U.S. Route 2 in Idaho
{{short description|Section of U.S. Highway in Idaho}}
{{highway detail hatnote|U.S. Route 2}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox road
| state = ID
| type = US
| route = 2
| alternate_name = Albeni Highway
Dover Highway
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|frame-lat=48.441|frame-long=-116.545|zoom=8|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/U.S. Route 2 in Idaho}}}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US 2 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 80.152
| length_ref = {{cite web|author=Idaho Transportation Department|url=http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/milepointlog/logs/usHW/US_2_MPLog.pdf|title=Milepost Log: Route 0002|date=January 25, 2016|access-date=January 3, 2018}}{{cite web|author=Idaho Transportation Department|url=http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/apps/milepointlog/logs/usHW/US_95_MPLog.pdf|title=Milepost Log: Route 0095|date=January 12, 2016|access-date=January 3, 2018}}
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=WA|US|2|ID|41}} at the Washington state line in Oldtown
| junction = {{Jct|state=ID|US|95}} from Sandpoint to Bonners Ferry
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=MT|US|2}} at the Montana state line near Moyie Springs
| previous_type = ID
| previous_route = 1
| next_type = ID
| next_route = 3
| tourist = Part of the International Selkirk Loop
}}
U.S. Highway 2 (US-2) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Idaho. It extends {{convert|80.152|mi|km}} from the Washington state line and State Highway 41 (SH-41) in Oldtown, east to the Montana state line near Moyie Springs.
Route description
File:US 2 viaduct in Idaho.jpg]]
US-2 enters Idaho at the Washington state line in Oldtown, intersecting SH-41 at the state line. It heads east out of Oldtown, crossing the Pend Oreille River, and continues east to Priest River. In Priest River, it intersects SH-57 and continues east across the Priest River. It then continues east along the Pend Oreille River past a marker for the Seneacquoteen historic site.{{cite web|author=Idaho Transportation Department|url=http://itd.idaho.gov/hmg/SignIndx.htm|title=Idaho Highway Historical Marker Guide Index|date=May 26, 2005|access-date=December 20, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215223302/http://itd.idaho.gov/hmg/SignIndx.htm|archive-date=December 15, 2008}} It then turns east and northeast along the river through Dover into Sandpoint, where it overlaps US-95.
The overlapping highways then turn north into Ponderay, where they intersect SH-200 and continue north and northeast into Boundary County.
In Boundary County, they continue north and northeast into Bonners Ferry, where they cross the Kootenai River, continue north, and end their overlap near Boundary County Airport. US-2 then turns east past the airport and continues through Moyie Springs and across the Moyie River before turning southeast along the Kootenai River to the Montana state line, where it exits the state.
History
US-2 was created in 1925 as part of the original system of U.S. Highways. Its original western terminus was in Bonners Ferry. In 1946, the highway was extended west to Everett, Washington, with the Idaho section taking its current route.{{cite web|author=Federal Highway Administration|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/us2.cfm|title=U.S. 2|date=January 30, 2008|access-date=December 20, 2008}}
Major intersections
{{jctint
|river=Idaho–Washington line
|lspan=2
|mile=0.000
|mspan=2
|road={{Jct|state=WA|US|2|dir1=West|name1=Walnut Street|city1=Newport|city2=Spokane}}
|notes=Continuation into Newport, Washington
}}
{{IDint
|mile=none
|road={{Jct|state=ID|ID|41|name1=State Avenue|dir1=south|city1=Spirit Lake|city2=Coeur d'Alene}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SH-41
}}
{{IDint
|county=Bonner
|cspan=2
|location=Priest River
|mile=5.846
|road={{Jct|state=ID|ID|57|dir1=north|city1=Priest Lake}}
}}
{{IDint
|location=Ponderay
|mile=29.806
|type=concur
|road={{Jct|state=ID|US|95|dir1=south|city1=Coeur d'Alene|location2=Spokane}}
{{Jct|state=ID|ID|200|dir1=east|city1=Clark Fork}}
|notes=Interchange with US 95; west end of US 95 overlap
}}
{{IDint
|county=Boundary
|cspan=2
|location=Threemile Corner
|type=concur
|mile=64.350
|road={{Jct|state=ID|US|95|dir1=north|location1=Canada}}
|notes=East end of US 95 overlap
}}
{{IDint
|location=none
|mile=80.184
|road={{Jct|state=MT|US|2|dir1=east|city1=Kalispell}}
|notes=Continuation into Montana
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:U.S. Route 2 In Idaho}}
Category:Transportation in Bonner County, Idaho
Category:Transportation in Boundary County, Idaho
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