On 5/17/2010 1:16 PM, Ian Skinner wrote: > Oh, you mean a good road like this: > http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=46.458171,-116.963668&spn=0.012579,0.012767&t=h&z=16 > > When I think of an 180 turn, I think of this, which is what used to > there before that section of 95 was built. > http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=46.45075,-117.012763&spn=0.025162,0.025535&t=h&z=15 > > Now that was a fun road to watch the scenery go by from the back seat of > the old Ford station wagon! >
A little blurb I just located that describes that older road. "For 60 years after construction was completed in 1915, the White Bird Grade (across the valley) served as Idaho's only north-south highway. Many tortuous curves and switchbacks which, if placed together made 37 complete circles let the old road climb 2,900 feet in 14 miles. Gaining an elevation of 4,429 feet at its summit, that route represented a significant engineering and construction achievement. This new grade did not replace it until 1975. " http://511.idaho.gov/markers.asp?marker=WHITE%20BIRD%20GRADE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:318778 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
