Western Segment
| mi | km | |
|---|---|---|
| WA | 331 | 533 |
| ID | 80 | 129 |
| MT | 664 | 1068 |
| ND | 354 | 570 |
| MN | 264 | 425 |
| WI | 120 | 193 |
| MI | 306 | 492 |
| Total | 2119 | 3410 |
The western segment of US 2 extends from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan across the northern tier of the lower 48 states. Most of the western route was built roughly paralleling the Great Northern Railway. US 2 adopted the railway's route nickname "The Highline" as the most northern crossing in the U.S.
The Adventure Cycling Association's Northern Tier Bicycle Route is a bicycle touring route which follows or parallels US 2 for over 600 miles (970 km), most notably a 550 miles (890 km) stretch between Columbia Falls, Montana and Williston, North Dakota.
Read more about this topic: U.S. Route 2, Route Description
Famous quotes containing the word western:
“Signal smokes, war drums, feathered bonnets against the western sky. New messiahs, young leaders are ready to hurl the finest light cavalry in the world against Fort Stark. In the Kiowa village, the beat of drums echoes in the pulsebeat of the young braves. Fighters under a common banner, old quarrels forgotten, Comanche rides with Arapaho, Apache with Cheyenne. All chant of war. War to drive the white man forever from the red man’s hunting ground.”
—Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)