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Montana Highway 56
State highway in Montana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Highway 56 in the U.S. state of Montana is a route running in a northerly direction from an intersection with Montana Highway 200 between Noxon and Heron at an area locally known as "Bull River Junction", about 10 miles (16 km) east of the Idaho state line. The highway extends approximately 35 miles (56 km) to a northern terminus at an intersection with U.S. Route 2, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the town of Troy. The highway passes through a forested, mountainous landscape, and travels along the eastern shore of Bull Lake; the Cabinet Mountains are to the east. The entire route is within the boundary of the Kootenai National Forest. Highway 56 is known locally as the "Bull Lake Road" and "Bull River Highway".[2]
MT 56 highlighted in red | ||||
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Maintained by MDT | ||||
Length | 34.646 mi[1] (55.757 km) | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Montana | |||
Counties | Sanders, Lincoln | |||
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