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

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and

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. It also serves as a freeway link between Des Moines and the outlying communities of

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, and

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. Iowa 141's begins near Sloan at an interchange with

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(I-29) at ends at another interchange with

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on the edge of the Des Moines suburbs of Urbandale and Grimes.

Route description

Iowa 141 begins at

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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

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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

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, where it meets Iowa 183. At Ute, it turns east and passes through

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before meeting

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(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

Highway 4 and 141 overlap ends, Guthrie County, Iowa

Iowa 141 turns east and passes through Aspinwall and

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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

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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

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and Dawson, it meets Iowa 144 in

and the highway turns into an expressway, which it will be for the rest of its length. Highway 141

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

area. At

, it meets Iowa 17 and shortly thereafter meets Iowa 415, where it then turns south. It then passes through

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 141

at Iowa Highway Ends.

References

{{reflist 141 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