Idaho State Highway 5

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State Highway 5

Map
SH-5 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length19.108 mi[1] (30.751 km)
Major junctions
West end US 95 in Plummer
East end SH-3 in Saint Maries
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountiesBenewah
Highway system
  • Idaho State Highway System
SH-4 SH-6

State Highway 5 (SH-5) is a state highway in Benewah County, in the U.S. state of Idaho. It runs 19.108 miles (30.751 km) from U.S. Route 95 (US 95) in Plummer, east to SH-3 in Saint Maries.[1]

Route description

SH-5 westbound along Chatcolet Lake, August 2018

SH-5 begins at an intersection with US 95 in Plummer and heads east through Heyburn State Park, running along the south shore of Chatcolet Lake and Benewah Lake to Parkline. It then continues east past a historical marker for John Mullan into Saint Maries and onto the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation within the city, where it ends at an intersection with SH-3.[1][2]

History

John Mullan built the first road from Fort Benton, Montana to the modern site of Walla Walla, Washington from 1858 to 1862. SH-5 may run in part along this route.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Benewah County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Plummer0.0000.000 US 95Western terminus
Saint Maries19.14030.803 SH-3Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d Idaho Transportation Department (November 26, 2008). "Milepost Log". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  2. ^ Idaho Transportation Department (May 26, 2005). "Idaho Highway Historical Marker Guide Index". Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  3. ^ "Captain John Mullan". Third Millennium Online. Retrieved 2008-12-27.

External links

Media related to Idaho State Highway 5 at Wikimedia Commons