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U.S. Route 95 is a north-south United States highway. Unlike many other US highways, it has not been the victim of decommissioning by an encroaching Interstate highway corridor.
Route The modern route of US 95 includes the entire former route of U.S. Highway 630, the shortest signed US route ever, in the form of a rare "spur" route. Termini As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Boundary County, Idaho, at the Canadian border, where it continues as British Columbia provincial highway 95. Its southern terminus is in San Luis, Arizona, on the Mexican border, where a short spur leads to Mexican Federal Highway 2 at San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora. Alternate routes As of 2004, US 95 has two alternate routes. US 95 is one of the few routes with a designated "Spur" route. Spur US 95 runs from US 95 in Weiser, Idaho to a junction with the former route of U.S. Highway 30 (now state highway 201) in Oregon, a distance of just 3 miles (5 km). In 1927, this section of road was signed as U.S. Highway 630, and is said to hold the record as the "shortest signed US highway." It was co-signed for its entire route with US 30N, and in 1933 the US 630 designation was decommissioned. Sometime after 1980, the US 30N designation was itself decommissioned, with this three-mile (5 km) segment re-christened "Spur US 95". Main article: U.S. Route 95 Alternate Alternate US 95 in Nevada has a northern terminus in northern Churchill County. It rejoins US 95 in Schurz. While the main line of US 95 diverges from Interstate 80 at exit 83 and heads due south through Fallon, Alternate US 95 follows I-80 west to Fernley before turning south to Yerington. Alt US 95 then turns due east to rejoin the main line. Part of Alt US 95 is shared with Alt US 50 in a 30 mile (48 km) triangle in the Nevada desert. States traversed The highway passes through the following states: California Legal Definition of Route 95: California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 2, Article 3, Section 395 Nevada US 95 is a major freeway in the Las Vegas, Nevada area; it is also signed as I-515 and US 93 south of the Interstate 15 interchange downtown. After downtown it continues as US95 US93 I-515 towards Henderson Nevada. Idaho US Highway 95 in the state of Idaho is going through a massive overhaul. In 2000, Idaho started a massive reconstruction project on Highway 95 in the north of the state due to a large amount of accidents and fatalities. Three main processes have started and will revamp the highway completely. The first section, south of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from Fighting Creek on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation to Coeur d'Alene, has since been completed. It changed the highway from a two lane highway to a four lane highway for approximately 10 miles. The second section, from Fighting Creek to Lake Creek on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation, is currently under progress and will affect a 7 mile stretch of the highway. The project is expected to be completed in mid-2006. The last section, from Lake Creek to Worley, Idaho, is expected to start mid-to-late 2006 and is not expected to be completed until late 2007 or early 2008. This section is significant due to it being entirely on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation. The "new" highway will bypass the Coeur d'Alene Casino, the largest business on the Reservation, with the old highway becoming an alternate route that will connect the highway to the casino and the more remote regions of the reservation. When this 20 mile stretch of highway is completed, the length of the highway will have been cut down by about 20 miles. Many more reconstruction projects are being undertaken in the northern part of the state including ones between Plummer, Idaho and Moscow, Idaho, between Moscow, Idaho and Lewiston, Idaho, and between Lewiston, Idaho and Riggins, Idaho. Related US routes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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