US Highway 89 at the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park
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Photo credits: Chris
Elbert
| Highway | Approx. time period |
|---|---|
| US 89 | 1936-present |
Since there are no US highways through Yellowstone National Park, US 89 technically consists of two segments. The north segment runs from the Canada border at Piegan MT to the North entrance of Yellowstone. Heading that direction, you first pass through this old stone arch...
Elbert,
July 2005
...and then you're greeted with this sign:
Elbert,
July 2005
You can drive all the way through the Park using any road you choose, but you won't see any highway signs until you exit again. Historically US 89 resumed again at Yellowstone's south entrance, but now the first sign isn't posted until 30 miles south of there, at Moran Jct. WY. You can view photos from those places on this page.
Heading out of Yellowstone at the north gate, it used to be that the first sign you saw was the ugly homemade one shown below:
Elbert, July 2005
That's since been removed, and the sign at left has been changed, too:
The road runs to the right along the Park boundary for about two blocks, and then you're directed to turn left into the town of Gardiner MT:
Elbert, July 2005
Heading that way, the first northbound confirming marker looks like this:
Elbert, July 2009