sun Road is a scenic mountain road in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in Glacier National Park in Montana.The Sun Road, as it is sometimes abbreviated in National Park Service documents, is the only road that traverses the park, crossing the Continental Divide through Logan Pass at an elevation of 6,646 feet (2,026 m), which is the highest point on the road. [3]
Jul. 21—Construction crews assigned to the Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation project are back to working during the day intermittently, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
Glacier National Park officials have provided an update on the closure of Going-to-the-Sun Road, stating to will open through Logan Pass "no earlier than" July 13.
Buildings in center are at Logan Pass while the Going-to-the-Sun Road lies buried under the Big Drift on right side of image. The Big Drift is in Glacier National Park , in the U.S. state of Montana and is an area along the Going-to-the-Sun Road where a large amount of winter snow can accumulate to depths of 80 feet (24 m). [ 1 ]
The pass is closed during the winter due to avalanche hazards and the virtual impossibility of keeping the Going-to-the-Sun Road open, yet is generally open from mid-to-late June until mid October. A record wind gust was recorded at Logan Pass on April 9, 2014, of 139 miles per hour. The pass was closed at that time.
Jun. 29—Visitors hoping to drive the full length of Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road will have to wait a few more weeks — at least. Park officials Wednesday announced that the ...
MT 49 south (Looking Glass Hill Road) – East Glacier: MT 49 closed in winter: St. Mary: 381.469: 613.915: Going-to-the-Sun Road – Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road closed in winter: Babb: 388.754: 625.639: S-464 south – Duck Lake 394.341: 634.630: MT 17 north (Chief Mountain Highway) – Waterton Lakes: Chief Mountain Border ...