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Beartooth Highway opens for season

Beartooth Highway opens for season

The Beartooth Highway is open following its annual spring clearing, Montana Department of Transportation announced. MDT maintains the highway to the Montana-Wyoming border, where the National Park Service takes over through Wyoming and into Yellowstone. The highway typically runs Memorial Day weekend through mid-October, weather permitting. High-elevation
Chronicle Staff 27 May 2026

History with Phil: The scenic Beartooth Highway

The Beartooth Highway in Montana and Wyoming stands as one of the most ambitious and dangerous road-building projects of the early 20th century. Constructed between 1932 and 1936, it was driven by a desire to connect the town of Red Lodge to Yellowstone National Park and to stimulate tourism
PHIL CONNELLY For the 03 Apr 2026

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