- Idaho State Highway 51
Infobox road
state=ID
type=SH
route=51
maint=ITD
length_mi=92.384
length_round=3
length_ref=Idaho Transportation Department , [http://www.itd.idaho.gov/planning/gis/MP_Log.html Milepoint Log Reports] ]
direction_a=South
terminus_a=jct|state=NV|SR|225 towardsOwyhee, NV
direction_b=North
terminus_b=jct|state=ID|BL|84|dab1=Mountain Home in Mountain Home
previous_type=SH
previous_route=50
next_type=SH
next_route=52State Highway 51 is a 92 mile (148 km) road connecting State Route 225 at the border of
Idaho andNevada with Mountain Home at the junction of U.S. Highway 20 and Interstate 84.Route description
SH-51's northern is at the east edge of the city of Mountain Home in Elmore County. The road crosses over the
Snake River into Owyhee County and passes the towns of Bruneau, Grasmere, and Riddle in Idaho; it then enters theDuck Valley Indian Reservation . It is the major north-south road in the county. [cite book
last= Conley
first= Cort
title= Idaho for the curious: a guide
year= 1982
publisher= Backeddy Books
location= Cambridge, Idaho
isbn= 0-9603566-3-0
pages= p.281] The Idaho portion of the road ends as it crosses into Nevada and becomes State Route 225.Elevation
Elevation on the highway ranges from a low of 2461 feet (750 m) at the
Snake River crossing to a high of 5400 feet (1646 m) at the Nevada border.References
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