Idaho State Highway 11

State Highway 11
Gold Rush Historic Byway[1][2]
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length:	42.481 mi[3] (68.367 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US-12 in Greer
North end:	Forest Service Road No. 247 near Headquarters
Highway system
State Highways in Idaho ← SH-9 US-12 →

State Highway 11 (SH-11) is a state highway in northern Idaho. It runs 42.481 miles (68.37 km) from U.S. Route 12 (US 12) near Greer, north to Headquarters.^[3]

Route description

SH-11 begins at an intersection with US 12 in Lewis County. It heads east across the Clearwater River into Clearwater County, running through Greer, and climbs out of the Clearwater valley in a series of switchbacks. It then heads east, exiting the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, and continues to Weippe, passing a historic marker indicating the point the Lewis and Clark expedition met the Nez Perce.^[1][3]

SH-11 then turns northeast out of Weippe. Shortly before entering Pierce, it passes three historical markers. The first indicates the site of the lynching of five Chinese miners in 1885.^[1][4] The second marker indicates Canal Gulch, the site of the first gold strike in Idaho. The third marker indicates the site of the original Orofino.^[1][3]

SH-11 then passes through Pierce and continues generally northeast. It ends at an intersection with National Forest Road No. 247 in Headquarters.^[1][3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1][3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lewis	Greer	0.000	0.000	US-12 – Orofino	Southern terminus
Clearwater	Headquarters	42.540	68.461	National Forest Road No. 247	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing