Idaho State Highway 34

State Highway 34 (SH-34) is a state highway serving Franklin and Caribou counties in southeastern Idaho. The highway runs northeasterly along the Bear River from Preston towards Soda Springs and the Wyoming state line, where it terminates and becomes Wyoming Highway 239.

State Highway 34
Pioneer Historic Byway
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length	105.980 mi[1] (170.558 km)
Major junctions
South end	US-91 / SH-36 in Preston
	US-30 in Soda Springs
North end	WYO 239 near Freedom
Location
Counties	Franklin, Caribou
Highway system
State Highways in Idaho Interstate U.S. State ← SH-33 SH-36 →

The entire highway is designated as the Pioneer Historic Byway, a National Scenic Byway following a historic pioneer route. The designation continues south on U.S. Route 91 through Preston and Franklin towards the Utah state line.[2][3]

Route description

Westbound US 30/SH-34 in Soda Springs

State Highway 34 begins north of downtown Preston at an intersection with U.S. Route 91. The highway, temporarily concurrent with State Highway 36, travels north from Preston through the communities of Thatcher and Grace, following the course of the Bear River. North of Grace, State Highway 34 intersects U.S. Route 30 and becomes concurrent with the highway while continuing east into Soda Springs. From Soda Spring, the highway continues north towards the Blackfoot Reservoir and Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge, turning east to cross the Caribou Mountains. State Highway 34 ends at the Wyoming state line north of Freedom, where Wyoming Highway 239 begins its short route to U.S. Route 89.[4][5]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Franklin	Preston	7.620	12.263	US-91 / SH-36 west – Preston, Logan, Pocatello	Southern end of SH-36 concurrency
	​	13.102	21.086	SH-36 east – Montpelier	Northern end of SH-36 concurrency
Caribou	​	50.476	81.233	US-30 west – Pocatello, Bancroft, Pocatello	Southern end of US 30 concurrency
	Soda Springs	57.757	92.951	US-30 east – Montpelier	Northern end of US 30 concurrency
	​	113.600	182.821	WYO 239 east (State Line Road) to US 89	Northern terminus; continues as WY 239
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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See also

• List of state highways in Idaho
• List of highways numbered 34

References

1. "Milepoint Log - State Highway 34" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department. January 26, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
2. Fanselow, Julie (2017). Idaho Off the Beaten Path: Discover Your Fun. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 121. OCLC 32272535. Retrieved February 4, 2017 – via Google Books.
3. "Idaho Scenic, Historic and Back Country Byways" (PDF). Idaho Transportation Department. June 2011. p. 32. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
4. Google (February 4, 2017). "State Highway 34" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
5. Idaho Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Idaho Transportation Department. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

External links

Media related to Idaho State Highway 34 at Wikimedia Commons