 Bridge
inspector Carl Main; photo was used in the commemorative 50th Anniversary
of the Interstate calendar produced by AASHTO. |
 Construction
of I-90 was a temporary boon for the economy of Wallace in the
late 1980s and early 1990s. |
 County
fair display of future travel, used to promote construction of Idaho's
interstate highway system. |
 Motorists
enjoyed a congestion-free ride on newly completed I-184 leading
to downtown Boise. |
 Aerial
view of early Interstate 84 near Burley. |
 A
light snowfall didn't slow traffic on I-184 at the Curtis Road
exit in Boise. |
 Newly
constructed I-15 near Idaho Falls. |
 An
ITD right-of-way agent discusses plans for a segment of Idaho's
interstate highway system. |
 Newly
constructed I-15 near Johns Hole in the Idaho Falls area. |
 Women
were relatively rare on construction crews during Idaho's interstate
construction era. |
 Construction
of the unique I-84 viaduct near Glenns Ferry, east of Boise. |
 Children
attending a county fair in the late 1950s envision cars and transportation
of the future. |
 A
high school band helps celebrate the opening of I-84 near Jerome;
circa 1966. |
 Newly
constructed I-84 east of Boise leaves a distinctive impression
from the air. |
 Dignataries
gather for the ceremonial ribbon cutting marking completion of an
I-84 segment near Jerome, circa 1966. |
 Dignataries
officially open a segment of I-15 in eastern Idaho in 1961. |
 I-84
crosses the Snake River on a new bridge near Rupert. |
 Crews
work on an I-15 bridge near McCammon in southeastern Idaho. |
 I-90
cuts a swath through the Coeur d'Alene area. |
 Steep
terrain presented interesting challenges for construction of I-90
east of Coeur d'Alene. |
 I-90
travels high above a river inlet on Lake Coeur d'Alene. |
 A
ceremonial ribbon cutting opened a segment of I-90 near Wallace
in 1990. |
 'Mourners'
pay their last respects in Wallace before burying the last stoplight
on I-90 between Boston and Seattle. |
 Motorists
traveling on a new section of I-90 are treated to a spectacular
view of Lake Coeur d'Alene. |
 Pallbearers
prepare to move the last I-90 traffic signal to its grave in a Wallace
museum. |
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