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This article is about the section of Interstate 90 in Montana. For the entire route, see Interstate 90.

Interstate 90 marker

Interstate 90
Riverbend North
Route information
Maintained by MDT
Length: 554.10 mi[1] (891.74 km)
Major junctions
West end: I-90 at Idaho state line
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East end: I-90 / US 87 at Wyoming state line
Location
Counties: Mineral, Missoula, Granite, Powell, Deer Lodge, Silver Bow, Jefferson, Broadwater, Gallatin, Park, Sweet Grass, Stillwater, Yellowstone, Big Horn
Highway system

Montana Highways
Secondary

← MT 89 US 91 →

Interstate 90 in Montana (I-90) is a portion of the east–west transcontinental Interstate 90, which links Seattle, Washington to Boston, Massachusetts. The portion in the US state of Montana is 554.10 miles (891.74 km) long, linking fourteen counties through central and southern Montana.

Route description

Mineral County

Interstate 90 enters Montana and Mineral County from Shoshone County, Idaho over the 4,725-foot (1,440 m) high Lookout Pass, which traverses the Coeur d'Alène Mountains of the Bitterroot Range, and immediately has its first interchange, a partial cloverleaf serving extreme northwest Mineral County. The highway continues southeasterly through woodlands, paralleling the St. Regis River, before meeting the Dena Mora (Lookout Pass) rest area 4.7 mi (7.6 km) east of the Idaho–Montana border.[2] About a Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). from the rest stop is a diamond interchange, serving a small minor road into the St. Joe National Forest in Idaho. The highway continues, winding through the woodlands until another diamond interchange, serving the small unincorporated community of Saltese. Continuing east for about 6 mi (9.7 km), each direction diverges for a small distance before returning side to side for a diamond interchange serving the unincorporated community of Haugan.[3][4]

Two miles (3.22 km) after Haugan, I-90 intersects the census-designated place (CDP) of De Borgia, continuing southeasterly, intersecting several minor roads, before reaching the CDP of St. Regis and Montana Highway 135 (MT 135). The highway stops paralleling the St. Regis River, and begins to parallel, and cross over several times, the Clark Fork River. Superior, the county seat, is intersected before the highway turns south through the Quartz Flats rest area, located 58.2 mi (93.7 km) from the Idaho border.[2] After leaving the rest area, the highway straightens out, heading easterly. The highway continues east before exiting the county, just south of Alberton.[3][4]

Missoula, Granite and Powell counties

I-90 in Granite County, facing east

Entering Missoula County, the highway intersects Alberton, before continuing easterly through Huson and MT 263. The highway continues southeast before intersecting the concurrent highways U.S. Route 93 (US 93) and MT 200, which join I-90 from the west. The three highways continue into the county seat of Missoula, where at the first exit, US 93 leaves on the western border of Missoula and travels through Orchard Homes. The next two exits travel into downtown Missoula, while the last exit serves East Missoula. US 12 joins I-90 and MT 200 exits to the north of the highway outside of Missoula, paralleling the Blackfoot River as I-90 continues east, following and then intersecting Montana Secondary Highway 210 (S-210) in Clinton. The Bearmouth rest area, 142.8 mi (229.8 km) from the Idaho border, is intersected before crossing the Missoula–Granite County border.[2][3][4]

After entering Granite County, I-90 has an interchange with an access road to the Garnet Back Country Byway,[5] providing access to the Garnet Range on the west slope of the Rocky Mountains. The highway passes north of the Lolo National Forest while headed easterly. The highway continues through northern Granite county, intersecting MT 1 before exiting the county entering Powell County. Thirteen miles (29.92 km) after entering the county, I-90 intersects MT 272, which clips the eastern segment of the Lolo National Forest, before the seasonal Gold Creek rest area is intersected.[2] Garrison is northeast of the highway as US 12 ends its concurrency, traveling north from I-90 towards the state capital of Helena. I-90 turns south, paralleling former Northern Pacific Railway trackage,[6] before intersecting S-275 and the county seat, Deer Lodge. Continuing south, Dempsey is the final city intersected by I-90 before entering Deer Lodge County.[3][4]

Deer Lodge, Silver Bow and Jefferson counties

Interstate 90 bisects the northern tip of Deer Lodge County, in a southwesterly direction. Galen and S-273 are intersected, before the highway passes west of the Warm Springs State Wildlife Management Area. After passing the wildlife management area, the highway passes by Warm Springs and MT 48. Just northwest of the Deer Lodge–Silver Bow County border, I-90 intersects MT 1.[3][4]

Fairmont Hot Springs, accessible via S-441 is the first exit in Silver Bow County on I-90, as the highway starts to turn back towards the east. Ramsey is located in the southwest corner of the interchange where I-15 becomes concurrent with I-90 through Butte. On the western edge of Butte, I-115 continues east into town, as I-15/90 turns southeast, bypassing most of downtown Butte. An interchange with MT 2 serves the Bert Mooney Airport before I-15/90 split just east of Butte, with I-15 continuing north over the Continental Divide over the 6,368-foot (1,941 m) high Elk Park Pass, which straddles the Silver Bow–Jefferson County border. I-90 heads south then east, also entering Jefferson County, passing over the divide at Homestake Pass which is 6,375-foot (1,943 m) high. Jefferson County has interchanges with S-399 east of Pipestone and S-359 east of Cardwell before meeting the Jefferson–Broadwater County border.[3][4]

Broadwater, Gallatin and Park counties

I-90 through Bozeman Pass

There is only one exit along I-90 in Broadwater County, linking MT 2 in the south and US 287 north of the highway before crossing the Broadwater–Gallatin County border at the Missouri River. I-90 parallels S-205, bypassing the towns of Trident, Logan, Manhattan and Belgrade on the north of the highway. A new interchange was constructed just east of Belgrade (Exit #299?)that services Yellowstone International Airport to the north and the western area of the city of Bozeman. MT 85 travels south from I-90 in Belgrade, providing access to Bozeman Hot Springs. The highway then enters the city of Bozeman, the county seat, and intersects and becomes concurrent with US 191. Intersecting and traveling north from I-90 is MT 86 providing access to Bridger Bowl Ski Area. I-90 exits the county at the Gallatin–Park County border at 5,760-foot (1,760 m) high Bozeman Pass. US 89 intersects I-90 in the county seat of Livingston, and passing over the Yellowstone River. The highway continues northeasterly, paralleling the river, intersecting S-295 before crossing the Park–Sweet Grass County border.[3][4]

Sweet Grass and Stillwater counties

West of Park City facing west

Still paralleling the Yellowstone River, I-90 travels northwest intersecting S-298 and US 191 in the county seat of Big Timber. The highway turns back southeast, passing south of Greycliff and the Greycliff rest area, located 380.9 mi (613.0 km) from the Idaho border.[2] The highway passes through the Sweet Grass–Stillwater County border just west of Reed Point. After passing into Stillwater County, I-90 crosses over the river, and enters the county seat of Columbus, intersecting MT 78 south of the highway and S-306 on the north side of the highway. The highway is titled the Robert E. Ewing Jr. Memorial Highway between mileposts 410 and 424.[7] I-90 intersects the Columbus rest area, 418.8 mi (674.0 km) from the Idaho border,[2] followed by Park City before exiting Stillwater County.[3][4]

Yellowstone and Big Horn counties

US 212 becomes concurrent with I-90 just east of Laurel before entering the county seat of Billings. I-90 Bus. passes into town as the main freeway travels south of Billings and bisects Billings Heights and Lockwood intersecting MT 3 and US 87, which joins the I-90/US 212 concurrency. On the extreme eastern end of Billings, the three highways intersect the beginning of I-94, which heads northeast towards North Dakota, while I-90 turns southeast into Big Horn County. Immediately after entering Big Horn County the three highways pass the seasonal Hardin rest area.[2] Entering Hardin, the county seat, the three highways intersect S-313 and MT 47. S-313 provides access to Yellowtail Dam, while MT 47 connects back to I-94. After exiting Hardin, I-90 turns south, entering the Crow Indian Reservation and intersects S-384, before reaching Crow Agency. Crow Agency is home to the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and Reno–Benteen Battlefield Memorial, which are passed after US 212 departs to the east. Continuing south, I-90/US 87 parallels S-451 and the Little Bighorn River, passing by Garryowen, Benteen, Lodge Grass and Wyola before exiting the state of Montana and entering Sheridan County, Wyoming.[3][4]

Expansion of the Billings area corridor

The 2012 Billings area I-90 corridor planning study recommends many improvements to the corridor from Laurel through Lockwood, Among the improvements recommended are construction of a new east and westbound bridges over the Yellowstone River each bridge having three to four traffic lanes. Also recommended are construction of additional eastbound and additional westbound traffic lanes from Shiloh to Johnson Lane and reconstruction and widening of many of the bridges, interchanges and on-off ramps along the corridor at a cost of 114 million dollars.[8]

History

Interstate 90 replaced US 10 between Livingston and the Idaho border,[9] and before that, the Yellowstone Trail.[10]

Until 1995 in Montana near the Idaho border, I-90 was not a divided highway for a few stretches, having only a narrow paved median. From 1995 until 1999, the daytime maximum speed limit in Montana was "reasonable and prudent"; it is now 80 miles per hour (130 km/h).[11] On I-90, at Exit 0 (right on the MT/ID border) is the Lookout Pass Ski Area, one exit east of there is the Hiawatha Trail (rails-to-trails).

The longest shutdown of an Interstate Highway occurred on Interstate 90, in 1996. The highway was closed for nineteen days due to a train derailment and chlorine spill near Alberton, Montana.[12]

Exit list

County Location mi[13] km Exit Destinations Notes
Mineral ​ 0.000 0.000 I-90 west Continuation into Idaho
​ 0.077 0.124 0 Lookout Pass
​ 5.580 8.980 5 Taft Area
​ 10.418 16.766 10 Saltese
​ 16.541 26.620 16 Haugan
​ 18.752 30.178 18 De Borgia
​ 21.820 35.116 22 Henderson
​ 25.216 40.581 25 Drexel
​ 26.207 42.176 26 Ward Creek Road Eastbound exit and entrance
​ 29.940 48.184 30 Two Mile Road
​ 33.240 53.495 33 MT 135 – St. Regis
​ 37.016 59.571 37 Sloway Area
​ 42.247 67.990 43 Dry Creek Road
Superior 46.751 75.238 47 S-257 – Superior
​ 54.653 87.955 55 Lozeau, Quartz
​ 60.971 98.123 61 Tarkio
​ 64.818–
65.565		 104.314–
105.517		 65 Crystal Springs
​ 66.055 106.305 66 Fish Creek Road
​ 69.483 111.822 70 Cyr Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Alberton 74.328 119.619 75 I‑90 Bus. east – Alberton
Missoula ​ 76.809 123.612 77 I‑90 Bus. west / S-507 (Petty Creek Road) – Alberton
​ 81.765 131.588 82 Nine Mile Road
​ 84.325 135.708 85 Huson
​ 88.888 143.051 89 Frenchtown
Wye 95.483 153.665 96 US 93 north / MT 200 west – Kalispell West end of US 93 / MT 200 overlap
​ 99.091 159.472 99 Airway Boulevard
Missoula 100.867 162.330 101 I‑90 Bus. east / US 93 south (Reserve Street) – Hamilton East end of US 93 overlap
103.930 167.259 104 Orange Street
104.794 168.650 105 I‑90 Bus. west / US 12 west (Van Buren Street) West end of US 12 overlap
106.419 171.265 107 East Missoula
​ 109.634 176.439 109 MT 200 east – Bonner, Great Falls East end of MT 200 overlap
​ 113.519 182.691 113 Turah
​ 120.423 193.802 120 Clinton
​ 125.475 201.932 126 Rock Creek Road
​ 129.868 209.002 130 Beavertail Road
Granite ​ 137.524 221.323 138 Bearmouth Area
Drummond 152.802 245.911 153 MT 1 – Drummond, Philipsburg Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
153.727 247.400 154 To MT 1 – Drummond, Philipsburg Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Powell ​ 161.637 260.130 162 Jens
​ 165.360 266.121 166 Gold Creek
​ 169.327 272.505 170 Phosphate
​ 173.471 279.175 174 US 12 east – Garrison, Helena East end of US 12 overlap; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
​ 174.656 281.082 175 To US 12 east – Garrison, Helena No westbound entrance
​ 178.245 286.858 179 Beck Hill Road
Deer Lodge 183.625 295.516 184 I‑90 Bus. east – Deer Lodge
​ 186.640 300.368 187 I‑90 Bus. west – Deer Lodge No westbound entrance
​ 193.861 311.989 195 Racetrack
Deer Lodge ​ 196.271 315.868 197 S-273 – Galen
​ 200.264 322.294 201 Warm Springs
​ 206.336 332.066 208 MT 1 – Anaconda, Opportunity
Silver Bow ​ 209.806 337.650 211 S-441 – Gregson, Fairmont, Hot Springs
​ 214.860 345.784 216 Ramsay
​ 217.337 349.770 219 I‑15 south – Dillon, Idaho Falls West end of I-15 overlap (Exits in the I-15 overlap are signed as I-15)
​ 218.408 351.494 222 Rocker
​ 220.237 354.437 224 I‑115 east (I-15 Bus. north, I-90 Bus. east) – City Center Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Butte 222.263 357.698 226 Montana Street
223.883 360.305 227 I‑15 Bus. south / I‑90 Bus. west (Harrison Avenue, MT 2) Signed as exits 127A (south) and 127B (north) eastbound
​ 224.933 361.995 227 I‑15 north – Helena East end of I-15 overlap
​ 226.785 364.975 228 Continental Drive
​ 231.425 372.442 233 Homestake
Jefferson ​ 240.144 386.474 241 Pipestone
Whitehall 247.203 397.835 249 MT 55 to MT 69 – Whitehall
​ 254.472 409.533 256 S-359 – Cardwell, Boulder
​ 265.878 427.889 267 Milligan Canyon Road
Broadwater ​ 272.975 439.311 274 US 287 – Helena, Ennis
Gallatin ​ 276.514 445.006 278 MT 2 / S-205 – Three Forks, Trident
​ 281.447 452.945 283 Logan, Trident
​ 286.871 461.674 288 S-288 to S-346 – Manhattan, Amsterdam
Belgrade 296.474 477.129 298 MT 85 / S-291 – Amsterdam, Belgrade, West Yellowstone
Bozeman 303.434 488.330 305 S-412 (North 19th Avenue) / Springhill Road
305.084 490.985 306 I‑90 Bus. east / S-205 (North 7th Avenue) to US 191 south
307.568 494.983 309 I‑90 Bus. west / US 191 south (Main Street) West end of US 191 overlap
​ 311.207 500.839 313 Bear Canyon Road
​ 314.528 506.184 316 Trail Creek Road
​ 317.428 510.851 319 Jackson Creek Road
​ 322.387 518.832 324 Ranch Access
Park ​ 328.850 529.233 330 I‑90 Bus. east – Livingston
Livingston 330.804 532.377 333 US 89 south – Yellowstone National Park, Livingston City Center West end of US 89 overlap
​ 335.752 540.340 337 I‑90 Bus. west – Livingston
​ 338.282 544.412 340 US 89 north – White Sulphur Springs East end of US 89 overlap
​ 341.144 549.018 343 Mission Creek Road
​ 348.308 560.547 350 East End Access
​ 350.562 564.175 352 Ranch Access
Sweet Grass ​ 352.169 566.761 354 S-563 – Springdale
​ 359.952 579.287 362 De Hart
​ 365.541 588.281 367 I‑90 Bus. east / US 191 north – Big Timber, Harlowton East end of US 191 overlap
​ 368.691 593.351 370 I‑90 Bus. west to US 191 north – Big Timber, Harlowton
​ 375.932 605.004 377 Greycliff
​ 382.929 616.264 384 Bridger Creek Road
Stillwater ​ 390.017 627.672 392 Reed Point
​ 394.893 635.519 396 Ranch Access
​ 398.526 641.365 400 Springtime Road
​ 406.813 654.702 408 MT 78 – Columbus
​ 424.583 683.300 426 Park City
Yellowstone Laurel 430.920 693.499 433 I‑90 Bus. east – West Laurel Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
432.039 695.299 434 US 212 west / US 310 – Laurel, Red Lodge West end of US 212 overlap
435.439 700.771 437 I‑90 Bus. west / South Frontage Road – East Laurel
Billings 441.444 710.435 443 Zoo Drive, Shiloh Road
443.910 714.404 446 I‑90 Bus. east / King Avenue West, Mullowney Lane – West Billings
445.150 716.399 447 South Billings Boulevard – Billings City Center
448.056 721.076 450 MT 3 (27th Street) – Billings City Center
450.817 725.520 452 I‑90 Bus. west / US 87 north – Roundup, Billings Heights, Lockwood West end of US 87 overlap
453.263 729.456 455 Johnson Lane – Lockwood
454.264 731.067 456 I‑94 east – Miles City, Bismarck I-94 exit 0
​ 460.132 740.511 462 Pryor Creek Road
​ 467.594 752.520 469 Arrow Creek Road
Big Horn ​ 476.564 766.955 478 Fly Creek Road
​ 482.327 776.230 484 Frontage Road – Toluca
Hardin 493.863 794.795 495 I‑90 Bus. east / MT 47 – Hardin City Center
​ 495.455 797.358 497 I‑90 Bus. west (Third Street) – Hardin
​ 501.149 806.521 503 Dunmore
​ 507.093 816.087 509 Crow Agency
​ 508.758 818.767 510 US 212 east – Little Bighorn Battlefield, Broadus East end of US 212 overlap
​ 512.638 825.011 514 Garryowen
​ 528.564 850.641 530 S-463 – Lodge Grass
​ 541.924 872.142 544 Wyola
​ 547.796 881.592 549 Aberdeen
​ 554.105 891.746 I-90 east / US 87 south Continuation into Wyoming
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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