Idaho State Highway 3

State Highway 3 marker

State Highway 3
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length: 117.680 mi[1][2] (189.388 km)
Major junctions
South end: US-12 near Spalding
  SH-99 in Kendrick
SH-8 in Deary
SH-8 in Bovill
SH-6 near Santa
SH-5 in St. Maries
SH-97 near Harrison
North end: I-90 near Rose Lake
Highway system

State Highways in Idaho

US-2SH-4

Idaho State Highway 3 (SH-3) is a state highway in northern Idaho connecting US 12 near Spalding with I-90 near Rose Lake. It is 117.680 miles (189.388 km) long and runs northsouth.[1]

Route description

SH-3's southern terminus is near Arrow Gulch Creek Bridge to the east of Spalding, Idaho on US 12 on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Nez Perce County. It then heads generally northeast into Latah County, where it leaves the Nez Perce reservation, and continues through Juliaetta and Kendrick, where it intersects SH-99. It then continues generally north to Deary, where it overlaps SH-8. The overlapping highways continue east and northeast to Bovill, where they diverge.[1][2]

SH-3 then continues generally north through Shoshone County, crossing the Saint Maries River, into Benewah County. It then turns generally northwest to Santa, where it intersects SH-6.[1]

SH-3 then continues generally north to Saint Maries, where it intersects SH-5 before crossing the St. Joe River and entering the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. It then continues generally northwest and north past a historical marker for Saint Joseph Indian Mission into Kootenai County.[1][3]

In Kootenai County, SH-3 continues generally north past an intersection with SH-97 and a historical marker for The Mullan Road, then over Mission Hill Creek Grade and Black Rock Grade before leaving the Coeur d'Alene reservation. It then turns east and northeast along and across the Coeur d'Alene River to Rose Lake. It then continues generally northeast and east to the northern terminus, east of the 4th of July Creek Bridge on I-90[1][3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Nez PerceSpalding0.0000.000 US-12 SpaldingSouthern terminus, continuation westward along US 12
LatahKendrick12.35519.883 SH-99 Troy
Deary29.00046.671 SH-8Begin overlap
Bovill39.00062.764 SH-8End overlap
Shoshone
No major junctions
BenewahSanta70.070112.767 SH-6Santa Junction
Saint Maries84.542136.057 SH-5
KootenaiHarrison95.880154.304 SH-97 HarrisonContinuation northward on SH-97
Rose Lake117.680189.388 I-90 Kingston, Coeur d'AleneNorthern terminus; continuations eastward and westward on I-90
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Idaho Transportation Department (November 26, 2008). "Milepost Log". Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  2. 1 2 Idaho Transportation Department (November 26, 2008). "Milepost Log". Retrieved 2008-12-22.
  3. 1 2 Idaho Transportation Department (May 26, 2005). "Idaho Highway Historical Marker Guide Index". Retrieved 2008-12-20.
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