Montana Highway 78
Encyclopedia
Highway 78 in the U.S. State
of Montana
is a route running in a northerly direction from an intersection with U.S. Route 212
at the city of Red Lodge
. The highway extends about 49 miles (78.9 km) to a northern terminus at the town of Columbus
.
Before receiving its present designation, Highway 81 was designated as Montana Secondary Highway 307.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
is a route running in a northerly direction from an intersection with U.S. Route 212
U.S. Route 212
U.S. Route 212 is a spur of U.S. Route 12. Though it currently never intersects U.S. 12, it once had an eastern terminus at U.S. 12 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It runs for 949 miles from Minnesota Highway 62 at Edina, Minnesota to Yellowstone National Park.U.S. 212 passes through the states of...
at the city of Red Lodge
Red Lodge, Montana
Red Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. The highway extends about 49 miles (78.9 km) to a northern terminus at the town of Columbus
Columbus, Montana
Columbus is a town in and the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,748 at the 2000 census.-History:The community originated as a stagecoach station on the Yellowstone River....
.
Before receiving its present designation, Highway 81 was designated as Montana Secondary Highway 307.