List of Idaho State Highways
The Idaho Transportation Department is responsible for the establishment and classification of a state highway network which includes the interstate highways, U.S. highways, and state routes. These routes are listed below.
History
Instead of numbering its highways, Idaho had a system of lettered Sampson Trails in the 1920s.[1] They were marked by Charles B. Sampson of Boise at no expense to the state.[2] By the mid-1930s, the state had adopted a more standard system of numbered state highways.[3][4]
The following trails were marked:[1]
- A, Boise to Wyoming via Twin Falls and Pocatello; became US-30 and US-30N
- B, Boise to Canada via Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene; became US-30, US-30N, US-95, and SH-1
- C, Pocatello to Montana via Idaho Falls; became US-91 and US-191
- D, Boise to New Meadows via Banks; became SH-15 (today's SH-55)
- E, not on the 1926 map
- F, Boise to Blackfoot via Stanley; became SH-21, SH-17, US-93 (today's SH-75), and SH-27
- G, Mountain Home to Picabo via Fairfield; became SH-22 (today's US-20)
- H, Bliss to Trude via Arco; became SH-24, SH-23, SH-22, SH-29, and an unnumbered road (today's US-20 and US-26)
- I, Pioneer to Idaho Falls; became an unnumbered road
- J, Nevada to Shoshone via Twin Falls; became US-93
- K, Utah to McCammon via Preston; became US-91
- L, not on the 1926 map
- M, Washington to Montana via Coeur d'Alene; became US-10
- N, Bonners Ferry to Montana; became US-2
- O, Oregon to Caldwell; became SH-49 and SH-18
- P, Utah to Downey; became SH-36
- Q, Declo to Fairfield; became SH-25 and SH-46
- R, not on the 1926 map
- S, Oregon to Nampa; became unnumbered road and SH-45
- T, Star to Grimes Pass; became SH-16, unnumbered road, and SH-17
- U, Utah to Montpelier; became SH-35
- V, Hailey to Stanley; became US-93 (today's SH-75)
- W, not on the 1926 map
- X, not on the 1926 map
- Y, Bonners Ferry to Canada; became US-95
Interstates
Interstate 15 | At 200 miles (320 km) in length, it traverses through Pocatello, Blackfoot, and Idaho Falls. | ||
Interstate 84 | Crossing through the "heel" of the Idaho "boot", this interstate passes through Boise, near Twin Falls, and other smaller towns. | ||
Interstate 86 | Located entirely within Idaho, it stretches from Interstate 84 in Heyburn to Interstate 15 at Pocatello. | ||
Interstate 90 | The 73-mile (117 km) segment of interstate highway boasted one of the last traffic lights on the interstate highway system at Wallace. | ||
Interstate 184 | This spur connects Interstate 84 travelers to downtown Boise. |
U.S. Highways
US-2 | ||
US-10 | Replaced by Interstate 90. Interstate 90 Business in Coeur d'Alene, Osburn/Silverton, Post Falls, and Wallace are segments of US-10. | |
US-12 | Runs from the Washington border in Lewiston to the Montana border at Lolo Pass. | |
US-20 | There's a freeway like section in eastern Idaho from Idaho Falls to Chester. | |
US-26 | ||
US-30 | mostly Concurrent with Interstate 84 and Interstate 86 | |
US-30N | Renumbered U.S. Route 95 Spur | |
US-30S | ||
US-89 | ||
US-91 | ||
US-93 | Runs from Jackpot, Nevada to Lost Trail Pass in Montana. Concurrency with US 26 from Shoshone to Arco. | |
US-95 | Currently being upgraded to a freeway like highway for safety and for a faster and easier way to connect the 2 most populous Metro areas in Idaho. | |
US-95E | ||
US-95W | ||
US-191 | ||
US-195 | ||
US-287 | Section in Idaho renamed Idaho Highway 87 | |
US-410 | Renumbered U.S. Route 12 | |
US-630 | Renumbered as U.S. Route 95 Spur in Weiser |
State highways
SH-1 | Connects US-95 to the Canadian border at Porthill. | |
SH-3 | Runs from Nez Perce County north to I-90 in Kootenai County. | |
SH-4 | A six-mile (10 km) road from Wallace to the ghost towns of Gem and Burke. | |
SH-5 | A short road from Plummer to St. Maries. | |
SH-6 | Connects State Highway 3 to the Washington border near Potlatch. | |
SH-7 | Serves the communities of Orofino and Ahsahka. | |
SH-8 | Runs from the Washington border at Moscow to Elk River. | |
SH-9 | Connects State Highway 6 at Princeton to State Highway 8 at Deary. | |
SH-11 | A road through Weippe and Pierce in Clearwater County. | |
SH-13 | Runs from Kooskia to downtown Grangeville. | |
SH-14 | Entirely in Idaho County, it connects Grangeville to Elk City. | |
SH-16 | A short route from Star to Emmett. A freeway like corridor is planned to extend SH-16 to I-84 West. | |
SH-19 | A valley road from Caldwell to the Oregon border near Homedale. | |
SH-21 | Runs from the east end of Boise to Stanley. | |
SH-22 | A route from Dubois to Butte County, where it joins State Highway 33. | |
SH-24 | In south-central Idaho from Burley to Shoshone. | |
SH-25 | Runs near Interstate 84 from Jerome to the Declo area. | |
SH-27 | Connects the town of Oakley to Burley and Paul. | |
SH-28 | Runs from Salmon to Interstate 15 near the Continental Divide. | |
SH-29 | A route from Leadore to the nearby Montana border. | |
SH-31 | In eastern Idaho from Swan Valley to Victor. | |
SH-32 | An eastern Idaho road from Ashton to Tetonia. | |
SH-33 | Runs from Butte County to the Wyoming border. | |
SH-34 | Diverges from State Highway 36 near Preston, and runs to the Wyoming border. | |
SH-36 | An east-west road from Ovid through Preston to Interstate 15. | |
SH-37 | Runs from the Oneida/Power county line north to Interstate 86 at American Falls. | |
SH-38 | Runs east from Holbrook to Malad City and Interstate 15. | |
SH-39 | A route from Blackfoot to American Falls. | |
SH-40 | A very short connector from Downey to Interstate 15. | |
SH-41 | Runs north from Post Falls to the Washington border (near Newport, Washington). | |
SH-43 | A short route from US Highway 26 north to Ucon. | |
SH-44 | Cuts across the Treasure Valley from Interstate 84 to Garden City. | |
SH-45 | Connects State Highway 78 to downtown Nampa. | |
SH-46 | Runs south from Camas County to Wendell. | |
SH-47 | A short highway in Fremont County that ends in Ashton. | |
SH-48 | A route in eastern Idaho from Roberts to Ririe. | |
SH-50 | Connects US Highway 30 near Kimberly to State Highway 25. | |
SH-51 | A rural road from Mountain Home south to the Nevada border. | |
SH-52 | Runs from Horseshoe Bend to the Oregon border at Payette. | |
SH-53 | Runs west from Rathdrum to the Washington border. | |
SH-54 | In northern Idaho between Spirit Lake and Bayview. | |
SH-55 | Begins at Marsing, runs east to Meridian, and turns north to New Meadows. | |
SH-57 | A route from Priest River to Nordman. | |
SH-58 | A short continuation of WA 278 to fully connect US Highway 95 to Rockford, Washington. | |
SH-60 | Runs from US Highway 95 near Plummer to the Washington border. | |
SH-61 | A one-mile (1.6 km) continuation of WY 89 near Geneva. | |
SH-62 | A route from Craigmont to Nezperce in north-central Idaho. | |
SH-64 | Runs east from Nezperce to Kamiah and US Highway 12. | |
SH-66 | A one-mile (1.6 km) road from US Highway 95, near Viola, that continues into Washington. | |
SH-67 | A 9-mile (14.4 km) four-lane highway between Mountain Home and Mountain Home Air Force Base. | |
SH-69 | A short highway from Kuna to Interstate 84 in Meridian. | |
SH-71 | Connects Cambridge to the Oregon border near Brownlee Dam. | |
SH-72 | Connects New Plymouth to nearby State Highway 52. | |
SH-74 | Starts just south of Twin Falls and ends in the downtown area. | |
SH-75 | Runs from Shoshone through the Sun Valley area to Challis. | |
SH-77 | Connects US Highway 30 to Malta. | |
SH-78 | A rural highway from Marsing to Hammett. | |
SH-79 | A road from US Highway 93 in Twin Falls north to Jerome. | |
SH-81 | Runs from Malta to Burley. | |
SH-87 | Runs from US Highway 20 near Henrys Lake to the Montana border. | |
SH-97 | A route from Harrison to Interstate 90. | |
SH-99 | A short highway from Troy to Kendrick. | |
SH-128 | A road in north Lewiston that runs to the Washington border. | |
SH-162 | A route from Nezperce to Kamiah. | |
SH-167 | A road between Grand View and Mountain Home Air Force Base. | |
SH-200 | Pend Oreille Scenic Byway runs east from Ponderay, ID to the Montana border. |
See also
- Idaho portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- 1 2 Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926, accessed via the Broer Map Library
- ↑ Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8, "a concurrent resolution...to permit Charles B. Sampson to extend the marking system of the Sampson Trail..." passed February 16, 1933
- ↑ H.M. Gousha Company, Western States road map, published by Standard Oil Company of California, 1935
- ↑ Rand McNally and Company, Road map: Idaho, Mont., Wyo., published by Texaco, 1937
External links
- Idaho Transportation Department
- Road Signs of Idaho
- Idaho U.S. Highways Page
- Pend Oreille Scenic Byway
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