Idaho State Highway 167
State Highway 167 (SH-167) is a state highway in Idaho from SH-78 in Grand View to SH-67 near Mountain Home Air Force Base.
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SH-167 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by ITD | ||||
| Length | 16.319 mi[1] (26.263 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SH-78 in Grand View | |||
| North end |  SH-67 near Mountain Home AFB | |||
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| Counties | Owyhee, Elmore | |||
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Route description
SH-167 starts at the intersection with SH-78 in Grand View. As Roosevelt Avenue, the two-lane road travels north through Grand View and becomes Grandview Road when it crosses the Snake River into Elmore County. SH-167 provides access to the Simplot feed lot, the U.S. Air Force recreation area at C.J. Strike Dam, and properties on Simco Road as it continues north, and along the westernmost side of the base until the intersection with SH-67, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the base's main gate.[1][2]
History
SH-167 was originally part of SH-67. The history of these roads goes back to at least the 1930s, when the first all-weather gravel road connecting Grand View and Mountain Home was built (represented by today's SH-167, SH-67 and SH-51), and can be seen on a 1937 map of the area.[3] When Idaho expanded SH-67 to four lanes for base-bound traffic, the segment south to Grand View was delisted and unsigned from the official state highway system, yet was still maintained by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), and still referred to in the milepoint log as "(SH-67)" twice.[1]
The highway has since been relisted as SH-167, noting its heritage as part of the original SH-67.
Major junctions
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Owyhee | Grand View | 0.000 | 0.000 | SH-78 – Marsing, Bruneau | |
| Elmore | | 16.305– 16.319 | 26.240– 26.263 | SH-67 – Mountain Home AFB, Mountain Home | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Staff (May 21, 2014). "State Highway 167 Milepoint Log" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- Staff (March 19, 2014). "State Highway 67 Milepoint Log" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- Rand McNally and Company, Road map: Idaho, Mont., Wyo., published by Texaco, 1937
External links
Media related to Idaho State Highway 167 at Wikimedia Commons