Iowa Highway 48 is a
state highway which runs from north to south in southwest
Iowa
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. It begins at the northern edge of
Shenandoah at
U.S. Highway 59 and ends at
U.S. Highway 6 near
Lewis
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Names
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Music
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* "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...
. The highway has seen few changes since its creation.
Route description
Iowa Highway 48 begins in
Shenandoah at an
intersection with
U.S. Highway 59 (US 59), which serves as the line separating
Fremont County and
Page County. It heads east for one mile (1.6 km) before turning to the northeast to become parallel to a line of the
BNSF Railway.
It travels northeast for and turns east shortly after passing through
Essex
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. Three miles (4.8 km) east of Essex, Iowa 48 turns north at an intersection with Page County Road J20 (CR J20).
From CR J20, Iowa 48 heads due north for to the intersection with
US 34 in
Red Oak
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. From Red Oak, Iowa 48 continues due north for until it turns east to cross the
East Nishnabotna River and pass through
Elliott before turning back to the north.
It then travels north for 6 miles to
Griswold, where it intersects
Iowa 92. Iowa 48 continues north for , again crossing the East Nishnabotna, until its northern end at
U.S. Highway 6 west of
Lewis
Lewis may refer to:
Names
* Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Music
* Lewis (musician), Canadian singer
* "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...
.
History
Originally, Iowa Highway 48 was a short highway connecting Shenandoah and Red Oak, roughly along the path the route takes today.
By 1952, the route was in its present location and ended at US 6 west of Lewis. Only the original section had been paved at this time.
By 1976, the entire highway was paved.
Major intersections
References
External links
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