Iowa Highway 4

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Iowa Highway 4
Length:	146 mi[1] (235 km)
South end:	IA 44 – Panora
Major junctions:	US 30 – Jefferson US 20 – Rockwell City US 18 – Emmetsburg
North end:	TH 4 – Estherville
Counties:	Guthrie, Greene, Calhoun, Pocahontas, Palo Alto, Emmet
Major cities:	Panora, Jefferson, Rockwell City, Pocahontas, Emmetsburg, Estherville
Iowa State Highways < IA 3 IA 5 >

Iowa Highway 4 is a state highway that runs from north to south across the state of Iowa. Highway 4 is a fair-sized state highway in Iowa, at 146 miles (235 kilometers) long.

Contents 1 Termini 2 Route description 3 Major intersections 4 References

[edit] Termini

The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 4 is at an intersection with Iowa Highway 44 in Panora, Iowa. The northern terminus of Iowa 4 is at the Minnesota border north of Estherville. North of the state line, it continues as Minnesota State Highway 4.

[edit] Route description

Iowa Highway 4 begins at Panora at Iowa 44. It goes north and is briefly overlapped with Iowa Highway 141 north of Yale. It continues north until Jefferson, where it intersects U.S. Highway 30. It goes north, then turns west to enter Churdan, then turns north until meetin Iowa Highway 175. At Iowa 175, the highway turns west, with Iowa 175, passing through Lohrville. It turns north west of Lohrville, and continues north through Rockwell City, where it intersects U.S. Highway 20.

After a short concurrency with U.S. 20, Iowa Highway 4 continues north, and intersects Iowa Highway 7. They overlap through Pomeroy, then Iowa 4 goes north through Pocahontas, which is where it intersects Iowa Highway 3. North of Pocahontas, Iowa 4 meets Iowa Highway 10 east of Havelock before passing through Mallard. Iowa 4 then goes north into Emmetsburg, where it meets U.S. Highway 18.

Iowa 4 and U.S. 18 continue west of Emmetsburg together, then Iowa 4 turns north to go through Graettinger. Iowa 4 then turns slightly northwesterly to go through Wallingford, before meeting Iowa Highway 9 in Estherville. Iowa 4 then goes northeasterly out of Estherville before ending at the Minnesota border.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Guthrie	Panora		IA 44 (Main Street)	Southern terminus
	Jamaica		IA 141 East
	Bagley		IA 141 West
Greene	Jefferson		US 30
Calhoun	Lohrville		IA 175 East
			IA 175 West
	Rockwell City		US 20 East (High Street)
			US 20 West
	Pomeroy		CO N57	Former IA 124
			IA 7 East
Pocahontas			IA 7 West
	Pocahontas		IA 3 (Elm Street South)
	Havelock		IA 10 West (Cummins Road)
Palo Alto	Emmetsburg		US 18 East (Main Street)
			US 18 West
Emmet	Estherville		IA 9 (Central Avenue)
	Huntington		TH 4	Northern terminus

[edit] References