.svg.html){kind=link}
US 95 (CA).svg on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
US Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highways, US Highway in the western United States. It travels through the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, staying inland from the Pacific Coast. US 95 begins in San Luis, Arizona, at the Mexico–United States border, Mexican border, where Calle 1—a short Spur route, spur—leads to Mexican Federal Highway 2, Highway 2 in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora. Its northern terminus is at the Canada–United States border, Canadian border in Eastport, Idaho, where it continues north as British Columbia Highway 95, British Columbia Highway 95.Endpoints of US highways
U.S. Highway 95
an
/ref> Unlike many other US Highways, it has not seen deletion or replacement on most of its length by an encroaching Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway corridor, due to its mostly rural and mountainous course. Because of this, it still travels from border to border and is a primary north–south highway in both Nevada and Idaho. This is one of the few US Routes to cross from Mexico to Canada.
US 95 is an undivided two-lane highway during most of its length in Idaho, which is over .
US 95 enters Idaho from Oregon in Owyhee County, Idaho, Owyhee County, about southwest of Boise, Idaho, Boise. It passes through Homedale, Idaho, Homedale and crosses the Snake River before a junction with concurrent U.S. Route 20, US 20 and U.S. Route 26, US 26, which run together for . As it proceeds north, US 95 crosses Interstate 84 (west), I-84 and U.S. Route 30, US 30 before going through the Payette National Forest. Immediately after Riggins, Idaho, Riggins, the highway re-enters the Pacific Time Zone as it crosses the Salmon River (Idaho), Salmon River. US 95 follows the descending river, then climbs over White Bird Hill Summit, White Bird Hill to the Camas Prairie#Idaho, Camas Prairie, then descends the Lapwai Canyon to the Clearwater River (Idaho), Clearwater River. In August 2015, milepost 420 was replaced with one reading 419.9 to prevent the sign from being stolen by marijuana enthusiasts.
US 95 becomes a four-lane divided highway after crossing the river east of Lewiston, Idaho, Lewiston; it runs concurrent with U.S. Route 12, US 12 for several miles. The highways split as US 12 continues west to Lewiston, and US 95 turns northwest and climbs a steep grade up to the rolling Palouse. At a junction with U.S. Route 195, US 195, US 95 proceeds north to Moscow, Idaho, Moscow as a recently completed divided highway. It becomes an undivided highway in Moscow and continues north to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, crossing Interstate 90, I-90. US 95 goes north to Sandpoint, Idaho, Sandpoint, where it joins with U.S. Route 2, US 2, after which the highways run concurrent until after Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Bonners Ferry, where US 2 heads east to Montana, and US 95 continues north to Canada, meeting British Columbia Highway 95, BC 95 at the Canada, Canadian border, at the Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing.
US 95 is part of a proposed northwestward extension of Interstate 11 (I-11) from Las Vegas. The interstate highway would primarily follow the US 95 corridor through central and northwestern Nevada, extending to Interstate 80 in Nevada, I-80 near Reno, Nevada, Reno and Sparks, Nevada, Sparks via Tonopah, Nevada, Tonopah. In 2018, the Nevada Department of Transportation had initiated public outreach regarding its long-range planning efforts to narrow down options for the future I-11 corridor.
Endpoints of U.S. Highway 95
Washington Group/CH2M Hill Join Venture announcement of contract award.
Floodgap Roadgap US 95 Vegas to Blythe
{{Authority control U.S. Route 95, United States Numbered Highway System, 95 U.S. Highways in Oregon, 95 U.S. Highways in Washington (state), 95
U.S. Highway 95
an
/ref> Unlike many other US Highways, it has not seen deletion or replacement on most of its length by an encroaching Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway corridor, due to its mostly rural and mountainous course. Because of this, it still travels from border to border and is a primary north–south highway in both Nevada and Idaho. This is one of the few US Routes to cross from Mexico to Canada.
Route description
Arizona
US 95 begins in the United States at the San Luis Port of Entry, which connects it with Mexico. It then follows the Colorado River northward to San Luis, Arizona, San Luis and on to Yuma, Arizona, Yuma, where it goes through town and crosses Interstate 8, I-8. As it leaves Yuma, US 95 is an undivided two-lane highway that passes through the United States Army, U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground. It then travels northward between the proving ground to the west and the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge to the east until Quartzsite, Arizona, Quartzsite. Here, it merges with Interstate 10 in Arizona, I-10 and runs Concurrency (road), concurrent, heading westward for until the Colorado River, where it enters California, just shy of Blythe, California, Blythe. US 95 spends in Arizona.California
US 95 enters California at Blythe through its concurrency with Interstate 10 in California, I-10. It travels largely parallel to the west bank of the Colorado River until it joins Interstate 40 in California, I-40 in Needles, California, Needles. The route then travels north from Goffs, California, Goffs to the Nevada state line. The total distance in California is about . It is the only US Highway to enter California but not terminate there.Nevada
US 95 in Nevada is a divided highway between Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada, Cal-Nev-Ari (the Nevada State Route 163, SR 163 junction to Laughlin, Nevada, Laughlin) and Boulder City, Nevada, Boulder City. It is the longest highway in Nevada, at nearly . It joins at the interchange as a multi-lane divided freeway past Nevada State Route 173, SR 173 and as part of the Concurrency (road), concurrent route of Interstate 11, I-11 and U.S. Route 93 in Nevada, US 93 in Boulder City. Upon entering the Las Vegas Valley, I-11 ends at Las Vegas Beltway, I-215 and Nevada State Route 564, SR 564; Interstate 515, I-515 begins here in Henderson. It is also concurrent with I-515 and US 93 between Henderson, Nevada, Henderson and Downtown Las Vegas. It crosses Interstate 15 in Nevada, I-15 at the Spaghetti Bowl (Las Vegas), Spaghetti Bowl, where I-515 ends and US 93 becomes concurrent with I-15. US 95 continues as a freeway until again becoming a divided highway at Corn Creek Road, northwest of the Las Vegas Valley. Shortly after entering Nye County, Nevada, Nye County, US 95 becomes an undivided two-lane highway past the Mercury, Nevada, Mercury interchange, as it meanders northwestward through the state, roughly paralleling the California state line. Along this route, it runs through the Amargosa Valley, serving Beatty, Nevada, Beatty before heading north into Goldfield, Nevada, Goldfield and Tonopah, Nevada, Tonopah. The highway is concurrent with U.S. Route 6 in Nevada, US 6 for several miles north of Tonopah, before it then heads north towards Hawthorne, Nevada, Hawthorne, Schurz, Nevada, Schurz (where it meets U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Schurz–Fernley, Nevada), US 95 ALT, which heads northwest toward Yerington, Nevada, Yerington, Carson City, Nevada, Carson City—via US 50 west—Reno, Nevada, Reno—via Ramsey Weeks Cutoff, US 50 east, SR 439 north, and I-80 west—and Fernley, Nevada, Fernley) and Fallon, Nevada, Fallon. North of Fallon, it meets and runs concurrently with Interstate 80 in Nevada, I-80 for , from Exit 83 west of Lovelock, Nevada, Lovelock to Exit 176 at Winnemucca, Nevada, Winnemucca. It then heads north to the border with Oregon at McDermitt, Nevada and Oregon, McDermitt, a distance of .Oregon
In Oregon, US 95 is an undivided two-lane highway in the sparsely-populated high desert in the Eastern Oregon, southeastern corner of the state, running completely in rural Malheur County, Oregon, Malheur County. From the Nevada state line at McDermitt, Nevada and Oregon, McDermitt, the highway heads north and gradually climbs to its crest at Blue Mountain Pass, at an elevation of Sea level#AMSL, above sea level. US 95 descends to Basque Station and Burns Junction, Oregon, Burns Junction at , then eastward down to Rome, Oregon, Rome () and up to Jordan Valley, Oregon, Jordan Valley (). The highway heads north-northeastward to the Idaho state line, entering southwest of Marsing, Idaho, Marsing in Owyhee County, Idaho, Owyhee County. The speed limit on US 95 in Oregon was until March 2016, when it was raised to to match the speed limits set by Nevada and Idaho. US 95 is designated the I.O.N. Highway No. 456 (see Oregon highways and routes); "I.O.N." stands for Idaho–Oregon–Nevada. This section of highway is a primary commercial route between Boise, Idaho, Boise and northern California, connecting to Interstate 80 in Nevada, I-80 at Winnemucca, Nevada, Winnemucca, Nevada. US 95 crosses into the Mountain Time Zone approximately north of Nevada.Idaho
US 95 is an undivided two-lane highway during most of its length in Idaho, which is over .
US 95 enters Idaho from Oregon in Owyhee County, Idaho, Owyhee County, about southwest of Boise, Idaho, Boise. It passes through Homedale, Idaho, Homedale and crosses the Snake River before a junction with concurrent U.S. Route 20, US 20 and U.S. Route 26, US 26, which run together for . As it proceeds north, US 95 crosses Interstate 84 (west), I-84 and U.S. Route 30, US 30 before going through the Payette National Forest. Immediately after Riggins, Idaho, Riggins, the highway re-enters the Pacific Time Zone as it crosses the Salmon River (Idaho), Salmon River. US 95 follows the descending river, then climbs over White Bird Hill Summit, White Bird Hill to the Camas Prairie#Idaho, Camas Prairie, then descends the Lapwai Canyon to the Clearwater River (Idaho), Clearwater River. In August 2015, milepost 420 was replaced with one reading 419.9 to prevent the sign from being stolen by marijuana enthusiasts.
US 95 becomes a four-lane divided highway after crossing the river east of Lewiston, Idaho, Lewiston; it runs concurrent with U.S. Route 12, US 12 for several miles. The highways split as US 12 continues west to Lewiston, and US 95 turns northwest and climbs a steep grade up to the rolling Palouse. At a junction with U.S. Route 195, US 195, US 95 proceeds north to Moscow, Idaho, Moscow as a recently completed divided highway. It becomes an undivided highway in Moscow and continues north to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene, crossing Interstate 90, I-90. US 95 goes north to Sandpoint, Idaho, Sandpoint, where it joins with U.S. Route 2, US 2, after which the highways run concurrent until after Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Bonners Ferry, where US 2 heads east to Montana, and US 95 continues north to Canada, meeting British Columbia Highway 95, BC 95 at the Canada, Canadian border, at the Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing.
History
US 95 was one of the original United States Numbered Highways, U.S. highways proposed in the 1925 Bureau of Public Roads numbering plan. Under the original proposal, the highway would only exist in Idaho, from Payette, Idaho, Payette to the Canada–US border north of Eastport, Idaho, Eastport. When the plan was adopted by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials in November 1926, the route of US 95 had been approved south to Weiser, Idaho, Weiser, still existing solely in Idaho. A proposal to extend US 95 south to Winnemucca, Nevada, Winnemucca, Nevada, was considered by AASHO in 1937; however, action was deferred due to sections in Oregon that were incomplete. AASHTO reconsidered the idea at its meeting on June 28, 1939, as part of a larger plan to extend the highway south to Blythe, California, Blythe, California. This plan was adopted at that meeting and became effective on January 1, 1940.Washington (former)
North of Lewiston, Idaho, US 95 entered Washington for , partially concurrent with U.S. Route 195. The route was moved to a new four-lane divided highway that bypassed Washington (state), Washington in October 1977. The section was replaced by an extension of US 195 and a U.S. Route 195 Spur (Washington), spur route created in 1979.Idaho
In April 2005, the Idaho legislature approved a bill to widen the entire highway from two lanes to four lanes for the entire route starting at the US-Canada port of entry in Eastport, and ending at the border with Oregon in remote Owyhee County, Idaho, Owyhee County. The contract for the project was awarded to Washington Group International and CH2M Hill. The contract is worth more than $1.2 billion, and is slated to last for more than six years, cover 13 major reconstruction projects, affecting over of the highway's nearly in the state. The major factors in the reconstruction are due to the fact that US 95 is the only route that runs from north to south in western Idaho, starting at Eastport in the north and ending in remote Owyhee County, Idaho, Owyhee County; as well as safety concerns because there have been numerous accidents and fatalities on the narrow and very dangerous curves. This change started with the reconstruction and improvements made to White Bird Hill. Major projects have been undertaken including on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. The first stage was completed in August 2005 from just south of Coeur d'Alene to Fighting Creek Road, and is an upgraded four-lane highway for approximately . The second stage, from Fighting Creek Road to Lake Creek on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation, was completed in late July-early August 2006 and upgraded a stretch of the highway. The third stage, from Lake Creek to Worley, Idaho, Worley, started mid-to-late 2006 and was completed in 2008. This section is significant, as it is on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. The "new" highway bypasses the Coeur d'Alene Casino, the largest business on the reservation, with the old highway becoming an alternate route that will connect the highway to the casino and the more remote regions of the reservation. This project improved a stretch of highway and shortened the length of the highway by about . Also, a nearly stretch was completed in 2007 from just north of Lewiston, Idaho, Lewiston to south of Moscow, Idaho, Moscow.Future
Nevada
US 95 is part of a proposed northwestward extension of Interstate 11 (I-11) from Las Vegas. The interstate highway would primarily follow the US 95 corridor through central and northwestern Nevada, extending to Interstate 80 in Nevada, I-80 near Reno, Nevada, Reno and Sparks, Nevada, Sparks via Tonopah, Nevada, Tonopah. In 2018, the Nevada Department of Transportation had initiated public outreach regarding its long-range planning efforts to narrow down options for the future I-11 corridor.
Major intersections
;Arizona : Calle 1 at the Mexico–United States border, Mexico–US border in San Luis, Arizona, San Luis : in Yuma, Arizona, Yuma : in Quartzsite, Arizona, Quartzsite. The highways travel concurrently to Blythe, California. ;California : in Needles, California, Needles. The highways travel concurrently to west-northwest of Needles. ;Nevada : in Boulder City, Nevada, Boulder City. The highways travel concurrently to Las Vegas. : in Henderson, Nevada, Henderson : in Henderson. The highways travel concurrently to Las Vegas. : in Las Vegas : in Tonopah, Nevada, Tonopah. The highways travel concurrently to Coaldale, Nevada, Coaldale. : in Fallon, Nevada, Fallon. The highways travel concurrently through Fallon. : south-southwest of Lovelock, Nevada, Lovelock. The highways travel concurrently to Winnemucca, Nevada, Winnemucca. ;Oregon : No major intersections ;Idaho : southeast of Parma, Idaho, Parma. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Parma. : south of Fruitland, Idaho, Fruitland : south of Fruitland. The highways travel concurrently to Fruitland. : west of Spalding, Idaho, Spalding. The highways travel concurrently to Lewiston, Idaho, Lewiston. : north-northwest of Lewiston : in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Coeur d'Alene : in Sandpoint, Idaho, Sandpoint. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Bonners Ferry. : at the Canada–United States border, Canada–US border in Eastport, Idaho, EastportSee also
* U.S. Route 95 Spur (Weiser, Idaho), U.S. Route 95 Spur * U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Schurz–Fernley, Nevada), U.S. Route 95 Alternate * U.S. Route 95 Truck (Hawthorne, Nevada), U.S. Route 95 Truck (unsigned Nevada SR 362)References
External links
Endpoints of U.S. Highway 95
Washington Group/CH2M Hill Join Venture announcement of contract award.
Floodgap Roadgap US 95 Vegas to Blythe
{{Authority control U.S. Route 95, United States Numbered Highway System, 95 U.S. Highways in Oregon, 95 U.S. Highways in Washington (state), 95