Iowa Highway 7
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Iowa Highway 7 is a state highway that runs from east to west across the northwestern portion of Iowa. Highway 7 is a fair sized highway in Iowa, at 74 miles (119 kilometers) long. The eastern terminus of Iowa 7 is at U.S. Route 169 near Fort Dodge. The western terminus of Iowa Highway 7 is at Iowa Highway 3 north of Aurelia.
This is the fourth state highway to be designated Iowa Highway 7. The first Iowa Highway 7 existed from 1919 to 1939. The second Iowa Highway 7 existed from 1955 to 1957. The third Iowa Highway 7 existed from 1957 to 1969. The current Iowa Highway 7 route was designated in 1969. The eastern end was truncated in 1990 when U.S. Route 20 was moved to a new freeway alignment south of Fort Dodge. Iowa Highway 7's former terminus was at U.S. 20, at what is now the corner of Kenyon Road and South 8th Street.
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| A 74 mile (119 km), East-West highway in Iowa. | |||
| Cities and towns: Aurelia, Alta, Storm Lake, Newell, Fonda, Pomeroy, Manson, and Fort Dodge | |||
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