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Lewiston Spiral Highway, Lewiston, Idaho

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasMountains & Hills
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Lewiston Spiral Highway, Lewiston, Idaho, c. 1915 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Lewiston Spiral Highway, Lewiston, Idaho, c. 1915 real photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A sepia-toned elevated view of the Lewiston Spiral Highway, a winding dirt road with switchbacks cut into steep, barren hills, ascending toward the horizon.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

I have been over this road many times

No. 84—From Lewiston, Idaho, to the apex of the Lewiston Spiral Highway is a dis- tance of ten miles, with a climb of 2,000 feet. It's the scenic roadway of the west.
Addressed to

No address detected

Postcard record

SeriesNo. 84
ConditionVery good
Place depictedLewiston Spiral Highway, Lewiston, ID
Place mentionedLewiston, ID
NotesWhite border; sepia-toned photographic image; printed caption at bottom. No postmark. Divided-back card with printed 'POST CARD' header and 'CORRESPONDENCE'/'ADDRESS' labels; blue-ink message written on the correspondence side; pencil dealer/price mark 'rmlJ 3-' at top left. Front is a sepia view with a white border.

Cite this card

Lewiston Spiral Highway, Lewiston, Idaho, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lewiston-spiral-highway-lewiston-idaho. Accessed October 5, 2026.