Idaho State Highway 52

State Highway 52
State Highway 52
Route information
	Maintained by ITD
Length	54.126 mi (87.107 km)
Existed	1938–present
Major junctions
West end	OR 52 at the Snake River/Oregon state line near Payette
	US 95 in Payette
East end	SH-55 in Horseshoe Bend
Location
Country	United States
State	Idaho
Counties	Payette, Gem, Boise
Highway system
	Idaho State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

State Highway 52 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Idaho that travels along the Payette River from the Oregon State Line and Snake River to Horseshoe Bend.

Route description

State Highway 52 begins at the Oregon/Idaho state line at the terminus of Oregon Route 52 where the highway crosses the Snake River near Payette. The highway heads eastward through the city of Payette, then following the Payette River. The highway meets SH-72 at its junction east of New Plymouth. Then heads eastward to the city of Emmett where it turns north at its junction with SH-16 then continuing east up Black Canyon to its terminus at Horseshoe Bend.^[2]

History

This route has been in existence since 1929, originally as part of State Highway 16, which originally terminated in Horseshoe Bend. State Highway 52 was created in 1938, when the northern section of SH-16 from Emmett to Horseshoe Bend was rerouted westward to New Plymouth. SH-16 was eventually truncated at Emmett in 1955, and SH-52 was then extended westward along the former SH-16 heading toward New Plymouth, and ending up in Payette and the state line.^[3]^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
Malheur		0.00	0.00	OR 52 north	Western terminus; Continuation into Oregon
Snake River		0.00	0.00	Oregon/Idaho state line Snake River
Payette	Payette	1.664	2.678	US 95 Spur south – Fruitland
	Payette	2.327	3.745	US 95 – Weiser, Fruitland
		14.419	23.205	SH-72 west – New Plymouth
Gem	Emmett	30.422	48.959	SH-16 south – Eagle
Boise	Horseshoe Bend	54.126	87.107	SH-55 – Eagle, McCall	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi