Iowa Highway 24 Explained

State:IA
Type:IA
Route:24
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Iowa 24 highlighted in red
Length Mi:27.546
Direction A:West
Terminus A: at New Hampton
Direction B:East
Terminus B: at Calmar
Previous Type:IA
Previous Route:23
Previous Dab:1969–1997
Next Type:IA
Next Route:25

Iowa Highway 24 (Iowa 24) is a state highway that runs from west to east in northeast Iowa. It has a length of 27.5miles.

Route description

Iowa Highway 24 begins at New Hampton at a freeway interchange with U.S. Highway 63 and U.S. Highway 18. It goes east through New Hampton, then continues east to Lawler. It then turns northeast to go through Jackson Junction and Fort Atkinson. It then continues northeast and ends in Calmar at an intersection with U.S. Highway 52 and Iowa Highway 150.

History

The current version of Iowa Highway 24 is the second occurrence of the route number in the state. The first lasted from 1920 to 1927 and extended between Council Bluffs and Ottumwa. The present highway came into existence on December 1, 1928. On October 5, 2002, the highway was extended west through New Hampton as the U.S. 63 freeway bypass opened.