Idaho State Highway 29
State Highway 29 (SH-29) is a 13.614-mile-long (21.910 km) state highway in Idaho. SH-29 runs from SH-28 in Leadore to Montana Secondary Highway 324 (S-324) at the Montana state line at Bannock Pass.
State Highway 29 | ||||
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| Railroad Canyon Road | ||||
SH-29 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ITD | ||||
| Length | 13.614 mi[1] (21.910 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SH-28 in Leadore | |||
| North end |  S-324 at Bannock Pass | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Idaho | |||
| Counties | Lemhi | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
SH-29 begins at an intersection with SH-28 in the town of Leadore. The highway continues northeast as Railroad Canyon Road before turning north and entering the forest. The road curves through the mountains until it reaches the Montana state line at Bannock Pass, where it becomes Montana Secondary Highway 324.[2][1]
History
According to some historic maps, the original route for Highway 29 was nearly the same as present day SH-33 from Sugar City at Digger Drive (U.S. Route 191 at the time), to the Wyoming state border near Teton Pass.
Junction list
The entire route is in Lemhi County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadore | 0.000 | 0.000 | SH-28 | ||
| | 13.614 | 21.910 | S-324 | Montana state line | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Staff (18 December 2006). "State Highway 29". Idaho Transportation Department. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- Google (14 July 2012). "State Highway 29" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
External links
Media related to Idaho State Highway 29 at Wikimedia Commons