Iowa Highway 81

Iowa Highway 81
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length: 2.215 mi[2] (3.565 km)
Existed: January 1, 1969[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: Route 81 southwest of Farmington
North end: Iowa 2 in Farmington
Location
Counties: Van Buren
Highway system

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

← I-80 Iowa 83 →

Iowa Highway 81 is a state highway that runs from south to north in southeastern Iowa. It begins at the Missouri state line southwest of Farmington, where it continues as Missouri Route 81 and ends at Iowa Highway 2 in Farmington. The route Iowa 81 takes has been in the primary highway system since the 1920s.

Contents

Route description

Iowa Highway 81 begins at the Missouri border, where it is a continuation of Missouri Route 81. The highway heads in a northeasterly direction from that point, passing by Indian Lake Park along the way. It ends at IA 2 on the west side of Farmington.[3]

History

Prior to its current designation, IA 81 was part of the old IA 114. After January 1, 1969, IA 114 was decommissioned and it was renumbered as the present day IA 81. At the time of its designation, the highway was a fully paved road.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Van Buren County.

Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Farmington Township 0.000 Route 81 Southern terminus, at Missouri border
Farmington 2.215 Iowa 2 Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Iowa State Highway Commission (1969). Iowa State Highway Map (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1969_front.pdf. Retrieved May 7, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "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 January 15, 2011. 
  3. ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (2011). Transportation Map (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/pdf/current/stmapmain.pdf. Retrieved May 7, 2011.