State Highway 52 (SH-52) is a
state highway in the
U.S. state
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of
Idaho
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that travels along the
Payette River
The Payette River () is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 3, 2011 river in southwestern Idaho and is a major tributary of the Snake River.
Its headwaters originate ...
from the
Oregon
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State Line and
Snake River to
Horseshoe Bend.
Route description
State Highway 52 begins at the
Oregon
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/
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
state line at the terminus of
Oregon Route 52 where the highway crosses the
Snake River near
Payette. The highway heads eastward through the city of Payette, then following the
Payette River
The Payette River () is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 3, 2011 river in southwestern Idaho and is a major tributary of the Snake River.
Its headwaters originate ...
. The highway meets
SH-72 at its junction east of
New Plymouth. Then heads eastward to the city of
Emmett where it turns north at its junction with
SH-16 then continuing east up Black Canyon to its terminus at
Horseshoe Bend.
History
This route has been in existence since 1929, originally as part of
State Highway 16, which originally terminated in
Horseshoe Bend. State Highway 52 was created in 1938, when the northern section of
SH-16 from
Emmett to Horseshoe Bend was rerouted westward to
New Plymouth. SH-16 was eventually truncated at Emmett in 1955, and SH-52 was then extended westward along the former SH-16 heading toward
New Plymouth, and ending up in
Payette and the state line.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of highways numbered 52
References
External link
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052
Transportation in Payette County, Idaho
Transportation in Gem County, Idaho
Transportation in Boise County, Idaho