Several
special routes of
U.S. Route 95
US Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south US Highway in the western United States. It travels through the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, staying inland from the Pacific Coast. US 95 begins in San Luis, ...
exist. In order from south to north they are as follows.
Existing
Las Vegas business loop
U.S. Route 95 Business is cosigned with SR 599 (Rancho Drive) in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
,
Nevada
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. This distinction is noted on US 95 freeway signs and many maps (including those published by the
Nevada Department of Transportation
The Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada DOT or NDOT) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. NDOT is responsible for maintaining and improving Nevada's highway system, which includes U.S. highways and Interstate highways within ...
). However, no business route signs are posted along the highway itself and relatively few SR 599 shields can be found on the route.
Hawthorne truck route
U.S. Route 95 Truck (US 95 Truck) is a
truck route
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of
US 95 in
Mineral County, Nevada, in the United States. It serves as a
bypass route for
truck
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s taking US 95 past
Hawthorne
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Hawthorne may also refer to:
Places
Australia
*Hawthorne, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
Canada
* Hawthorne Village, Ontario, a suburb of Milton, Ontario
United States
* Hawt ...
in either direction, as US 95 itself goes through that community. The route is
co-designated as State Route 362 (SR 362); however, that designation is
unsigned
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.
Schurz–Fernley alternate route
U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Alternate US 95, US 95A) is an
alternate route of
U.S. Route 95 located in the western part of
Nevada
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. It connects
Schurz to
Interstate 80
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via the cities of
Yerington
Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,048 at the 2010 census. It is the current county seat of Lyon County, with the first county seat having been established at Dayton on November 29, 1861. It is nam ...
and
Fernley.
Payette spur
U.S. Route 95 Spur is a 1.403 mile
[ Idaho Transportation Department]
Idaho milepoint log
spur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important road such as a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway. A bypass or beltway should not be considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with another or the s ...
of
U.S. Route 95 in the
U.S. state of
Idaho
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that connects travelers from US 95 to the city center of
Payette.
US-95 Spur starts at its terminus with US-95 in the southern part of the city of
Payette and travels northward along S. Main Street Approximately then continues a short distance on S 7th St to its terminus at
State Highway 52.
This was the original routing of
US 95 through downtown Payette before it was rerouted to its current alignment east of downtown along 16th Street.
Weiser spur
U.S. Route 95 Spur (US 95 Spur) is a short
spur route
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of
US 95 in the
U.S. states of
Oregon
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and
Idaho
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. The highway's western terminus is at an
intersection
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with
Oregon Route 201
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(OR 201) in unincorporated
Weiser Junction,
Oregon
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. The highway's eastern terminus is in
Weiser Weiser may refer to:
Places
* Weiser, Idaho
* Weiser State Forest
* Weiser Township, North Dakota
* Weiser River
People
* Conrad Weiser (1696–1760), German pioneer
* Grethe Weiser (1903–1970), German actress
* Johann Conrad Weiser, Sr. (1662â ...
,
Idaho
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, at an intersection with US 95. It was formed ca. 1980, when it was renumbered from US 30N.
The Oregon section of US 95 Spur is designated the Weiser Spur No. 491 (see
Oregon highways and routes
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Highways and routes
The state highway system consists of abo ...
).
The route now known as US 95 Spur was previously known as US 630 and US 30N. US 630 was an east–west
United States highway. It was
decommissioned in or around 1931. With a length of around , it was the shortest US route ever signed. It was
concurrent
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Law
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* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with US 30N for its entire length. An earlier route numbered US-630 was proposed from
Echo,
Utah
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(northeast of
Coalville) to
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately east of the Great Salt Lake and north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the US Census Bureau, making it Utah's eighth ...
, but was never signed in the field. U.S. Route 30N was a split route off of
US 30 and was coterminous with US 630 at its west end in Oregon. East of Weiser, it was concurrent with what is now US-95 to
Fruitland, Idaho
Fruitland is a city along the Snake and Payette rivers in Payette County, Idaho, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 95 in the Treasure Valley of southwest Idaho, about west of Boise on the border with Oregon. It is part of the Ontari ...
, where it reconnected with US-30.
Former
San Luis truck route
U.S. Route 95 Truck (US 95 Truck) was a long
truck route
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of
US 95 in
San Luis, Arizona.
The route was originally established by the
Arizona Department of Transportation
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(ADOT) on November 16, 1984.
US 95 Truck began at the San Luis border gate at A Street (now Urtuzuastegu Street) and traveled north on 1st Street, before turning west onto D Street, ending at the intersection with US 95 (Main Street) and D Street.
In 2015, US 95 truck was retired after US 95 was reconfigured into a
one-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or couplet refers to that portion of a bi-directional traffic facilitysuch as a road, bus, streetcar, or light rail linewhere its opposing flows exist as two independent and roughly parallel facilities.
Descriptio ...
around downtown San Luis.
Former US 95 Truck is now entirely one-way in a northbound direction and has been replaced by northbound US 95 proper.
Las Vegas alternate route
U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Alternate US 95, US 95A) was an
alternate route of
U.S. Route 95
US Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south US Highway in the western United States. It travels through the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, staying inland from the Pacific Coast. US 95 begins in San Luis, ...
in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
,
Nevada
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that provided a bypass of the downtown area. The route was also designated as
State Route 5C, a branch of
State Route 5.
St. Maries, ID alternate route
U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Alternate US 95, US 95A) was an
alternate route of
U.S. Route 95
US Route 95 (US 95) is a major north–south US Highway in the western United States. It travels through the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, staying inland from the Pacific Coast. US 95 begins in San Luis, ...
in northern
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 Wyom ...
that traveled on the east side of
Lake Coeur d'Alene. It began at
Potlatch
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and travels east to
Harvard
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and north through
St. Maries to a junction with
U.S. Route 10
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near Wolf Lodge. It was replaced with various state highways, including
SH-6,
SH-3
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, and
SH-97.
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