iowa highway iowa highway iowa mile long state highway eastern northeastern iowa begins ends iowa heads north east meets interstate iowa avenue saints highway independence intersects south town north iowa traverses east central state iowa passes farmland dot landscape towns route highway generally brings traffic central business districts town highway bypasses downtown area route forms western leg passes iowa little switzerland region iowa designation primary highway system inception current route formed route extended way route truncated old route iowa took current form southern route shifted iowa abandoned iowa iowa july route description iowa begins intersection southern comes south turns west intersection iowa begins heading north street near downtown highway turns east blocks turns north immediately crosses highway passes small airport surrounded fields curves east miles west heads north intersects interstate north iowa intersects 51st street prior iowa came north current route turned east 51st street iowa followed current path iowa highway heads north passing houses reaches south independence independence crosses concrete arch bridge 1st street route turns east blocks returning northward north town iowa passes north independence iowa continues north farmland rural passes miles meets iowa south runs county line iowa enters 1st avenue block east downtown charles street iowa approaches east turns north iowa routes head split couple miles north town highway turns east briefly returns heading north reaches road turns east continues east intersection iowa iowa comes south ends intersection iowa turns north continues home iowa intersects iowa crosses north town highway forms western leg area known locally little switzerland route meets western end iowa south heart town route gradually west series curves south unincorporated community route way iowa comes south route ends intersection comes east turns north iowa comes west history iowa shown maps primary highway system created designated short connector route homestead route later iowa currently second version appeared state maps route went south jefferson iowa jamaica iowa spur route north yale designated years later iowa extended southward leaving short east west portion supplanted highway designation iowa overtaken iowa relocated south jefferson current route current iowa created shortly iowa supplanted iowa west central state new iowa replaced iowa stretched independence entirety highway entered north center point road turned west iowa 1st avenue near turned south 10th street traveled blocks corner 8th avenue carried east west respectively route continued south east overlapping iowa entirely replaced iowa stretched highway entered northwest named town road transitioned downtown highway overlapped 4th street briefly street 2nd street iowa followed ended state line mississippi_river illinois bridge began state line 1950s today highway system beginning shape iowa rerouted couple times adjustment happened taken new road south town iowa moved west downtown turned south 6th street joined 18th avenue routes turned east new road turned south bowling street years iowa moved northeast instead continuing south turned east collins road connected iowa near eastern city limits followed routes downtown turned south road headed southeast east followed iowa continued years iowa rerouted newly extended extended south near longest extent route miles long changed january reorganized primary highway system commission reassigned sections highway new numbers removed duplicate numbers unnecessary iowa case route truncated iowa iowa removed remaining segment renumbered iowa route new length miles southern end iowa changed constructed parallel iowa opened traffic iowa routing south iowa essentially redundant new interstate result iowa rerouted iowa south vacated section iowa renumbered iowa old iowa north end iowa 1980s iowa near rerouted new section highway right way recently originally proposed lane highway pressure residents caused approve lane highway instead new section highway open old section iowa remained primary highway system unsigned iowa july construction currently underway curves miles north independence project discussion release road safety december flooding june miles iowa north closed months flood waters destroyed roadway north intersection county road foot long section completely washed away end month lane bridge reopened local traffic farmers reopening bridge saved drivers having use mile long august iowa reopened traffic washed section highway rebuilt reopened september months closed major intersections related routes iowa highway iowa highway iowa highway counties original primary highway designated primary road primary road independence northern half route overlapped iowa primary road truncated intersection primary road west walker mile long highway largely remain years iowa rerouted highway iowa designation removed section iowa iowa iowa iowa highway iowa highway iowa northern half section iowa vacated rerouted iowa began intersection west walker iowa ended iowa headed east walker highway edge town curving south route headed south center point road miles curved southwest southeast highway known franklin street southern town center point road turned south iowa ended mix city county state transportation officials met review recommend changes iowa public road system report necessitated increasing costs maintain highway system level funding keeping rising costs committee identified miles state highways including iowa turned local jurisdictions committee recommendations accepted july iowa miles state highways turned counties local jurisdictions east west portion near walker replaced north south portion portion center point road south known iowa year mile long route extended south turned sections built adjacent opened traffic rural parts center point road known parts simply known center point road
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