An elevated view looks down on the Lewiston Spiral Highway as it folds back on itself across steep, barren hills above Lewiston, Idaho. The dirt road climbs in switchbacks toward the horizon, with cut banks and sparse vegetation marking the grade. The route runs ten miles from Lewiston to its apex and rises 2,000 feet, promoted as "the scenic roadway of the west." Now called the Old Spiral Highway, it was an early motor road out of the Snake River valley, and its many curves made the climb a local landmark.
White border; sepia-toned photographic image; printed caption at bottom. No postmark. Divided-back card with printed 'POST CARD' header and 'CORRESPONDENCE'/'ADDRESS' labels plus printed 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box; blue-ink message written on the correspondence side ('I have been over this road many times'); pencil dealer/price mark 'RmLI 3—' at top left. Front is a sepia view with a white border.
Cite this card
Lewiston Spiral Highway, Lewiston, ID, circa 1917, postcard, c. 1917. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lewiston-spiral-highway-lewiston-id-circa-1917. Accessed November 2, 2026.
