Idaho State Highway 34

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State Highway 34
Pioneer Historic Byway
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length105.980 mi [1] (170.558 km)
Major junctions
South endUS 91.svgID-36.svg US-91 / SH-36 in Preston
 US 30.svg US-30 in Soda Springs
North endWY-239.svg WYO 239 near Freedom
Location
Counties Franklin, Caribou
Highway system
ID-33.svg SH-33 SH-36 ID-36.svg

State Highway 34 (SH 34) is a state highway serving Franklin and Caribou counties in southeastern Idaho. The highway runs northeasterly along the Bear River from Preston towards Soda Springs and the Wyoming state line, where it terminates and becomes Wyoming Highway 239.

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The entire highway is designated as the Pioneer Historic Byway, a National Scenic Byway following a historic pioneer route. The designation continues south on U.S. Route 91 through Preston and Franklin towards the Utah state line. [2] [3]

Route description

Westbound US 30/SH 34 in Soda Springs Us30WBndSodaSprngsId.jpg
Westbound US 30/SH 34 in Soda Springs

State Highway 34 begins north of downtown Preston at an intersection with U.S. Route 91. The highway, temporarily concurrent with State Highway 36, travels north from Preston through the communities of Thatcher and Grace, following the course of the Bear River. North of Grace, State Highway 34 intersects U.S. Route 30 and becomes concurrent with the highway while continuing east into Soda Springs. From Soda Spring, the highway continues north towards the Blackfoot Reservoir and Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, turning east to cross the Caribou Mountains. State Highway 34 ends at the Wyoming state line north of Freedom, where Wyoming Highway 239 begins its short route to U.S. Route 89. [4] [5]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Franklin Preston 7.62012.263US 91.svgID-36.svg US-91 / SH-36 west Preston, Logan, Pocatello Southern end of SH-36 concurrency
13.10221.086ID-36.svg SH-36 east Montpelier Northern end of SH-36 concurrency
Caribou 50.47681.233US 30.svg US-30 west Pocatello, Bancroft, Pocatello Southern end of US 30 concurrency
Soda Springs 57.75792.951US 30.svg US-30 east Montpelier Northern end of US 30 concurrency
113.600182.821WY-239.svgUS 89.svg WYO 239 east (State Line Road) to US 89 Northern terminus; continues as WY 239
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 "Milepoint Log - State Highway 34" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department. January 26, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  2. Fanselow, Julie (2017). Idaho Off the Beaten Path: Discover Your Fun. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 121. OCLC   32272535 . Retrieved February 4, 2017 via Google Books.
  3. "Idaho Scenic, Historic and Back Country Byways" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department. June 2011. p. 32. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  4. Google (February 4, 2017). "State Highway 34" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  5. Idaho Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Idaho Transportation Department. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

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