Iowa Highway 24

Infobox road
state=IA
type=IA
route=24
alternate_name=


length_mi=27
length_round=0
length_ref=Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=20|hirng=29|num=24|m_iter=yes|access_date=4 February 2007]
established=December 1, 1928
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
junction=
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=Chickasaw, Winneshiek
cities=New Hampton, Lawler, Jackson Junction, Fort Atkinson, Calmar
previous_type=IA
previous_route=23
next_type=IA
next_route=25

Iowa Highway 24 is a state highway that runs from west to east in northeast Iowa. It has a length of 27 miles.

Route description

Iowa Highway 24 begins at New Hampton at a freeway interchange with U.S. Highway 63 and U.S. Highway 18. It goes east through New Hampton, then continues east to Lawler. It then turns northeast to go through Jackson Junction and Fort Atkinson. It then continues northeast and ends in Calmar at an intersection with U.S. Highway 52 and Iowa Highway 150.

History

The current version of Iowa Highway 24 is the second occurrence of the route number in the state. The first lasted from 1920 to 1927 and extended between Council Bluffs and Ottumwa. The current version came into existence on December 1, 1928. On October 5, 2002, the highway was extended west through New Hampton as the U.S. 63 freeway bypass opened.Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=20|hirng=29|num=24|m_iter=yes|access_date=4 February 2007]

Major intersections

Jctint
state=IA
county=Chickasaw
location=New Hampton
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|18|US|63
notes=Western terminusJctint
state=IA
county=Winneshiek
cspan=2
location=Jackson Junction
lspan=
type=decomd
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|CR|V68|nolink1=V68
notes= Former Jct|state=IA|IA|193 Jctint
state=IA
location=Calmar
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|52|IA|150|dir2=South
notes=Eastern terminus

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