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White Bird Hill Summit
White Bird Hill Summit is a mountain pass in the Northwestern United States, northwest United States, located in North Central Idaho, north central Idaho on U.S. Route 95 in Idaho, U.S. Highway 95. In Idaho County, Idaho, Idaho County, it is midway between White Bird, Idaho, White Bird and Grangeville, Idaho, Grangeville. The summit elevation of the highway is above sea level, through a substantial Cut (earthmoving), cut. The modern multi-lane highway was completed , following ten years of construction which concluded with the opening of the bridge at the base over White Bird Creek in June The treeless northbound grade climbs in , an average gradient of The contract for the original road, from the mouth of White Bird Creek at the Salmon River (Idaho), Salmon River to Grangeville, was awarded in late 1918. Completed in 1921 and first paved in 1938, it rose slightly higher to , due to the absence of a summit cut. Located to the east, the old road was twice the length and had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho County, Idaho
Idaho County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho, and the largest by area in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,541. The county seat is Grangeville. Previous county seats of the area were Florence (1864–68), Washington (1868–75), and Mount Idaho (1875–1902). History Idaho County's oldest non-native settlements are ghost towns. Discovery of gold occurred in succession at Elk City, Newsome, and Florence during the spring and summer of 1861. At the time, all of the settlements were within Shoshone County, Washington Territory. Thousands flocked to Florence. As a result, Idaho County was founded as a region of Washington Territory in 1861, named for a steamer called ''Idaho'' that was launched on the Columbia River in 1860. It was reorganized by the Idaho Territorial Legislature on February 4, 1864. In this context, the Idaho Territory and the State of Idaho are both preceded by the county name. Settlements at Cottonwood, Mount Idaho, and Warre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
