Iowa Highway 57 is a state

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that runs from west to east in northern

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. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 65 northeast of

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. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 218,

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, and

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in Cedar Falls. It currently follows much of U.S. Highway 20's old route from Cedar Falls to Iowa Falls.

Route description

Iowa Highway 57 begins at

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northeast of

and runs eastward along the Hardin County/Franklin County border. It goes through

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, then turns north shortly to go through Austinville. It turns eastward there and runs through Aplington before meeting

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. It continues east through New Hartford, then after a brief south turn, turns east to go through Cedar Falls. In the eastern part of Cedar Falls, near George Wyth Memorial State Park, Iowa Highway 57 ends when it meets

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, Iowa 27, and Iowa 58.

History

At the time of designation, the highway went from Grundy Center northward to Cedar Falls. In August 1932, the segment from Grundy Center to Parkersburg was renumbered as

. In 1986, when U.S. Highway 20 was expanded to four lanes to the Black Hawk/Grundy County line, Iowa 57 assumed 20's old route from Cedar Falls to Parkersburg. When the final four lane segment of U.S. 20 through the Iowa River Greenbelt opened on August 22, 2003, Iowa 57 was extended to cover the remainder of U.S. 20's old route to U.S. 65.

Major intersections

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External links

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West end of Iowa 57
at Iowa Highway Ends

at Iowa Highway Ends 057 Transportation in Grundy County, Iowa Transportation in Black Hawk County, Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa U.S. Route 20