 U.S. Highway 95 | |
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by ITD | |
| Length | 538.56 mi[1] (866.73 km) |
| Existed | 1926[2]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  US 95 towards Jordan Valley, Oregon |
  US 20 / US 26 in Parma
 US 2 in Bonners Ferry | |
| North end | B.C. Highway 95 near Eastport, Idaho |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
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All articles are to begin with a brief description of the route in general: mileage, etc.
Route description
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US 95 is one of the few routes with a designated "Spur" route. Spur US 95 runs from US 95 in Weiser, Idaho to a junction with the former route of U.S. Highway 30 (now Oregon Route 201) in Oregon, a distance of just 3 miles (5 km). In 1927, this section of road was signed as U.S. Highway 630, and is said to hold the record as the "shortest signed US highway." It was co-signed for its entire route with US 30N, and in 1933 the US 630 designation was deleted. Sometime after 1980, the US 30N designation was itself deleted, with this three-mile (5 km) segment re-christened "Spur US 95".
US 95 is an undivided two lane highway during most of its length in Idaho. The State is widening US 95 to a four lane divided highway from the Idaho-Oregon state line to the U.S.-Canada border at Eastport.
US 95 enters Idaho from Oregon about 50 miles southwest of Boise. US 95 passes through Homedale and crosses the Snake River before a junction with concurrent U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 26. US 95 runs north concurrent with US 20 and US 26 for eight miles. As it proceeds north, US 95 crosses Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 30 before going through the Payette National Forest. US 95 crosses the Salmon River and enters the Pacific Time Zone near Riggins.
US 95 becomes a four lane divided highway after crossing the Clearwater River east of Lewiston. US 95 runs concurrent with U.S. Route 12 for several miles. The freeway splits as US 95 turns north toward Moscow and US 12 goes west to Lewiston. This section is a steep uphill grade. The southbound lanes have three run-away truck ramps to stop any trucks that experience brake failure. At a junction with U.S. Route 195, US 95 proceeds north to Moscow as a recently completed divided highway. US 95 becomes an undivided highway in Moscow and proceeds north to Coeur D'Alene. US 95 crosses Interstate 90 in Coeur D'Alene. US 95 continues north to Sandpoint and a junction with U.S. Route 2. US 2 and US 95 run concurrent for 35 miles. US 2 heads east from Bonners Ferry. US 95 continues north for 29 miles to Eastport. US 95 meets British Columbia Highway 95 at the Canadian border south of Cranbrook.
History
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US 95 is one of the original routes in the AASHTO's 1926 plan.
Miscellanea
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Major intersections
edit| County | Location | Mile[1][3] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Owyhee | 26.26 |  SH-55 – Boise, Nampa
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| Homedale | 34.16 |   SH 19 South to OR 201
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| Canyon | Wilder | 38.43 |     SH-19 north to I-84 – Caldwell
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| 45.64 |  US 20 east / US 26 – Boise
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Begin US 20/US 26 Overlap | ||
| 53.56 |  US 20 west / US 26 west — Nyssa, Ontario
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End US 20/US 26 Overlap | ||
| Payette | 60.82 | I-84 – Boise, Ontario, Portland
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Interchange | |
| 61.08 |  US 30 east – Boise
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Begin US 30 Overlap | ||
| Fruitland | 65.07 | US 30 west to I-84 — Ontario, Portland
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End US 30 Overlap. Begin former US 30N. | |
| Payette | 67.24 |    US 95 Alt. north to SH-52 west
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US 95 Spur! US 95 Spur was US 95. | |
| 68.37 | SH-52 – Emmett
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| Washington | Weiser | 81.75 |  US 95 Bus. north to US 95 Alt. west
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US 95 Alt is US 95 Spur! |
| 82.76 |  US 95 Bus. south to US 95 Alt. west
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US 95 Spur is former US 630/US 30N! | ||
| Cambridge | 113.30 |  SH-71 north (Hells Canyon Scenic Byway) — Brownlee Dam
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| Adams | New Meadows | 160.93 | SH-55 south (Payette River Scenic Byway) – Boise, Cascade Dam
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| Idaho | Grangeville | 239.78 |  SH-13 north – Kooskia
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| Begin Divided 4-Lane Highway | ||||
| Nez Perce | 304.51 |  US 12 east – Orofino, Missoula
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Interchange. Begin US 12 overlap. | |
| 307.28 | Tiki Club Road/Nez Perce Road | |||
| 307.85 | Tiki Club Road/Nez Perce Road | |||
| 308.68 | Hatwai Bypass Road | |||
| 308.98 | Hatwai Bypass Road | |||
| 309.43 | Hatwai Bypass Road | |||
| Lewiston | 310.00 | Lewiston POE | Left lane exit/entrance ramps | |
| 310.20 | 48th Street | |||
| 310.87 | 41st Street | |||
| 311.37 | 36th Street | |||
| 311.81 | 31st Street | |||
| 312.24 | US 12 west – Lewiston, Clarkston, Walla Walla
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Interchange. End US 12 overlap. | ||
| 317.44 | Spiral Highway (Frontage Road) | |||
| 317.80 | Lewiston Hill POE | Southbound only | ||
| 318.02 | Old Spiral Highway | |||
| 319.08 |  US 195 north – Pullman, Colfax, Spokane
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Interchange. Old US 95 | ||
| End Divided 4-Lane Highway | ||||
| 319.61 |  US 195 Alt.
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US 195 Spur. Old US 95. | ||
| Latah | Moscow | 344.89 |  SH-8 east – Troy
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Begin SH 8 overlap. |
| 345.35 |   SH 8 West to SR 270 — Pullman
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End SH 8 overlap. | ||
| 354.63 |   SH 66 West to SR 27 — Palouse
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| 360.55 |   SH 6 West to SR 272 — Palouse
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Begin SH 6 overlap. | ||
| 361.69 |  SH-6 east – Potlatch
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End SH 6 overlap. | ||
| Benewah | 387.50 |   SH 60 West to SR 274 — Willard, Takoa
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| Plummer | 395.88 |   SH-5 south to SH-3 – St. Maries
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| Kootenai | 405.84 |   SH 58 West to SR 278 — Rockford
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| Coeur D'Alene | 429.66 |   I-90 BL to I-90 — Spokane, Missoula
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Interchange. Former US 10. | |
| 430.62 | I-90 — Spokane, Missoula
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Interchange. | ||
| 438.93 |  SH-53 south – Rathdrum, Spokane
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| 444.87 | Corbin Hill Rd, Old US 95 Rd | |||
| 449.10 |  SH-54 west – Spirit Lake, Farragut State Park
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| 450.36 | N Old US 95 Rd | |||
| Bonner | Sandpoint | 474.24 | West Pine St (US 2 East) | Begin one–way couplet, US 2 EB overlap, No turns. |
| W Church St to US 2 west – Priest River | NB one-way couplet | |||
| W Pine St, US 2 west – Priest River | SB one-way couplet | |||
| End one-way couplet, begin US 2 WB overlap | ||||
| 475.73 |  SH-200 east (Pend Oreille Scenic Byway) — Cabinet Gorge Dam
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| Boundary | Bonners Ferry | 507.38 | US 95 Bus. north
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| 507.55 | US 95 Bus. south
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| 510.37 | US 2 east – Kalispell, Glacier National Park
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End US 2 overlap | ||
| 521.86 |  SH-1 north – Porthill to BC Hwy 21, BC Hwy 3 — Creston
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| 538.56 | BC Hwy 95 north to BC Hwy 3 — Cranbrook | |||
Bannered Routes
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See also
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Related routes
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- U.S. Route 95
- U.S. Route 195
- British Columbia Highway 95
- U.S. Route 30
- U.S. Route 30N (Oregon-Idaho)
- U.S. Route 95 Alternate
- U.S. Route 95E
- U.S. Route 95W
- U.S. Route 630
Bannered routes
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References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Route 95 Milepost Log - Idaho DoT. Accessed: 21 July 2008.
- ^ [http://www.us-highways.com/1927us.htm 1927 U.S. Numbered Highways (RVD)
- ^ Idaho Transportation Department, State Highway System GIS data (StateHwys.shp), accessed March 2008
External links
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