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After traveling through the Silver Valley along the Coeur d'Alene River in the Bitterroot Range, I-90 crosses into Montana at Lookout Pass. I-90 was created by the federal government in 1957, following the general route of U.S. Route 10 (US 10) and the mid-19th century Mullan Road constructed by the U.S. Army. The freeway was constructed in ...
Lookout Pass is the eastern border of northern Idaho's Silver Valley, and has the distinction of being "Exit 0" on Interstate 90 in Montana. Established 90 years ago in 1935, Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area is on the eastbound side of the highway, straddling the border. The state border line is the ridge line of the mountains and at the ...
The elevation of the highway pass on I-90 is a moderate 4,720 feet (1,440 m). The historic Mullan Pass, constructed as a wagon road by the U.S. Army in 1860, is about three miles (5 km) east-northeast as the crow flies, at 5,168 feet (1,575 m). Lookout Pass is considered the eastern boundary of Idaho's Silver Valley mining region.
Based on road conditions and weather reports, the road might not reopen until midday Wednesday, Idaho Transportation Department spokesperson Sophia Miraglio told the Idaho Statesman by email.
Idaho Transportation Department officials said two vehicles were involved in the Thursday night avalanche. Avalanche causes road closure on Idaho 21. Snow, ice shut down other routes
A critical highway linking Idaho and Wyoming has closed indefinitely after a portion of the road cracked and then collapsed in a “catastrophic landslide” Saturday, officials said.
It was formerly "Sohon Pass," named by Mullan for artist Gustavus Sohon, whose explorations found the 4,900-foot (1,495 m) gap, [9] about a mile west of Lookout Pass. After the strenuous project was completed in 1860, floods wiped out substantial stretches of the road, and the road was re-routed in 1861.
Idaho Highway 21 is closed from east of Lowman to Stanley, but Idaho Highway 75 through Ketchum is open. The Stanley Museum is closed, the Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association said on ...