Iowa Highway 136

Infobox road
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length_mi=98
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direction_a=South
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direction_b=North
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counties=Clinton, Jones, Dubuque
cities=Clinton, Goose Lake, Charlotte, Delmar, Lost Nation, Oxford Junction, Wyoming, Onslow, Cascade, Worthington, Dyersville, New Vienna, Luxemburg
previous_type=US
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Iowa Highway 136 is a highway maintained by the state of Iowa. It runs for a length of 98 miles. Although signed as a north-south highway throughout, the highway runs east to west between Clinton and Oxford Junction, while turning north at Oxford Junction to complete its run to Luxemburg.

Termini

The southern terminus of Iowa 136 is at the Mississippi River in Clinton on the Lyons-Fulton Bridge, where it meets Illinois Route 136. The highway's northern terminus is in Luxemburg where it meets Iowa Highway 3 and U.S. Highway 52.

Route description

Iowa Highway 136 begins at the Lyons-Fulton Bridge at the Mississippi River in Clinton. It goes west and meets U.S. Highway 67, and they run together in Clinton. It leaves Clinton going west, then turns northwest toward Goose Lake. It continues west through Charlotte, then turns northwest through Delmar. West of Delmar and south of Maquoketa, it meets U.S. Highway 61. It continues west until shortly before Elwood, where it turns southwest to go through Elwood and Lost Nation. It goes west out of Lost Nation and turns northwest to go through Oxford Junction. At Oxford Junction, it turns north, and after a brief westerly routing, enters Wyoming, where it runs concurrent with Iowa Highway 64.

After leaving Iowa 64, Iowa 136 goes straight north through Onslow, then turns northeast briefly before going northwest through Cascade, where it intersects U.S. Highway 151. It continues northwest through Worthington, then turns north and meets U.S. Highway 20 at Dyersville. It goes north from Dyersville to New Vienna, then turns northeast towards Luxemburg and ends at an intersection with U.S. Highway 52 and Iowa Highway 3.

Major intersections

Jctint
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county=Clinton
cspan=4
location=Clinton
lspan=3
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IL|IL|136
notes=Southern terminusJctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|67|dir1=South|name1=2nd Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|67|dir1=North|name1=3rd Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Delmar
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road=Jct|state=IA|US|61
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Jones
cspan=1
location=Wyoming
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type=mplex
mile=
road=jct|state=IA|IA|64|name1=Main Street
notes=1 mile overlapJctint
state=IA
county=Dubuque
cspan=3
location=Cascade
lspan=1
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mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|151
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Dyersville
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road=Jct|state=IA|US|20
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Luxemburg
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road=jct|state=IA|US|52|US|52|IA|3|dir1=North|name1=Andre Street|dir2=South|name3=Main Street|noshield2=52
notes=Northern terminus

External links

* [http://www.iowahighways.org The Iowa Highways Page]