US 136 is a US Highway in the US state of Iowa. The road forms a very short east-west route through the extreme southeast corner of the state, serving only the town of Keokuk. The road is 5 kilometers long.
US 136 in Missouri traverses the countryside of northern Missouri without passing through larger towns. Double-numbered with US 61, US 136 enters the state of Iowa via a bridge over the Des Moines River, before US 61 turns north. US 136 then passes through the town of Keokuk, located on the Mississippi River in southern Iowa. US 136 runs on Main Street in Keokuk and crosses the Mississippi River to Illinois via the Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge. US 136 in Illinois continues through Hamilton towards Macomb.
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History
The route was created in 1951, and the route through far south Iowa has not changed since. In 1916, the second Keokuk Bridge opened, which was actually a railway bridge, but was also suitable for road traffic. On November 23, 1985, the four -lane Keokuk–Hamilton Bridge opened as a replacement.
Traffic intensities
Every day, 5,600 vehicles drive west of Keokuk and 11,500 vehicles on the Mississippi River bridge.
US 151 in Iowa
US 151
Get started
Homestead
End
dubuque
Length
106 mi
Length
170 km
Route
HomesteadWalford
Cedar Rapids
anamosa
Monticello
Cascade
dubuque
Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge
Wisconsin
US 151 is a US Highway in the US state of Iowa. The road forms a north-south route in a northeasterly direction in the east of the state. The road begins at a junction with Interstate 80 and continues through Cedar Rapids to the Wisconsin border in Dubuque. The road is 170 kilometers long.
Travel directions
US 151 at Dubuque.
US 151 begins 140 miles east of Des Moines at a junction with Interstate 80. The road heads north through the Iowa River valley. This is a single carriageway up to the Cedar Rapids conurbation. US 151 does not pass through downtown Cedar Rapids, but follows the south and east bypass. The southern bypass coincides with US 30 and is part freeway, including interchange with Interstate 380. Southeast of the city, one crosses the Cedar River, after which US 151 turns north and follows the eastern bypass, a 2×2 divided highway with at-grade intersections to the suburb of Marion.
From Marion, US 151 heads northeast as a 2×2 divided highway to Dubuque, with bypasses at Anamosa, Monticello, and Cascade. On this route, US 151 crosses some wooded river valleys, with flatter agricultural land in between. On the nearly 100 kilometers between Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, there are no other major roads to cross. Just before Dubuque, the double numbering begins with US 61, which continues into Wisconsin. The road runs as a semi-highway through Dubuque and crosses the Mississippi River via the Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge, before continuing on US 151 in Wisconsin towards Madison.
History
US 151 was created in 1926, but then ran exclusively in Wisconsin. In 1938, the southern terminus was changed from Madison to Cedar Rapids. In 1985, the route was extended even further south to I-80 in Iowa County.
In 1902 the Eagle Point Bridge opened at Dubuque over the Mississippi River. It was replaced on August 21, 1982 by the wider Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge. US 151 is of particular interest between Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, and is also a continuous 2×2 lane road here, although there are only a few grade separated intersections. The doubling to 2×2 lanes started in the second half of the 1990s, initially between Cedar Rapids and Anamosa, and in the first half of the 2000s between Anamosa and Dubuque.
Traffic intensities
The road counts from 1,800 to 6,800 vehicles for Cedar Rapids and 19,200 on the southern ring road. The eastern ring counts 12,200 vehicles and descending from 11,100 to 5,300 vehicles drive to Dubuque. 18,400 vehicles cross the Wisconsin border.
US 169 in Iowa
US 169
Begin
Redding
End
Lakota
Length
239 mi
Length
385 km
Route
MissouriMount Ayr
Afton
Winterset
Soto
Adel
Bouton
Ogden
Fort Dodge
Humboldt
Algona
Lakota
Minnesota
US 169 is a US Highway in the US state of Iowa. The road forms a north-south route through the center of the state, remotely parallel to US 69 and Interstate 35. The road doesn’t connect any major towns, but it does pass just west of Des Moines. The route is 385 kilometers long.
Travel directions
US 169 in Missouri comes from St. Joseph and continues its route in Iowa through a fairly monotonous countryside, with rolling meadows. US 169 is almost entirely a single-lane road that passes through a number of smaller towns. US 169 runs parallel to Interstate 35 for 25 to 70 kilometers and therefore bypasses most of the larger towns in central Iowa. US 169 passes just west of the Des Moines metropolitan area . Also, US 169 forms Fort Dodge’s western bypass, which is partially 2×2 lanes. North of Lakota it follows the border with Minnesota, then US 169 in Minnesota continues to Mankato.
History
US 169 was created in 1930. The route hasn’t changed significantly in Iowa since then. It is not a very important route due to alternate north-south routes in the region such as I-35 and the lack of major towns in the region. The most important place is the town of Fort Dodge, where US 169 was widened slightly to 2×2 lanes around 1990.
Traffic intensities
The road is often quiet, with between 500 and 1,500 vehicles per day, only at Adel and Fort Dodge the road is a bit busier with 5,000 and 8,700 vehicles respectively. About 900 vehicles cross the Minnesota border every day.
