U.S. Route 93
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Image:U.S. Highway 93 bridge over Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls, Idaho.jpeg U.S. Highway 93 is a major north-south United States highway in the Western United States, extending between the Canadian border in Montana, where it connects with B.C. Highway 93, and Wickenburg, Arizona, a small town about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Phoenix.
Major cities that U.S. Highway 93 travels through include Missoula, Montana, Twin Falls, Idaho, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
A popular bumper sticker often seen in Montana reads, "Pray for me, I drive Hwy 93!"
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Termini
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Lincoln County, Montana at the Canadian border, where it continues as Provincial Highway 93. Its southern terminus is in Wickenburg, Arizona at an intersection with U.S. Highway 60.
Historic termini
Until 1993, US 93 ended a short distance north of Wickenburg, Arizona at a junction with U.S. Highway 89. When US 89 was decommissioned in the area, the US 93 designation was carried on into Wickenburg.
Projected upgrades
US 93 (with US 60 to the southeast of Wickenburg) is the shortest route between the fast-growing cities of Las Vegas and Phoenix, two of the largest cities in America. Upgrades of US 60 and US 93 to expressway status are scheduled between Las Vegas and Phoenix.
A segment of the new highway is in the very early stages of construction (in 2004) in the area of Hoover Dam; the Hoover Dam Bypass will replace a highway now closed to truck traffic due to its inadequacy (the mountain road includes hairpin turns and directly crosses the dam, which raises concerns of the security of the dam itself since the September 11, 2001 attacks). The bypass will cross the Colorado River on a new bridge downstream of the dam. It will incorporate the now-complete Interstate 515 through Las Vegas and it will make unnecessary the truck detour through either Laughlin, Nevada or Needles, California.
Alternate routes
As of 2006, Alt US 93 runs from Lages Junction in northern White Pine County, Nevada to West Wendover, Nevada. It provides a shortcut to eastbound Interstate 80 and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Between 1926 and 1977 a road between Shoshone, Idaho and Challis, Idaho was also labeled Alt US 93. This stretch of road is now considered part of the main US 93.
States traversed
The highway passes through the following states: