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:
“In the woods in a winter afternoon one will see as readily the origin of the stained glass window, with which Gothic cathedrals are adorned, in the colors of the western sky seen through the bare and crossing branches of the forest.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)