Iowa Highway 141 (Iowa 141) is an east–west highway in the western and central portions of the state. It is the most direct link between
Sioux City
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County ...
and
Des Moines. It also serves as a freeway link between Des Moines and the outlying communities of
Perry
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,
Granger
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* Granger, Iowa
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, and
Grimes
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. Iowa 141's begins near Sloan at an
interchange with
Interstate 29
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(I-29) at ends at another interchange with
I-35 /
I-80
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on the edge of the Des Moines suburbs of Urbandale and Grimes.
Route description
Iowa 141 begins at
I-29
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just west of
Sloan. It goes east through Sloan and
Hornick before meeting
Iowa 31 in
Smithland. It then turns southeast and at
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meets
Iowa 175, with which it forms a
wrong-way concurrency
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, as eastbound Iowa 141 goes the same direction as westbound Iowa 175. They separate and Iowa 141 continues southeast before going south into
Ute, where it meets
Iowa 183. At Ute, it turns east and passes through
Charter Oak
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before meeting
U.S. Highway 59 (US 59) northwest of
Denison. While in Denison, it meets
Iowa 39 and has another wrong-way concurrency with westbound
US 30. South of Denison, US 59 and Iowa 141 separate.
![Highway 4 and 141 overlap ends, Guthrie County, Iowa](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Highway_4_and_141_overlap_ends%2C_Guthrie_County%2C_Iowa.jpg)
Iowa 141 turns east and passes through
Aspinwall and
Manning
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before meeting
US 71 south of
Templeton. Iowa 141 and US 71 run concurrently for before separating west of
Dedham. It continues east, bypasses Dedham and turns southeast briefly before going east to go through
Coon Rapids After another brief southeasterly turn, it goes east and passes through
Bayard
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, where it meets
Iowa 25. They run together for , then separate. After passing through
Bagley, Iowa 141 meets
Iowa 4, with which it briefly runs concurrent. After passing south of
Jamaica
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and
Dawson, it meets
Iowa 144 in
Perry
Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also mad ...
and the highway turns into an expressway, which it will be for the rest of its length.
![Highway 141](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Highway_141.JPG)
After passing through Perry, Iowa 141 continues east and meets
US 169 near
Bouton. Near
Woodward, it meets
Iowa 210 and turns southeast to go towards the
Des Moines area. At
Granger
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*Granger (name)
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* Granger, Indiana
* Granger, Iowa
* Granger, Minnesota
* Granger, Missouri
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* Granger, Ohio
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, it meets
Iowa 17 and shortly thereafter meets
Iowa 415, where it then turns south. It then passes through
Grimes
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and meets
Iowa 44. It then enters
Urbandale and quickly ends at an interchange with I-35 / I-80.
History
Iowa 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 new segment went west from Smithland to Sloan, while the original segment from Smithland to Sioux City was designated as
Iowa 982. Between 1975 and 1977, Iowa 141 was upgraded to a freeway between Perry and I-35 / I-80.
Major intersections
External links
Iowa Highways Page: Highway 141at Iowa Highway Ends.
References
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141 141 may refer to:
* 141 (number), an integer
* AD 141, a year of the Julian calendar
* 141 BC
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Transportation in Woodbury County, Iowa
Transportation in Monona County, Iowa
Transportation in Crawford County, Iowa
Transportation in Carroll County, Iowa
Transportation in Guthrie County, Iowa
Transportation in Dallas County, Iowa
Transportation in Polk County, Iowa