Iowa Highway 150

Infobox road
state=IA
type=IA
route=150
alternate_name=


length_mi=85
length_round=0
length_ref=Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=140|hirng=159|num=150|access_date=4 July 2007]
established=1941
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=Jct|state=IA|US|218 in Vinton
junction=Jct|state=IA|I|380|IA|27 near Urbana
Jct|state=IA|US|20 at Independence
Jct|state=IA|US|18 at West Union
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=Jct|state=IA|US|52|IA|24 at Calmar
counties=Benton, Buchanan, Fayette, Winneshiek
cities=Vinton, Urbana, Independence, Hazleton, Oelwein, Maynard, Fayette, West Union, Calmar
previous_type=IA
previous_route=149
next_type=US
next_route=151

Iowa Highway 150 is a highway in eastern and northeastern Iowa. It is a north-south highway with a length of 85 miles. As of 2008-06-22 a 2-mile section of the road is closed due to the aftermath of the flooding in June 2008. The Iowa Department of Transportation says...

"Iowa 150 [closed] in both directions:: from Benton County Road E16 to Benton County Road V71road closed because the road surface has collapsed -- detour in operation, follow the detour signs
Comment: Benton County: The closure affects IA 150 from mile post 1.5 to 3.4 which is from the bridge that goes over the Cedar River and north approximately 2 miles due to wash outs and road failure. A detour has been established as taking I-380 to U.S. 20, and then to U.S. 218." [http://www.511ia.org Iowa DOT Travel Information Service] . Date accessed 2008-06-22.]

Termini

The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 150 is at an intersection with U.S. Route 218 in Vinton. Its northern terminus is in Calmar at an intersection with U.S. Route 52 and Iowa Highway 24.

Prior to 1984, the southern terminus was in Cedar Rapids.

Route Description

Iowa Highway 150 begins at Vinton at an intersection with US 218. It goes north and east towards Urbana, then turns north to intersect Interstate 380 and Iowa Highway 27 near Urbana. It continues north and at Independence, interesects U.S. Route 20. It continues north and meets Iowa Highway 3 in Oelwein. It goes north, turns east to go through Maynard, then turns north again at an intersection with Iowa Highway 187. It proceeds north again through Fayette and at West Union, intersects U.S. Route 18. It goes north-northwesterly from West Union and ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 52 and Iowa Highway 24, an intersection which is also the end of Iowa 24.

History

There were 3 different Iowa Highway 150's prior to the creation of the present one in 1941. The first went from Homestead to Cedar Rapids between 1926 and 1930. The second went north from Denison to Schleswig in 1930, and the third went from Panora to Jefferson from 1930 to 1941.

The current Iowa Highway 150, which was created in 1941, was originally intended to be an extension of U.S. Route 150. It went west from Davenport, which is across the Mississippi River from Rock Island, Illinois, where US 150 ended, to Tipton along current Iowa Highway 130, north along the current Iowa Highway 38 to U.S. Route 30 and west with US 30 to Cedar Rapids. From Cedar Rapids, it went northward to Walker, then west from Walker to what is now the current highway along County Highway D62. In 1969, as part of a highway renumbering, Highway 150 was truncated to Cedar Rapids and the Davenport-Tipton segment renumbered Highway 130. In 1984, upon the opening of Interstate 380 north of Cedar Rapids, Iowa Highway 150 received its current routing between US 218 and County Highway D62 with the decommissioning of Iowa Highway 101.

Major intersections

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county=Benton
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location=Vinton
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mile=
road=jct|state=IA|US|218
notes=Southern terminusJctint
state=IA
type=closed
mile=1.5
road=jct|state=IA|CR|E16|nolink1=yes|county1=Benton
notes=IA 150 closed from here due to 2008 floodingJctint
state=IA
type=closed
mile=3.4
road=jct|state=IA|CR|V71|nolink1=yes|county1=Benton
notes=IA 150 closed to here due to 2008 floodingJctint
state=IA
location=Urbana
lspan=3
type=decomd
mile=
road=55th Street
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|363|dir1=East Jctint
state=IA
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|I|380|IA|27
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=decomd
mile=
road=jct|state=IA|CR|D62|nolink1=D62|county1=Benton
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|920 Jctint
state=IA
county=Buchanan
cspan=4
location=Brandon
lspan=1
type=decomd
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|D48|nolink1=D48|county1=Buchanan
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|283|dir1=West Jctint
state=IA
location=Independence
lspan=2
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|20
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=decomd
mile=
road=1st Street
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|939 Jctint
state=IA
location=Oelwein
lspan=4
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|281|dir1=West
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Fayette
cspan=7
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|3|dir1=East|name1=Charles Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=decomd
mile=
road=Frederick Street
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|916|dir1=South Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|3|dir1=West
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Maynard
lspan=1
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|187|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Fayette
lspan=1
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|93|dir1=West|name1=Water Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=West Union
lspan=2
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|56|dir1=East|name1=Franklin Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|18|name1=Bradford Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Winneshiek
cspan=1
location=Calmar
lspan=1
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|52|US|52|IA|24|dir1=North|dir2=South|dir3=West|noshield2=52|name1=Maryville Street|name3=Main Street
notes=Northern terminus

References

External links

* [http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/highways/iowa140-159.html#150a Iowa Highways: 140 to 159]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ia/jdmorrison/ends/ia150.html South End of Iowa Highway 150 (with link to north end)]