| Iowa Highway 98 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
| Length: | 1.814 mi[2] (2.919 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1920[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | CR V64 at Clay St. in Leando | |||
| North end: | Iowa 16 / CR V64 in Douds | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Van Buren | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Iowa Primary Highway System
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Iowa Highway 98 is a state highway that runs from south to north in Van Buren County in southeastern Iowa. It begins at Clay Street in Leando and ends at Iowa Highway 16 near the unincorporated area of Iowa.
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Iowa Highway 98 begins along Van Buren County Road V64 in Leando. For 1⁄5 miles (0.32 km), Iowa 98 runs parallel to the Des Moines River through Leando before turning to the north to cross the river. On the northern banks, Iowa 98 passes through the unincorporated community of Douds. One mile (1.6 km) north of the Des Moines River, Iowa 98 ends at an intersection with Iowa Highway 16.[2] Iowa 98 is one of two spur routes which cross the Des Moines River which were not turned over to county jurisdictions in 2003; Iowa Highway 316 is the other route.
Primary Road No. 98 was created with the primary road system in 1920.[1] In its beginnings, it was a 6-mile-long (9.7 km) spur route which connected Eldon to Primary Road No. 8, which later became U.S. Route 34.[3] By 1947, the route had moved to the southeast; connecting Douds to its current northern end at Iowa 16.[4] In 1953, Iowa 98 was extended south over the Des Moines River to Leando, its current southern end.[5]
The entire route is in Village Township, Van Buren County.
| Mile[2] | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | CR V64 at Clay St. | Southern terminus | ||
| 1.814 | Iowa 16 / CR V64 | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||