Idaho State Highway 69

State Highway 69 (SH-69) is a short 8.012-mile-long (12.894 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Idaho. It runs from Kuna to Interstate 84 (I-84) in Meridian.

State Highway 69
SH-69 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ITD
Length8.012 mi[1] (12.894 km)
Major junctions
South endEast Avalon Street / North Orchard Avenue in Kuna
North end I-84 in Meridian
Location
CountiesAda
Highway system
  • State Highways in Idaho
← SH-67→ SH-71

Route description

State Highway 69 starts at its southern junction and terminus in Kuna. The highway heads eastward for a short distance then turns northward on Kuna-Meridian Road for several miles until it reaches its northern junction and terminus at Interstate 84, in Meridian.[1]

State Highway 69 is part of the Western Heritage Scenic Byway, in the National Scenic Byways Program.[2]

History

State Highway 69 is believed to have been in existence since 1955.

The highway originally started in Kuna following its existing route to Meridian. But instead of ending at Interstate 84 as it currently does, the highway continued north to its former junction with the historic alignment of US-30 which followed Franklin Road to the west, Main Street through town and then Fairview Avenue to the east. Highway 69 briefly followed historic US-30 eastward to the Eagle Highway which is now known as Eagle Road (also now known as State Highway 55). The highway then ended in central Eagle at its northern junction with State Highway 44 which then ran through town on State Street.[3]

Future

Plans are being considered that could extend State Highway 69 southward to a conceptual bypass route that is being considered south of Kuna as listed in conceptual documents in the communities in motion program by COMPASS.[4]

Major junctions

The entire route is in Ada County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Kuna0.0000.000East Avalon Street / North Orchard Avenue
Meridian7.846–
8.012		12.627–
12.894		 I-84 / US 30 / SH-55 / South Meridian Road – Boise, Nampa, MeridianExit 44 (I-84)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. ITD (March 19, 2014). "State Highway 69 Milepost Log" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
  2. USDOT (2007). "Western Heritage Scenic Byway". Retrieved November 7, 2007.
  3. USGS Map; Boise, Idaho, United States (Map). US Geological Survey. 1976. Retrieved 2007. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) (2006). "Communities in Motion". Retrieved November 7, 2007.
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