IOWA HIGHWAY 141

'Iowa Highway 141' is a major east-west highway in the western and central portions of the state. It is the most direct link between Sioux City and Des Moines. It also serves as a freeway link between Des Moines and the outlying communities of Perry, Granger, and Grimes.

Contents

Termini

Municipalities served by Highway 141

History

Notes

External Links

References

Termini

Iowa 141's western terminus is near Sloan at its junction with Interstate 29. Its eastern terminus is via an interchange with Interstates 35 and 80 on the northwestern corner of the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale.

Municipalities served by Highway 141

★ Sloan

★ Hornick

★ Smithland

★ Mapleton

★ Ute

★ Charter Oak

★ Denison

★ Aspinwall

★ Manning

★ Dedham

★ Coon Rapids

★ Bayard

★ Bagley

★ Jamaica

★ Dawson

★ Perry

★ Bouton

★ Woodward

★ Granger

★ Grimes

★ Urbandale

History

Iowa Highway 141 originally ran from Sioux City to Denison but was extended to the Des Moines area in 1941. In 1961, the highway was realigned so that it no longer entered Sioux City; the segment from Smithland to Sioux City was designated (though not signed) as Iowa Highway 982. Between 1975 and 1977, Iowa Highway 141 was upgraded to a freeway between Perry and Interstates 35 and 80.^[1]

Notes

★ While Highway 141 is the shortest and most direct route between Sioux City and Des Moines, it is not necessarily the fastest. Traveling via Interstates 29, 680, and 80 is approximately nine miles further, but it is possible to travel at higher speeds on the Interstates.

External Links

★ Iowa Highways Page: Highway 141.

★ Exit list for the freeway section near Des Moines at the Iowa Highways Page.

★ Terminus photos for Iowa 141 at Iowa Highway Ends.

References

1. Iowa Highways Page: Highway 141. Accessed 25 October 2006.
2. Iowa Highways Page: Highway 141. Accessed 25 October 2006.
3. Iowa Highways Page: Highway 141. Accessed 25 October 2006.