Idaho State Highway 29 Explained

State:ID
Route:29
Alternate Name:Railroad Canyon Road
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SH-29 highlighted in red
Length Mi:13.614
Length Ref:[1]
Type:SH
Previous Type:SH
Next Type:US
Previous Route:28
Next Route:30
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Leadore
Direction B:North
Terminus B: at Bannock Pass
Counties:Lemhi

State Highway 29 (SH-29) is a 13.614-longNaN-long 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.

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.

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Highway 29. Idaho Transportation Department. 14 July 2012. Staff. 18 December 2006. https://archive.today/20121212002153/http://itd.idaho.gov/highways/reports/milepostlog/mplog/StateHighway29.html. 12 December 2012. dead.