Gateway to the Pacific Northwest

Portneuf Narrows was the geographic key to the development of Pocatello and southeast Idaho, as this narrow gap allowed trade and access to the Snake River Plain and the entire Pacific Northwest. This water-level route was followed by stages and freight wagons from 1864 to 1878 on the Idaho Gold Road. The narrow-gauge Utah and Northern railroad was built through here in 1878 and the Oregon Short Line in 1882.

Idaho · United States