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===Montana===
US 87 remains concurrent with Interstate 90 westward until Billings, where it breaks off and heads north. Between [[Crow Agency, Montana|Crow Agency]] and Billings, US 87 and I-90 are merged with [[US 212]]. It intersects with (and briefly merges with) [[US 12]] in [[Roundup, Montana|Roundup]] and continues north with a slight bend to the northwest until, at [[Grass Range, Montana|Grass Range]] it takes a sharp turn to the west at an intersection with [[Montana Highway 200|Montana State Highway 200]]. US 87 remains concurrent with Montana State Highway 200 until Great Falls. In [[Lewistown, Montana|Lewistown]], it merges with [[US 191]] and remains heading generally west. Some ten miles (16 km) out of Lewistown, it breaks with US 191 and merges with [[Montana Highway 3|Montana State Highway 3]], heading generally northwest and merging briefly with [[US 89]] before breaking with all three in [[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]]. US 87 heads northeast then east to [[Fort Benton, Montana|Fort Benton]] and then generally northeast to its terminus with [[US 2]] about two miles (3 km) west of [[Havre, Montana|Havre]].
====Great Falls Bypass====
A bypass of US 87 exists on the eastern and northern edge of Great Falls. The route begins at US 87/89 west of [[Malmstrom Air Force Base]] along 57th Street South and runs south to north. Just south of the intersection with Second Avenue North the name of the road changes to 57th Street North. At 10th Avenue North, the street name changes to River Drive North, then curves towards the west as it crosses a bridge over a former [[Milwaukee Road]] railroad line. The route heads straight west until after the intersection of North Park Trail where it curves to the northwest. After a railroad crossing and the entrance to [[Giant Springs State Park]] and the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition|Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center]], the road curves to the southwest, generally following the south bank of the [[Missouri River]]. US 87 Bypass ends at US 87 south of the 15th Street Bridge, but River Drive North continues along the Missouri River through Riverside Park.
==History==
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