| State: | ID |
| Type: | SH |
| Route: | 97 |
| Alternate Name: | Lake Coeur d'Alene Scenic Byway |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | SH-97 highlighted in red |
| Length Mi: | 35.745 |
| Length Ref: | [1] |
| Direction A: | South |
| Terminus A: | near Harrison |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus B: | near Coeur d'Alene |
| Counties: | Kootenai |
| Previous Type: | US |
| Previous Route: | 95 |
| Next Type: | ID |
| Next Route: | 99 |
State Highway 97 (SH-97) is a state highway in Kootenai County, Idaho. The highway runs for 35.745miles from State Highway 3 to Interstate 90 (I-90) along the east side of Lake Coeur d'Alene, passing through the community of Harrison. The entire highway is designated as the Lake Coeur d'Alene Scenic Byway.[2]
State Highway 97 begins at a Y intersection with State Highway 3, part of the White Pine Scenic Byway, in an unincorporated area within the Coeur d'Alene Reservation north of Parkline. The highway travels northwest through the reservation, passing Kootenai Junior/Senior High School, towards Harrison on the shores of Lake Coeur d'Alene. SH-97 turns northeastward within Harrison and leaves the reservation by crossing over the Coeur d'Alene River. The highway continues north along the shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene at the foot of hills that form part of the Coeur d'Alene National Forest. SH-97 ends at a diamond interchange with Interstate 90 at the east end of Wolf Lodge Bay.[1] [3]
The route along the east side of Lake Coeur d'Alene was formerly part of U.S. Route 95 Alternate, which was designated until 1977.[4]