Idaho State Highway 6

State Highway 6 marker

State Highway 6
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length: 40.645 mi[1][2] (65.412 km)
Major junctions
South end: SR 272 at Washington state line near Potlatch
 
North end: SH-3 near Santa
Highway system

State Highways in Idaho

SH-5SH-7

Idaho State Highway 6 (SH-6) is a state highway in northern Idaho running from the Washington state line near Potlatch to Santa. It is 40.645 miles (65.412 km) long and runs north-south.

Route description

SH-6 begins at the Washington state line in Latah County as a continuation of Washington State Route 272, then heads east to an intersection with US 95, with which it briefly overlaps before diverging and continuing east into Potlatch. It continues east to an intersection with SH-9 near Harvard. It then continues northeast and north across the Palouse River into Benewah County. In Benewah County, SH-6 continues generally north through White Pine Drive; and area of old growth white pine trees part of the St. Joe National Forest. SH-6 finally ends at an intersection with SH-3 near Santa.[1][2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
LatahPotlatch0.0000.000 SR 272 west PalouseContinuation into Washington
4.4207.113 US-95 south LewistonSouth end of US-95 overlap
5.5908.996 US-95 north Plummer, Coeur d'AleneNorth end of US-95 overlap
Harvard15.44824.861 SH-9 south Deary
BenewahSanta40.64565.412 SH-3 St. Maries, Coeur d'Alene, Clarkia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 3 Idaho Transportation Department (November 26, 2008). "Milepost Log (Idaho SH6)". Retrieved 2008-12-27.
  2. 1 2 Idaho Transportation Department (November 26, 2008). "Milepost Log (US95)". Retrieved 2008-12-27.
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