Iowa Highway 3

Infobox road
state=IA
type=IA
route=3
alternate_name=


length_mi=328
length_round=0
length_ref=Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=1|hirng=9|num=3|access_date=November 7, 2007]
established=
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=Jct|state=SD|SD|50 – Westfield
junction=Jct|state=IA|US|75|city1=Le Mars
Jct|state=IA|US|71|city1=Truesdale
Jct|state=IA|US|169|city1=Humboldt
Jct|state=IA|I|35|city1=Latimer
Jct|state=IA|US|218|IA|27|city1=Waverly
Jct|state=IA|US|63|city1=Denver
Jct|state=IA|US|52| & Jct|state=IA|IA|136|city1=Luxemburg
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=Jct|state=IA|US|52 & Jct|state=IA|US|61|US|151|city1=Dubuque
counties=Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Wright, Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Fayette, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque
cities=Le Mars, Cherokee, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Clarion, Hampton, Allison, Waverly, Oelwein, Dubuque
previous_type=IA
previous_route=2
next_type=IA
next_route=4

Iowa Highway 3 is a state highway that runs from east to west across the state of Iowa. Highway 3 is the longest state highway in Iowa, at 328 miles (528 kilometers) long. The eastern terminus of Iowa 3 is in Dubuque, Iowa at the U.S. Highway 61 / 151 White Street exit. The western terminus of Iowa Highway 3 at the western border of Iowa and South Dakota near Westfield where it meets with South Dakota Highway 50 over the Big Sioux River.

This is the second state highway to be designated Iowa Highway 3. The first Iowa Highway 3 existed from 1920 to 1941, and was an east-west route across the southern part of Iowa, beginning at Fort Madison and ending at the western border of Iowa near Nebraska City, Nebraska. The current Iowa Highway 3 route was designated in 1945.

Prior to the building of a four lane U.S. Highway 61 / 151, the eastern terminus of Iowa Highway 3 was at the intersection of Bluff Street and U.S. Highway 20 (Dodge Street).

From Dubuque, Iowa 3 shares a route with U.S. Highway 52, following a northwest course to Luxemburg. At Luxemburg, Iowa 3 and US 52 meet with Iowa Highway 136. 136 ends in Luxemburg, and US 52 and Iowa 3 split off at that point. US 52 continues north while Iowa 3 continues west, going through communities such as Strawberry Point, Oelwein, Readlyn, Waverly, Shell Rock, Allison, Dumont, Hampton, Clarion, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Le Mars, and Akron. At Akron, Highway 3 turns south towards Westfield.

Major intersections

Jctint
state=IA
county=Plymouth
cspan=6
location=Westfield
lspan=2
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=SD|SD|50
notes=Western terminusJctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|12|dir1=South|name1=Portland Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Akron
lspan=
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|12|dir1=North|name1=Loess Hills Scenic Byway
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Le Mars
lspan=2
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|75
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US-Bus|75|dab1=Le Mars|name1=5th Avenue West
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Remsen
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|140|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Cherokee
cspan=3
location=Marcus
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|143|dir1=North|name1=Ames Avenue
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Cherokee
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|59|name1=2nd Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Aurelia
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|7|dir1=East
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Buena Vista
cspan=2
location=Truesdale
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|71
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Albert City
lspan=
type=decomd
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|N14|nolink1=N14
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|197|dir1=North Jctint
state=IA
county=Pocahontas
cspan=2
location=Pocahontas
lspan=2
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|4|name1=West 7th Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|15|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Humboldt
location=Humboldt
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|169|name1=13th Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Wright
cspan=4
location=Goldfield
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|17|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=jct|state=IA|IA|17|dir1=South|name1=Locust Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Clarion
lspan=
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|69|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Rowan
lspan=
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|69|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Franklin
cspan=3
location=Alexander
lspan=
type=decomd
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|S14|nolink1=S14
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|107|dir1=North Jctint
state=IA
location=Latimer
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|I|35
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Hampton
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=jct|state=IA|US|65|name1=4th Street East
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Butler
cspan=3
location=Allison
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|14|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|14|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Clarksville
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|188|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Bremer
cspan=4
location=Waverly
lspan=3
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|218|IA|27
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US-Bus|218|dab1=Waverly|dir1=North|name1=20th Street West
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US-Bus|218|dab1=Waverly|dir1=South|name1=Easton Avenue
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Denver
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|63
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Fayette
cspan=3
location=Oelwein
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|150|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|150|dir1=South|name1=1st Avenue East
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Maryville
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|187
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Clayton
cspan=3
location=Strawberry Point
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=
road=jct|state=IA|IA|13|dir1=North|name1=Elkader Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=decomd
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|W68|nolink1=W68
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|410 Jctint
state=IA
location=Edgewood
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|13|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Delaware
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|38|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Dubuque
cspan=4
location=Luxemburg
lspan=
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|52|dir1=North|IA|136|dir2=South|name2=Andre Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Sageville
lspan=2
type=decomd
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|D10|nolink1=D10|
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|386 Jctint
state=IA
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|32|dir1=South|CR|Y35|nolink2=Y35|name1=Northwest Arterial|name2=John Deere Road
notes=CR Y35 is former Jct|state=IA|IA|386 Jctint
state=IA
location=Dubuque
lspan=
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|52|dir1=South|US|61|US|151
notes=Eastern terminus

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