Iowa Highway 5

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Iowa Highway 5
Length:	105 mi[1] (169 km)
South end:	Route 5 – Cincinnati
Major junctions:	US 34 – Albia US 65 & US 69 – Des Moines
North end:	I-35 – West Des Moines
Counties:	Appanoose, Monroe, Marion, Warren, Polk
Major cities:	Centerville, Albia, Knoxville, Des Moines, West Des Moines
Iowa State Highways < IA 4 US 6 >

Iowa Highway 5 is a highway in southern Iowa. It is a north-south highway with a length of 105 miles. It is the northernmost segment of a three-state "Highway 5" also involving Missouri Route 5 and Arkansas Highway 5. Portions of the highway are freeway and expressway. It had previously been designated Iowa Highway 60.

Contents 1 Termini 2 Route description 3 Exit and major intersection list 4 References

[edit] Termini

The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 5 is at the Missouri border southwest of Cincinnati. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 35 at West Des Moines.

[edit] Route description

Iowa Highway 5 begins at the Missouri border southwest of Cincinnati. It passes through Cincinnati, then turns north to go through Centerville, where it intersects Iowa Highway 2. It continues north through Moravia and intersects U.S. Highway 34 in Albia. Iowa 5 also intersects Iowa Highway 137 in Albia and turns northwest. It goes northwest through Lovilia and Hamilton before intersecting Iowa Highway 92 in Knoxville.

Iowa 5 and Iowa 92 then become a freeway bypass of Knoxville, bypassing Knoxville on its south side, intersecting Iowa Highway 14 on the bypass. After the bypass, Iowa 5 and Iowa 92 become an expressway. Iowa 5 then separates from Iowa 92 near Pleasantville. Iowa 5 then turns north , bypasses Pleasantville, and intersects Iowa Highway 316 northwest of Pleasantville. Iowa 5 continues northwest past Hartford and Carlisle, then intersects U.S. Highway 65. Iowa 5 then goes west as a freeway with U.S. 65 to an interchange with U.S. Highway 69, where U.S. 65 separates in Des Moines. Iowa 5 then continues west as a southeastern freeway bypass of Des Moines, intersecting Iowa Highway 28 at Norwalk and ends in West Des Moines at Interstate 35.

[edit] Exit and major intersection list

County	Location	#	Destinations	Notes
Entering Iowa. See Route 5 for major intersection list.
Appanoose	Cincinnati		CO T20 (Liberty Street) – Cincinnati	To Route 129 South
	Exline		CO T30 – Exline	Former IA 216 East . To Route 149 South
	Centerville		IA 2 – Centerville
	Rathbun		CO J29 – Rathbun	Former IA 278 West
	Moravia		CO J18 – Moravia	Former IA 142 West
Monroe	Albia		US 34 – Albia
			IA 137 North – Eddyville
Marion	Knoxville	60	IA 92 East / IA 92 Bus. West – Oskaloosa
		Begin overlap with IA 92
		62	IA 14 – Knoxville, Chariton
		64	IA 92 Bus. East – Knoxville
	Pleasantville	End overlap with IA 92
			IA 92 West / CO S45 South – Indianola, Melcher-Dallas	CO S45 is former IA 181
	Swan		IA 316 North – Runnells
Warren
	Carlisle	72	US 65 North – Altoona
		Begin overlap with US 65 . Exit numbers follow US 65 .
Polk
Warren	Des Moines	70B	US 69 North – Des Moines
		70A	US 65 South / US 69 South – Indianola
		End overlap of US 65 . Exit numbers follow IA 5
		96	CO R-63 (SW 9th Street)
		97	CO R-57 (Fleur Drive) – Des Moines International Airport
Polk		99	IA 28 – Norwalk, Martensdale
	West Des Moines	101	Southwest Connector
		102	South 35th Street, Walnut Woods State Park
			I-35 – Kansas City, Minneapolis
End of IA 5

[edit] References