Iowa Highway 139

Iowa Highway 139
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length:	11.431 mi[1] (18.396 km)
Existed:	April 1930[2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	Iowa 9 / CR W34 east of Cresco
North end:	MN 139 near Harmony, MN
Location
Counties:	Winneshiek
Highway system
Iowa Primary Highway System Interstates U.S. Highways State Highways ← Iowa 137 Iowa 140 →

Iowa Highway 139 is a 11.45-mile-long (18.43 km) highway in northeastern Iowa. Iowa 139 begins at Iowa Highway 9 east of Cresco and ends at the Minnesota state line, continuing as Minnesota State Highway 139.

Route description

Iowa Highway 139 begins at Iowa Highway 9 on the Howard/Winneshiek County line 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Cresco. From Iowa 9, Iowa 139 curves north and east through the town of Kendallville, where it crosses the Upper Iowa River, eventually straightening south of Winneshiek County Route A18. Iowa 139 ends at the Minnesota state line south of Harmony, Minnesota, and continues as Minnesota State Highway 139.

History

There have been two versions of Iowa Highway 139. The original was created in 1926 and lasted until 1929, serving a route between Iowa City and Tipton as a part of the Herbert Hoover Highway.^[2]

The current version of Iowa Highway 139 came into existence in April 1930. In 1935, the highway was extended south from Cresco to Protivin, but in 1980, this extension was turned over to Howard County and is now Howard County Route V58.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Howard–Winneshiek county line	Vernon Springs–Orleans township line	0.000	0.000	Iowa 9 / CR W34
Winneshiek	Fremont Township	11.431	18.396	MN 139 north	Continuation into Minnesota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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