Iowa Highway 2

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Iowa Highway 2 marker

Iowa Highway 2

Map
Iowa 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length251.376 mi[1] (404.550 km)
Major junctions
West end N-2 at Nebraska City, NE
Major intersections
East end US 61 at Fort Madison
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
Counties
Highway system
← Iowa 1→ Iowa 3

Iowa Highway 2 (Iowa 2) is a 251-mile-long (404 km)

U.S. Highway 61 (US 61) at Fort Madison
. Prior to becoming a primary highway, the route was known as the Waubonsie Trail.

Route description

US 71 has a concurrency with Iowa 2 near Clarinda.

Iowa Highway 2 begins at the

U.S. Highway 169 through Mount Ayr. After passing through Kellerton, Iowa 2 intersects Interstate 35 at Decatur City
.

Iowa Highway 2 continues east through Decatur City and meets

U.S. Highway 63 which ends in Bloomfield
.

Iowa 2 in Lee County

After Bloomfield, Iowa Highway 2 turns southeasterly to pass through

U.S. Highway 61
and ends on the west side of Fort Madison.

Clarinda business loop

Business plate.svg

Iowa Highway 2 Business marker

Iowa Highway 2 Business

LocationClarinda

Iowa Highway 2 Business begins at the western edge of Clarinda on an old alignment of Iowa 2. It follows State Street east into Clarinda. At 16th Street (Glenn Miller Avenue), IA 2 Bus. heads south until its junction with US 71 Business. Both routes follow Washington Street east towards US 71. Iowa 2 Business follows US 71 south to IA 2 to complete the business loop.

History

The current Iowa Highway 2 was designated in 1920 as Primary Road No. 3 (PR No. 3). The 285-mile-long (459 km) route connected

overlapped the Mississippi Valley Scenic Highway, a precursor to the Great River Road.[2] In 1941, the route had been renumbered Iowa 2 and the section between Fort Madison and Burlington was no longer part of the route.[3]

The segment west of Interstate 29 was constructed as an expressway in 1986 with the plan of connecting Lincoln, Nebraska with Interstate 29 using a divided highway.

In late 2013, the Fort Madison city council accepted the jurisdiction of Iowa 2 within the city limits, which eliminated the last 5.8 miles (9.3 km) from the route.[4][5]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
Missouri River0.0000.000
 N-2 west – Nebraska City, Lincoln		Continuation into Nebraska
Nebraska City Bridge
FremontBenton Township3.1315.039 I-29 (Exit 10) – Council Bluffs, Kansas City
Iowa 239
Iowa 42
Sidney Township15.22224.497
 US 275 north (Illinois Street) – Sidney, Tabor		Eastern end of US 275 overlap
Fremont–Page
county line		Shenandoah27.99745.057 US 59 – Shenandoah, Tarkio, Mo.
Iowa 2 Business
east (State Street)
46.80975.332
US 71 Bus. – Maryville, Mo.
Western end of US 71 overlap
Iowa 2 Business west – Villisca
Eastern end of US 71 overlap
TaylorBedford65.650105.653
 Iowa 148 north – Corning		Western end of Iowa 148 overlap
65.873106.012
 Iowa 148 south (Madison Avenue)		Eastern end of Iowa 148 overlap
Iowa 49
Taylor–Ringgold
county line		Gay–Benton
township line		79.265127.565 CR P14 – BlocktonFormer Iowa 25
81.759131.578
 Iowa 25 north – Clearfield
Iowa 66
US 169 south – Grant City, Mo.
Western end of US 169 overlap
US 169 north (Cleveland Street) – Winterset
Eastern end of US 169 overlap
Iowa 294
Decatur Township115.118185.264 I-35 – Des Moines, Kansas City
US 69 south (Lorraine Street) – Lamoni
Western end of US 69 overlap
120.263193.545
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail – Osceola
Eastern end of US 69 overlap
Iowa 204
US 65 – Humeston, Princeton, Mo.
Benton Township140.221225.664Liberty RoadFormer Iowa 2
140.705226.443 CR S26 –
Iowa 40
Corydon143.218230.487
 Iowa 14 north – Chariton
Corydon Township147.907238.033Liberty RoadFormer Iowa 2
Iowa 55
AppanooseCenterville167.215269.106 Iowa 5 (18th Street) – Cincinnati, Albia
Iowa 369
177.787286.120
 Iowa 202 south – Moulton
DavisWest Grove Township186.787300.605
 US 63 south – Lancaster, Mo.		Western end of US 63 overlap
Bloomfield191.818308.701
 US 63 north (Washington Street) – Ottumwa		Eastern end of US 63 overlap
CR V56 – Memphis, Mo.
Former Iowa 15
Des Moines–Vernon
township line		219.134352.662
 Iowa 1 north – Keosauqua
Iowa 79
Farmington Township231.208372.093
 Iowa 81 south – Kahoka, Mo.
LeeDonnellson242.289389.926Main StreetFormer US 218
242.728390.633
 US 218 / Iowa 27 – Keokuk, Mount Pleasant
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail – Keokuk, Burlington
Road continues as US 61 Business
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ 2012 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa (PDF) (Report). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  2. ^ Official Auto Trails Map (Map). 1:1,081,344. Rand McNally. 1921. p. 330-331.
  3. Rand McNally & Company
    . 1947. p. 42–43.
  4. ^ "City Council Minutes" (PDF). City of Fort Madison. October 1, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Iowa Transportation Commission (November 12, 2013). "Commission Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  6. ESRI shapefile
    )    . Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. April 9, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

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