Idaho_State_Highway_97

Idaho State Highway 97

Idaho State Highway 97

State highway in Kootenai County, Idaho

State Highway 97 (SH-97) is a state highway in Kootenai County, Idaho. The highway runs for 35.745 miles (57.526 km) 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]

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Route description

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][4]

History

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.[5][6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Kootenai County.

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    "Milepoint Log - State Highway 97" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department. May 15, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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    "Lake Coeur d'Alene Scenic Byway". Visit Idaho. Idaho Department of Commerce. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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    Google (September 20, 2015). "State Highway 97" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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    Idaho Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Idaho Transportation Department. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
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    H.M. Gousha Company (1956). Shell Map of Idaho and Wyoming (Map). 1:1,330,560. Shell Oil Company. Retrieved October 3, 2018 – via David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.
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    Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (July 6, 1977). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2018 – via Wikimedia Commons.
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