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==Transportation== ===Railroad=== Four miles (7 km) south of the city is Lawyers Creek Canyon, with large railroad [[Trestle bridge|trestles]]<ref>[https://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=46.201458&ln=-116.447525&z=4&k=2&a=1&tab=1 panoramio.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219052551/http://www.panoramio.com/map#lt=46.201458&ln=-116.447525&z=4&k=2&a=1&tab=1 |date=2014-12-19 }} - photos of the Lawyers Creek Canyon trestles</ref> of the [[Camas Prairie Railroad]], whose second subdivision arrived on the Camas Prairie in 1908 and extended to [[Grangeville, Idaho|Grangeville]] the following year. The largest is the massive century-old [[steel]] trestle, {{convert|1488|ft}} in length and its track {{convert|287|ft}} above the creek.<ref name=cprrm30a>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i6xfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wDIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1539,5210876|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|last=Campbell|first=Thomas J.|title=Camas Prairie Railroad marks 30th anniversary|date=December 11, 1938|page=12}}</ref> After several ownership changes since 1998, the line from [[Spalding, Idaho|Spalding]] is now operated by [[BG&CM Railroad]] and terminates in [[Cottonwood, Idaho|Cottonwood]]. Passenger service on the Camas Prairie ended in 1955.<ref name=cpbugs>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IrdeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1003,2245308|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=Camas Prairie Railroad 'Bugs' reach end of the line today|date=August 23, 1955|page=12 }}</ref> Lawyers Canyon is named after [[Hallalhotsoot|Chief Lawyer]] (1801β76) of the [[Nez Perce people|Nez Perce]], nicknamed for his skill in dealing with the encroaching whites; he is buried in [[Kamiah, Idaho|Kamiah]].<ref name=llnp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-PxHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7PgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6746%2C1846829 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington |last=Ruark |first=Janice |title=Lawyer led Nez Perce in peace before war |date=February 23, 1977 |page=3}}</ref> ===Highways=== *[[File:US 95.svg|25px]] - [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|US 95]] - to [[Lewiston, Idaho|Lewiston]], [[Moscow, Idaho|Moscow]] (north) and [[Grangeville, Idaho|Grangeville]], [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] (via [[File:ID-55.svg|25px]]) (south) *[[File:ID-62.svg|25px]] - [[Idaho State Highway 62|SH-62]] - to [[Nezperce, Idaho|Nezperce]] (east) Northbound [[U.S. Route 95 in Idaho|U.S. Route 95]] was formerly routed westward through Craigmont as Main Street, then resumed westward toward [[Winchester, Idaho|Winchester]]. The highway was re-routed in 1991 and now bypasses Craigmont on its south side. Southbound, the new route between Craigmont and [[Ferdinand, Idaho|Ferdinand]] stays out of the canyon, crossing it on a {{convert|919|ft|adj=on}} bridge ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090615055404/http://itd.idaho.gov/bridge/gallery/ITDBridgePhoto/Lawyer%27s%20Canyon%20Bridge%201.jpg photo]) which opened in October 1991<ref name=lcbstot>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KH9fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5491,2135822|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=Lawyers Canyon Bridge set to open today|date=October 8, 1991|page=8A}}</ref> and passes over the site of the previous {{convert|82|ft|adj=on}} bridge, built in 1948.<ref name=lcscia>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pLFeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1i8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4026,5870548 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=Lawyers Canyon span contract is awarded|page=14|date=December 13, 1947}}</ref><ref name=nosohicl>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ls5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4zIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1400%2C2171454 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=North & South Highway Clear|page=9|date=March 28, 1948 }}</ref> After the bridge, the southbound highway passes to the east of Ferdinand, a new routing completed in 1993.<ref name=newsec9>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMdeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2287,2348015 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=New section of U.S. 95 may be done by Sept. 1|page=8A|date=March 24, 1993}}</ref><ref name=ardferd>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Us5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7TIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4780,861561&dq=95&hl=en |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=Around the Region: U.S. Highway 95 finds its way around Ferdinand|page=5A|date=September 4, 1993}}</ref> Eastbound from Craigmont, [[Idaho State Highway 62|State Highway 62]] connects to [[Nezperce, Idaho|Nezperce]], the [[county seat]].
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