Iowa Highway 96

Iowa Highway 96
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length: 16.635 mi[1] (26.771 km)
Major junctions
West end: Iowa 14 southwest of Conrad
East end: US 63 east of Gladbrook
Location
Counties: Marshall, Tama
Highway system

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

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Iowa Highway 96 (Iowa 96) is a state highway which runs from west to east in central Iowa. It begins at Iowa Highway 14 southwest of Conrad and ends at U.S. Route 63 east of Gladbrook.

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Route description

Iowa Highway 96 begins at a T-intersection with Iowa Highway 14 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Conrad. From Iowa 14, it heads due east for 10 miles (16 km) towards Gladbrook. East of Gladbrook, it continues east, angling slightly to the southeast, for 6 miles (9.7 km) until it ends at another T-intersection with U.S. Route 63.[1]

History

Primary Road No. 96 was originally designated as a 6-mile (9.7 km) long, unpaved spur route connecting Gladbrook to Primary Road No. 59 southwest of Traer. In 1926, Highway 59 became U.S. Route 63.[2] By 1947, the highway had been extended west to Iowa 14.[3] By 1956, the entire route was paved.[4]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Marshall
 Liscomb Township 0.000 Iowa 14  
Tama
 Crystal Township 16.635 US 63  
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 August 16, 2010. 
  2. ^ Rand McNally & Company (1926). Junior Road Map: Eastern Iowa (Map). http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthCentral/Iowa/unitedstates1926ra_045.html. Retrieved August 16, 2010. 
  3. ^ Rand McNally & Company (1947). Road and Reference Atlas (Map). 1:1,077,120. pp. 42–43. 
  4. ^ Iowa State Highway Commission (1956). Iowa State Highway Map (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1956_front.pdf. Retrieved August 16, 2010.