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Re: Questions about Driving to Ft. Collins
If you are planning on going through WY I would recomend going 85 to spearfish I90 to gillette and then 75 to Douglas and then I25 to Ft Collins. 75 is easy to deal with and that route takes me just over 11 hours from Bismarck. This is the route I take when we drive down for Broncos games on a regular basis, just drove it 3 weeks ago and there was no road construction and 85 traffic wasn't terrible.
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Re: Questions about Driving to Ft. Collins
Lots of opinions here lol People keep saying interstate is the fastest. Which means going through Nebraska? That sounds like it adds like 2 hours to the trip tho?
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slow down for towns on 2 lanes bro..its a bitch
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Re: Questions about Driving to Ft. Collins
Coming from FM area I would go Interstate the whole way if I could. I wish there was a route from Bismarck that would go interstate the whole way without going all the way to Billings.
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It's ALL personal preference. Like I said earlier, I'd prefer to take interstate even if it's a little longer. But if you want scenery, lots of different ways to go. From Bismarck I'll always go to Belfield/Spearfish/Gillette/Douglas/Ft Collins, but lots of choices from Fargo. There's also 83 south from Sterling or 281 from Jamestown that nobody's mentioned...
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Re: Questions about Driving to Ft. Collins
Sounds like we should take interstate there. If it's not fast enough we can always experiment* on the way home.
*With the ROUTE, get your minds out of the gutter!
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Re: Questions about Driving to Ft. Collins
Easiest route I've ever driven...especially from Gillette South...the Passing lanes every 4 miles make life simple...and I've only ever seen 1 cop between Gillette and Douglas and there was an accident there.
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Re: Questions about Driving to Ft. Collins
Is going thru iowa considered interstate.....their speed limit up to 45 yet
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Re: Questions about Driving to Ft. Collins
From Bismarck, my preferred route is to Glen Ullin, south to Lemmon, by Faith, SD, then the secret short cut to New Underwood, then into Rapid City. From thee, there is a beautiful four lane highway south of Rapid, almost to the Nebraska border. Once you get to Scottsbluff, it is all four lane or interstate all the way to Fort Collins. I am guessing I am the only one taking this route.
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Re: Questions about Driving to Ft. Collins
on 85 the only towns you slow down for are Bowman and Belle Fourche, Wyoming is Lusk and a couple of corners. speed limits are all 65+ if that even concerns anyone which is same speed limit for Iowa where they're sticklers about speed on their interstates! Most of it is still interstate the only part would be from Belfield to Belle Fourche and Sundance to Douglas. You will not lose 2 hours going this route.
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