Iowa Highway 117
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| Iowa Highway 117 |
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| Length: | 18 mi[1] (29 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | December 13, 1936[1] | ||||||||
| South end: |  IA 163 at Prairie City |
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| Major junctions: |
.svg/20px-I-80_(IA).svg.png){kind=small} I-80 at Colfax |
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| North end: |   US 65/IA 330 near Mingo |
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| Counties: | Jasper | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Prairie City, Colfax, Mingo | ||||||||
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Iowa Highway 117 is a north-south route in Jasper County. The length of the highway is 18 miles. In addition to serving several communities directly, Highway 117 also provides a shortcut between U.S. Route 65 and Interstate 80 east of Des Moines.
[edit] Route description
Iowa Highway 117 begins at the Iowa 163 bypass on the south side of Prairie City. Highway 117 passes through the center of Prairie City and runs straight north until a point near Colfax, where it turns west to serve that community. It junctions Interstate 80 just north of Colfax, then proceeds northwesterly towards Mingo before reaching its northern terminus at its intersection with US 65 and Iowa 330. This intersection is also the southern terminus of Iowa 330.
[edit] History
Between July 1, 1920 and December 11, 1936, the road currently designated as Iowa Highway 117 was designated as Iowa Highway 64, while the original Iowa Highway 117 served as a highway between Anamosa and Sabula. The two highway designations were swapped on December 11, 1936. The highway originally extended northward to Colo until 1940, when the segment between the current northern terminus and Colo was replaced by US 65.
In 2002, the northern terminus intersection was reconstructed. Previously, the roads which met at that point intersected one another at a sharp angle.[2] The 2002 reconstruction changed this so the involved highways intersected at right angles to each other.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jason Hancock. Highway 117. Iowa Highways. Retrieved on 12 March 2007.
- ^ Morrison, Jeff. 330 South End of Iowa 330/North End of Iowa 117(1935-2002) at Iowa Highway Ends. Accessed 12 March 2007.
- ^ Morrison, Jeff. 330 South End of Iowa 330/North End of Iowa 117 (2002-present) at Iowa Highway Ends. Accessed 12 March 2007.
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