Iowa Highway 3

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Iowa Highway 3
Length:	328 mi[1] (528 km)
West end:	SD 50 – Westfield
Major junctions:	US 75 – Le Mars US 71 – Truesdale US 169 – Humboldt I-35 – Latimer US 218 / IA 27 – Waverly US 63 – Denver US 52 & IA 136 – Luxemburg
East end:	US 52 & US 61 / US 151 – Dubuque
Counties:	Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Wright, Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Fayette, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque
Major cities:	Le Mars, Cherokee, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Clarion, Hampton, Allison, Waverly, Oelwein, Dubuque
Iowa State Highways < IA 2 IA 4 >

Iowa Highway 3 is a state highway that runs from east to west across the state of Iowa. Highway 3 is the longest state highway in Iowa, at 328 miles (528 kilometers) long. The eastern terminus of Iowa 3 is in Dubuque, Iowa at the U.S. Highway 61 / 151 White Street exit. The western terminus of Iowa Highway 3 at the western border of Iowa and South Dakota near Westfield where it meets with South Dakota Highway 50.

This is the second state highway to be designated Iowa Highway 3. The first Iowa Highway 3 existed from 1920 to 1941, and was an east-west route across the southern part of Iowa, beginning at Fort Madison and ending at the western border of Iowa near Nebraska City, Nebraska. The current Iowa Highway 3 route was designated in 1945.

Prior to the building of a four lane U.S. Highway 61 / 151, the eastern terminus of Iowa Highway 3 was at the intersection of Bluff Street and U.S. Highway 20 (Dodge Street).

From Dubuque, Iowa 3 shares a route with U.S. Highway 52, following a northwest course to Luxemburg. At Luxemburg, Iowa 3 and US 52 meet with Iowa Highway 136. 136 ends in Luxemburg, and US 52 and Iowa 3 split off at that point. US 52 continues north while Iowa 3 continues west, going through communities such as Strawberry Point, Oelwein, Readlyn, Waverly, Shell Rock, Allison, Dumont, Hampton, Clarion, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Le Mars, and Akron. At Akron, Highway 3 turns south towards Westfield.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Plymouth	Westfield		SD 50	Western terminus
			IA 12 South (Portland Street)
	Akron		IA 12 North (Loess Hills Scenic Byway)
	Le Mars		US 75
			US 75 Bus. (5th Avenue West)
	Remsen		IA 140 South
Cherokee	Marcus		IA 143 North (Ames Avenue)
	Cherokee		US 59 (2nd Street)
	Aurelia		IA 7 East
Buena Vista	Truesdale		US 71
	Albert City		CO N14	Former IA 197 North
Pocahontas	Pocahontas		IA 4 (West 7th Street)
			IA 15 North
Humboldt	Humboldt		US 169 (13th Street)
Wright	Goldfield		IA 17 North
			IA 17 South (Locust Street)
	Clarion		US 69 South
	Rowan		US 69 North
Franklin	Alexander		CO S14	Former IA 107 North
	Latimer		I-35
	Hampton		US 65 (4th Street East)
Butler	Allison		IA 14 North
			IA 14 South
	Clarksville		IA 188 North
Bremer	Waverly		US 218 / IA 27
			US 218 Bus. North (20th Street West)
			US 218 Bus. South (Easton Avenue)
	Denver		US 63
Fayette	Oelwein		IA 150 North
			IA 150 South (1st Avenue East)
	Maryville		IA 187
Clayton	Strawberry Point		IA 13 North (Elkader Street)
			CO W68	Former IA 410
	Edgewood		IA 13 South
Delaware			IA 38 South
Dubuque	Luxemburg		US 52 North / IA 136 South (Andre Street)
	Sageville		CO D10	Former IA 386
			IA 32 South (Northwest Arterial) / CO Y35 (John Deere Road)	CR Y35 is former IA 386
	Dubuque		US 52 South / US 61 / US 151	Eastern terminus

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