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rordan t1_j15a2eb wrote

Reply to comment by MonsignorJabroni in When this bridge in Fort Benton, Montana, USA was built 1888 it was required to have a swing span to allow steamboats to navigate. It was considered the furthest navigable point on Earth, more than 2,700 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. by triviafrenzy

The river is actually navigable for another ~120 miles, but there are restrictions on what type of boats can go because it's a national historic and scenic stretch of the river. At the end of that stretch is the Fort Peck Dam. So I guess if you went all the way in a kayak or a canoe you could conceivably go from the Gulf all the way to Fort Peck.

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whenitpainsitrours t1_j15in9j wrote

What you describe is down stream from fort benton. Upriver is the great falls of the Missouri.

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rordan t1_j15jdgm wrote

You're right. I got confused on my directions, seeing as I've only ever floated downriver of Fort Benton. Whoops.

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