- Iowa Highway 70
Infobox road
state=IA
type=IA
route=70
alternate_name=
length_mi=24
length_round=0
length_ref=Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=70|hirng=79|num=70|m_iter=yes|access_date=4 February 2007]
established=January 1, 1969
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=
junction=
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=
counties=Louisa, Muscatine
cities=Columbus Jct., Conesville, Nichols, West Liberty
previous_type=US
previous_route=69
next_type=US
next_route=71Iowa Highway 70 is a state
highway that runs from north to south in easternIowa . It has a length of 24 miles.Termini
The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 70 is at
Iowa Highway 92 in Columbus Junction, while its northern terminus is atU.S. Highway 6 in West Liberty.Route description
Iowa Highway 70 begins at Columbus Junction at Iowa Highway 92. It goes north through Conesville, then turns slightly northeast to go through Nichols. At Nichols, it intersects
Iowa Highway 22 and the two highways overlap going east from Nichols. Iowa 70 then turns north and ends in West Liberty.History
The current version of Iowa Highway 70 is the second instance of Highway 70 in the state. The original went west from
U.S. Highway 169 to Macksburg and was removed from the Iowa highway system in 1967.Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=70|hirng=79|num=70|m_iter=yes|access_date=4 February 2007]The current highway was created January 1, 1969 and replaced Iowa Highway 76. The current highway previously extended south to Columbus City, but that segment was removed and became
Iowa Highway 947 in 1994.Major intersections
Jctint
state=IA
county=Louisa
cspan=
location=Columbus Junction
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=jct|state=IA|IA|92|name1=Oak Street
notes=Southern terminusJctint
state=IA
county=Muscatine
cspan=3
location=Nichols
lspan=2
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|22|dir1=West|name1=Ijem Avenue
notes=Jctint
state=IA
type=mplex
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|22|dir1=East
notes=Jctint
state=IA
location=West Liberty
lspan=
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=IA|US|6|dir1=West|name1=Columbus Street|US|6|dir2=East|name2=3rd Street|noshield2=6
notes=Northern terminusReferences
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