Existed: 1952 – present East end: MT 35 north of Bigfork Length 11.04 km County Flathead County, Montana | West end: US 93 north of Somers Counties: Flathead Constructed 1952 | |
Montana Highway 82 (MT 82) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Montana connecting U.S. Highway 93 (US 93) north of Somers to MT 35 north of Bigfork.
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Map of MT-82, Montana, USA
Route description
MT 82 begins at the intersection with US 93 north of Somers. It proceeds east across mostly flat rural terrain before curving south and east, crossing the Flathead River and climbing a forested hill up to its eastern terminus at MT 35, just north of MT 83 and about three miles (4.8 km) north of Bigfork.
MT 82 passes through rural and forest landscape, and wildlife crossings should be expected at all times.
History
A road connecting US 93 in Somers and MT 35 has existed since at least the early 1930s, and can be seen on the 1935 state map.
The original routing followed Somers Road through the community. The current alignment north of Somers was completed in 1952.
From 1960 until 1977, MT 82 was designated as Secondary Highway 208 (S-208), and the current MT 82 designation came in 1978. The S-208 designation was later reused on an unrelated highway in northern Phillips County, Montana.
Major junctions
The entire highway is in Flathead County.