Iowa Highway 17

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Iowa Highway 17
Length:	103 mi[1] (166 km)
Formed:	January 1, 1969
South end:	IA 141 near Granger
Major junctions:	US 30 near Boone US 20 at Webster City
North end:	US 18 near Wesley
Counties:	Polk, Dallas, Boone, Hamilton, Wright, Humboldt, Kossuth, Hancock
Major cities:	Madrid, Luther, Stanhope, Webster City, Eagle Grove, Goldfield, Renwick, Corwith
Iowa State Highways < IA 16 US 18 >

Iowa Highway 17 is a 103-mile north-south state highway that traverses primarily rural areas in central and north-central Iowa.

Contents 1 Termini 2 Route description 3 History 4 Major intersections 5 References

[edit] Termini

Iowa Highway 17's south end is near Granger in Dallas County at a freeway interchange with Iowa Highway 141, and its northern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 18 at the Kossuth-Hancock county line near Wesley.

[edit] Route description

Iowa Highway 17 begins at a freeway interchange with Iowa Highway 141 near Granger. It goes north to Madrid, where it intersects Iowa Highway 210. It continues north through Luther and then intersects U.S. Highway 30 east of Boone. It proceeds north from U.S. 30 and has a one-mile overlap with Iowa Highway 175 in Stanhope. It goes north, then turns northwest to go towards Webster City, and intersects U.S. Highway 20 there. They overlap going west from Webster City, then Iowa 17 turns north to go through Eagle Grove. It continues north to Goldfield, where it intersects Iowa Highway 3. Iowa 17 and Iowa 3 overlap to the border between Wright and Humboldt Counties, then Iowa 17 turns north. It passes through Renwick and Corwith, then ends on the border separating Hancock and Kossuth Counties east of Wesley.

[edit] History

Iowa Highway 17 had been known as Iowa Highway 60 until January 1, 1969, when it was given its current desigation.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Polk	Granger		IA 141	Southern terminus. At Dallas/Polk county line.
	Madrid		Madrid Drive	Former IA 415
Boone			IA 210 West (1st Street)
			IA 210 East (North Street)
	Boone		US 30
Hamilton	Stanhope		IA 175 West
			IA 175 East
	Webster City		US 20 East
	Duncombe		US 20 West
			CO D20	Former IA 928
Wright	Goldfield		IA 3 East
			IA 3 West	At Humboldt/Wright county line.
Kossuth	Wesley		US 18	Northern terminus. At Kossuth/Hancock county line.

[edit] References