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.

State Highway 167
SH-167 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length16.319 mi[1] (26.263 km)
Major junctions
South end SH-78 in Grand View
North end SH-67 near Mountain Home AFB
Location
CountiesOwyhee, Elmore
Highway system
  • State Highways in Idaho
SH-162 SH-200

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

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
OwyheeGrand View0.0000.000 SH-78 Marsing, Bruneau
Elmore16.305–
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

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Rand McNally and Company, Road map: Idaho, Mont., Wyo., published by Texaco, 1937

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