Iowa Highway 141

Infobox road
state=IA
type=IA
route=141
alternate_name=


length_mi=156
length_round=
length_ref= [http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/highways/iowa140-159.html#141 Iowa Highways Page: Highway 141] . Accessed 25 October 2006.]
established=October 16, 1926 [http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/highways/iowa140-159.html#141 Iowa Highways Page: Highway 141] . Accessed 25 October 2006.]
direction_a=West
starting_terminus= (Exit 127)
junction=
direction_b=East
ending_terminus= (Exit 127)
counties=Woodbury, Monona, Crawford, Carroll, Guthrie, Dallas, Polk
cities=Sloan, Hornick, Smithland, Mapleton, Ute, Charter Oak, Denison, Aspinwall, Manning, Dedham, Coon Rapids, Bayard, Bagley, Perry, Granger, Grimes, Urbandale

previous_type=IA
previous_route=140
next_type=IA
next_route=143

Iowa Highway 141 is a major east-west highway in the western and central portions of the state. It is the most direct link between Sioux City and Des Moines. It also serves as a freeway link between Des Moines and the outlying communities of Perry, Granger, and Grimes.

Termini

Iowa 141's western terminus is near Sloan at its junction with Interstate 29. Its eastern terminus is via an interchange with Interstates 35 and 80 on the northwestern corner of the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale.

Route description

Iowa Highway 141 begins at Interstate 29 just west of Sloan. It goes east through Sloan and Hornick before meeting Iowa Highway 31 in Smithland. It then turns southeast and at Mapleton meets Iowa Highway 175, with which it forms a wrong-way concurrency, as eastbound Iowa 141 goes the same direction as westbound Iowa 175. They separate and Iowa 141 continues southeast before going south into Ute, where it meets Iowa Highway 183. At Ute, it turns east and passes through Charter Oak before meeting U.S. 59 northwest of Denison. While in Denison, it meets Iowa Highway 39 and has another wrong-way concurrency with westbound U.S. 30. South of Denison, U.S. 59 and Iowa 141 separate.

Iowa 141 turns east and passes through Aspinwall and Manning before meeting U.S. 71 south of Templeton. Iowa 141 and U.S. 71 run concurrent for 3 miles before separating west of Dedham. It continues east, bypasses Dedham and turns southeast briefly before going east to go through Coon Rapids After another brief southeasterly turn, it goes east and passes through Bayard, where it meets Iowa Highway 25. They run together for 3 miles, then separate. After passing through Bagley, Iowa 141 meets Iowa Highway 4, with which it briefly runs concurrent. After passing south of Jamaica and Dawson, it meets Iowa Highway 144 in Perry and the highway turns into an expressway, which it will be for the rest of its length.

After passing through Perry, Iowa 141 continues east and meets U.S. 169 near Bouton. Near Woodward, it meets Iowa Highway 210 and turns southeast to go towards the Des Moines area. At Granger, it meets Iowa Highway 17 and shortly thereafter meets Iowa Highway 415, where it then turns south. It then passes through Grimes and meets Iowa Highway 44. It then enters Urbandale and quickly ends at an interchange with Interstate 35 and Interstate 80.

History

Iowa Highway 141 originally ran from Sioux City to Denison but was extended to the Des Moines area in 1941. In 1961, the highway was realigned so that it no longer entered Sioux City. The new segment went west from Smithland to Sloan, while the original segment from Smithland to Sioux City was designated (though not signed) as Iowa Highway 982. Between 1975 and 1977, Iowa Highway 141 was upgraded to a freeway between Perry and Interstates 35 and 80. [http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/highways/iowa140-159.html#141 Iowa Highways Page: Highway 141] . Accessed 25 October 2006.]

Major intersections

Jctint
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county=Woodbury
cspan=3
location=Sloan
lspan=1
type=
mile=0.0
road=Jct|state=IA|I|29
notes=Western terminusJctint
state=IA
location=Smithland
lspan=2
type=decomd
mile=15.8
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|D25|nolink1=D25
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|982|to1=982|dir1=North Jctint
state=IA
type=
mile=16.1
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|31|dir1=North|name1=Hickory Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Monona
cspan=3
location=Mapleton
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=24.3
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|175|dir1=East
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=24.8
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|175|dir1=West|name1=Front Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Ute
lspan=1
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mile=35.8
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|183|dir1=South|name1=Monona Avenue
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Crawford
cspan=6
location=Denison
lspan=4
type=mplex
mile=52.5
road=Jct|state=IA|US|59|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=
mile=54.5
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|39|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=55.1
road=Jct|state=IA|US|30|dir1=East|name1=4th Street
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=55.7
road=Jct|state=IA|US|30|dir1=West
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Buck Grove
lspan=
type=mplex
mile=62.8
road=Jct|state=IA|US|59|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Manilla
lspan=1
type=decomd
mile=68.9
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|M55|nolink1=M55
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|45|dir1=South Jctint
state=IA
county=Carroll
cspan=4
location=Templeton
lspan=1
type=mplex
mile=83.7
road=Jct|state=IA|US|71|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Dedham
lspan=3
type=mplex
mile=86.7
road=Jct|state=IA|US|71|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=decomd
mile=89.0
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|E60|nolink1=E60
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|161|dir1=East Jctint
state=IA
type=decomd
mile=89.8
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|N33|nolink1=N33
notes=Former Jct|state=IA|IA|161|dir1=West Jctint
state=IA
county=Guthrie
cspan=4
location=Bayard
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=104.9
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|25|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=107.9
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|25|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Bagley
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=114.4
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|4|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=115.1
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|4|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Dallas
cspan=3
location=Perry
lspan=1
type=
mile=128.5
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|144|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Bouton
lspan=1
type=
mile=132.6
road=Jct|state=IA|US|169
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Woodward
lspan=1
type=
mile=138.1
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|210|dir1=East
notes=Jctint
state=IA
county=Polk
cspan=4
location=Granger
lspan=2
type=
mile=146.5
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|17|dir1=North
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=
mile=148.7
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|415|dir1=South
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Grimes
lspan=1
type=
mile=152.2
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|44|dir1=West
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=Urbandale
lspan=1
type=
mile=154.9
road=jct|state=IA|I|35|I|80
notes=Eastern terminus

Notes

*While Highway 141 is the shortest and most direct route between Sioux City and Des Moines, it is not necessarily the fastest. Traveling via Interstates 29, 680, and 80 is approximately nine miles further, but it is possible to travel at higher speeds on the Interstates.

External links

* [http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/highways/iowa140-159.html#141 Iowa Highways Page: Highway 141] .
* [http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/exits/misc.html#141eb Exit list] for the freeway section near Des Moines at the Iowa Highways Page.
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ia/jdmorrison/ends/ia141.html Terminus photos for Iowa 141] at Iowa Highway Ends.

References