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'''Iowa Highway 15''' is a state [[highway]] that runs from north to south across the state of [[Iowa]]. Highway 15 is a mid sized highway in Iowa, at |
'''Iowa Highway 15''' is a state [[highway]] that runs from north to south across the state of [[Iowa]]. Highway 15 is a mid sized highway in Iowa, at {{convert|63.56|mi}} long. The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 15 is east of [[Pocahontas, Iowa|Pocahontas]] at an intersection with [[Iowa Highway 3]]. The northern terminus of Iowa 15 is at the [[Minnesota]] border, where the highway continues north as [[Minnesota State Highway 15]] near [[Fairmont, Minnesota|Fairmont]]. |
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==Termini== |
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The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 15 is east of [[Pocahontas, Iowa|Pocahontas]] at an intersection with [[Iowa Highway 3]]. The northern terminus of Iowa 15 is at the [[Minnesota]] border, where the highway continues north as [[Minnesota State Highway 15]] near [[Fairmont, Minnesota|Fairmont]]. |
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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Iowa Highway 15 was designated as a state highway on January 1, 1969. It had previous been designated [[Iowa Highway 44]].<ref name="hancock">{{Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=10|hirng=19|num=15|access_date=2007-11-10}}</ref>. |
Iowa Highway 15 was designated as a state highway on {{date|January 1, 1969}}. It had previous been designated [[Iowa Highway 44 (former)|Iowa Highway 44]].<ref name="hancock">{{Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=10|hirng=19|num=15|access_date=2007-11-10}}</ref>. |
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==Major intersections== |
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|notes=Southern end of US 18 overlap.}} |
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{{Jctint|state=IA|county=Emmet|cspan=3|location=Armstrong|lspan=3 |
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==South Route== |
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Prior to July 1, 2003, there was a second Iowa 15 in southern Iowa. That route extended from [[Iowa Highway 2]] to the [[Missouri]] state line where it became [[Missouri Route 15|Route 15]]. Iowa 15 was replaced by Van Buren County Road V56 and is signed as 'To Missouri 15' at the intersection with [[Iowa Highway 2|Iowa 2]]<ref name="Morrison">[http://www.angelfire.com/ia/jdmorrison/ends/ia15S.html End of the south Iowa 15]</ref> |
Prior to July 1, 2003, there was a second Iowa 15 in southern Iowa. That route extended from [[Iowa Highway 2]] to the [[Missouri]] state line where it became [[Missouri Route 15|Route 15]]. Iowa 15 was replaced by Van Buren County Road V56 and is signed as 'To Missouri 15' at the intersection with [[Iowa Highway 2|Iowa 2]]<ref name="Morrison">[http://www.angelfire.com/ia/jdmorrison/ends/ia15S.html End of the south Iowa 15].</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:34, 14 December 2009
 Iowa Highway 15 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
| Length | 63.56 mi[1] (102.29 km) | |||
| Existed | January 1, 1969[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
 US 18 near Whittemore Iowa 9 at Armstrong | ||||
| Standort | ||||
| Land | Vereinigte Staaten | |||
| State | Iowa | |||
| Counties | Pocahontas, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Kossuth, Emmet | |||
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Iowa Highway 15 is a state highway that runs from north to south across the state of Iowa. Highway 15 is a mid sized highway in Iowa, at 63.56 miles (102.29 km) long. The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 15 is east of Pocahontas at an intersection with Iowa Highway 3. The northern terminus of Iowa 15 is at the Minnesota border, where the highway continues north as Minnesota State Highway 15 near Fairmont.
Route description
Iowa Highway 15 begins east of Pocahontas at Iowa Highway 3. It goes north to Rolfe, then begins to go northeast in a stairstep manner until crossing the West Fork of the Des Moines River. It then turns north and passes through West Bend. It continues north to the Whittemore area, where there is a one-mile (1.6 km) overlap with U.S. Highway 18. It goes north to Fenton, then turns west. Near Ringsted, it turns north again, and meets Iowa Highway 9 in Armstrong. After leaving Armstrong going east, it turns north and ends at the Minnesota border.
History
Iowa Highway 15 was designated as a state highway on 1 January 1969. It had previous been designated Iowa Highway 44.[2].
Major intersections
| County | Standort | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Pocahontas | Pocahontas | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Iowa 3 | Southern terminus | |||
| Humboldt |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Kossuth | Whittemore | 29.6 | 47.6 |  US 18 west | Southern end of US 18 overlap. | |||
| 30.6 | 49.2 |  US 18 east | Northern end of US 18 overlap. | |||||
| Emmet | Armstrong | 55.0 | 88.5 | Iowa 9 west | Southern end of IA 9 overlap. | |||
| 55.1 | 88.7 | Iowa 9 east | Northern end of IA 9 overlap. | |||||
| 63.56 | 102.29 |  MN 15 | Northern terminus. | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
South Route
Prior to July 1, 2003, there was a second Iowa 15 in southern Iowa. That route extended from Iowa Highway 2 to the Missouri state line where it became Route 15. Iowa 15 was replaced by Van Buren County Road V56 and is signed as 'To Missouri 15' at the intersection with Iowa 2[4]
References
- ^ 2018 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa (PDF) (Report). Iowa Department of Transportation. July 31, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
- ^ a b Template:Iowahighwaysref
- ^ Template:Yahoo maps
- ^ End of the south Iowa 15.
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