Hwy 2

Just arrived in Havre today. Road construcion West of Culbertson was the worst
part of the trip, about ten miles of NO pavement and very rough. Oil field truck
traffic within 50 miles of Williston is very heavy and they own the road. Thanks
for all the inputs. Shovelheads forever.

Shovelhead, my favorite HD motor. Hwy 50, one of the best rides and road in the US. I've had a Harley on 90% of the HWY 50 across the country.
Have a good trip.

pigman1 wrote:
Latest update on US-2. We just ran it from Shelby, MT (I-15) to Grand Forks over the last 2 days. First construction we hit was just west of Culbertson, MT. Very rough half to 3/4 mile. A lot of construction west, in, and east of Williston, ND. Single lane traffic and no passing for 5 or more miles at a time made for tough travel. Heavy oil traffic didn't help. Once clear of that area road was good with occasional repairs. We'll leave for further east on Wednesday.

We must have been somewhere in the neighborhood then, because we also drove it from Williston to Minot within the last two days. Small world.

The only info I can add is that construction started for us at 13 mile corner north of Williston and continued on into Ray ND for a total one lane distance of 21 miles. A mostly 60 MPH speed limit within the construction zone.

We continued east on US 2 to Rugby ND and found that part to be in excellent condition, no construction.

Plan to stay a couple nights at Fort Peck, Montana Corp of Engineers campground. Hookups and the biggest, lush grassy sites we've ever seen! From that point westward you'll soon realize why Montana is called 'Big Sky Country'. Hwy 2 from Michigan is a nice route to take. Enjoy!

Latest update on US-2. We just ran it from Shelby, MT (I-15) to Grand Forks over the last 2 days. First construction we hit was just west of Culbertson, MT. Very rough half to 3/4 mile. A lot of construction west, in, and east of Williston, ND. Single lane traffic and no passing for 5 or more miles at a time made for tough travel. Heavy oil traffic didn't help. Once clear of that area road was good with occasional repairs. We'll leave for further east on Wednesday.

Tripalot, appreciate the info. Can you remember which info center gave you
the info on the city campgrounds? Thanks.

This is the way we normally go when travelling West from Ontario. We have done it for 5 years now, but last trip a lot of the small towns had community campgrounds that were either free or only a few $$'s. One of the tourist centers gave us a list of the c.g.'s all along Hwy. 2 - that is how we found out about them.

Hope to do it again next year.

Last September drove US 2 from border to border in North Dakota (Grand Forks to Williston.)

Towing small trailer, route was in fine condition, four lane all the way. Traffic a little heavier west of Minot, and really heavy within 15 miles of Williston, but that was due to construction at the time which is completed by now.

Last traveled US 2 through Montana back in the 2004-2005 time period. Good road then, good fuel stops in Culbertson, Wolf Point, Glasgow, Malta, Havre and Shelby. LOL, didn't need to stop all those spots, but I did pay attention as I noted them driving by.

Thanks for the info, hope it is as good as Hwy 50 in Nevada.

We run US 2 from Mackinac to Shelby, MT, (I-15) and ran it the end of May this year. An excellent route. 4 lane thru ND, and a lot of MN, but light enough traffic on the 2 lane parts to be no trouble what so ever. A bit slow around Williston, ND due to oil boom traffic, but nothing that would cause me to take another route either. There were some isolated construction here and there, but no major projects for extended distances. US-2 is my wife's favorite drive, and getting my turn behind the wheel when she's driving it can be a bit of a chore sometimes. (LOL)