Idaho State Highway 11 (SH-11) is a
state highway in
north central Idaho
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. It runs from
U.S. Route 12 (US 12) near
Greer, north to Forest Service Roads 246 and 247 near
Headquarters.
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Route description
SH-11 begins at an intersection with US 12 in Lewis County. It heads east across the Clearwater River into Clearwater County, running through Greer, and climbs out of the Clearwater valley in a series of switchbacks.Nez Perce Indian Reservation
The Nez Percé (; autonym in Nez Perce language: , meaning "we, the people") are an Indigenous people of the Plateau who are presumed to have lived on the Columbia River Plateau in the Pacific Northwest region for at least 11,500 years.Ames, K ...
, and continues to Weippe, passing a historic marker indicating the point the Lewis and Clark expedition met the Nez Perce.[
SH-11 then turns northeast out of Weippe. Shortly before entering ]Pierce
Pierce may refer to:
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* Pierce Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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* Pierce, Colorado
* Pierce, Idaho
* Pierce, Illinois
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, it passes three historical markers. The first indicates the site of the lynching of five Chinese miners in 1885.[
SH-11 then passes through Pierce and continues generally northeast. It ends at an intersection with National Forest Roads 246 and 247 in Headquarters.][
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History
The original grade at Greer was a Nez Perce trail. During the Pierce gold
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rush of 1861, the first wagon roadbed on the grade was built by the Walla Walla–Clearwater Road Co., under a contract with the legislature
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of Washington Territory
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.
Major intersections
See also
* List of state highways in Idaho
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is responsible for the establishment and classification of a state highway network, including of roads that are classified as Interstate Highways, U.S. Highways, and state highways within the state of Id ...
* List of highways numbered 11
Route 11, or Highway 11 can refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* AH11, Asian Highway 11
* European route E11
* European route E011
Argentina
* Provincial Route 11 (Buenos Aires), Buenos Aires Provincial Route 11
Austral ...
References
External links
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Gold rush trails and roads
Transportation in Lewis County, Idaho
Transportation in Clearwater County, Idaho
Chinese-American culture in Idaho