Interstate 94 West - Fallon to Miles City

Transmission lines accompany the I-94 corridor southwest from West Glendive to a substation south of Exit 49 in Yellowstone County.

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Interstate 94 angles southwest to cross the Yellowstone River ahead of Fallon.

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A Warren through truss bridge parallels the east side of I-94. The Yellowstone River Bridge along historic U.S. 10 dates back to 1945.

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The steel girder bridges for Interstate 94 across the Yellowstone River were built in 1978.

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The Yellowstone River shifts sides to flow north of Interstate 94 from Fallon for the remainder of the freeway west to Billings.

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Montana Secondary Highway 340 stems east from a diamond interchange (Exit 185) with I-94 into unincorporated Fallon.

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S-340 follows Fallon Flat Road and Railway Avenue across the Fallon street grid. The state highway takes a stair stepped route southeast 19 miles to Mildred.

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Interstate 94 spans a BNSF Railroad line just west of Fallon.

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An uninterrupted stretch leads I-94 west eight miles to the Prairie County seat of Terry. Miles City is the next major service center for Interstate 94 in 46 miles.

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O'Fallon Creek originates from the Beaver Flats plateau well to the south in Carter County. The waterway empties into the Yellowstone River just north of the bridge for I-94 built in 1969.

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Northern view of adjacent Old Highway 10 and farm land spreading north from the Yellowstone River.

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Interstate 94 straddles the north side of Broadview Bench plateau at milepost 182.

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BNSF Railroads line both sides of Interstate 94 and adjacent Old Highway 10 west toward Terry.

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The two BNSF Railroad lines combine west of this pony truss bridge to the north of Old Highway 10 and I-94.

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Ash Creek passes below both I-94 and Old Highway 10 through culverts on the outskirts of Terry.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 176) joins Interstate 94 with S-253 north and Ten Mile Road at the southeast corner of Terry.

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S-253 travels 47 miles northwest from Exit 176 to Brockway and MT 200.

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Interstate 94 west passes between the Terry street grid (Montana Boulevard) and Terry Airport (8U6).

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Forsyth, seat of Rosebud County, debuts on distance signs for westbound travelers at 81 miles out. Miles City is a half hour away.

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4,670 vpd were recorded in 2015 by MDT along the Interstate 94 straight away after Terry.

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A bend of the Yellowstone River appears in the distance in this vista north of I-94 at Conns Coulee.

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Interstate 94 turns more southerly across a broad valley fed by the Powder River.

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Sheridan Butte (el. 2,650 feet) rises to the northwest across the Yellowstone River.

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Exit 169 joins I-94 with Powder River Road as it spurs south from Old Highway 10 to ranch land.

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The bridges across the Powder River for Interstate 94 were built in 1971.

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Old Highway 10 spans the dry bed of the Powder River just north of Exit 169 across a 1945 Warren through truss bridge.

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Exit 169 connects I-94 with Old Highway 10 west to the BNSF Railroad sidings of Blatchford and Zero.

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Interstate 94 lines agricultural areas just above Old Highway 10 and the Yellowstone River over the ensuing 12 mile drive south from Powder River Road.

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The freeway makes a series of S-curves south of Camp Creek.

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Westbound I-94 crosses into the northwest quadrant of Custer County near the BNSF Railroad siding of Benz.

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The first of seven exits in Custer County is the diamond interchange (Exit 159) with Diamond Ring Road.

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The ranch exit for Diamond Ring Road connects with old U.S. 10 (Frontage Road) as it plies across adjacent farmland south from Benz to Shirley.

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Westbound Interstate 94 crosses Cottonwood Creek beyond this confirming marker and mile marker 159.

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A sparsely populated 20 mile stretch leads Interstate 94 west to Miles City.

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Interstate 94 shifts west from Dead Horse Creek toward the parallel Yellowstone River.

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Interstate 94 overtakes the old alignment of U.S. 10 along the BNSF Railroad and Yellowstone River south from mile marker 156 and Hay Creek.

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The old alignment of U.S. 10 reemerges from Interstate 94 to the south beyond mile marker 154 at Deep Creek.

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Interstate 94 west crossing Dixon Creek.

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Exit 148 connects Interstate 94 with Valley Drive E (Old U.S. 10) west to farmland along the Yellowstone River.

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Old U.S. 10 ties into the diamond interchange at Exit 148 from the east.

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Interstate 94 straddles the bluffs rising east of the Yellowstone River on the ensuing stretch south.

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Billings is referenced at 152 miles, five miles beyond the west end of Interstate 94.

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Three exits join Interstate 94 with the Custer County seat of Miles City over the course of 5.5 miles.

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U.S. 12 converges with Interstate 94 at Exit 141 west from Baker and Plevna in Fallon County.

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U.S. 12 combines with Interstate 94 west to bypass Miles City while Business Loop I-94 follows the previous route to the city center.

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Measuring 6.35 miles in length, Business Loop I-94 returns to I-94/U.S. 12 at Exit 135. Downtown Miles City is 3.3 miles to the west.

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Business Loop I-94 runs 1.53 miles west along Old U.S. 12 to overtake Old U.S. 10 along Valley Drive E.

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U.S. 12 overlaps with Interstate 94 west 47.76 miles to Forsyth.

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I-94/U.S. 12 straddle the bluffs rising to the east of Miles City southwest to Carbon Hill and Exit 138 with MT 59 (Haynes Avenue).

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MT 59 is a 159.38 mile long highway joining Miles City with Jordan to the northwest and Broadus to the south. MT 59 is a multi state route with Wyoming Highway 59 south to Gillette.

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MT 59 between Business Loop I-94 (Main Street) in Miles City and U.S. 212 near Broadus was historically U.S. 312 until 1979.

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Construction finished in 2020 converted the exchange at Exit 138 into a dumbbell interchange.

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MT 59 (Haynes Avenue) comprises a commercial boulevard north from Exit 138 to Main Street in Miles City.

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I-94/U.S. 12 advance southwest from the Miles City limits to cross the Tongue River.

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Business Loop I-94 returns to I-94/U.S. 12 south from Miles City at Exit 135.

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A trumpet interchange joins I-94/U.S. 12 with the west end of the Miles City business loop at Exit 135.

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I-94/U.S. 12 head southwest from Miles City between farmland adjacent to the Yellowstone River and bluffs to the south.

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Located 28 miles to the west, the unincorporated community of Rosebud is the next populated area along Interstate 94 beyond Miles City.

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Traversing bluffs above the Yellowstone River along I-94/U.S. 12 west of Coal Creek and mile marker 132.

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I-94/U.S. 12 west at Lignite Creek.

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Forthcoming Exit 128 is a ranch exit with no services.

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Right in right out (RIRO) ramps connect I-94/U.S. 12 westbound with adjacent Old U.S. 10/12/312 (Frontage Road).

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I-94/U.S. 12 west cross Moon Creek beyond mile marker 128.

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A diamond interchange joins I-94/U.S. 12 west with Moon Creek Road at Exit 126 between Road 616 and Old U.S. 10/12/312 (Radar Base Road).

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Moon Creek Road leads 28.63 miles south across ranch land.

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