2003 Iowa highway jurisdictional transfer
On July 1, 2003, 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.
In 2002, the Road Use Tax Fund Committee, a mix of city, county, and state transportation officials, met to review and recommend changes to Iowa's public road system. The report was necessitated by increasing costs to maintain the highway system and a level of funding that was not keeping up with the rising costs. The committee identified over of state highways which could be turned over to local jurisdictions. Most of the committee's recommendations were accepted and on July 1, 2003, over of state highways were turned over to the counties or local jurisdictions.
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Iowa 15
Iowa Highway 15 was a short state highway in Van Buren County. It ran from the Missouri state line, where it connected to Route 15 to Iowa 2 in Milton. The highway was in service between January 1, 1969, and July 1, 2003. While it was in service, there were two Iowa 15s in the state; the other was significantly longer and located in the northern part of the state thus avoiding confusion between the two routes.Iowa 36
Iowa Highway 36 was a spur route that connected Wall Lake to the primary highway system. It ran from U.S. Highway 71 / Iowa 175 south into Wall Lake. It was an original state highway that was in service from July 1, 1920, to July 1, 2003.Iowa 40
Iowa Highway 40 was a spur route into Allerton. It began at Iowa 2 west of Corydon and ran south to Allerton. The highway was in service from the 1926 Iowa highway renumbering to July 1, 2003.Iowa 41
Iowa Highway 41 was a spur route into Malvern. It began north of Malvern at an intersection with US 34 and headed south into the town. It crossed a viaduct in the northern part of town in order to let the California Zephyr pass through the town unimpeded. It was an original state highway that was in service from 1920 to July 1, 2003.Iowa 45
Iowa Highway 45 was a spur route that headed into Manilla. It began north of Manilla at an intersection with Iowa 141. It headed south parallel to a line of the BNSF Railway, which itself was parallel to the West Nishnabotna River. When the route was created in 1920, it was much longer. It originally consisted of a segment extending from Primary Road No. 4, later US 59, and the north–south section into Manilla. Iowa 45 was truncated to the north–south portion in 1928, when Iowa 46 was extended west from Manning; Iowa 46 became part of an extended Iowa 141 in 1941. It was removed from the primary highway system on July 1, 2003.Iowa 49
Iowa Highway 49 was an original state highway that ran from Iowa 2 in Bedford to US 34 north of Lenox. Originally, it was a spur route from US 34 south to Lenox. In the 1940s, it was extended south and subsumed Iowa 344, which was a northern spur into Conway from Bedford. In the late 1970s, the southern end of Iowa 49 was moved as a result of Iowa 2 bypassing Bedford.The highway was turned over to Taylor and Adams Counties separately in 2003 after Iowa 49 was identified as part of the of Iowa highways to be turned over to counties in 2002. The Taylor County Board of Supervisors negotiated the transfer of Iowa 49 in two segments and was compensated for the transfer according to Iowa Code §306.8. The Adams County Board of Supervisors did not negotiate for their portion of Iowa 49 and as such, the county was not compensated for the highway in accordance with Iowa Code §306.8b.
Iowa 50
Iowa Highway 50 was a spur into Lehigh. It began at an intersection with US 169 south of Fort Dodge. It ended in Lehigh a block south of the Des Moines River bridge. It was an original state highway in service from July 1, 1920, to July 1, 2003.Iowa 55
Iowa Highway 55 was a spur route into Seymour. It began at an intersection with Iowa 2 east of Promise City and ended at Main Street in Seymour. The highway was created in 1920 as Iowa Highway 67, but was renumbered Iowa 55 in 1934 because US 67 extended into Iowa. The highway was in service until July 1, 2003.Iowa 66
Iowa 68
Iowa 77
Iowa 79
Iowa Highway 79 was a state highway in Des Moines County. It began at the Henry–Des Moines county line, near the gate to Geode State Park, and traveled due east to an intersection with US 34 in Middletown. The easternmost of the highway bordered the northern edge of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. Iowa 79 became a state highway on July 1, 1980, when the Iowa Department of Transportation assumed jurisdiction of the roadway from the City of Middletown and Des Moines County. The 1980 action was reversed on July 1, 2003.Iowa 82
Iowa Highway 82 was a state highway in Benton County. It began at the city limits of Blairstown and ended at an intersection with US 30. The highway was in service from 1920 to 2003.Iowa 83
Iowa 91
Iowa Highway 91 was a short state highway in northwestern Iowa. It began at Iowa 9 between Rock Rapids and Little Rock and ended at the Minnesota state line. It continued north as Minnesota State Highway 91. The highway was part of the primary highway system for 23 years; it was designated in 1980 and removed in 2003. After it was turned over, it became County Road L14.Iowa 94
Iowa Highway 94 was a former Iowa state highway in Linn County, Iowa. The eastern terminus of the highway was in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 1st Avenue near Interstate 380. The northern terminus was at County Road E36 near Palo, Iowa. The highway existed from 1966 until it was turned back in 2003. The portions of the route within Cedar Rapids were turned over to the city, and were identified by their city street names. The rural portion of the route was turned over to Linn County, who today maintain the route as County Road W36.Iowa 97
Iowa 99
Iowa Highway 99 was a state highway in southeastern Iowa. It began in downtown Burlington and generally followed the course of the Mississippi River north to Wapello. Most of the route was a part of the Great River Road. The highway was designated in 1931 and its course remained unchanged until it was removed from the primary highway system in 2003. It was replaced by County Road X99, though around Burlington, it is sometimes referred to as County Road 99.Iowa 102
Iowa 103
Iowa 107
Iowa Highway 107 was a state highway in north central Iowa. It began south of Alexander at an intersection with Iowa 3 and ended at U.S. Route 18 in Clear Lake. The highway was designated in 1920 as a spur route connecting Thornton to US 18, then Primary Road No. 19. After Interstate 35 was completed through northern Iowa, Iowa 107's role in the primary highway system began to diminish. Portions of the route were removed from the system altogether. On July 1, 2003, of the route were turned over to Franklin and Cerro Gordo counties. The only remaining segments were and in length, each segment wholly within the city limits of Meservey and Thornton. After it was discovered that the two segments were still being maintained by the Iowa Department of Transportation, the two communities were asked to accept jurisdiction of the segments. The City of Meservey accepted its section in 2010, and the City of Thornton accepted its section on June 30, 2011.Iowa 109
Iowa 113
Iowa Highway 113 began at an intersection with Iowa 64 west of Preston. From Iowa 64, the highway headed north for where it ended at Main Street in Spragueville. Iowa 113 was added to the Iowa highway system in 1938 as a connection between Iowa 64 and Iowa 62. It passed through Springbrook near the midpoint of the route. In 1962, the highway was truncated north of Spragueville. Iowa 113 was turned over to Jackson County on July 1, 2003.Iowa 115
Iowa Highway 115 was a short, L-shaped highway in Montgomery County that connected Viking Lake State Park to the primary highway system. The highway began at an intersection with US 34 east of Stanton. It headed south for approximately and then turned east for the remainder of the routing. The highway ended at the park's main entrance. It was established on July 1, 1980 and was removed from the primary highway system on July 1, 2003.Iowa 124
Iowa Highway 124 was a state highway in Calhoun County. It began at an intersection with Iowa 4 near Jolley and headed east. It passed between the twin lakes of the aptly named state park, turned to the north, and ended at the park entrance at the northern lake. The highway was created in 1924 as a offshoot of Primary Road No. 17, now Iowa 4, to the state park. In 1946, when Iowa 17 was rerouted to its present location west of the park, Iowa 124 was extended by as it was routed onto a former section of Iowa 17 that connected to the new roadway. The highway was turned over to Calhoun County on July 1, 2003.Iowa 131
Iowa 133
Iowa Highway 133 was a state highway in Nevada. It began at an intersection with US 30 just south of the city and ended at I Street near the Story County administration building. The highway was designated on April 3, 1963 when US 30 was rerouted from its historic Lincoln Highway alignment to a bypass south of the city. It was turned over to the county and city on July 1, 2003.Iowa 142
Iowa 145
Iowa 147
Iowa 156
Iowa 157
Iowa Highway 157 was a short state highway in Howard County, Iowa. It ran from US 63 to the center of Lime Springs, Iowa. It was turned over to Howard County on July 1, 2003.Iowa 161
Iowa 181
Iowa 183
Iowa 191
Iowa 193
Iowa 195
Iowa 197
Iowa 198
Iowa 199
Iowa 200
Iowa 201
Iowa 204
Iowa 205
Iowa 206
Iowa 207
Iowa 214
Iowa 215
Iowa 221
Iowa 225
Iowa 229
Iowa 231
Iowa 238
Iowa 239
Iowa Highway 239 was a state highway in Fremont County. It began at the entrance gate to Waubonsie State Park between Hamburg and Sidney and ended at Iowa 2 north of the park. It was established in 1931 and turned over to Fremont County on July 1, 2003.Iowa 240
Iowa 242
Iowa 243
Iowa Highway 243 was a highway in Sac County that connected Black Hawk Lake State Park to the primary highway system. It began at an intersection with US 71 / Iowa 175 on the edge of Lake City and headed south to the main entrance to the park. The highway was added to the state highway system on August 7, 1980, and removed on July 1, 2003.Iowa 244
Iowa 249
Iowa 252
Iowa 253
Iowa 258
Iowa 259
Iowa 263
Iowa 266
Iowa 273
US 275
On July 1, 2003, of U.S. Highway 275 were removed the state highway system between Glenwood and Council Bluffs. Starting in Glenwood, the highway was rerouted along US 34 west to the interchange with I-29. The highway was then followed I-29 north until he interchange with Iowa 92. From there it continued its original routing west toward Omaha, Nebraska. This section of US 275 was removed from the highway system because it was entirely redundant to I-29. Along the length of US 275 that was removed, no point was further than away from the Interstate Highway.Iowa 276
Iowa 279
Iowa 282
Iowa 283
Iowa 285
Iowa 286
Iowa 287
Iowa 294
Iowa 297
Iowa 299
Iowa 300
Iowa 301
Iowa 305
Iowa 306
Iowa 314
Iowa 315
Iowa 322
Iowa 324
Iowa 325
Iowa 327
Iowa 333
Iowa Highway 333 was originally a spur route from U.S. Route 59 to Northboro. By the late 1940s, Iowa 333 extended from U.S. Route 275 to U.S. Route 71 near College Springs. In 1970, all of Iowa 333 west of US 59 was turned over to Fremont County. In 1980, however, Iowa 333 was extended west to Interstate 29 from US 59 and turned over to Fremont and Page County east of US 59. Iowa 333 was long between 1980 and 2003. On July 1, 2003, nearly of Iowa 333 east of US 275 was turned over to Fremont County. Most of Iowa 333's former route is known as County Road J64.Iowa 340
Iowa Highway 340 connected U.S. Highway 18 Business in McGregor to Pikes Peak State Park. It was designated in 1936 to connect Pikes Peak State Park to the primary highway system, which it did until it was turned over to Clayton County in 2003. It was turned over along with of other short highways that primarily served local traffic. It was mostly replaced by County Road X56. Aside from a short connector to the state park gate, the route was a part of the Great River Road.Iowa 349
Iowa 356
Iowa 359
Iowa 362
Iowa 363
Iowa 364
Iowa 371
Iowa 382
Iowa 383
Iowa 384
Iowa Highway 384 was a short state highway that connected Springbrook State Park to the state highway system. It began at a point north of Guthrie Center along Iowa 25 to the park's main gate. The highway ran parallel to the middle raccoon River. It was designated in 1944, when it replaced Iowa 161. Iowa 384 was turned over to Guthrie County on July 1, 2003.Iowa 385
Iowa 386
Iowa Highway 386 was a former state highway in Iowa, located entirely in Dubuque County, Iowa north of the city of Dubuque, Iowa. The route for Iowa 386 was designated in 1945. The highway was built as a loop, beginning at U.S. Highway 52 / Iowa 3 about a mile north of Dubuque, and also ending a few miles to the north at another intersection with those two highways near Sageville, Iowa. Iowa 386 provided a route from US 52 / Iowa 3 to the John Deere Dubuque Works plant, and was locally known as John Deere Road.With the completion of the Northwest Arterial, Iowa 386 was turned back on July 1, 2003. The route was turned over to Dubuque County, which today maintains the route as County Road D10 and CR Y35.
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Iowa 403
Iowa Highway 403 was a extension of South Dakota Highway 48 into Iowa. It began over the Big Sioux River and ended at the intersection with Iowa 12 in Akron. The road was transferred from the city of Akron to the state on July 1, 1980, and was turned back over to the city on July 1, 2003.Iowa 404
Iowa 405
Iowa 406
Iowa 410
Iowa 419
Iowa 424
Iowa 428
Iowa 478
Iowa 916
Iowa 917
Iowa 918
Iowa 920
Iowa Highway 920 was the northern half of the section of Iowa 150 that was vacated when it was rerouted over Iowa 101. It began at the same intersection in Benton County west of Walker where Iowa 101 ended. Iowa 920 headed east towards Walker, where the highway skirted the edge of town by curving to the south. The route headed due south along Center Point Road for a few miles until it curved southwest and back to the southeast into Center Point. Through Center Point, the highway was known as Franklin Street. In the southern part of town, where Center Point Road turned south, Iowa 920 ended.Iowa 920 was identified in Senate File 451 and turned over to local jurisdictions on July 1, 2003. The east–west portion near Walker was replaced by CR D62, while the north–south portion became CR W6E.