Iowa Highway 224

Iowa Highway 224
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length: 10.587 mi[1] (17.038 km)
Major junctions
South end: I-80 near Kellogg
  US 6 near Kellogg
North end: Iowa 14 north of Kellogg
Location
Counties: Jasper
Highway system

Iowa Primary Highway System
Interstates • U.S. Highways • State Highways

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Iowa Highway 224 (Iowa 224) is a state highway in central Iowa. Its begins at Iowa Highway 14 between 8 miles (13 km) north of Kellogg and ends 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Kellogg at exit 173 along Interstate 80. It intersects U.S. Route 6 near Kellogg. The highway, in conjunction with Iowa 14, is the most direct route from I-80 to Marshalltown.

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Route description

Iowa Highway 224 begins at exit 173, a diamond interchange, on Interstate 80. From I-80, Iowa 224 travels north 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) to an intersection with U.S. Route 6 just south of Kellogg.[1] On the southern edge of Kellogg, Highway 224 crosses the North Skunk River and a line of the Iowa Interstate Railroad. Highway 224 represents the eastern boundary of Kellogg as the vast majority of the town is to the west. North of Kellogg, Iowa 224 passes and provides access to Rock Creek State Park, which lies 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east. One mile (1.6 km) from its northern end, Iowa 224 breaks from its northerly path and turns west at Jasper County Road E17.[2] It follows this west-leading stretch of highway until its end at Iowa Highway 14.

Iowa Highway 224 to Iowa Highway 14 is the most direct route to Marshalltown from westbound Interstate 80. By avoiding Newton, where I-80 meets Iowa 14, drivers can save 15 miles (24 km).[2]

History

Iowa Highway 224 began as a short spur route connecting Kellogg to U.S. Route 6.[3] It remained a short spur until 1980, when it was extended along County Road T22 south to Interstate 80, and north to County Road F17, where it turned west to connect to Iowa 14.[4] These changes first appeared on the 1981 state map published by the Iowa Department of Transportation.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jasper County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Buena Vista Township 0.000 I-80 Exit 173 on I-80
Kellogg 1.735 US 6  
Mariposa Township 10.587 Iowa 14  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "2010 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2010. http://www.iowadotmaps.com/trafbook/trafbook2010.pdf. Retrieved October 16, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Iowa Department of Transportation (January 1, 2009). Highway and Transportation Map of Jasper County, Iowa (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/pdf/Jasper.pdf. Retrieved March 3, 2010. 
  3. ^ Rand McNally & Company (1947). Road and Reference Atlas (Map). 1:1,077,120. pp. 42–43. 
  4. ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1980). Iowa State Highway Map (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1980_front.pdf. Retrieved November 10, 2010. 
  5. ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1981). Iowa State Highway Map (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1981_front.pdf. Retrieved November 10, 2010.