2003 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction

On July 1, 2003, the Iowa Department of Transportation transferred control of more than 700 miles (1,100 km) of highway to county and local governments in order to save money and to increase operational efficiency. Most of the highways turned over were short spurs connecting small, rural communities and state parks to the highway system.[1]

Iowa Primary Highway System
Highways that changed jurisdiction in 2003
System information
NotesPrimary highways in Iowa are generally state-maintained.
Highway names
InterstatesInterstate X (I-X)
US HighwaysU.S. Highway X (US X)
StateHighway X (IA X or Iowa X)
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Background

Starting in 1979, staff members with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) along with county and municipal officials began to reclassify every mile of Iowa's 113,000-mile (182,000 km) public road system. These classification boards found that on the 10,000 highway miles (16,000 km) in the primary system, which comprises Interstate Highways, U.S. Highways, and state highways, nearly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) were minor highways that primarily served local traffic. Conversely, they found 400 miles (640 km) of major highways that were on the secondary system, which is made up of all rural roads not on the primary highway system.[2] At the time, the Iowa Code provided a mechanism for the transfer of jurisdiction of roads within the state. The two sides would meet and if it was deemed that the road in question needed repairs, the relinquishing body would either make repairs or pay the accepting body the money needed to repair the roadway.[3]

Most of the time, the DOT was able to come to an agreement with the county board of supervisors as 600 miles (970 km) of Iowa roads changed hands in the early 1980s. Some counties and the state could never come to an agreement, as was the case in Johnson County regarding Iowa Highway 979 (Iowa 979). The DOT wanted Johnson County to take over maintenance of the 6-mile-long (9.7 km) road and offered $160,000 to repair the road (equivalent to $360,000 in 2021[4]), while the county wanted the state to take over another road. Both sides reached an impasse.[5] Ultimately, Iowa 979 stayed under DOT control. During the 1990s, Iowa experienced a boom in highway construction bolstered by state appropriations from the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995. New four-lane highways were built all across the state, either by twinning an existing roadway or building new alignments in proximity to the old roads. After opening the new roads, these short segments often stayed on the primary highway system despite not serving an arterial purpose.

In 2002, the Road Use Tax Fund Committee, a mix of city, county, and state transportation officials, met to review and recommend changes to Iowa's public road system. The report was necessitated by increasing costs to maintain the highway system and a level of funding that was not keeping up with the rising costs. The committee identified over 700 miles (1,100 km) of state highways which could be turned over to local jurisdictions.[6] Not wanting to repeat the impasses of the 1980s, the DOT got help from state legislature. The general assembly passed SF 451, which gave the DOT a one-time exemption from §306.8, which required the DOT to otherwise compensate a county for giving control of a road. Any roads identified by the Road Use Tax Fund Committee for which a transfer agreement pursuant to §306.8 had not been reached prior to July 1, 2003, would be summarily given to the respective counties without compensation. Even more, counties could not figure any roads offloaded to counties through this mechanism into the calculations for determining their road maintenance budgets for ten years.[7]

Some counties were proactive with negotiating with the state. Early in 2003, it was not clear to county officials just how much money would be given to the counties for accepting roads from the state. This made the counties more amenable to accepting money for highways than in previous years. Taylor County officials negotiated a $4.7 million transfer (equivalent to $6.73 million in 2021[4]) of Iowa 49 with the DOT, while Adams County officials did not. The DOT paid out $35 million (equivalent to $50.1 million in 2021[4]) to counties before the July 1, 2003, deadline.[8]

Routes affected

Number Length (mi)[9][lower-alpha 1] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 6 14.84223.886 I-80 near DexterUS 169 in Adel 01931-06-081931current Rerouted over I-80 and US 169
Iowa 15 4.6557.491 Route 15 south of MiltonIowa 2 at Milton 01969-01-01196902003-07-012003
Iowa 36 2.9834.801 Wall LakeUS 71 / Iowa 175 at Wall Lake 01920-07-01192002003-07-012003
Iowa 40 3.5245.671 AllertonIowa 2 near Corydon 01926-07-01192602003-07-012003
Iowa 41 1.8272.940 MalvernUS 34 near Malvern 01920-07-01192002003-07-012003
Iowa 45 1.3242.131 ManillaIowa 141 near Manilla 01920-07-01192002003-07-012003
Iowa 49 27.22843.819 Iowa 2 at BedfordUS 34 near Lenox 01920-07-01192002003-07-012003
Iowa 50 7.13511.483 US 169 near Fort DodgeLehigh 01920-07-01192002003-07-012003
Iowa 55 4.5067.252 SeymourIowa 2 east of Promise City 01934-01-01193402003-07-012003
Iowa 66 7.01111.283 Iowa 2 near BentonDiagonal 02003-07-012003
Iowa 68 1.9333.111 MelroseUS 34 near Melrose 02003-07-012003
Iowa 77 2.6854.321 Iowa 92 near KeotaKeota 02003-07-012003
Iowa 79 5.6379.072 Geode State ParkUS 34 in Middletown 01980-07-01198002003-07-012003
Iowa 82 3.7736.072 BlairsburgUS 30 near Blairsburg 01920-07-01192002003-07-012003
Iowa 83 14.56223.435 Iowa 191 at NeolaUS 59 in Avoca Remainder of route unchanged
Iowa 91 4.6437.472 Iowa 9 near Little RockMN 91 near Ellsworth, Minn. 01980-07-01198002003-07-012003
Iowa 94 11.16817.973 PaloUS 151 Business in Cedar Rapids 01966-01-01196602003-07-012003
Iowa 97 1.5322.466 RussellUS 34 near Russell 02003-07-012003
Iowa 99 33.23253.482 US 34 in BurlingtonUS 61in Wapello 01931-01-01193102003-07-012003
Iowa 102 15.40124.786 Iowa 163 at PellaNew Sharon city limits 01980-07-01198002003-07-012003 Section within New Sharon limits remains
Iowa 103 27.57944.384 US 218 / Iowa 27 near West PointUS 61 / Iowa 2 in Fort Madison 02003-07-012003
Iowa 107 27.57944.384 Iowa 3 near AlexanderUS 18 in Clear Lake 01920-07-01192002011-06-302011 Portions within Meservey and Thornton remained
Iowa 109 1.2682.041 OxfordUS 6 near Oxford 02003-07-012003
Iowa 113 1.1871.910 Iowa 64 near PrestonSpragueville 01938-01-01193802003-07-012003 Previous extended to Iowa 62
Iowa 115 1.2371.991 Viking Lake State ParkUS 34 near Stanton 01980-07-01198002003-07-012003
Iowa 124 2.5674.131 Iowa 4Twin Lakes State Park 01924-01-01192402003-07-012003
Iowa 131 4.5207.274 Iowa 21 in Belle PlaineUS 30 near Belle Plaine 02003-07-012003 Section of Lincoln Highway
Iowa 133 0.9701.561 US 30 at NevadaNevada 01963-01-01196302003-07-012003
Iowa 142 20.90133.637 Iowa 2 at PlanoIowa 5 at Moravia 01980-07-01198002003-07-012003
Iowa 145 7.40811.922 I-29 near ThurmanUS 275 near Sidney 01931-01-01193102003-07-012003
Iowa 147 6.70610.792 RockfordIowa 14 near Roseville 02003-07-012003
Iowa 156 4.4787.207 Iowa 5 near AtticaBussey 02003-07-012003
Iowa 157 1.0321.661 US 63 near Lime SpringsLime Springs 02003-07-012003
Iowa 161 1.2241.970 Iowa 141 west of DedhamIowa 141 south of Dedham 02003-07-012003
Iowa 181 9.59615.443 Melcher-DallasIowa 5 / Iowa 92 near Pleasantville 02003-07-012003
Iowa 183 31.14350.120 US 6 in Council BluffsIowa 127 near Mondamin 01930-01-011930current Remainder of route unchanged
Iowa 191 18.33429.506 US 6 at Council BluffsI-680 near Neola 01930-01-011930current Remainder of route unchanged
Iowa 193 10.85217.465 US 18 near AlphaIowa 24 at Jackson Junction 02003-07-012003
Iowa 195 2.8964.661 Iowa 4 near PloverPlover 02003-02-182003
Iowa 197 2.5674.131 Iowa 3 near Albert CityAlbert City 02003-07-012003
Iowa 198 2.2313.590 GarrisonUS 218 near Garrison, Iowa 02003-07-012003
Iowa 199 2.6664.291 US 30 near Van HorneVan Horne 02003-07-012003
Iowa 200 2.1633.481 US 30 near KeystoneKeystone 02003-07-012003
Iowa 201 4.7557.652 NorwayUS 30 near Norway 02003-07-012003
Iowa 204 5.4078.702 Iowa 2 near LeonGarden Grove 02003-07-012003
Iowa 205 2.9274.711 US 65 near MiloMilo 02003-07-012003
Iowa 206 6.22110.012 US 65 near Liberty CenterLacona 02003-07-012003
Iowa 207 3.0584.921 I-35 near New VirginiaNew Virginia 02003-07-012003
Iowa 214 5.7369.231 Iowa 175 near IvesterWellsburg 02003-07-012003
Iowa 215 8.73814.062 UnionIowa 175 at Eldora 02003-07-012003
Iowa 221 3.9096.291 I-35 near Story CityRoland 02003-07-012003
Iowa 225 7.68812.373 SullyIowa 146 at Searsboro 02003-07-012003
Iowa 229 5.2338.422 GarwinUS 63 near Garwin 02003-07-012003
Iowa 231 4.0686.547 US 34 west of New LondonUS 34 east of New London 02003-07-012003
Iowa 238 1.0631.711 Iowa 9 near HarrisHarris 02003-07-012003
Iowa 239 0.5100.821 Waubonsie State ParkIowa 2 near Sidney 01931-01-01193102003-07-012003
Iowa 240 6.38910.282 RoyalUS 71 near Greenville 02003-07-012003
Iowa 242 5.8559.423 US 34 near GlenwoodSilver City 02003-07-012003
Iowa 243 0.5590.900 Black Hawk Lake State ParkUS 71 / Iowa 175 near Lake Park 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003
Iowa 244 0.7711.241 I-80 near NeolaIowa 191 in Neola 01980-07-01198002003-07-012003
Iowa 249 0.6651.070 Iowa 78 near WinfieldWinfield 02003-07-012003
Iowa 252 0.5840.940 US 61 / Iowa 92 at GrandviewGrandview 02003-07-012003
Iowa 253 0.9321.500 Iowa 14 near WilliamsonWilliamson 02003-07-012003
Iowa 258 1.9893.201 I-35 at Van WertUS 69 near Van Wert 02003-07-012003
Iowa 259 1.0011.611 US 169 near TingleyTingley 02003-07-012003
Iowa 263 12.51120.135 US 20 / Iowa 14 near DikeUS 20 near Cedar Falls 02003-02-182003
Iowa 266 1.7092.750 US 69 near WeldonWeldon 02003-07-012003
Iowa 273 10.02516.134 Lake Wapello State ParkUS 63 near Bloomfield 02003-07-012003
US 275 15.50624.954 US 34 in GlenwoodIowa 92 at Council Bluffs 01932-01-011932current Remainder of route unchanged
Iowa 276 4.7117.582 Iowa 327 in Spirit LakeMinnesota state line near Mini-Wakan State Park 02003-07-012003
Iowa 279 1.9833.191 US 30 near AtkinsAtkins 02003-07-012003
Iowa 282 5.2838.502 QuasquetonIowa 939 near Winthrop 02003-07-012003
Iowa 283 5.8619.432 BrandonIowa 150 near Brandon 02003-07-012003
Iowa 285 0.7961.281 US 30 near ArcadiaArcadia 02003-07-012003
Iowa 286 9.93215.984 US 30 at GliddenLanesboro 02003-07-012003
Iowa 287 1.8332.950 US 30 near NewhallNewhall 02003-07-012003
Iowa 294 6.1479.893 Iowa 2 near KellertonGrand River 02003-07-012003
Iowa 297 3.5435.702 GilbertvilleRaymond 02003-07-012003
Iowa 299 5.5568.942 New ProvidenceIowa 175 near Eldora 02003-07-012003
Iowa 300 1.4112.271 ModaleI-29 near Modale 02003-07-012003
Iowa 301 2.0453.291 I-29Little Sioux 02003-07-012003
Iowa 305 2.5544.110 LettsUS 61 / Iowa 92 near Letts 02003-07-012003
Iowa 306 0.7831.260 US 65 near DerbyDerby 02003-07-012003
Iowa 314 6.27710.102 AyrshireUS 18 near Ruthven 02003-07-012003
Iowa 315 4.1586.692 Iowa 4 near PalmerPalmer 02003-02-182003
Iowa 322 2.6604.281 Pammel State ParkIowa 92 02003-07-012003
Iowa 324 0.5100.821 Iowa 175 near OnawaLewis and Clark State Park 02003-07-012003
Iowa 325 SpillvilleUS 52 near Calmar 02003-07-012003
Iowa 327 Iowa 276 in Spirit LakeOrleans 02003-07-012003
Iowa 333 12.93920.823 US 275 in HamburgUS 59 near Shenandoah Remainder of route unchanged
Iowa 340 2.2313.590 Pikes Peak State ParkUS 18 Business in McGregor 01936-01-01193602003-07-012003
Iowa 349 1.0321.661 Lake Ahquabi State ParkUS 65 / US 69 near Indianola 02003-07-012003
Iowa 359 7.38311.882 BuckeyeIowa 941 at Alden 02003-07-012003
Iowa 362 5.4698.802 DeSoto National Wildlife RefugeI-29 near Loveland 02003-07-012003
Iowa 363 1.6162.601 Iowa 150 near UrbanaI-380 at Urbana 02003-07-012003
Iowa 364 6.1409.881 Iowa 76 near Waukon JunctionHarpers Ferry 02003-07-012003
Iowa 371 0.7151.151 Lake Keomah State ParkIowa 92 near Keomah Village 02003-07-012003
Iowa 382 4.7927.712 Lake Macbride State ParkIowa 1 in Solon 02003-07-012003
Iowa 383 1.3112.110 US 69 near RandallRandall 02003-07-012003
Iowa 384 1.2311.981 Iowa 25 near Guthrie CenterSpringbrook State Park 01944-01-01194402003-07-012003
Iowa 385 3.1515.071 Pacific JunctionUS 34 / US 275 in Glenwood 02003-02-182003
Iowa 386 2.6854.321 US 52 / Iowa 3 / Iowa 32 at SagevilleUS 52 / Iowa 3 at Sageville 01945-01-01194502003-07-012003
Iowa 390 2.1133.401 South of PlainfieldNorth of Plainfield 02002-01-01200202003-07-012003 Former section of US 218
Iowa 403 0.4770.768 SD 48 near AkronIowa 12 in Akron 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003
Iowa 404 1.3912.239 MontroseUS 61 near Montrose 01960-01-01196002003-07-012003 Spur route
Iowa 405 0.2490.401 Lone TreeIowa 22 near Lone Tree 01958-01-01195802003-07-012003 Spur route; section in Lone Tree removed 1980
Iowa 406 2.2753.661 US 34 near West BurlingtonBurlington 01957-01-01195702003-07-012003 Formerly Iowa 80; spur route
Iowa 410 2.1573.471 Backbone State ParkIowa 3 / Iowa 13 near Strawberry Point 01958-01-01195802003-07-012003 Park access road
Iowa 419 1.0381.670 VictorUS 6 / Iowa 21 near Victor 01962-01-01196202003-07-012003 Spur route
Iowa 421 3.2605.246 US 61 west of Blue GrassUS 61 east of Blue Grass 02000-01-01200002003-02-182003 Former section of US 61 at Blue Grass
Iowa 424 2.8024.509 South of SwedesburgUS 218 near Olds 01999-01-01199902003-07-012003 Former section of US 218
Iowa 428 6.1409.881 Maquoketa Caves State ParkUS 61 near Maquoketa 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Park access road
Iowa 432 1.93.1 Iowa 163 in OskaloosaIowa 92 in Oskaloosa 01998-01-01199802003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 163
Iowa 478 0.7551.215 Iowa 24 in New HamptonNorth of New Hampton 02002-01-01200202003-07-012003 Former section of US 63
Iowa 916 1.2932.081 Iowa 281 in OelweinOelwein city limits 01986-01-01198602003-07-012003 Originally ended at Iowa 915 in Oelwein; former section of Iowa 150
Iowa 917 0.1490.240 US 61 and Iowa 22 near MuscatineMuscatine city limits 01986-01-01198602003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 22
Iowa 918 1.1191.801 Iowa 16 near EldonIowa 16 in Eldon 01984-01-01198402003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 16; street signs said "Hwy 918"
Iowa 920 12.56020.213 Center PointIowa 150 near Urbana 01984-01-01198402003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 150
Iowa 921 2.5054.031 US 6 / Iowa 1 in Iowa CityUS 218 in Iowa City 01985-01-01198502003-07-012003 Former section of US 218
Iowa 923 8.81914.193 01982-01-01198202003-07-012003 Former section of US 218; had three sections
Iowa 924 0.6651.070 US 61 near MontroseDead end in Montrose 01994-01-01199402003-07-012003 Formerly Iowa 998; former section of US 61
Iowa 925 26.25942.260 I-80 / US 6 in AdairUS 6 near Dexter 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Former section of US 6
Iowa 927 19.01730.605 US 6 / Iowa 38 in WiltonI-280 / US 6 near Davenport 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Former section of US 6; was signed in 1989
Iowa 928 20.16832.457 Iowa 17 near Webster CityCR D20 near Williams 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Former section of US 20
Iowa 929 0.7891.270 Murray city limitsMaple Street in Murray 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 152
Iowa 931 8.96214.423 I-35 in AnkenyUS 65 in Polk County 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003
Iowa 932 0.1930.311 Ryan city limitsIowa 13 in Ryan 01976-01-01197602003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 13
Iowa 935 1.4922.401 I-29Mills–Pottawattamie county line 01982-01-01198202003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 370
Iowa 936 0.2750.443 Iowa 92 near AinsworthIowa 923 near Ainsworth 01997-01-01199702003-02-182003 Former section of Iowa 92
Iowa 937 0.4600.740 Iowa 141 near PerryUS 169 near Perry 01977-01-01197702003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 141
Iowa 938 0.4600.740 Union Street in UnionvilleUnionville south city limit boundary 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 369
Iowa 939 18.93130.466 Iowa 187 near MasonvilleBlack HawkBuchanan county line 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Former section of US 20
Iowa 940 0.0810.130 TamaBenton county line near Belle PlaineIowa 21 near Belle Plaine 01981-01-01198102003-07-012003
Iowa 941 12.95320.846 I-35 near WilliamsIowa Falls city limits 01991-01-01199102003-07-012003 Former section of US 20
Iowa 942 0.4660.750 Vine Street in WoodburnWoodburn city limits 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 104
Iowa 944 0.5530.890 US 61 / Iowa 2 in Fort MadisonFort Madison city limits 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 88
Iowa 945 4.5997.401 I-80 near AltoonaIowa 931 in Polk County 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003
Iowa 947 0.6711.080 Iowa 70 in Columbus JunctionMarket Street in Columbus City 01994-01-01199402003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 70
Iowa 949 2.2753.661 Glenwood city limitsUS 34 / US 275 near Glenwood 01974-01-01197402003-02-182003 Formerly US 34 Business
Iowa 952 0.1120.180 US 151 near CascadeReiter Road near Cascade 01992-01-01199202003-07-012003 Former section of US 151
Iowa 954 0.7731.244 US 61 near MaquoketaMaquoketa city limits 01967-01-01196702003-07-012003 Former section of US 61; numbered 1976
Iowa 955 0.7271.170 US 61 near Key WestIowa 963 (Military Road) in Key West 01971-01-01197102003-07-012003 Former section of US 61
Iowa 956 16.77626.998 CR F55 at DavenportUS 61 north of DeWitt 01976-01-01197602003-02-182003 Former section of US 61
Iowa 957 0.0620.100 01988-01-01198802003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 22
Iowa 958 1.6102.591 Ottumwa city limitsUS 63 south of Ottumwa 01965-01-01196502003-07-012003 Former section of US 63
Iowa 963 4.1396.661 US 151 near Key WestUS 61 / US 151 in Dubuque 01971-01-01197102003-07-012003 Former section of US 151 and US 61
Iowa 967 0.0370.060 US 20 near FarleyFarley city limits 01976-01-01197602003-07-012003 Former section of US 20
Iowa 970 0.310.50 US 75 Business in Sioux CitySioux City 01976-01-01197602003-07-012003 Former section of US 75
Iowa 971 1.8022.900 US 69 in Lake MillsLake Mills city limits 01993-01-01199302003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 105
Iowa 972 1.8773.021 Northwood city limitsNorthwood city limits 01993-01-01199302003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 105
Iowa 976 0.8791.415 01997-01-01199702003-07-012003 Former section of US 30
Iowa 977 2.0073.230 US 59 in CherokeeIowa 3 near Cherokee 01962-01-01196202003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 3
Iowa 978 2.7724.461 I-29 / US 34 near GlenwoodIowa 385 near Pacific Junction 01974-01-01197402003-02-182003 Former section of US 34
Iowa 979 4.2986.917 Iowa City limitsJohnsonCedar county line 01961-01-01196102003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 1
Iowa 982 27.78744.719 Smithland city limitsSioux City city limits 01967-01-01196702003-07-012003 Former section of Iowa 141
Iowa 985 1.9273.101 US 52 near Bellevue State ParkUS 52 near Bellevue 01980-01-01198002003-07-012003 Former section of US 52
Iowa 988 2.3123.721 I-29 / I-680 near CrescentIowa 183 in Crescent 01975-01-01197502003-07-012003
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Notes

  1. Lengths represent the length of highway removed from the primary highway system on or before July 1, 2003.

References

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  3. 1979 Iowa Code (1978). "Establishment, Alteration, and Vacation of Highways". §306.8 Transfer of jurisdiction (PDF). p. 1400.
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