Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDT | ||||
Length | 195.389 mi[1] (314.448 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | WYO 59 at Wyoming state line | |||
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North end | MT 200 at Jordan | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Montana | |||
Counties | Powder River, Custer, Rosebud, Garfield | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 59 (MT 59) is a 195.389-mile (314.448 km) state highway in Montana, United States, that connects Wyoming Highway 59 (WYO 59) in Wyoming with Montana Highway 200 (MT 200) near the south end of the town of Jordan. WYO 59 continues south 57 miles (92 km) to the city of Gillette. The landscape traversed by MT 59 is mostly hilly and arid, largely used for open-range grazing; the only major commercial areas are the towns of Broadus and Miles City.
For approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) in and near Broadus, MT 59 is concurrent with U.S. Route 212 (US 212).