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
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“trying to live in the terrible western world
here where to love at alls to be a politician, as to love a poem
is pretentious,”
—Frank OHara (19261966)