- Iowa Highway 57
Infobox road
state=IA
type=IA
route=57
alternate_name=
length_mi=43.7
length_round=1
length_ref=Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=50|hirng=59|num=57|access_date=2008-04-23] Distances computed using Google Maps' direction features on2008-04-23 .]
established=July 1, 1920
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
junction=
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=Hardin, Franklin, Grundy, Butler, Black Hawk
cities=Ackley, Aplington, Parkersburg, New Hartford, Cedar Falls
previous_type=IA
previous_route=56
next_type=IA
next_route=58Iowa Highway 57 is a state
highway that runs from west to east in northernIowa . Its western terminus is atU.S. Route 65 northeast of Iowa Falls. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection withU.S. Highway 218 ,Iowa Highway 27 , andIowa Highway 58 in Cedar Falls.Route description
Iowa Highway 57 begins at US 65 northeast of Iowa Falls and runs eastward along the Hardin County/Franklin County border. It goes through Ackley, then turns north shortly to go through Austinville. It turns eastward there and runs through Aplington before meeting IA 14 in Parkersburg. It continues east through New Hartford, then after a brief south turn, turns east to go through Cedar Falls. In the eastern part of Cedar Falls, near
George Wyth Memorial State Park , Iowa Highway 57 ends when it meets US 218, IA 27, and IA 58.History
At the time of designation, the highway went from Grundy Center northward to Cedar Falls. In August 1932, the segment from Grundy Center to Parkersburg was renumbered as IA 14. After numerous extensions and truncations throughout the years, on August 22, 2003, the highway was extended westward from Parkersburg to its current terminus at US 218 northeast of Iowa Falls.
Major intersections
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state=IA
county=Hardin
cspan=
location=Iowa Falls
lspan=
type=
mile=0.00
road=Jct|state=IA|US|65
notes=Western terminus, northeast of Iowa Falls, on border with FranklinJctint
state=IA
county=Butler
cspan=2
location=Parkersburg
lspan=2
type=concur
mile=23.10
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|14|dir1=North
notes=IA 57 joins IA 14 eastbound and leaves westboundJctint
state=IA
type=concur
mile=24.50
road=Jct|state=IA|IA|14|dir1=South
notes=IA 57 joins IA 14 westbound and leaves eastboundJctint
state=IA
county=Black Hawk
cspan=
location=Cedar Falls
lspan=
type=
mile=43.70
road=Jct|state=IA|US|218|IA|27|IA|58|dir3=South
notes=Eastern terminusReferences
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