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Ltrip
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Jul 04, 2020

US 95 in Idaho, early July

I am in Moscow, Idaho traveling to Boise, ID on Monday. US 95 is closed south of Riggins due to a landslide. Google Maps says closed until July 10.
I tow a 30' travel trailer with my F250.
What is a "quick" suitable alternate route???
Thanks!
  • NO quick route!
    WA 129 south from Lewiston, then OR 3 to Enterprise, OR 82 to I-84.
    Or US 12 west to Walla Walla, WA then east to Boise on I-82
    Or East on US 12 to Missoula
    No quick way!
    Where you headed from Boise?
  • "Live Action" from the scene!!!!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d40pXJTlmpI
  • Bud, and others, thanks for the feedback. I will, of course, check the Idoho roads website Sunday night before we leave Monday morning. But it does not look good for a quick clean up.
    We are meeting family in Boise, so dont want to miss that stop. Then Ogden, Rawlins, Denver for more family.
    I am rather resigned to going back toward Walla Walla, then La Grande and I-84 into Boise. That is exactly the path we were on to get to Moscow!
    Cheers,
  • Tvov's avatar
    Tvov
    Explorer II
    TUCQUALA wrote:
    "Live Action" from the scene!!!!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d40pXJTlmpI


    Great video, and some humor: "This is not the way to go".
  • To paraphrase an old movie, "These aren't the lanes you're looking for."

    Idaho is so lazy; they've really been letting things slide lately.

    Too much rock & roll.

    That mountain peak just got its rocks off.

    That's the way the boulder bounces!
  • Very calm woman filming that rockslide. Probably a few of us have camped less than 3 miles south of there at Canyon Pines.
  • US 95 closed indefinitely.

    https://www.eastidahonews.com/2020/07/u-s-95-closed-indefinitely-after-more-boulders-crash-onto-highway/
  • https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/riggins-us-95-highway-rockslide-road-closed-boulders-detour/277-b48647cf-7bc5-473d-8612-3c04af6e0660

    mentions a couple of detours

    Old Pollock Road (daytime use) - this a 4 mile road on the other side of the river, local road, most likely gravel or oiled gravel.

    French Creek Road - for 4x4. Years ago I drove north from McCall on the Waren Wagon Rd but turned around at the Burgdorf Hot Springs, due to lingering snow and rain. French Creek is a switchback road down to the Salmon (4500 ft drop in 16 miles). I read someplace that this was the way north from Boise before US95 was put through.