User:Fredddie/U.S. Route 69 in Iowa
Appearance
Route map:
US 69 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
Length | 227.257 mi[1] (365.735 km) | |||
Tourist routes | ![]() | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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North end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Iowa | |||
Counties | ||||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description[edit]
- Missouri to Des Moines
- Des Moines to US 20
- US 20 to Minnesota
History[edit]
- Auto trails
- Jefferson Highway to Des Moines
- Wilson Highway to Minnesota
- Primary highway
- Jefferson Highway became No. 1
- Wilson Highway became No. 15
- U.S. Highway
- Originally ended at Leon, US 65 continued north — ISHC bulletin
- Extended 1934ish to US 65 jct south of Indianonla as of 12/01/1934 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63106783/us-renumbers-iowa-highways/
- Extended 1935ish to Minnesota https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77311515/new-highway-no-69-okd/
- Upgrades
- E. 14th Street viaduct in DSM built 1937ish, US 65/69 rerouted from Indianola Avenue to E. 14th Street
- Iowa 88 opened (now Iowa 330) 1937 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77313220/new-shortcut-from-dm-to-cedar-rapids/
- Paving completed north of DSM in 1940, two nearly equal routes from DSM to Twin Cities https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77314249/choice-of-highway-to-the-twin-cities/
- Proposal to remove traffic off Indianola Road in 1941 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77314673/proposed-new-paving/
Major intersections[edit]
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Decatur | Fayette Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Missouri |
1.250 | 2.012 | ![]() | I-35 interchange straddles the Missouri–Iowa state line | ||
Lamoni | 7.159 | 11.521 | ![]() | ||
Leon | 19.457 | 31.313 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of Iowa 2 overlap | |
20.142 | 32.415 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of Iowa 2 overlap | ||
Franklin Township | 29.532 | 47.527 | ![]() | Former Iowa 258 | |
Decatur–Clarke county line | Franklin–Green Bay township line | 31.509 | 50.709 | ![]() | Former Iowa 266 |
Clarke | Osceola | 40.701 | 65.502 | ![]() | |
42.712 | 68.738 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Former Iowa 152 | ||
Warren | White Oak Township | 64.088 | 103.140 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 65 overlap; former Iowa 349 |
Indianola | 69.154 | 111.293 | ![]() | ||
Des Moines | 79.275– 79.625 | 127.581– 128.144 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 65 overlap | |
Polk | 81.732 | 131.535 | Army Post Road | Former Iowa 5 | |
86.637 | 139.429 | ![]() | |||
87.004 | 140.019 | ![]() ![]() | |||
88.881 | 143.040 | ![]() | |||
90.412 | 145.504 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Ankeny | 94.069 | 151.389 | ![]() | ||
Lincoln Township | 100.171 | 161.210 | NE 126 Avenue | Former Iowa 87 | |
Story | Palestine Township | 106.138 | 170.813 | ![]() | |
Ames | 115.105 | 185.244 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of I-35 Business Loop overlap | |
117.650 | 189.339 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of I-35 Business Loop overlap | ||
Lafayette Township | 126.769 | 204.015 | ![]() | Former Iowa 221 | |
Hamilton | Ellsworth Township | 131.547– 131.833 | 211.704– 212.165 | ![]() | Former Iowa 383 |
135.586 | 218.205 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of Iowa 175 overlap | ||
Jewell | 137.323 | 221.000 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of Iowa 175 overlap | |
Liberty Township | 147.129 | 236.781 | ![]() | ||
Blairsburg | 148.554– 148.815 | 239.074– 239.495 | ![]() | Former US 20 | |
Wright | Lincoln Township | 162.205 | 261.044 | ![]() | Former Iowa 72 |
164.205 | 264.262 | ![]() | Former Iowa 262 | ||
Lincoln–Grant township line | 166.665 | 268.221 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of Iowa 3 overlap | |
Grant–Iowa township line | 168.573 | 271.292 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of Iowa 3 overlap | |
Hancock | Liberty–Ell township line | 186.589 | 300.286 | 168th Street – Klemme | Former Iowa 179 |
Garner | 193.080 | 310.732 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 18 overlap | |
Garfield Township | 194.403– 194.575 | 312.861– 313.138 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 18 overlap | |
Winnebago | Forest City | 205.910 | 331.380 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of Iowa 9 overlap |
Newton Township | 212.905 | 342.637 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of Iowa 9 overlap | |
Lake Mills | 221.174 | 355.945 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Former Iowa 105 | |
Worth | Silver Lake Township | 227.257 | 365.735 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Minnesota |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Road Network (Portal)" (ESRI shapefile). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. April 9, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
External links[edit]
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