Idaho State Highway 41

State Highway 41, abbreviated SH-41, is a state highway mostly in the U.S. state of Idaho. It runs from Interstate 90 in Post Falls to U.S. Route 2 on the Washington state line. The northernmost 0.41 miles (0.66 km) of SH-41 run along State Street along the state line, with the southbound lane in the town of Newport, Washington, and the northbound lane in Oldtown, Idaho. The part of the highway in Washington is designated State Route 41 (SR 41).

State Highway 41
SH- 41 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by IDT and WSDOT
Length	39.058 mi[1] (62.858 km) Washington State Route 41 is 0.41 mi (0.66 km) long,[2]
Existed	1931–present
Major junctions
South end	I-90 in Post Falls, ID
	SH-53 in Rathdrum, ID SH-54 in Spirit Lake, ID
North end	US 2 in Oldtown, ID/Newport, WA
Location
Counties	ID: Kootenai, Bonner WA: Pend Orielle
Highway system
State Highways in Idaho Interstate U.S. State ← SH-40 → SH-43 ← SR 35 SR 41 → I-82

Route description

The southern terminus of State Highway 41 is located at the intersection of Ross Point Road and Seltice Way, just south of I-90 exit 7 in the city of Post Falls, Idaho.[3] The highway then proceeds north on the Ross Point – Rathdrum Highway, with a short concurrency with State Highway 53 in the city of Rathdrum.[4] It passes by Spirit Lake, intersecting State Highway 54, before turning northwest towards the Newport/Oldtown area.[5]

Shortly after crossing the Oldtown city limits, SH-41 intersects State Avenue, which straddles the state (and city) line between Oldtown, Idaho, and Newport, Washington. North of this intersection, the northbound lanes lie in Oldtown, while the southbound lanes lie in Newport. Approximately 7 blocks north of the intersection with State Avenue, SH-41 ends at U.S. Route 2.[1][6]

History

The Spirit Lake Highway was added to the Idaho state highway system on May 4, 1931, and designated as State Highway 41.[7]

State Street straddles the Washington–Idaho state line, with the southbound lane in Newport and the northbound lane in Oldtown, Idaho. Between Walnut and Fourth, the Idaho side of the street is part of State Highway 41, which runs from US-2 at the state line south to Interstate 90 at Post Falls. Until 1997, the Washington side of the street was part of US 2, which created confusion as each side of the street was part of a completely different highway. In 1997 the Washington side of State Street was designated SR 41 to match the Idaho numbering.

Major intersections

State	County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Idaho	Kootenai	Post Falls	0.000	0.000	Seltice Way / Ross Point Road
			0.030	0.048	I-90 east – Coeur d'Alene	I-90 exit 7.
		​	0.170– 0.178	0.274– 0.286	I-90 west – Spokane	I-90 exit 7.
		Rathdrum	7.720	12.424	SH-53 east – Hayden	South end of SH-53 overlap
			7.900	12.714	SH-53 west – Hauser	North end of SH-53 overlap
		Spirit Lake	18.134	29.184	SH-54 east – Athol, Lake Pend Oreille
Idaho–Washington	Bonner–Pend Oreille	Oldtown–Newport	38.608	62.134	State Avenue
			39.058	62.858	US 2 – Spokane, Sandpoint
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Idaho Transportation Department (January 29, 2008). "Milepost Log". Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
2. Washington State Department of Transportation (2006). "State Highway Log" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
3. The Thomas Guide Pacific Northwest Road Atlas (Map) (7th ed.). Rand McNally. 2006. p. 354. § D7. ISBN 0-528-85869-6.
4. The Thomas Guide Pacific Northwest Road Atlas (Map) (7th ed.). Rand McNally. 2006. p. 115. § A1. ISBN 0-528-85869-6.
5. The Thomas Guide Pacific Northwest Road Atlas (Map) (7th ed.). Rand McNally. 2006. p. 106. § C3. ISBN 0-528-85869-6.
6. Google (October 18, 2015). "Oldtown, ID" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
7. Downing, T.A. (April 15, 1937). "Designated Federal and State Highways Minute Book 09". Idaho Bureau of Highways. p. 32. Retrieved October 3, 2018 – via Idaho State Archives.

External links

• Highways of Washington State
• Washington State Highways