State Highway 43 (SH-43) is a
state highway located in
Bonneville County
Bonneville County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 123,964, making it the fourth-most populous county in Idaho and the most populous in eastern Idaho. Its county seat and larg ...
,
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 ...
. SH-43 runs from its southern terminus at
U.S. Route 26
U.S. Route 26 (US 26) is an east–west United States highway that runs from Seaside, Oregon to Ogallala, Nebraska. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and ...
(US-26) in
Beachs Corner to its northern terminus at
US-20 in Ucon. The highway is maintained by the
Idaho Transportation Department
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is the state of Idaho governmental organization responsible for state transportation infrastructure. This includes ongoing operations and maintenance as well as planning for future needs of the state and i ...
.
Route description
SH-43 begins at an intersection with
U.S. Route 26
U.S. Route 26 (US 26) is an east–west United States highway that runs from Seaside, Oregon to Ogallala, Nebraska. When the U.S. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it continued into Idaho and ...
controlled by a traffic light in the community of
Beachs Corner. The highway heads north as the Yellowstone Highway past several businesses and a residential district before entering a rural area. It crosses Willow Creek after passing 77th Road and enters a residential area at an intersection with 81st Road. After returning to a rural environment, SH-43 crosses a canal and continues north past 97th Road. It enters the city of
Ucon, passing an auto parts yard to the west. The highway turns west onto 4th Street and continues northeast across a railroad. It leaves the Ucon city limits before terminating at
U.S. Route 20
U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...
.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Bonneville County, Idaho