Talk:Montana Highway 200

3 sections?

According to several maps I've looked at, MT 200 is split into three sections that cross the state. Under the major intersections section, I've broken the road up into those sections and plan on turning it into a table. Feel free to work on it yourself, too. I've also upgraded this from a stub to a start after adding the new section. --Son (talk) 19:32, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

I looked at SV, and MT 200 is prominently signed along US 93 and I-90 between the supposed western and central sections. I doubt MT 200 is anything but a continuous route. – TMF 20:40, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Silver/Gold Paving

This is all highly dubious information. Does anyone have a source for this? At 1 3/4 inch thick, it wouldn't take many miles (~30) until the world's supply of gold have been exhausted. Magnusrw (talk) 20:54, 26 March 2008 (UTC) 20:54, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Considering no one by the name of Franklin P. McGillicutty has ever served as Governor of Montana, I doubt it's true. I'm reverting as we speak. --TMF ^{Let's Go Mets - Stats} 21:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

To list or not to list?

Freddie, I believe the bulleted list here is appropriate, since it emphasizes the way this route was "assembled" versus designed. 184.166.187.64 (talk) 02:42, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

I get it, and that tag doesn't mean it has to be done right now. Ultimately, prose is better than a list if you're trying to tell the history of the highway (WP:PROSE). We have over 1000 Good Articles and Featured Articles that don't use lists in this way. –Fredddie™ 03:00, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Inventory section paragraph

I commented out this paragraph:

Total MT 200 mileage in Montana as of 2013 is 706.272 miles (1,136.635 km): 115.787 miles (186.341 km) from the Idaho line to US 93 in Ravalli via corridor P-6 (C000006), 27.215 miles (43.798 km) concurrent with US 93 via corridor N-5 (C000005), 13.881 miles (22.339 km) concurrent with I-90 (C000090), 140.184 miles (225.604 km) from Bonner to Sun River via corridor N-24 (C000024), 7.763 miles (12.493 km) concurrent with US 89 from Sun River to Vaughn via corridor N-3 (C000003), 11.604 miles (18.675 km) concurrent with I-15 (C000015), 0.828 miles (1.333 km) concurrent with I-315 (C000315), 24.726 miles (39.793 km) concurrent with US 89 to Armington via corridor N-60 (C000060), 279.109 miles (449.182 km) from Armington to east of Circle via corridor N-57(C000057) (includes concurrencies with US 87 and MT 3), 71.047 miles (114.339 km) to the junction of MT 16 and MT 23 south of Sidney via corridor P-51 (C000051), and a final segment of 14.128 miles (22.737 km) to the North Dakota line near Fairview via corridor N-20 (C000020).

...rather than removing it because I want to have a discussion about it. I don't think the section numbers are meaningful for the average reader. While I do think Montana's road inventory system should be explained somewhere, without that explanation, I think the article is more confusing. –Fredddie™ 10:55, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Hi Fredddie, The section numbers are meaningful when they go to the road log to check it out. Navigating Montana's road log without them is a daunting challenge otherwise. Also, I plan to use a method ToThAc used in the milepost table for an article I wrote on Draft:U.S. Route 93 in Montana (pending approval at this time) to update the actual mileposts for each section, since that route also does not use contiguous mileposts across the state. This will fill in all the missing mileposts for MT 200. :) 184.166.187.64 (talk) 13:54, 8 May 2017 (UTC)