Montana Highway 117

Montana Highway 117
Route information
Maintained by MDT
Length:	13.138 mi[1] (21.144 km)
Major junctions
South end:	MT 24 in Fort Peck
North end:	US 2 at Nashua
Location
Counties:	Valley
Highway system
Montana Highways Secondary ← I‑115 MT 135 →

Montana Highway 117 is a 13.1-mile-long (21.1 km)^[2] state highway in the U.S. state of Montana. Formerly Secondary Highway 249,^[3] the route allows traffic from Montana Highway 24 at Fort Peck to travel north to U.S. Route 2 at Nashua, providing a shortcut between the two routes, as well as providing access from the north to the Fort Peck Dam and Fort Peck Lake.

Route description

Highway 117 begins at the western end of the Fort Peck Dam, in a tightly angled junction with Highway 24. It proceeds eastwards, winding its way through the town of Fort Peck before turning northwards at a T-intersection on its northern outskirts. The road then proceeds past the Missouri River on its right, and heads in a generally northeasterly orientation. After crossing the Milk River, Highway 117 enters Nashua from the southwest and curves east, before taking a left turn and crossing the BNSF Railway's Northern Transcon, linking the two halves of Nashua together. Soon, the road meets U.S. Route 2 on the town's northern side and terminates.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Valley County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Fort Peck	0.000	0.000	MT 24	Southern terminus
Nashua	13.138	21.144	US 2	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. Montana Department of Transportation (2011). "Montana Road Log" (PDF). p. 146. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
2. Google (August 4, 2012). "Overview of Montana Highway 117" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
3. "Montana State Highways 101 - up". U.S. Highways.com. Self-published. Retrieved August 4, 2012.