Interstate 15 Business (Great Falls, Montana)
Interstate 15 Business (I-15 Bus.) is a business loop of Interstate 15 (I-15) in Cascade County, Montana, United States, almost entirely within Great Falls. The route links I-15 (which bypasses downtown Great Falls to the west) with the center of Great Falls. As its business loop designation implies, I-15 Bus. terminates at I-15 (running concurrently with US Highway 89, or US 89, and Montana Highway 200, or MT 200, through western Great Falls) at each end. The southernmost 0.83 miles (1.34 km) of the route from the interchange with I-15 to Fox Farm Road is designated, but not signed, as Interstate 315 (I-315). I-315 is the second shortest Interstate in the country; only the unsigned I-878 in New York is shorter; it is also the northernmost auxiliary Interstate of I-15.
Interstate 15 Business | ||||
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I-15 Bus. highlighted in red and unsigned I-315 highlighted in blue | ||||
Route information | ||||
Business route of I-15 | ||||
Maintained by MDT | ||||
Length | 5.834 mi (9.389 km) | |||
Existed | 1967–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | I-15 / US 89 / MT 3 / MT 200 south of Great Falls | |||
US 89 / MT 3 / MT 200 in Great Falls | ||||
North end | I-15 / US 89 / MT 200 in Great Falls | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Montana | |||
Counties | Cascade | |||
Highway system | ||||
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