List of former Iowa state highways

On 2003-07-01, the Iowa Department Of Transportation transferred control of more than of highway to county and local governments in order to save money and to increase operational efficiency. Most of the highways turned over were short spurs connecting small, rural communities and state parks to the highway system.

List of former Iowa state highways

Complete routes

These routes began and ended at another route.

Former Route

South or West End

North or East End

Length

Year Transferred

/

1967

1969

1934

1931

2003

Minnesota state line

1934

Nebraska border near Omaha, NE

1973

2003

2003

/

2003

1992

2003

2003

2003

1938

2003

1937

2003

2003

2003

2003

/

2003

/

/ /

2003

Route B near Wayland, MO

2004

2003

/

2003

/

/

2003

2003

2003

Spur routes

These routes began at another route and ended in or at the outer city limits of a city.

Former Route

Connecting Route

Spur Direction

Spur End

Length

Year Transferred

South

Wall Lake

2003

South

Allerton

2003

South

Malvern

2003

South

Manilla

2003

East

Lehigh

2003

South

Seymour

2003

North

Diagonal

2003

South

Melrose

2003

North

Keota

2003

West

Geode State Park

2003

South

Blairstown

2003

Northwest

Palo

2003

South

Russell

2003

South

Oxford

2003

North

Spragueville

2003

Southeast

Viking Lake State Park

2003

East

Twin Lakes State Park

2003

North

Nevada

2003

West

Rockford

2003

East

Bussey

2003

East

Lime Springs

2003

/

South

Melcher-Dallas

2003

East

Plover

2003

North

Albert City

2003

South

Garrison

2003

West

Van Horne

2003

North

Keystone

2003

/

South

Norway

2003

North

Garden Grove

2003

East

Milo

2003

East

Lacona

2003

East

New Virginia

2003

North

Wellsburg

2003

South

Union

2003

East

Roland

2003

West

Sully

2003

West

Garwin

2003

North

Harris

2003

South

Waubonsie State Park

2003

West

Royal

2003

North

Silver City

2003

/

South

Black Hawk Lake State Park

2003

North

Winfield

2003

/

East

Grandview

2003

East

Williamson

2003

East

Tingley

2003

East

Weldon

2003

West

Lake Wapello State Park

2003

/

North

Minnesota state line

2003

/

North

Atkins

2003

South

Quasqueton

2003

West

Brandon

2003

North

Arcadia

2003

North

Lanesboro

2003

/

North

Newhall

2003

North

Grand River

2003

South

New Providence

2003

West

Modale

2003

East

Little Sioux

2003

/

West

Letts

2003

East

Derby

2003

South

Ayrshire

2003

East

Palmer

2003

South

Pammel State Park

2003

North

Lewis and Clark State Park

2003

West

Spillville

2003

North

North of Orleans

2003

South

Pikes Peak State Park

2003

/

West

Lake Ahquabi State Park

2003

South

Buckeye

2003

West

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

2003

North

Harpers Ferry

2003

South

Lake Keomah State Park

2003

West

Lake MacBride State Park

2003

East

Randall

2003

East

Springbrook State Park

2003

/

West

Pacific Junction

2003

South

Lone Tree

2003

East

Burlington

2003

/

Southwest

Backbone State Park

2003

/

South

Victor

2003

West

Maquoketa Caves State Park

2003

West

Le Grand city limits

2006

South

Center Point

2003

West

Black Hawk / Buchanan County line

2003

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Other routes

These routes did not begin or end at another route.

Former Route

South or West End

North or East End

Length

Year Transferred

Gilbertville (south of I-380/US 20/IA 27)

Raymond (north of I-380/US 20/IA 27)

2003

Batavia (near US 34)

Batavia (near US 34)

2008

Donnellson city limits (near US 218/IA 27)

Donnellson city limits (near US 218/IA 27)

2007

Smithland (near IA 141)

Sioux City (near US 20/US 75)

2003