Iowa Highway 5

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Iowa Highway 5
Length:	104.80 mi[1] (169 km)
Formed:	January 1, 1969[2]
South end:	Route 5 near Cincinnati
Major junctions:	US 34 at Albia US 65 / US 69 at Des Moines
North end:	I-35 at West Des Moines
Counties:	Appanoose, Monroe, Marion, Warren, Polk
Major cities:	Centerville, Albia, Knoxville, Des Moines, West Des Moines
Iowa State Highways < IA 4 US 6 >

Iowa Highway 5 is a highway in southern Iowa. It is a north-south highway with a length of 105 miles (169 km). It is the northernmost segment of a three-state "Highway 5" also involving Missouri Route 5 and Arkansas Highway 5. Portions of the highway are freeway and expressway. It had previously been designated Iowa Highway 60.

Contents 1 Termini 2 Route description 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Termini

The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 5 is at the Missouri border southwest of Cincinnati. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 35 at West Des Moines.

[edit] Route description

Iowa Highway 5 begins at the Missouri border southwest of Cincinnati. It passes through Cincinnati, then turns north to go through Centerville, where it intersects Iowa Highway 2. It continues north through Moravia and intersects U.S. Highway 34 in Albia. Iowa 5 also intersects Iowa Highway 137 in Albia and turns northwest. It goes northwest through Lovilia and Hamilton before intersecting Iowa Highway 92 in Knoxville.

Iowa 5 and Iowa 92 then become a freeway bypass of Knoxville, bypassing Knoxville on its south side, intersecting Iowa Highway 14 on the bypass. After the bypass, Iowa 5 and Iowa 92 become an expressway. Iowa 5 then separates from Iowa 92 near Pleasantville. Iowa 5 then turns north , bypasses Pleasantville, and intersects Iowa Highway 316 northwest of Pleasantville. Iowa 5 continues northwest past Hartford and Carlisle, then intersects U.S. Highway 65. Iowa 5 then goes west as a freeway with U.S. 65 to an interchange with U.S. Highway 69, where U.S. 65 separates in Des Moines. Iowa 5 then continues west as a southeastern freeway bypass of Des Moines, intersecting Iowa Highway 28 at Norwalk and ends in West Des Moines at Interstate 35.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
Appanoose	Cincinnati	0.00		Route 5	Southern terminus
		5.22		CR T20 (Liberty Street)
	Exline			CR T30	Former IA 216 east .
	Centerville	13.67		IA 2 (Maple Street)
	Rathbun	17.31		CR J29	Former IA 278 west
	Moravia	25.32		CR J18	Former IA 142 west
Monroe	Albia	34.19		US 34
		35.36		IA 137 north
Marion	Knoxville	60.36	60	IA 92 east / IA 92 Bus. – Oskaloosa	South end of IA 92 overlap
		62.32	62	IA 14 – Knoxville, Chariton
		64.66	64	IA 92 Bus. east – Knoxville
	Pleasantville	71.32		IA 92 west / CR S45 south	North end of IA 92 overlap. CO S45 is former IA 181
	Swan	78.54		IA 316 north
Warren	Carlisle	90.31	72	US 65 north – Altoona	South end of US 65 overlap
Polk	Des Moines	92.85	70	US 65 south / US 69 – Des Moines, Indianola	Signed as exits 70A (south) and 70B (north). North end of US 65
Warren
			96	CR R63 (SW 9th Street)
			97	CR R57 (Fleur Drive) – Des Moines International Airport
Polk		99.84	99	IA 28 – Norwalk, Martensdale
	West Des Moines		101	Southwest Connector
			102	South 35th Street, Walnut Woods State Park
		104.80		I-35 – Kansas City, Minneapolis	Northern terminus

[edit] References

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