Silver Valley Economic Development Corporation

Transportation

Roads/Highways

Interstate 90 is the longest interstate highway in the U.S. stretching 3112 miles from Seattle, WA to Boston, MA. This major transportation route runs through the middle of the Silver Valley providing easy access to points east and west. Highway 95 connects the Silver Valley to destinations North and South.

Cities

Distance
in Miles

Direction

Spokane

77

West

Seattle

356

West

Canada

153

North

Moscow
131

South

Lewiston
164

South

Air Service

Three airports serve the Silver Valley. Shoshone County Airport is located in Smelterville across from the Silver Valley Business Center and able to handle smaller Jets and Twin Engines. Night landings possible with advanced notice at 208-786-5381.

Coeur'd Alene Airport is 45 miles to the west accepting corporate jets with a 7400
foot runway. Pilot controlled lighting. Contact at 208-772-7838

Spokane International is just 85 miles west. Spokane International serves Transcontinental airlines Alaska, Delta, Northwest and United. Regional air service is provided by Air Canada, Big Sky Airlines, Horizon Air, Southwest and America West.

	Navigation Equipment	Runway Length	Distance in miles
Shoshone County	None	5500	0
Coeur d'Alene Airport		7400	40
Spokane International		Spokane Int'l Website	85

Ports of Entry

Three Port Districts serve the Silver Valley. The furthest inland of any seaports on the West Coast, the Port Districts of Lewiston, Clarkston and Whitman County on the Idaho/Washington border are located just over 150 miles south of the Silver Valley.

	Distance in Miles
Lewiston	164
Clarkston	157
Whitman County	144

Rail service is located just 77 miles west of the Silver Valley in Spokane. Union Pacific and Burlington Northern/Santa Fe reailroads both provide direct lines from Seattle to Chicago, being the northwests major train assembly hub on the northernmost US transcontinental rail line.

Railroads