Iowa Highway 60

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Iowa Highway 60

Length:

56 mi^[1] (90 km)

South end:

US 75 / US 75 Bus. at Le Mars

Major
junctions:

US 18 near Sheldon

North end:

TH 60 near Bigelow, MN

Counties:

Plymouth, Sioux, O'Brien, Osceola

Major cities:

Alton, Hospers, Sheldon, Ashton, Sibley

Iowa State Highways
< US 59		US 61 >

Iowa Highway 60 is a north-south state highway in northwest Iowa. The highway runs at a southwest-to-northeast angle. Since 2004, the highway has been upgraded to expressway status, with some freeway sections, as part of a highway corridor connecting Sioux City with the Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota.

1 Termini
2 Route description
- 2.1 Bannered highways
3 Exit list
4 References

[edit] Termini

The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 60 is near Le Mars at a freeway interchange with U.S. Route 75 and Business US 75. Its northern terminus is at the Minnesota border just south of Bigelow, Minnesota, where the highway continues in Minnesota as Minnesota State Highway 60.

[edit] Route description

Iowa Highway 60 begins north of Le Mars at a freeway intersection with U.S. Route 75. It goes northeast around Seney, then continues northeast until it bypasses Alton, where it meets Iowa Highway 10. It continues northeast, bypassing Hospers and Sheldon. On the Sheldon bypass, it meets U.S. Highway 18. It proceeds north and bypasses Ashton, then continues northeast to bypass Sibley, where it meets Iowa Highway 9. The highway continues northeasterly until ending at the Minnesota border just south of Bigelow, Minnesota.

[edit] Bannered highways

Business Highway 60 serves Sheldon, following the old route of Iowa 60 north into Sheldon, then turning east on U.S. 18 to return to Iowa 60.

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#^[1]	Destinations	Notes
Plymouth	Le Mars	0	120	US 75 North / US 75 Bus. (5th Avenue NW) – Sioux Center	US 75 North exits, becomes IA 60 North. IA 60 South ends, becomes US 75 South.
Sioux	Alton		13	Alton
Sioux	Alton		16	To IA 10 – Alton, Orange City
O'Brien	Sheldon		31	IA 60 Bus. / CO L26 (2nd Avenue)
			33	Country Club Road
			34	US 18 (Park Avenue) / IA 60 Bus. – Spencer
Osceola	Sibley		48	2nd Avenue
			51	CO A22 – Sibley
			53	IA 9 – Rock Rapids, Rock Rapids
	Bigelow, MN			TH 60	Northern terminus