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Standard Iowa Highway shields |
| State: |
Highway X (IA X or Iowa X) |
| Interstates: |
Interstate X (I-X) |
| US Routes: |
U.S. Highway X (US X) |
| Notes: |
Iowa state highways are generally state-maintained. |
Iowa DOT use the standard cicle sign shield for its state highways. 24 × 24 inch or 36 × 36 inch signs are used for all state and U.S. Highways regardless of number of digits. Iowa uses the same system as North Carolina when it comes to font usage — instead of the circle getting bigger, the font of the numbers gets smaller as more digits are added. The table below describes font usage in the state. Interstate route signage follows Interstate marker standards — using wider shields for 3-digit routes. Font type for Interstate markers is type D — sized to fit the shield. All Iowa interstate shields include the state name on the shields. [1]
Standard font types for Iowa state, U.S. Route, and Interstate highway shields[1][2]
| Shield type |
One digit |
Two digits |
Three digits |
| Interstate |
none |
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| U.S. highway |
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| State highway |
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[edit] List of current routes
[edit] Interstate highways
[edit] U.S. Highways
[edit] Iowa state highways
| Route |
South or west terminus |
North or east terminus |
Length (mi) |
Notes |
IA 1 |
IA 2 near Keosauqua |
US 151 near Anamosa |
120.32 |
|
IA 2 |
N-2 near Nebraska City, NE |
IL 9 at Fort Madison |
258.51 |
|
IA 3 |
SD 50 near Westfield |
US 52 / US 61 / US 151 at Dubuque |
327.81 |
|
IA 4 |
IA 44 at Panora |
TH 4 near Estherville |
146.38 |
|
IA 5 |
Route 5 near Cincinnati |
I-35 at West Des Moines |
104.80 |
|
IA 7 |
IA 3 near Aurelia |
US 169 near Fort Dodge |
73.59 |
|
IA 8 |
US 63 at Traer |
US 218 near Garrison |
13.95 |
|
IA 9 |
SD 42 near Larchwood |
WIS 82 at Lansing |
295.70 |
|
IA 10 |
SD 46 near Hawarden |
IA 4 at Havelock |
104.53 |
|
IA 12 |
I-29 at Sioux City |
IA 10 at Hawarden |
46.05 |
|
IA 13 |
US 30 / US 151 near Bertram |
US 52 near Froelich |
85.20 |
|
IA 14 |
IA 2 at Corydon |
US 18 / US 218 Bus. at Charles City |
187.94 |
|
IA 15 |
IA 3 near Pocahontas |
TH 15 near Armstrong |
63.56 |
|
IA 16 |
US 34 near Agency |
US 61 at Wever |
65.18 |
|
IA 17 |
IA 141 at Granger |
US 18 near Wesley |
102.89 |
|
IA 21 |
IA 149 near Hedrick |
US 20 at Waterloo |
97.19 |
|
IA 22 |
IA 21 near Thornburg |
US 61 at Davenport |
95.42 |
|
IA 23 |
IA 92 near Oskaloosa |
IA 149 near Fremont |
15.92 |
|
IA 24 |
US 18 / US 63 at New Hampton |
US 52 / IA 150 at Calmar |
26.22 |
|
IA 25 |
IA 2 near Benton |
US 30 near Scranton |
103.41 |
|
IA 26 |
IA 9 at Lansing |
TH 26 – New Albin |
11.24 |
|
IA 27 |
Route 27 at St. Francisville, MO |
I-35 at the Minnesota state line |
281.36 |
|
IA 28 |
IA 92 at Martensdale |
I-35 / I-80 at Des Moines |
21.73 |
|
IA 31 |
US 59 near Quimby |
IA 141 near Smithland |
38.48 |
|
IA 32 |
US 20 at Dubuque |
US 52 / IA 3 at Sageville |
5.1 |
|
IA 37 |
IA 175 near Turin |
US 59 near Earling |
40.33 |
|
IA 38 |
IA 92 at Muscatine |
IA 3 near Edgewood |
98.84 |
|
IA 39 |
US 59 at Denison |
IA 175 at Odebolt |
24.34 |
|
IA 44 |
US 30 near Logan |
IA 141 at Grimes |
104.54 |
|
IA 48 |
US 59 at Shenandoah |
US 6 near Lewis |
47.91 |
|
IA 51 |
US 18 at Postville |
IA 9 at Waukon |
10.94 |
|
IA 56 |
IA 150 at West Union |
IA 13 at Elkader |
24.48 |
|
IA 57 |
US 65 near Iowa Falls |
US 218 / IA 27 / IA 58 at Cedar Falls |
40.34 |
|
IA 58 |
US 63 at Hudson |
US 218 / IA 27 / IA 57 at Cedar Falls |
11.97 |
|
IA 60 |
US 75 at Le Mars |
TH 60 at Bigelow, MN |
56 |
|
IA 62 |
IA 64 at Maquoketa |
US 52 at Bellevue |
19.64 |
|
IA 64 |
US 151 near Anamosa |
IL 64 at Savanna, IL |
64.26 |
|
IA 70 |
IA 92 at Columbus Junction |
US 6 near West Liberty |
24.01 |
|
IA 76 |
US 18 near McGregor |
TH 76 near Eitzen, MN |
51.93 |
|
IA 78 |
IA 149 near Martinsburg |
US 61 near Morning Sun |
58.58 |
|
IA 81 |
Route 81 near Farmington |
IA 2 at Farmington |
2.23 |
|
IA 83 |
US 59 at Avoca |
IA 148 at Anita |
34.19 |
|
IA 85 |
Montezuma city limits |
IA 21 at Deep River |
8.43 |
|
IA 86 |
US 71 near Milford |
TH 86 near Spirit Lake |
12.65 |
|
IA 92 |
N-92 at Council Bluffs |
IL 92 at Muscatine |
274.48 |
|
IA 93 |
US 63 near Tripoli |
IA 150 at Fayette |
29.55 |
|
IA 96 |
IA 14 near Gladbrook |
US 63 near Gladbrook |
16.65 |
|
IA 98 |
IA 16 near Douds |
Clay Street in Leando |
1.78 |
Spur route. |
IA 100 |
Edgewood Road – Cedar Rapids |
US 151 / IA 13 near Marion |
8.30 |
|
| IA 102 |
New Sharon western city limits[5] |
US 63 / IA 146 at New Sharon |
0.50 |
Formerly extended to Pella. |
| IA 107 |
Meservey southern city limits |
Meservey northern city limits[6] |
0.58 |
Discontinuous segment in city limits. |
| Thornton western city limits |
Thornton northern city limits[7] |
1.46 |
Discontinuous segment in city limits. |
IA 110 |
US 20 at Schaller |
IA 7 at Storm Lake |
14.80 |
|
| IA 116 |
US 218 near Waverly |
IA 3 at Waverly |
2.62 |
US 218 Bus. in Waverly. |
IA 117 |
US 163 at Prairie City |
US 65 IA 330 near Mingo |
18.46 |
|
IA 122 |
I-35 / US 18 at Clear Lake |
Mason City city limits |
12.36 |
|
IA 127 |
I-29 near Mondamin |
US 30 at Logan |
16.04 |
|
IA 128 |
IA 13 at Elkader |
US 52 near Garnavillo |
7.03 |
|
IA 130 |
IA 38 at Tipton |
I-80 at Davenport |
31.98 |
|
IA 136 |
IL 136 at Clinton |
US 52 / IA 3 at Luxemburg |
97.86 |
|
IA 137 |
IA 5 at Albia |
US 63 at Eddyville |
14.41 |
|
IA 139 |
IA 9 near Cresco |
TH 139 near Harmony, MN |
11.45 |
|
IA 140 |
US 20 at Moville |
IA 3 at Remsen |
25.36 |
|
IA 141 |
I-29 at Sloan |
I-35 / I-80 at Grimes |
155.59 |
|
IA 143 |
IA 3 at Marcus |
IA 10 at Granville |
12.03 |
|
IA 144 |
IA 141 at Perry |
IA 175 near Harcourt |
34.08 |
|
IA 146 |
US 63 at New Sharon |
US 30 at Le Grand |
42.73 |
|
IA 148 |
Route 148 near Bedford |
I-80 near Anita |
66.87 |
|
IA 149 |
US 34 / US 63 at Ottumwa |
I-80 near Williamsburg |
66.16 |
|
IA 150 |
US 218 at Vinton |
US 52 / IA 24 at Calmar |
85.14 |
|
IA 152 |
I-35 near Osceola |
US 69 near Osceola |
1.38 |
|
IA 160 |
IA 415 at Ankeny |
I-35 at Ankeny |
2.42 |
|
IA 163 |
US 69 at Des Moines |
US 63 at Oskaloosa |
61.09 |
|
IA 165 |
Nebraska state line at Carter Lake |
Nebraska state line at Carter Lake |
0.46 |
Only route west of the Missouri River. |
IA 173 |
IA 83 near Atlantic |
IA 44 at Kimballton |
14.69 |
|
IA 175 |
N-51 at Decatur, NE |
US 63 at Hudson |
221.23 |
|
IA 182 |
US 18 at Inwood |
IA 9 near Larchwood |
9.07 |
|
IA 183 |
IA 127 at Mondamin |
IA 141 at Ute |
29.51 |
|
IA 187 |
US 20 near Masonville |
IA 150 near Fayette |
28.43 |
|
IA 188 |
IA 3 near Clarksville |
US 63 near Tripoli |
24.24 |
|
IA 191 |
I-680 near Neola |
IA 37 at Earling |
22.65 |
|
IA 192 |
I-29 / I-80 at Council Bluffs |
I-29 at Council Bluffs |
5.24 |
|
IA 196 |
US 71 / IA 175 at Lake View |
US 20 near Sac City |
7.81 |
|
IA 202 |
Route 202 near Coatsville, MO |
IA 2 near Moulton |
10.47 |
|
IA 210 |
IA 141 near Woodward |
US 65 near Collins |
34.86 |
|
IA 212 |
IA 21 near Belle Plaine |
US 6 at Marengo |
12.23 |
|
IA 220 |
US 6 at South Amana |
US 151 at Amana |
7.24 |
|
IA 224 |
I-80 near Kellogg |
IA 14 near Laurel |
10.53 |
|
IA 281 |
Waterloo |
IA 150 at Oelwein |
28.12 |
|
| IA 296 |
Norwalk city limits |
IA 28 at Norwalk |
0.29 |
Former IA 28.[8] |
IA 316 |
IA 5 near Swan |
near Runnells |
5.86 |
Spur route. |
IA 330 |
US 65 / IA 117 near Mingo |
IA 14 near Albion |
33.45 |
|
IA 333 |
I-29 at Hamburg |
US 275 at Hamburg |
1.55 |
|
IA 346 |
US 218 / IA 27 at Nashua |
US 18 / US 63 near New Hampton |
12.10 |
|
IA 370 |
N-370 at Bellevue, NE |
I-29 near Council Bluffs |
3.19 |
|
| IA 376 |
I-29 at Sioux City |
US 75 at Sioux City |
10.0 |
US 75 Bus. in Sioux City. |
| IA 404 |
IA 3 at Le Mars |
US 75 / IA 60 at Le Mars |
3.32 |
US 75 Bus. in Le Mars. |
IA 415 |
US 6 at Des Moines |
IA 141 near Granger |
17.28 |
|
| IA 438 |
US 34 at Mount Pleasant |
US 218 / IA 27 at Mount Pleasant |
0.7 |
Former US 218/IA 27.[9] |
| IA 922 |
US 151 at Cedar Rapids |
IA 100 at Cedar Rapids |
8.82 |
US 151 Bus. in Cedar Rapids. |
| IA 926 |
US 169 at Fort Dodge |
US 169 at Fort Dodge |
3.17 |
US 169 Bus. in Fort Dodge. |
| IA 930 |
US 30 near Ames near Ames |
Boone / Story County line |
1.79 |
Spur route. |
| IA 934 |
IA 27 / IA 58 at Cedar Falls |
US 63 at Waterloo |
4.82 |
University Avenue.[10][11] |
| IA 946 |
US 52 / US 61 / US 151 at Dubuque |
US 52 / US 61 / US 151 at Dubuque |
0.96 |
Provides direct access to US 20.[12] |
| IA 965 |
US 6 at Coralville |
I-80 at Coralville |
0.40 |
Provides direct access to I-80.[13] |
| Total length |
5,115.73 |
|
[edit] Former highways
On April 17, 2003, the Iowa Senate introduced a bill, Senate File 451[14], which sought to turn over control of highways under state jurisdiction which generally provided service to local areas.[15] The bill was passed by the Senate and House and was signed by Governor Tom Vilsack on May 23, 2003[16]. Senate File 451 made it possible for the Iowa DOT to turn over highways to local control without the customary agreements before the transfer as required in Iowa Code 2003 Section 306.8[17]. Over 600 miles (970 km) of state highways, mostly short spur routes and segments bypassed after new construction, were turned over to county or municipal governments on July 1, 2003.
[edit] County highways
Iowa's county highways use the standard pentagon shield and are maintained by county governments. County roads are numbered with a statewide grid system using letters and numbers. County roads running primarily east and west assigned letters (from north to south) A through J. County roads running primarily north and south are assigned letters (from west to east) K through Z. The letters I, O, Q and U are not used to avoid confusion with numbers and other letters.
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