Idaho State Highway 44

State Highway 44 (SH-44) is a 23.089-mile-long (37.158 km) state highway in the U.S. State of Idaho. SH-44 travels through the Treasure Valley from Interstate 84 (I-84) to U.S. Route 20 (US-20) and US-26 in Garden City, Idaho.

State Highway 44
SH-44 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length23.089 mi[1] (37.158 km)
Major junctions
West end I-84 near Caldwell
East end US 20 / US 26 in Garden City
Location
CountiesCanyon, Ada
Highway system
  • State Highways in Idaho
← SH-43→ SH-45

Route description

State Highway 44 starts at the junction of Interstate 84 north of Caldwell at Exit 25. The highway heads eastward staying mostly to the north of the Boise River. The highway goes through the cities of Middleton and Star. Just to the east of Star meets its junction with Emmett Highway, SH-16. Highway 44 continues east through Eagle and intersects with State Highway 55. From Eagle eastward, the highway is also known as State Street and continues toward Boise. The highway turns southward onto Glenwood Street in Garden City where it continues for approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) before ending at Chinden Boulevard (US-20/US-26).[2]

History

This route is believed to have been in existence since 1934. A previous alignment of State Highway 44 continued eastward down State Street past Glenwood Street further into downtown Boise. The highway turned south onto 23rd Street and continued several blocks to Fairview Avenue which, at the time, was also US-20, US-26 and US-30. State Highway 44 was also cosigned with State Highway 55 from Horseshoe Bend Road east to its terminus at Fairview Ave in Boise. There, SH-55 turned west and followed the US-20/26/30 complex to Interstate 184. [3]

Future

A study is currently being conducted by ITD and Compass to determine the future transportation needs of this facility and to preserve the right of way for possible future widening of the highway and bypass alternatives through the cities of Middleton and Star.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Canyon​0.0000.000 I-84 – Caldwell, OntarioWestern terminus; diamond interchange
AdaEagle17.64028.389 SH-55 south – MeridianWestern end of SH-55 overlap
19.41031.237 SH-55 north – Horseshoe Bend, McCallEastern end of SH-55 overlap
Garden City23.08937.158 US 20 / US 26 – BoiseEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. Idaho Transportation Department, State Highway 44 Milepoint Log Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ITD (December 2006). "State Highway 44 Milepoint Log". Archived from the original on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
  3. USGS Map; Boise, Idaho, United States (Map). US Geological Survey. 1976. Retrieved 2007. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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