The Beartooth Highway goes through Cooke City to Red Lodge, MT. It is only a seasonal route at best but is one of the best motorcycling routes in the country.
The Red Lodge region of MT had a wet spring and the Beartooth Highway has many rock slides. Big slides. Keeps having them. Last night's TV news reported it is possible the highway won't be opened all season. The businesses in the area are filing for financial disaster relief.
MT participates in 511, phone access to road information. The Beartooth Highway is US212. Additionally, you can watch the road closures report on the Internet:
http://www.mdt.state.mt.us/travinfo/reports/winter_eto.shtml
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26 MAY 2005 MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Page 1 of 1
Report Name: RRSR0035_6I
Road Closed and Emergency Travel Only Report
MT-38 SKALKAHO PASS
CLOSED FOR WINTER
US-212
BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY - WYOMING STATE LINE TO VISTA POINT
ROAD CLOSED - SOUTHBOUND
ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO MUDSLIDES ON THE ROADWAY
US-212
BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY - VISTA POINT TO LOWER GATE
ROAD CLOSED - SOUTHBOUND
ROADWAY IS CLOSED DUE TO MUDSLIDES ON THE ROADWAY
The Red Lodge region of MT had a wet spring and the Beartooth Highway has many rock slides. Big slides. Keeps having them. Last night's TV news reported it is possible the highway won't be opened all season. The businesses in the area are filing for financial disaster relief.
MT participates in 511, phone access to road information. The Beartooth Highway is US212. Additionally, you can watch the road closures report on the Internet:
http://www.mdt.state.mt.us/travinfo/reports/winter_eto.shtml
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26 MAY 2005 MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Page 1 of 1
Report Name: RRSR0035_6I
Road Closed and Emergency Travel Only Report
MT-38 SKALKAHO PASS
CLOSED FOR WINTER
US-212
BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY - WYOMING STATE LINE TO VISTA POINT
ROAD CLOSED - SOUTHBOUND
ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO MUDSLIDES ON THE ROADWAY
US-212
BEARTOOTH HIGHWAY - VISTA POINT TO LOWER GATE
ROAD CLOSED - SOUTHBOUND
ROADWAY IS CLOSED DUE TO MUDSLIDES ON THE ROADWAY