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 |
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1967 |
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1969 |
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1934 |
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1931 |
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2003 |
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Minnesota state line |
1934 |
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Nebraska border near Omaha, NE |
1973 |
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2003 |
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2003 |
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/ |
2003 |
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1992 |
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2003 |
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2003 |
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2003 |
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1938 |
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2003 |
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1937 |
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2003 |
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2003 |
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2003 |
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2003 |
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/ |
2003 |
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/ |
/ / |
2003 |
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Route B near Wayland, MO |
2004 |
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2003 |
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/ |
2003 |
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/ |
/ |
2003 |
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2003 |
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2003 |
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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 |
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South |
Allerton |
2003 |
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South |
Malvern |
2003 |
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South |
Manilla |
2003 |
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East |
Lehigh |
2003 |
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South |
Seymour |
2003 |
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North |
Diagonal |
2003 |
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South |
Melrose |
2003 |
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North |
Keota |
2003 |
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West |
Geode State Park |
2003 |
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South |
Blairstown |
2003 |
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Northwest |
Palo |
2003 |
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South |
Russell |
2003 |
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South |
Oxford |
2003 |
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North |
Spragueville |
2003 |
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Southeast |
Viking Lake State Park |
2003 |
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East |
Twin Lakes State Park |
2003 |
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North |
Nevada |
2003 |
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West |
Rockford |
2003 |
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East |
Bussey |
2003 |
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East |
Lime Springs |
2003 |
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/ |
South |
Melcher-Dallas |
2003 |
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East |
Plover |
2003 |
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North |
Albert City |
2003 |
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South |
Garrison |
2003 |
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West |
Van Horne |
2003 |
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North |
Keystone |
2003 |
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/ |
South |
Norway |
2003 |
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North |
Garden Grove |
2003 |
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East |
Milo |
2003 |
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East |
Lacona |
2003 |
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East |
New Virginia |
2003 |
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North |
Wellsburg |
2003 |
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South |
Union |
2003 |
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East |
Roland |
2003 |
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West |
Sully |
2003 |
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West |
Garwin |
2003 |
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North |
Harris |
2003 |
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South |
Waubonsie State Park |
2003 |
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West |
Royal |
2003 |
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North |
Silver City |
2003 |
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/ |
South |
Black Hawk Lake State Park |
2003 |
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North |
Winfield |
2003 |
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/ |
East |
Grandview |
2003 |
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East |
Williamson |
2003 |
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East |
Tingley |
2003 |
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East |
Weldon |
2003 |
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West |
Lake Wapello State Park |
2003 |
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/ |
North |
Minnesota state line |
2003 |
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/ |
North |
Atkins |
2003 |
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South |
Quasqueton |
2003 |
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West |
Brandon |
2003 |
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North |
Arcadia |
2003 |
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North |
Lanesboro |
2003 |
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/ |
North |
Newhall |
2003 |
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North |
Grand River |
2003 |
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South |
New Providence |
2003 |
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West |
Modale |
2003 |
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East |
Little Sioux |
2003 |
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/ |
West |
Letts |
2003 |
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East |
Derby |
2003 |
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South |
Ayrshire |
2003 |
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East |
Palmer |
2003 |
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South |
Pammel State Park |
2003 |
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North |
Lewis and Clark State Park |
2003 |
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West |
Spillville |
2003 |
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North |
North of Orleans |
2003 |
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South |
Pikes Peak State Park |
2003 |
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/ |
West |
Lake Ahquabi State Park |
2003 |
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South |
Buckeye |
2003 |
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West |
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge |
2003 |
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North |
Harpers Ferry |
2003 |
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South |
Lake Keomah State Park |
2003 |
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West |
Lake MacBride State Park |
2003 |
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East |
Randall |
2003 |
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East |
Springbrook State Park |
2003 |
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/ |
West |
Pacific Junction |
2003 |
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South |
Lone Tree |
2003 |
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East |
Burlington |
2003 |
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/ |
Southwest |
Backbone State Park |
2003 |
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/ |
South |
Victor |
2003 |
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West |
Maquoketa Caves State Park |
2003 |
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West |
Le Grand city limits |
2006 |
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South |
Center Point |
2003 |
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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 |
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Batavia (near US 34) |
Batavia (near US 34) |
2008 |
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Donnellson city limits (near US 218/IA 27) |
Donnellson city limits (near US 218/IA 27) |
2007 |
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Smithland (near IA 141) |
Sioux City (near US 20/US 75) |
2003 |
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