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The 160 miles (260 km) of US 212 in Minnesota are officially designated Minnesota Veterans Memorial Highway. Yellowstone Trail is the original name designation for this same stretch of US 212 from the auto trail days. Yellowstone Trail was one of the first designated names written into
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near the Wyoming–Montana state line, some commercially produced maps show the highway within the park itself, contiguous with Northeast Entrance Road, starting from its western end at Tower Junction on the Grand Loop. From the park, US 212 heads east through
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Legally, the Minnesota section of US 212 is defined as Routes 155, 12, 187, and 260 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(86), (118), and (191).
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US 212 enters South Dakota near the junction of the Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota state lines, and continues southeast to
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Legally, the South Dakota section of US 212 is defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-206.
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U.S. Numbered Highway in Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota and Minnesota, United States
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between mile markers 434 and 510, a distance of 76 miles (122 km).
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US 212 sign nearly buried in snow during late May 2009 in Wyoming
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Kulbacki, Michael; McCauley, Bert; Moler, Steve (July–August 2006).
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Continuing east, it then intersects (and is co-signed briefly) with
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Running northeast from the Beartooth Mountains, US 212 joins
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referred to the highway as "the most beautiful drive in America".
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While the official western terminus of US 212 is at the
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and then continues eastward, passing through Gettysburg,
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US 212 looking southeast into Wyoming from Montana
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US 212 looking west from Vista Point towards the
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in Laurel. I-90/US 212 travels concurrently to
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Montana Legislative Services. 2007 1049:Montana Department of Transportation 557:Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation 444: 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 13: 610:. US 212 then passes through 14: 1458: 1152: 1092:"60-1-214. Warrior trail highway" 608:Cheyenne River Indian Reservation 1403: 1383: 1368: 1348: 1333: 1313: 1288: 1243: 1188: 1026:. Federal Highway Administration 992: 973: 959: 944: 929: 915: 901: 887: 872: 857: 843: 829: 814: 795: 790: 771: 532:before passing into the town of 433:. It goes through the cities of 293: 288: 266: 252: 238: 224: 206: 201: 165:949 mi (1,527 km) 128: 23: 748:Northeast Entrance Road at the 729:, and the southwest suburbs of 570: 34:needs additional citations for 1134: 1120: 1106: 1072: 143:US 212 highlighted in red 1: 1437:U.S. Highways in South Dakota 1004: 694: 505:published in 1979, the late 7: 985: 701:U.S. Route 212 in Minnesota 653:, where it intersects with 397:(US 212) is a spur of 10: 1463: 1142:"Sec. 161.115 MN Statutes" 1128:"Sec. 161.114 MN Statutes" 1114:"South Dakota Legislature" 698: 461: 1305: 1286: 1250: 1241: 768:Montana (eastern segment) 754:Yellowstone National Park 745:Montana (western segment) 536:. Here US 212 joins 474:Yellowstone National Park 403:Yellowstone National Park 362: 357: 353: 331: 321: 316: 312: 284: 192: 187:Yellowstone National Park 182: 177: 169: 161: 153: 148: 141: 125: 1442:U.S. Highways in Wyoming 1432:U.S. Highways in Montana 594:, until connecting with 1306:Browse numbered routes 1231:U.S. Routes related to 596:South Dakota Highway 79 585:Belle Fourche Reservoir 553:Crow Indian Reservation 435:Watertown, South Dakota 765:No major intersections 688: 680: 598:(SD 79) south of 525: 459: 1020:"An Orphaned Highway" 999:U.S. Roads portal 727:Norwood Young America 686: 678: 637:. It intersects with 579:. 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