U.S. Route 55

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U.S. Route 55 marker

U.S. Route 55

Map
US 55 highlighted in red on a modern map
Route information
Length370 mi[1][2] (600 km)
Existed1926–1934[citation needed]
Major junctions
South end US 61 in Davenport, IA
Major intersections
North end US 12 in Minneapolis, MN
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesIowa, Minnesota
Highway system
← US 54→ US 56

U.S. Highway 55 was a north–south

United States highway
. Though it was part of the original 1926 numbering plan, it was deleted within 10 years.

Route description

From its southern terminus in

U.S. Highway 52 through Hampton, Minnesota excepting for later local improvements such as the Rochester and Decorah
bypasses. It was deleted 90 years ago.

North of Hampton, Minnesota, U.S. Highway 55 headed north and west to downtown

U.S. Highway 65 (now Minnesota Highway 3
) to Elm Street in Hampton.

From Farmington, U.S. Highway 55 headed westward to

Lake Street
, and 3rd Avenue.

History

When the route was designated in 1926, its northern terminus was in

U.S. Highway 20). In 1932, US 55 was extended south to Davenport, Iowa
, to another intersection with US 61. While US 61 followed a more direct route from Dubuque to Davenport, the new US 55 extension followed the western shore of the Mississippi River.

Just two years later, in 1934, US 55 was deleted entirely.

U.S. Highway 218 for one year, and subsequently redesignated as Minnesota Highway 218, and later as Minnesota Highway 3
.

The number "55" was later proposed for the route which would become

U.S. Highway 56.[4]

Major intersections

StateCountyLocationmi[1][2]kmDestinationsNotes
IowaScottDavenport00.0 US 61
ClintonClinton3861
 US 30 west		Southern end of US 30 overlap
4064

 US 30 east / Iowa 136 north		Northern end of US 30 overlap
JacksonUnion Township5589 Iowa 117
Bellevue76122
 Iowa 62 west
DubuqueKey West97156
 US 61 south		Southern end of US 61 overlap
Dubuque101163 US 20
102164
 US 61 north		Northern end of US 61 overlap
Luxemburg127204

 Iowa 10 west / Iowa 188 south
ClaytonGarnavillo Township152245
 Iowa 128 west
Farmersburg Township161259
 Iowa 13 south		Southern end of Iowa 13 overlap
Giard Township162261

 US 18 east / Iowa 13 north		Southern end of US 18 overlap; northern end of Iowa 13 overlap
AllamakeePostville180290
 Iowa 51 north
Post Township181291
 US 18 west		Northern end of US 18 overlap
Iowa 11 south / Iowa 24
west
Decorah210340 Iowa 9
 225
0		362
0.0		Iowa–Minnesota state line
TH 44
east
US 16
east		Southern end of US 16 overlap
US 16
west		Northern end of US 16 overlap
US 14
east		Southern end of US 14 overlap
5182
TH 59
5385
US 14
west		Northern end of US 14 overlap
TH 58
north
TH 21
west
TH 50
north		Northern end of TH 20 overlap; southern end of TH 50 overlap
DakotaFarmington113182 US 65
TH 52
Minneapolis
143230 TH 12
145233
TH 50
south		Northern end of TH 50 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  • Information regarding routes of the U.S. Highways within Minnesota was obtained from vintage maps provided by the Mid-West Map Company (1929) and H.M. Gousha Company (1935 and 1940).
  1. ^
    Iowa State Highway Commission
    . August 1934. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  2. ^
    Rand McNally & Company
    . 1947. pp. 52–53.
  3. ^ "1934 August Front" (PDF). www.iowadot.gov.
  4. ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Chronological History Documentation: US 56 (correspondence between ODOT, AASHO, and other DOTs)

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