Idaho State Highway 6

State Highway 6 (SH-6) is a state highway in northern Idaho running from the Washington state line near Potlatch to Santa. It is 40.645 miles (65.41 km) in length and generally runs southwest to northeast

State Highway 6
SH-6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length	40.645 mi[1][2] (65.412 km)
Major junctions
South end	SR 272 at Washington state line near Potlatch
	US 95 near Potlatch SH-9 near Harvard
North end	SH-3 near Santa
Location
Counties	Latah, Benewah
Highway system
State Highways in Idaho Interstate U.S. State ← SH-5 → SH-7

Route description

SH-6 begins at the Washington state line in Latah County as a continuation of Washington State Route 272, then heads east to an intersection with U.S. 95, with which it briefly overlaps before diverging and continuing east into Potlatch. It continues east to an intersection with SH-9 near Harvard.

SH-6 continues northeast and north across the Palouse River into Benewah County, generally north through White Pine Drive; and area of old-growth white pine trees in the Hoodoo Mountains in the St. Joe National Forest. It terminates at a junction with SH-3, west of Santa.[1][2]

Between Harvard and Emida, the route crests at an elevation of about 3,600 feet (1,095 m) above sea level. This is a park 'n' ski lot (Palouse Divide) for cross-country skiing,[3] and the turnoff to North–South Ski Bowl, a defunct alpine area which is now a private conference and retreat lodge.[4][5]

Prior to the 1960s, SH-6 was signed as an alternate route of U.S. 95, which continued north along present-day SH-3.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Latah	​	0.000	0.000	SR 272 west – Palouse	Continuation into Washington
	​	4.420	7.113	US 95 south – Lewiston	South end of US-95 overlap
	​	5.590	8.996	US 95 north – Plummer, Coeur d'Alene	North end of US-95 overlap
	​	15.448	24.861	SH-9 south – Deary
Benewah	​	40.645	65.412	SH-3 – St. Maries, Coeur d'Alene, Clarkia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• List of state highways in Idaho
• List of highways numbered 6

References

1. Idaho Transportation Department (November 26, 2008). "Milepost Log (Idaho SH6)". Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
2. Idaho Transportation Department (November 26, 2008). "Milepost Log (US95)". Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved 2008-12-27.
3. "Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Area". U.S. Forest Service: Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
4. Barker, Eric (January 17, 2002). "Crossing the divide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1C.
5. "History". Palouse Divide Lodge. Retrieved October 8, 2018.

External links

• David Rumsey Map Collection – Historic road map (1937) – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming – Texaco (Rand McNally)
  • Idaho highway map (1956) – Shell (H.M. Gousha)