Iowa Highway 139

Infobox road
state=IA
type=IA
route=139
alternate_name=


length_mi=11
length_round=1
length_ref=Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=120|hirng=139|num=139|access_date=2008-05-17]
established=April 1930
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=
junction=
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=
counties=Howard, Winneshiek
cities=
previous_type=IA
previous_route=137
next_type=IA
next_route=140

Iowa Highway 139 is a north-south highway in northeastern Iowa. It has a length of 11 miles.

Termini

Iowa Highway 139 has its southern terminus at Iowa Highway 9 east of Cresco and its northern terminus at the Minnesota border south of Harmony, Minnesota. The highway continues north as Minnesota State Highway 139.

Route description

Iowa Highway 139 begins 2 miles east of Cresco at Iowa Highway 9. The highway goes north on the border between Howard County and Winneshiek County before alternately going north and east to Kendallville, where it crosses the Upper Iowa River. It goes east, then turns north to go towards Harmony, Minnesota, ending at the Iowa-Minnesota border.

History

There have been two versions of Iowa Highway 139. The first was created in 1926 and lasted until 1929, serving a route between Iowa City and Tipton.Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=120|hirng=139|num=139|access_date=2008-05-17] The current version of Iowa Highway 139 came into existence in April 1930. In 1935, the highway was extended south from Cresco to Protivin, but in 1980, this extension was removed from the Iowa highway system and is now Howard CR V58.Iowahighwaysref|lowrg=120|hirng=139|num=139|access_date=2008-05-17]

Major intersections

Jctint
state=IA
county=Winneshiek
cspan=2
location=Cresco
lspan=1
type=
mile=
road=jct|state=IA|IA|9
notes=Southern terminusJctint
state=MN
location=Harmony
lspan=1
type=
mile=
road=Jct|state=MN|MN|139
notes=Northern terminus

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