Iowa Highway 24

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Iowa Highway 24
Length:	27 mi[1] (43 km)
Formed:	December 1, 1928
West end:	US 18/US 63 at New Hampton
East end:	US 52/IA 150 at Calmar
Counties:	Chickasaw, Winneshiek
Major cities:	New Hampton, Lawler, Jackson Junction, Fort Atkinson, Calmar
Iowa State Highways < IA 23 IA 25 >

Iowa Highway 24 is a state highway that runs from west to east in northeast Iowa. It has a length of 27 miles.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Route description

Iowa Highway 24 begins at New Hampton at a freeway interchange with U.S. Highway 63 and U.S. Highway 18. It goes east through New Hampton, then continues east to Lawler. It then turns northeast to go through Jackson Junction and Fort Atkinson. It then continues northeast and ends in Calmar at an intersection with U.S. Highway 52 and Iowa Highway 150.

[edit] History

The current version of Iowa Highway 24 is the second occurrence of the route number in the state. The first lasted from 1920 to 1927 and extended between Council Bluffs and Ottumwa. The current version came into existence on December 1, 1928. On October 5, 2002, the highway was extended west through New Hampton as the U.S. 63 freeway bypass opened.^[1]

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Chickasaw	New Hampton		US 18 / US 63	Western terminus
Winneshiek	Jackson Junction		CO V68	Former IA 193
	Calmar		US 52 / IA 150 South	Eastern terminus

[edit] References