Map of the Montana state highway system - 1941

              MONTANA   MILEAGE  TABLE
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Anaconda
Baker
Belton
Bigtimber
Biliings
Boulder
Bozeman
Broadus
BrowninQ
Butte
Chester
Chinook
Choteau
Circle
Columbus
C9nrad
Cooke
Cut Bank
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Ekalaka
Eureka
'      Forsyth
Fort Benton
Gardiner
Glacier Park
Glasgow
Glendive
Great Fails
Hamilton
Hardin
Harlowton
Havre
Helena
Hysham
i       Kalispell
Laurei
Lewistown
Libbv
Livingston
Malta
Miles City
Missoula
Philipsburg
Plentywood
Poison
Poplar
Red Lodge
Roundup
Ryeqate
Scobey
Shelby
Sidney
Stanford
Superior
Sweetgrass
Terry
■       Thompson Falls
Townsend
;       Virginia City
West Yellowstone
\      Whitefish
White Sulphur Spf's
Wibaux
Winnett
Wolf Point
Anaconda
497
2$4
181
263
61
121
436
255
25
306
310
182
480
221
236
262
282
25
79
537
298
371
216
204
268
449
496
173
80
313
215
288
80
343
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231
247
282
320^
147
378
416
107
29
596
178
521
291
285
245
553
262
548
236
168
297
456
210
89
114
99
182
246
157
526
336
499
Baker
497
607
316
234
507
376
161
537
472
452
368
464
127
276
470
358
520
510
501
40
685
126
450
407
550
229
79
407
577
210
298
390
477
154
166
640
250
298
729
350
300
81
594
526
216
665
192
294
228
268
224
496
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344
655
531
117
697
408
443
471
468
633
356
49
244
179
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181
316
406
82
191
60
255
336
156
340
344
263
363
40
270
149
320
194
185
356
469
190
250
91
349
465
315
207
261
132
49
322
161
162
283
402
66
111
491
34
412
235
278
210
452
349
428
110
135
79
460
296
367
127
339
331
275
381
92
127
155
152
417
105
345
205
415
Billings
263
234
440
82
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142
173
370
238
373
377
297
281
42
303
124
353
276
267
274
518
108
283
175
383
383
233
240
343
50
119
355
243
80
201
484
16
131
573
116
445
153
360
292
370
431
346
60
53
89
378
329
285
177
421
364
193
463
174
209
237
234
466
177
263
123
333
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61
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275
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273
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260
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186
272
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74
102
547
338
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166
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218
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506
123
141
323
165
238
30
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271
257
232
360
157
328
426
147
90
546
218
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301
235
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503
212
558
186
208
247
466
250
99
64
110
193
286
107
536
286
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121
376
346
60
142
131
315
276
96
327
331
203
423
100
257
141
307
134
125
416
409
250
237
83
289
470
375
194
201
192
109
309
101
222
343
342
126
171
431
26
399
295
218
150
512
289
488
170
195
139
520
283
427
210
279
318
335
321
32
67
95
92
357
97
405
265
475
Broadus
436
161
606
255
173
446
315
536
411
533
449
463
208
215
469
297
519
449
440
201
684
125
449
346
549
310
160
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516
123
297
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416
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189
297
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289
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267
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212
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594
530
120
636
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407
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355
190
243
260
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25
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279
156
238
36
96
411
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292
296
168
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237
272
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66
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313
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179
254
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471
159
105
288
194
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66
318
400
246
222
268
335
122
364
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122
54
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193
507
266
264
224
539
248
523
222
183
283
431
225
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74
157
261
136
501
322
485
Chester
306
452
173
340
373
256
327
533
103
292
84
166
325
380
70
421
68
281
358
492
251
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59
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116
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373
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287
62
226
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206
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242
295
306
152
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343
317
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259
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320
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313
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352
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199
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296
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310
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257
344
377
260
331
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187
296
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362
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282
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299
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283
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182
464
143
263
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132
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73
168
166
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344
100
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234
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221
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57
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176
313
166
265
229
262
383
219
193
480
229
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357
244
241
437
122
464
120
280
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423
283
171
136
228
284
169
159
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220
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480
127
498
363
281
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423
208
428
466
325
241
364
323
370
405
393
455
507
167
576
173
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454
441
102
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257
284
263
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342
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276
446
40
42
231
100
215
376
196
380
384
303
323
310
134
360
234
225
316
509
150
290
131
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425
275
247
301
92
89
362
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122
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452
195
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412
389
388
70
95
119
420
336
327
167
379
371
235
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132
167
195
192
457
145
305
165
375
Conrad
236
470
155
270
303
186
257
469
85
222
70
154
96
370
310
351
50
211
288
510
233
352
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132
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363
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126
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429
295
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282
338
181
165
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226
343
Cut Bank
282
520
105
320
353
236
307
519
35
272
68
152
Deer Lodge
25
510
241
194
276
74
134
449
230
38
281
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393
360
50
401
257
334
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363
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300
297
395
24
434
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59
479
245
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276
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54
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496
304
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528
237
561
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145
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187
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89
112
195
223
132
539
311
474
Dillon
79
501
333
185
267
102
125
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66
358
362
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507
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288
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552
288
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279
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537
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547
416
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577
512
492
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398
560
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166
490
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590
269
119
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338
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290
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634
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256
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232
334
268
308
264
536
171
384
695
571
157
737
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483
511
508
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396
89
284
219
Forsyth
371
126
489
190
108
381
250
125
4'i9
346
422
414
346
173
150
352
232
402
384
375
166
567
332
281
432
275
125
289
451
84
172
404
351
28
130
522
124
180
611
224
346
45
468
400
262
539
238
168
102
142
270
378
177
226
529
413
85
571
282
317
345
342
515
230
155
172
225
Fort Benton
216
450
243
250
283
166
237
449
173
202
59
98
100
339
290
106
331
156
191
268
490
321
332
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186
237
387
43
300
333
197
76
136
353
284
276
299
152
365
216
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369
253
227
384
324
309
343
230
227
341
132
380
106
314
167
409
356
205
170
262
318
269
145
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206
287
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449
229
396
465
383
399
470
310
326
435
223
139
333
102
425
293
507
291
424
501
269
474
275
237
566
339
150
276
533
359
386
161
369
303
168
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300
518
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230
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147
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72
443
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267
143
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547
302
190
536
438
403
495
551
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378
180
246
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496
79
546
315
233
506
375
160
476
471
373
289
412
48
275
418
357
441
509
500
119
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125
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489
150
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576
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173
407
200
207
240
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194
406
130
159
133
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80
577
204
261
343
141
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516
274
105
390
394
266
564
301
320
342
309
131
159
617
238
451
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257
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299
372
164
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498
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260
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150
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313
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490
132
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323
192
123
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288
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347
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215
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288
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80
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343
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414
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231
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282
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320
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378
300
325
412
445
328
399
381
255
364
152
68
262
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416
61
526
235
153
426
295
80
456
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107
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176
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78
607
149
532
320
296
256
564
273
577
247
139
308
485
181
118
125
128
211
217
168
555
347
510
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596
216
543
452
370
546
512
297
473
582
370
286
480
140
412
440
494
438
571
648
256
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262
384
543
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147
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680
346
424
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516
290
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576
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338
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486
218
217
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82
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544
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607
604
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178
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349
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218
289
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156
193
259
343
229
588
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191
155
247
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120
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324
372
143
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281
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323
321
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291
294
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110
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301
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285
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317
264
320
324
244
214
95
250
177
300
260
293
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316
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279
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553
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397
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129
296
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269
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364
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548
131
539
367
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558
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366
282
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561
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261
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301
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71
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279
319
128
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344
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445
92
679
459
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519
565
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82
244
93
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236
344
263
127
177
186
210
343
193
222
196
200
120
244
167
126
301
176
211
288
384
341
226
106
241
206
339
292
63
320
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78
178
156
247
178
296
193
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385
184
268
263
273
247
384
344
309
237
124
108
341
152
344
334
187
303
376
191
156
248
309
289
113
322
100
296
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168
655
200
339
421
208
279
594
270
183
373
408
280
578
379
334
420
305
145
237
695
234
529
314
362
257
547
654
271
108
471
313
386
178
501
512
167
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574
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139
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334
364
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97
247
212
257
340
182
255
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434
597
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456
117
566
275
193
466
335
120
496
431
413
329
423
88
235
429
317
479
469
460
157
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366
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190
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169
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351
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113
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599
209
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309
261
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485
177
624
153
253
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227
185
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92
303
614
492
656
367
402
430
427
592
315
70
203
140
Thompson Falls
210
697
140
381
463
250
321
636
210
225
313
397
283
620
421
295
462
245
187
279
737
174
571
356
404
197
536
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513
355
375
220
543
564
107
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491
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640
269
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376
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299
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114
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308
127
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260
264
136
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167
190
208
236
89
122
483
342
317
170
150
222
403
442
127
198
259
101
242
34
289
319
275
193
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364
93
332
362
151
125
526
222
450
237
171
131
482
216
494
156
212
251
402
254
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92
143
290
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437
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99
471
353
155
237
110
95
410
301
74
352
356
228
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195
282
236
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112
57
511
387
345
262
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314
495
470
219
179
287
193
334
126
317
411
320
221
255
409
121
424
390
196
128
607
267
542
265
263
223
574
308
522
248
257
343
430
299
63
92
86
335
135
500
333
529
White Sulphur Spr-s
157
356
302
105
177
107
97
355
232
136
235
239
159
342
145
165
186
215
132
165
396
380
230
145
128
245
378
355
102
241
227
58
217
77
247
276
318
171
120
407
71
307
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194
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265
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128
88
439
191
407
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255
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315
297
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526
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190
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501
403
319
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305
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539
530
89
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519
180
30
385
606
239
327
341
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183
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286
276
698
379
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555
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694
143
323
257
297
175
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82
322
684
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70
726
437
472
500
497
602
385
222
130
Winnett
336
244
363
205
123
286
265
243
293
322
296
300
220
144
165
226
247
276
311
363
284
441
172
206
296
306
246
192
163
420
173
140
278
256
193
78
396
139
54
485
239
317
163
373
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284
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209
183
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110
241
252
244
100
434
287
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276
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333
341
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198
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196
Wolf Point                !
499
179
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333
449
475
260
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273
189
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50
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326
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510
97
532
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393
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567
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196
^Ae Afa^'idHa tMufiuucuf Jhefus^dmeHi Welockme4, ViAdto^
to the Land of the Shining Mountains. We want your stay
within our borders to be so pleasant that you will return
many times. Our opportunities for recreation are unlimited;
our scenery is magnificent, our topography is varied and the
courtesy and hospitality of our people are unfailing.
Montana is the third largest state in the Union but thirty-
fifth in the amount of revenue available for highway construc¬
tion and maintenance. Our distances are great and our
population sparse. It has been a problem to keep pace with
the requirements of the motoring public. Ten years ago the
mileage of paved highways in this state was negligible. Today
we have appioximately 5,000 miles of paved roads.
Of necessity our money has to be spread thin and our
highway construction program has shown three phases. The
first steo was to "get out of the mud" with gravel surfaces and
to connect isolated local stretches of improved roadway to
create all weather through routes. The second task was to
provide a smooth, dustless surface by oiling our gravelled
highways. We ore now in the third phase which is a combina¬
tion of construction and reconstruction. Early standards were
of necessity influenced by meagre funds and need for haste.
They served their purpose. Now the standard has been raised
to meet the demands of modern traffic. Our highways are
being straightened and widened, h^eavy grades are being
ironed out, drainage is receiving careful attention founded
on experience, and bituminous surfacing of the most effective
type is being laid.
Much remains to be done because highway construction
and maintenance is a never-ending job.
Due to climatic conditions our construction season coincides
with our period of heaviest travel—the tourist season. We
make every effort to arrange the handling of traffic through
and around construction work so that motorists will suffer the
minimum inconvenience. Every man associated with this de¬
partment is instructed to render every courtesy and assistance
to our guests.
The foregoing is in no sense an apology for our highways.
We ore proud of the progress made during the post decade.
It will, however, perhaps answer hasty and thoughtless criti¬
cism sometimes inspired by unusual circumstances which in¬
dividuals may encounter. If you find stretches that need
improvement you may be sure that we have them spotted
too and that they will be corrected just as soon as time and
finances permit.
Our motoring regulations are reasonable and designed
for your own safety. We ask you to co-operate by observing
them so that no unfortunate incident may occur to mar the
pleasure of your trip.
We are always open to suggestions and are glad to give
you information on any subject pertaining to Montana.
Address your communications to the Montana hiighway
Department, Helena, Montana.
We wish you the best of luck.
MONTANA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
MONTANA RADIO STATIONS
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Helena KPFA.     ...1210 S Net, NBC Red and Blue.
Butte KG I R 1340 5 Net, NBC Red and Blue.
Bozeman KRBM 1420 Z Net.
Billings KG H L    780 NBC Red and Blue.
Great Fails KFB B 1280 Columbia.
Missoula KG VO 1260 Columbia.
Wolf Point KGCX 1450	
Kalispell KGEZ 1310	
MONTANA
H/gfi, y^\6e and Handsome
To Our Guests and Prospective Visitors
GREETINGS:
We offer this map to help you chatt a course through
The Land of the Shining Mountains. On whatever route
you choose we know that you will gather pleasant memories
and cut the trails of picturesque explorers of the frontier
who blazed the way.
Our prairies, mountains, streams and forests combine in
vast recreational areas that are yours to enjoy. Our people
are friendly, hospitable and as spicy as the tang of western
sage and pine. Visit with them. You will find them courteous
and glad to direct you to the secluded spots off the beaten
track where we Montanans like to go.
There is no monotony in the Treasure State. Each turn
of the highway presents a different scene, each mountain
pass opens up a new and glorious vista, each hour of the
day and each day of the year paint the picture with different
colors. And over it all is the captivating atmosphere of the
old West.
You are welcome and may you return to visit us many
times as friends should do.
GOVERNOR