U.S. 212 from Crow Agency to Spearfish S.D.
Planning a trip East. My mapping program recommends taking U.S. 212 from Crow Agency, MT. to Spearfish S.D. rather than I-90. Going that way seems to save considerable mileage. anyone driven this r...
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The only reason your routing program recommends it is because it is shorter. It may also be faster, but that depends on the speed estimates. The router knows nothing, or next to nothing, about whether it is better.
Time wise it is only a hour difference (more or less). That's nothing to loose sleep over. I90 follows the Big Horn Mtns south (stays flat), passes a couple of towns, and has a town or two on the east bound leg. 212 is, overall, more remote.
Time wise it is only a hour difference (more or less). That's nothing to loose sleep over. I90 follows the Big Horn Mtns south (stays flat), passes a couple of towns, and has a town or two on the east bound leg. 212 is, overall, more remote.
