U.S. Route 95 429716 223674771 2008-07-05T05:39:08Z Coul2888 4134754 {{Infobox U.S. Route |article_route=95 |map=US 95 map.png |length_mi=1,574 |length_ref=<ref name="droz">[http://www.us-highways.com/us1830.htm US Highways from US 1 to US 830] Robert V. Droz</ref> |length_km=2,553 |yrcom=1926<ref name="droz"/> |direction_a=South |direction_b=North |from=[[San Luis, Arizona|San Luis, AZ]] at [[United States-Mexico border|Mexican Border]] to [[Image:Mexican Federal Highway 2.PNG|20px]] [[Mexican Federal Highway 2|MX 2]] |junction=[[Image:I-8.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 8|I-8]] at [[Yuma, Arizona|Yuma, AZ]]<br>[[Image:I-10.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 10|I-10]] at [[Quartzsite, Arizona|Quartzsite, AZ]]/[[Blythe, California|Blythe, CA]]<br>[[Image:I-40.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 40|I-40]] at [[Needles, California|Needles, CA]]<br>[[Image:I-15.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 15 in Nevada|I-15]] at [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas, NV]]<br>[[Image:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80|I-80]] near [[Winnemucca, Nevada|Winnemucca, NV]]<br>[[Image:I-84.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 84 in Idaho|I-84]] near [[Fruitland, Idaho|Fruitland, ID]]<br>[[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90|I-90]] at [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene, ID]] |to=[[British Columbia Highway 95|Hwy 95]] at [[Canada-United States border|Canadian Border]] near [[Eastport, Idaho|Eastport, ID]] }} '''U.S. Route 95''' is a north-south [[United States highway]]. Unlike many other US highways, it has not been the victim of deletion or replacement on most of the course caused by an encroaching [[Interstate highway]] corridor. As of [[2008]], the highway's northern terminus is in [[Boundary County, Idaho]], at the [[United States-Canada border|Canadian border crossing ]] of Eastport, where it continues north as [[British Columbia Highway 95]]. Its southern terminus is in [[San Luis, Arizona]], on the [[US-Mexico border|Mexican border]], where a short spur leads to [[Mexican Federal Highway 2]] at [[San Luis Río Colorado]], [[Sonora]].<ref name="termini">Endpoints of US highways: [http://www.geocities.com/usend9099/End095/end095.htm U.S. Highway 95] and [http://www.geocities.com/usend3039/End630/end630.htm U.S. Highway 630]</ref> ==Route description== {| class="infobox" width="230px" !style="background: #ccf;"|<big>Major cities</big> |- | *[[San Luis, Arizona]] *[[Yuma, Arizona]] *[[Quartzsite, Arizona]] *[[Blythe, California]] *[[Needles, California]] *[[Henderson, Nevada]] *[[Las Vegas, Nevada]] *[[Tonopah, Nevada]] *[[Hawthorne, Nevada]] *[[Fallon, Nevada]] *[[Winnemucca, Nevada]] *[[Homedale, Idaho]] *[[Payette, Idaho]] *[[Lewiston, Idaho]] *[[Moscow, Idaho]] *[[Coeur D'Alene, Idaho]] *[[Sandpoint, Idaho]] *[[Bonners Ferry, Idaho]] |} ===Arizona=== {{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} ===California=== {{main|U.S. Route 95 in California}} {{Expand-section|date=June 2008}} === Nevada === {{main|U.S. Route 95 in Nevada}} US 95 in Nevada is a divided highway between the [[Laughlin, Nevada|Laughlin]] Junction and [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]]. Upon entering the Las Vegas [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] area, the highway becomes a freeway and is [[concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with [[Interstate 515 (Nevada)|I-515]] and [[U.S. Highway 93 in Nevada|US 93]] between [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]] and [[Downtown Las Vegas]]. After crossing [[Interstate 15 in Nevada|I-15]], the highway continues as a freeway for several miles until again becoming a divided highway outside the Las Vegas urban area. Shortly after entering [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]], US 95 becomes a two lane highway as it meanders northward throughout the state. The highway is concurrent with [[U.S. Route 6 in Nevada|US 6]] for several miles north of [[Tonopah, Nevada|Tonopah]] and concurrent with [[Interstate 80 in Nevada|I-80]] from Exit 83 west of [[Lovelock, Nevada|Lovelock]] to [[Winnemucca, Nevada|Winnemucca]]. '''Alternate US 95''' in [[Nevada]] is a two-lane highway that diverges from US 95 in [[Schurz, Nevada|Schurz]]. From there, Alt US 95 heads west towards [[Yerington, Nevada|Yerington]], then turns north to connect to [[Interstate 80 in Nevada|I-80]] in [[Fernley, Nevada|Fernley]]. Alt US 95 then follows I-80 northeast to rejoin the US 95 mainline at exit 83 north of [[Fallon, Nevada|Fallon]]. Part of Alt US 95 is concurrent with Alt [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|US 50]] in a 30 mile (48 km) triangle in the Nevada [[desert]]. ===Oregon=== US 95 is a rural highway in southeastern [[Oregon]], cutting across [[Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]] from the [[Nevada]] state line through [[Burns Junction, Oregon|Burns Junction]] and [[Jordan Valley, Oregon|Jordan Valley]] to the [[Idaho]] state line. It is designated the '''I.O.N. Highway No. 456''' (see [[Oregon highways and routes]]), which stands for Idaho-Oregon-Nevada. ===Idaho=== 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 [[Oregon Route 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 [[U.S. Highway 30|US 30N]], and in [[1933]] the US 630 designation was deleted. Sometime after [[1980]], the US 30N designation was itself deleted, with this three-mile (5 km) segment re-christened "Spur US 95". ===Washington (former)=== {{main|U.S. Route 95 in Washington|U.S. Route 195 Spur (Washington)}} North of [[Lewiston, Idaho]], US 95 entered Washington for 0.54 miles, partially concurrent with [[U.S. Route 195]]. The route was moved to a new 4-laned divided road that bypassed [[Washington]] in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/us095.html |title= Highways of Washington State- US 95 |accessdate=2008-05-27 |format= HTML}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=46.477502,-117.037611&spn=0.007772,0.033474&z=15 |title=US 95 in Washington (former) |author=[[Google Maps]] |accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref><ref name=log>[[Washington State Department of Transportation]], [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/TDO/PDF_and_ZIP_Files/HwyLog2006.pdf State Highway Log], 2006</ref> The route is now [[U.S. Route 195 Spur (Washington)|U.S. Route 195 Spur]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/hwysofwastate/us195.html |title= Highways of Washington State- US 195 Spur |accessdate=2008-05-27 |format= HTML}}</ref> == History == 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. == Future == In April 2005, the Idaho legislature approved a bill to widen the entire highway from two lanes to four lanes for the entire route starting at the [[Canada-US border|US-Canada port of entry]] in [[Eastport, Idaho|Eastport]], and ending at the [[Oregon]] border in remote [[Owyhee County, Idaho]]. The contract for the project was awarded to [[Washington Group International]] and CH2M Hill. The contract is worth more than [[American dollar|$]]1.2 billion, and is slated to last for more than six years, cover 13 major reconstruction projects, and over {{convert|250|mi|km}} of U.S. 95's nearly {{convert|460|mi|km}} in the state of Idaho. The major factors in the reconstruction are due to the fact that U.S. 95 is the only route that runs from north to south in Idaho, starting at [[Eastport, Idaho|Eastport]] and ending in remote [[Owyhee County, Idaho|Owyhee County]]; as well as safety concerns because there have been numerous accidents and fatalities on the narrow and very dangerous curves. This change started with the re-construction and improvements made to Whitebird Hill. Major projects have been undertaken including on the [[Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation]]: The first stage was completed in August 2005 from just south of Coeur d'Alene to Fighting Creek Road, and is an upgraded four-lane highway for approximately ten miles. The second stage, from Fighting Creek Road to Lake Creek on the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation, was completed in late July-early August 2006 and upgraded a seven-mile (11-km) stretch of the highway. The third stage, 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 [http://www.cdacasino.com/ 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 {{convert|20|mi|km|sing=on}} stretch of highway is completed, the length of the highway will have been shortened by about {{convert|20|mi|km}}. Also, a nearly {{convert|20|mi|km|sing=on}} stretch was completed in 2007 from just north of [[Lewiston, Idaho]] to {{convert|6|mi|km}} south of [[Moscow, Idaho]]. ==See also== ===Related routes=== * [[U.S. Route 195]] * ''[[U.S. Route 295]]'' * [[U.S. Route 395]] ===Bannered and suffixed routes=== *[[U.S. Route 95 Spur (Weiser, Idaho)|U.S. Route 95 Spur]] *[[U.S. Route 95 Alternate]] *[[Nevada State Route 362|U.S. Route 95 Truck]] (also signed as NV-362) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.us95.net/ Nevada Department of Transportion US-95 Widening Project] *[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=70435&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=777527&highlight=/ Washington Group/CH2M Hill Join Venture announcement of contract award.] *[http://www.floodgap.com/roadgap/95/ Floodgap Roadgap US 95 Vegas to Blythe] {{US Highways}} <!--succession box--> {{start srbox}} {{az browse|previous_type=AZ|previous_route=93|route=[[List of state routes in Arizona|AZ]]|next_type=AZ|next_route=95}} {{or browse|previous_type=OR|previous_route=86|route=[[State highways in Oregon|OR]]|next_type=US|next_route=97}} {{id browse|previous_type=US|previous_route=93|route=[[List of Idaho State Highways|ID]]|next_type=ID|next_route=97}} {{end box}} [[Category:U.S. Highways in Arizona|95]] [[Category:U.S. Highways in Idaho|95]] [[Category:U.S. Highways in Oregon|95]] [[Category:U.S. Highways in Washington|95]] [[Category:Former state highways in Washington|095]] [[Category:Colorado River]] [[ja:国道95号線]] [[pt:U.S. Route 95]]