Iowa Highway 141

Iowa Highway 141 marker

Iowa Highway 141
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length: 155.362 mi[1] (250.031 km)
Existed: October 16, 1926 [2] – present
Major junctions
West end: I-29 / CR K42 at Sloan
 
East end: I-35 / I-80 at Urbandale
Location
Counties:
Highway system
Iowa 140Iowa 143

Iowa Highway 141 is a major eastwest highway in the western and central portions of the state. It is the most direct link between Sioux City and Des Moines. It also serves as a freeway link between Des Moines and the outlying communities of Perry, Granger, and Grimes. Iowa 141's western terminus is near Sloan at its junction with Interstate 29. Its eastern terminus is via an interchange with Interstates 35 and 80 on the northwestern corner of the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale.

Route description

Iowa Highway 141 begins at Interstate 29 just west of Sloan. It goes east through Sloan and Hornick before meeting Iowa Highway 31 in Smithland. It then turns southeast and at Mapleton meets Iowa Highway 175, with which it forms a wrong-way concurrency, as eastbound Iowa 141 goes the same direction as westbound Iowa 175. They separate and Iowa 141 continues southeast before going south into Ute, where it meets Iowa Highway 183. At Ute, it turns east and passes through Charter Oak before meeting U.S. 59 northwest of Denison. While in Denison, it meets Iowa Highway 39 and has another wrong-way concurrency with westbound U.S. 30. South of Denison, U.S. 59 and Iowa 141 separate.

Photo
Looking south at Iowa 141 from the Iowa 415 exit

Iowa 141 turns east and passes through Aspinwall and Manning before meeting U.S. 71 south of Templeton. Iowa 141 and U.S. 71 run concurrent for 3 miles (4.8 km) before separating west of Dedham. It continues east, bypasses Dedham and turns southeast briefly before going east to go through Coon Rapids After another brief southeasterly turn, it goes east and passes through Bayard, where it meets Iowa Highway 25. They run together for 3 miles (4.8 km), then separate. After passing through Bagley, Iowa 141 meets Iowa Highway 4, with which it briefly runs concurrent. After passing south of Jamaica and Dawson, it meets Iowa Highway 144 in Perry and the highway turns into an expressway, which it will be for the rest of its length.

After passing through Perry, Iowa 141 continues east and meets U.S. 169 near Bouton. Near Woodward, it meets Iowa Highway 210 and turns southeast to go towards the Des Moines area. At Granger, it meets Iowa Highway 17 and shortly thereafter meets Iowa Highway 415, where it then turns south. It then passes through Grimes and meets Iowa Highway 44. It then enters Urbandale and quickly ends at an interchange with Interstate 35 and Interstate 80.

History

Iowa Highway 141 originally ran from Sioux City to Denison but was extended to the Des Moines area in 1941. In 1961, the highway was realigned so that it no longer entered Sioux City. The new segment went west from Smithland to Sloan, while the original segment from Smithland to Sioux City was designated (though not signed) as Iowa Highway 982. Between 1975 and 1977, Iowa Highway 141 was upgraded to a freeway between Perry and Interstates 35 and 80.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
WoodburySloan Township0.0000.000 I-29 (Exit 127) / CR K42
Smithland16.27626.194 Iowa 31 north (North Hickory Street)
MononaMapleton24.50339.434 Iowa 175 eastWest end of Iowa 175 overlap
25.10440.401 Iowa 175 west (Front Street)East end of Iowa 175 overlap
Ute35.97557.896 Iowa 183 south (Monona Avenue)
CrawfordGoodrichDenison
township line
52.75584.901 US 59 northWest end of US 59 overlap
Denison54.70188.033 Iowa 39 north
55.35889.090 US 30 east (4th Street)West end of US 30 overlap
55.89089.946 US 30 westEast end of US 30 overlap
Washington Township62.983101.361 US 59 southEast end of US 59 overlap
CarrollEden Township83.947135.100 US 71 southWest end of US 71 overlap
86.939139.915 US 71 northEast end of US 71 overlap
GuthrieBayard105.213169.324 Iowa 25 northWest end of Iowa 25 overlap
Dodge Township108.225174.171 Iowa 25 southEast end of Iowa 25 overlap
Richland Township114.728184.637 Iowa 4 northWest end of Iowa 4 overlap
115.174185.355 Iowa 4 southEast end of Iowa 4 overlap
DallasPerry128.864207.387 Iowa 144 north
Beaver Township132.947213.957 US 169
Woodward138.947223.614 Iowa 210 east
Des Moines Township140.174225.588 CR R22 to Iowa 44
DallasPolk
county line
Granger146.815236.276 Iowa 17 north
PolkJefferson Township148.977239.755 Iowa 415 south
Grimes152.500245.425 Iowa 44 west
Urbandale155.362250.031 I-35 / I-80 (Exit 127)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

External links

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References

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