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Meeting the south shore of Payette Lake, State Highway 55 turns westward as Lake Street through McCall and its west "Lardo" area. West of town, the road climbs to the Red Ridge, where it reaches its maximum elevation of 5,324 feet (1,623 m) at the Adams County line, also known as Goose Creek Summit immediately northeast of the Little Ski Hill .
The Payette River (/ p eɪ ˈ ɛ t /) is an 82.7-mile-long (133.1 km) [1] river in southwestern Idaho and a major tributary of the Snake River. Its headwaters originate in the Sawtooth and Salmon River Mountains at elevations over 10,000 feet (3,000 m).
Area • Total. 2.009 sq mi (5.20 km 2) ... Visit Idaho.org Payette River Scenic Byway; You Tube - video - Hwy 55, Smiths Ferry Dr to Rainbow Bridge, Idaho
Payette River Scenic Byway: 112.0 180.2 Idaho SH 55 at SH 44 in Eagle: ID 55 at US 95 in New Meadows: June 13, 2002: Traverses foothills and the Long Valley along the Payette River in Idaho Recreational [131] NSB Pend Oreille Scenic Byway: 33.0 53.1 Idaho SH 200 at US 2/US 95 in Ponderay: SH 200 and MT 200 at the Montana state line near Clark ...
Highway 55 was designated the "Payette River Scenic Byway" in 1977. [10] The new multi-lane grade was completed in fall 1991; [ 11 ] the old curvier road is to the west, long plagued by landslides and closures.
McCall is approximately 100 miles (160 km) north of Boise, about a 2-hour drive, accessed via State Highway 55, the Payette River Scenic Byway, a designated national scenic byway. It heads north from Eagle in Ada County to Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade and McCall.
It is a significant cultural and historical resource in the Payette River Scenic Byway corridor in the city of New Meadows, at the junction of US-95 and state highway 55. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5] The depot is an asset for the community of New Meadows and currently functions as a community center for the ...
SH-55 - Payette River Scenic Byway; The county's primary highway is the north–south State Highway 55, the Payette River Scenic Byway, a designated national scenic byway. It heads north from Eagle in Ada County to Horseshoe Bend in Boise County, and climbs the whitewater of the Payette River to Cascade and McCall.