 Montana Highway 38 | ||||
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 MT 38 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MDT | ||||
| Length | 53.835 mi[1] (86.639 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 93 in Grantsdale | |||
| East end |  MT 1 at Porters Corner | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Montana | |||
| Counties | Ravalli, Granite | |||
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Montana Highway 38 (MT 38), also known as Skalkaho Road or Skalkaho Highway is a state highway in the US state of Montana approximately 53.8 miles (86.6 km) long. It provides seasonal direct land connections between the communities of Hamilton on the west and Philipsburg and Anaconda on the east via Skalkaho Pass.
The highway and the 7,258-foot-high (2,212 m) pass take their name from the Salish word Sq̓x̣q̓x̣ó, "many trails".[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
MDT off systemwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Salish Audio Files". Salish-Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee. 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.