The Route of the Hiawatha

The Route of the Hiawatha (HMUNA)

Location: Avery, ID 83802 Shoshone County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 22.573', W 115° 40.072'

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Looking for the Right Route

In 1905, the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway began looking for a route for their western extension over the Bitterroot Mountains. After five and a half months, exploring 930 miles, the railroad chose a route over St. Paul Pass.

In laying out the route from the St. Paul Pass Tunnel the surveyors planned a line descending at a 1.7% gradient along the mountain slope

A big consideration in choosing this route was the potential for future traffic. This route down the St. Joe River offered exclusive access to huge quantities of old growth white pine and cedar timber.
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 3:21pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 600562 N 5247833
Decimal Degrees47.37621667, -115.66786667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 22.573', W 115° 40.072'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 22' 34.38" N, 115° 40' 4.32" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 504-598 NF-506, Avery ID 83802, US
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