Idaho State Highway 45

{{Infobox road

|state=ID

|route=45

|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=310|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Idaho State Highway 45}}}}

|map_custom=yes

|map_notes=SH-45 highlighted in red

|length_mi=17.839

|length_ref={{cite web |date=January 26, 2016 |title=Milepoint Log – State Highway System: SH-45 |url=https://apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/milepointlog/logs/stateHW/SH_45_MPLog.pdf |publisher=Idaho Transportation Department |accessdate=February 12, 2023}}

|type=SH

|direction_a=South

|direction_b=North

|terminus_a={{jct|state=ID|SH|78}} near Walters Ferry

|terminus_b={{jct|state=ID|BL|84|dab1=Caldwell–Nampa}} in Nampa

|next_type=SH

|previous_type=SH

|next_route=46

|previous_route=44

|counties=Owyhee, Canyon

}}

State Highway 45 (SH-45) is a {{convert|17.985|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} state highway in Idaho. It runs from SH-78 to Interstate 84 Business (I-84 Bus.) in Nampa.

Route description

SH-45 begins at an intersection with SH-78 before crossing the Snake River and heading northeast. The highway continues north into the city of Nampa as 12th Avenue Road, passing by Mercy Medical Center and Northwest Nazarene University. Then, SH-45 turns northeast on 12th Avenue before forming a one-way couplet with 11th Avenue before ending at 2nd Street South.{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=idaho+45&hl=en&ll=43.430983,-116.474304&spn=0.483681,1.234589&sll=37.269174,-119.306607&sspn=8.476809,19.753418&hnear=Idaho+45,+Nampa,+Idaho&t=m&z=10|title=Idaho State Highway 45|accessdate= August 3, 2012}} The highway is a major freight corridor.{{cite news |last=Schwedelson |first=Paul |date=August 24, 2021 |title=City of Nampa looking to reroute Highway 45 away from downtown |url=https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/city-of-nampa-looking-to-reroute-highway-45-away-from-downtown/article_63c6d263-eae5-5f66-ab3b-f73e48b55b94.html |work=The Idaho Press |accessdate=February 12, 2023}}

History

In 2011, the Nampa Development Corporation requested a realignment of SH-45 to redirect freight traffic away from downtown Nampa. The city government began studying a realignment in 2021 that would use one of several existing roads that lead to I-84 from the south side of downtown Nampa.{{cite news |last=Schwedelson |first=Paul |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Nampa residents weigh in on Highway 45 reroute study |url=https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/nampa-residents-weigh-in-on-highway-45-reroute-study/article_9410fbfd-5904-5352-be26-dd681446a087.html |work=The Idaho Press |accessdate=February 12, 2023}}

Major intersections

{{IDint

|county=Owyhee

|cspan=2

|location=none

|mile=0.000

|road={{jct|state=ID|SH|78|city1=Murphy|city2=Marsing}}

|notes=

}}

{{IDint

|location=none

|mile=0.366

|road={{jct|state=ID|SH-Conn|45}}

|notes=

}}

{{jctbridge

|river=Snake River

|mile=0.688

|mile2=0.819

|bridge=New Cleo's Ferry Bridge

|notes=

}}

{{IDint

|county=Canyon

|location=Nampa

|mile=17.839

|road={{jct|state=ID|BL|84|dab1=Caldwell–Nampa|name1=2nd Street, 11th Avenue|city1=Caldwell|city2=Boise}}

|notes=

}}

Connector route

{{Infobox road small

|state=ID

|type=SH-Conn

|route=45

|length_mi=0.250

|length_ref=

|location=Near the Snake River

}}

State Highway 45 Connector (SH-45 Conn.) is a short route connecting SH-78 and SH-45.

References

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Category:Transportation in Owyhee County, Idaho

Category:Transportation in Canyon County, Idaho