Highway 82 in the U.S. State

U.S. state

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 of Montana

Montana

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 is a route running easterly from the community of Somers

Somers, Montana

Somers is a census-designated place in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 556 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Somers is located at ....

 to an intersection with Montana Highway 35 about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Bigfork

Bigfork, Montana

Bigfork is a census-designated place in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,421 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bigfork is located at ....

, a distance of approximately 7 miles (11.3 km).

Before receiving its current designation, Highway 82 was designated as Montana Secondary Highway 208. (The Secondary 208 designation was later reused on an unrelated highway in northern Phillips County, Montana

Phillips County, Montana

-National protected areas:* Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge* Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge * Hewitt Lake National Wildlife Refuge* UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge* Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument -Demographics:...

.)