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U.S. Highway 95 marker
U.S. Highway 95
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length538.56 mi[1] (866.73 km)
Existed1926[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 95 towards Jordan Valley, Oregon
Major intersections US 20 / US 26 in Parma

US 20 / US 26 near Nyssa, OR
I-84 / US 30 near Payette
US 12 near Lewiston
US 195 near Lewiston
I-90 in Coeur D'Alene
US 2 in Sandpoint

US 2 in Bonners Ferry
North endB.C. Highway 95 near Eastport, Idaho
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
Highway system
  • Idaho State Highway System

All articles are to begin with a brief description of the route in general: mileage, etc.

Route description

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Major cities

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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A history of the U.S. route. This can be as brief as a few sentences or as elaborate as a few paragraphs.

US 95 is one of the original routes in the AASHTO's 1926 plan.

Miscellanea

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Put all oddities, trivia, etc. here.


Major intersections

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County Location Mile[1][3] Destinations Notes
Owyhee 26.26 SH-55 – Boise, Nampa
Homedale 34.16 SH 19 South to OR 201
Canyon Wilder 38.43

SH-19 north to I-84 – Caldwell
45.64
US 20 east / US 26 – Boise
Begin US 20/US 26 Overlap
53.56

US 20 west / US 26 west — Nyssa, Ontario
End US 20/US 26 Overlap
Payette 60.82 I-84 – Boise, Ontario, Portland Interchange
61.08
US 30 east – Boise
Begin US 30 Overlap
Fruitland 65.07

US 30 west to I-84Ontario, Portland
End US 30 Overlap. Begin former US 30N.
Payette 67.24



US 95 Alt. north to SH-52 west
US 95 Spur! US 95 Spur was US 95.
68.37 SH-52 – Emmett
Washington Weiser 81.75




US 95 Bus. north to US 95 Alt. west
US 95 Alt is US 95 Spur!
82.76




US 95 Bus. south to US 95 Alt. west
US 95 Spur is former US 630/US 30N!
Cambridge 113.30
SH-71 north (Hells Canyon Scenic Byway) — Brownlee Dam
Adams New Meadows 160.93
SH-55 south (Payette River Scenic Byway) – Boise, Cascade Dam
Idaho Grangeville 239.78
SH-13 north – Kooskia
Begin Divided 4-Lane Highway
Nez Perce 304.51
US 12 east – Orofino, Missoula
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
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
Interchange. Old US 95
End Divided 4-Lane Highway
319.61
US 195 Alt.
US 195 Spur. Old US 95.
Latah Moscow 344.89
SH-8 east – Troy
Begin SH 8 overlap.
345.35 SH 8 West to SR 270Pullman End SH 8 overlap.
354.63 SH 66 West to SR 27Palouse
360.55 SH 6 West to SR 272Palouse Begin SH 6 overlap.
361.69
SH-6 east – Potlatch
End SH 6 overlap.
Benewah 387.50 SH 60 West to SR 274Willard, Takoa
Plummer 395.88

SH-5 south to SH-3 – St. Maries
Kootenai 405.84 SH 58 West to SR 278Rockford
Coeur D'Alene 429.66
I-90 BL to I-90Spokane, Missoula
Interchange. Former US 10.
430.62 I-90Spokane, Missoula Interchange.
438.93
SH-53 south – Rathdrum, Spokane
444.87 Corbin Hill Rd, Old US 95 Rd
449.10
SH-54 west – Spirit Lake, Farragut State Park
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
Boundary Bonners Ferry 507.38

US 95 Bus. north
507.55

US 95 Bus. south
510.37
US 2 east – Kalispell, Glacier National Park
End US 2 overlap
521.86
SH-1 north – Porthill to BC Hwy 21, BC Hwy 3Creston
538.56 BC Hwy 95 north to BC Hwy 3Cranbrook

Bannered Routes

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style guide suggests placing here. for US 95 in ID, may make more sense as subheading under See Also. consider placement.

See also

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Articles relating to the U.S. route.

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A list of spur routes or a link to the route's parent. Also include any suffixed routes here.

Bannered routes

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Any bannered routes of the U.S. route. Use existing lists (Bannered routes of U.S. Route 71) and articles (U.S. Route 219 in New York) as examples on how to format this section.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Route 95 Milepost Log - Idaho DoT. Accessed: 21 July 2008.
  2. ^ [http://www.us-highways.com/1927us.htm 1927 U.S. Numbered Highways (RVD)
  3. ^ Idaho Transportation Department, State Highway System GIS data (StateHwys.shp), accessed March 2008
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Links having to do with entire highway go here. If it's state-specific, consider including it on the state subpage or in a third-level heading in this section.


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