Iowa Highway 23 (1969–1997)
Iowa Highway 23 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa 23 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 14.316 mi[1] (23.039 km) | |||
| Existed | January 1, 1969–July 16, 1997 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 63 in Ottumwa | |||
| North end |  Iowa 137 in Eddyville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Iowa | |||
| Counties | Wapello | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Iowa Highway 23 (Iowa 23) was a 14-mile-long (23 km)
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) in Ottumwa to Iowa 137 in Eddyville. It was created in 1969 when it traded route numbers with Iowa 15 in Van Buren County. It was removed from the state highway system in 1997 when US 63 was rerouted between Ottumwa and Oskaloosa
.
Route description
Iowa 23 began in downtown
one-way couplet; northbound Iowa 23 followed 2nd Street West, while southbound was on Main Street West. The two directions converged at an intersection with McPherson Street, which is located next to a level crossing of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad.[2] As Iowa 23 left Ottumwa, it traveled northwest on a two-lane highway with narrow shoulders.[3]
Iowa 23 continued to the northwest through rural
T intersection with Iowa 37. Iowa 23 made up the southern leg while Iowa 137 was the western and northern legs.[5]
History
Iowa 23 was created on January 1, 1969, when the
Iowa 15 became Iowa 23 in Wapello County.[7][8] When Iowa 23 was designated in 1969, it had a bituminous surface.[7] It was upgraded to portland cement in 1975.[9]
Iowa 23 ceased to exist on July 16, 1997; it was replaced by a relocated US 63 between Ottumwa and Oskaloosa.
Major intersections
The entire route was in Wapello County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottumwa | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 63 (Wapello Street) | One-way streets; Iowa 23 began at centerline of US 63 bridge | |
| 0.037 | 0.060 |  To US 63 (Kitterman Avenue) | Access road to US 63 bridge | ||
| 0.708 | 1.139 | Main Street, McPherson Avenue | End of one-way couplet | ||
| Richland Township | 7.332 | 11.800 |  Chillicothe Road (CR T67) | ||
| Eddyville | 14.316 | 23.039 |  Iowa 137 – Oskaloosa, Albia | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b 1996 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa (PDF) (Report). Iowa Department of Transportation. August 1997. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Iowa Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ Google (September 7, 2013). "Street View – Old Iowa 23 northwest of Ottumwa" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1997). State of Iowa Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Iowa Geographic Map Server". Iowa State University Geographic Information Systems Support & Research Facility. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- Telegraph-Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. January 14, 1969. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Iowa State Highway Commission (1968). State of Iowa Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Ames: Iowa State Highway Commission. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Iowa State Highway Commission (1969). State of Iowa Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Ames: Iowa State Highway Commission. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1975). State of Iowa Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ a b DeWall, Tricia (July 15, 1997). "New Four-Lane Highway Expected to Open". The Ottumwa Courier. p. 1.
- ^ Stang, John (August 22, 1989). "Hearing Favors North Route for New Highway 23". The Ottumwa Courier.
- ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1998). State of Iowa Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
External links
KML is from Wikidata
- End of Old Iowa 23 Iowa Highway Ends by Jeff Morrison