Idaho State Highway 162

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Idaho 162.svg
State Highway 162
Idaho State Highway 162
SH-162 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length31.077 mi [1]  (50.014 km)
Major junctions
West endIdaho 62.svgIdaho 64.svg SH-62  / SH-64 in Nezperce
Major intersectionsIdaho 64.svg SH-64 in Kamiah
East endUS 12.svg US 12 in Kamiah
Location
Country United States
State Idaho
Counties Lewis, Idaho
Highway system
  • Idaho State Highway System
Idaho 128.svg SH-128 Idaho 167.svg SH-167

State Highway 162 (SH-162) is a state highway serving Lewis and Idaho counties in the North Central region of Idaho.

Contents

Route description

State Highway 162 begins at the intersection of Oak Street and Fourth Avenue, signed as State Highway 62 and State Highway 64, in Nezperce. SH-162 travels south on Oak Street and turns west for two blocks on 8th Avenue before leaving Nezperce for unincorporated Lewis County, headed into the Lawyer Creek valley. The highway enters Idaho County turns east to follow Meadow Creek Road until it reaches Winona, where SH-162 turns north along Sevenmile Creek. The roadway re-enters Lewis County and follows Lawyer Creek into Kamiah, becoming Pine Street at city limits. SH-162 turns east onto 5th Street for two blocks after at an intersection with SH-64, turning north once again at Hill Street. The highway ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 12 at 3rd Street. [2] [3]

History

The portion from Greencreek to Kamiah was once signed as SH-10 and then was renumbered to SH-62.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Lewis Nezperce 0.0000.000West plate.svg
Idaho 62.svg
East plate.svg
Idaho 64.svg
SH-62 west / SH-64 east Craigmont, Kamiah
Western end
Idaho
No major junctions
Lewis Kamiah 23.06537.120West plate.svg
Idaho 64.svg
SH-64 west (5th Street) Nezperce
31.07750.014US 12.svg US 12 (3rd Street) Orofino, Missoula Eastern end
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. 1 2 "Milepoint Log - State Highway 162" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department. May 15, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  2. "State Highway 162" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  3. Idaho Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Idaho Transportation Department. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2015.