Idaho State Highway 9
State Highway 9 | |
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North and South Highway Copeland – Porthill Branch Copeland – Porthill Road International Selkirk Loop | |
Route information | |
Maintained by ITD | |
Length: | 13.522 mi[1] (21.762 km) |
Major junctions | |
South end: | SH 8 near Deary |
North end: | SH 6 near Harvard |
Highway system | |
State Highway 9 (SH-9) is a state highway in Latah County, in the U.S. state of Idaho. It runs 13.522 miles (21.762 km) from SH-8 near Deary, north to SH-6 near Harvard.[1]
Route description
SH-9 begins at an intersection with SH-8 near Deary and heads generally northwest and north to end at an intersection with SH-6 near Harvard.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Latah County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Deary | 0.000 | 0.000 | SH 8 – Moscow | Southern terminus, continuation west along SH-8 | |
Harvard | 13.522 | 21.762 | SH 6 | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Trivia
SH-9 was the last State Highway in Idaho to be paved (though, as of 2012, SH-29 and SH-64 still have unpaved sections).
Original designation
The Lewis and Clark Highway, from Lewiston eastward to Lolo Pass, was designated state route 9 in 1916 and construction began in 1920.[2][3] Upon its completion in 1962, it became U.S. Route 12.[4]
References
Route map: Google
- 1 2 3 Idaho Transportation Department (November 26, 2008). "Milepost Log". Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ↑ "Lewis & Clark Highway link-up is urged for national defense". Lewiston Morning Tribune. September 24, 1950. p. 1-sec 2.
- ↑ Forbes, Bob (November 29, 1953). "Hiking the Wash-ho-tana in Lochsa wilds". Spokesman-Review. p. 9-This Week.
- ↑ "Highway 12 label approved by Idaho highway board". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. June 26, 1962. p. 7.
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