Iowa Highway 44

Iowa Highway 44
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Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length:	104.524 mi (168.215 km)
Existed:	January 1, 1969 – present
Tourist routes:	Western Skies Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end:	US 30 near Logan
	US 59 at Harlan US 71 at Hamlin Iowa 25 at Guthrie Center Iowa 4 at Panora US 169 near Dallas Center
East end:	Iowa 141 at Grimes
Location
Counties:	Harrison Shelby Audubon Guthrie Dallas Polk
Highway system
Iowa Primary Highway System Interstate U.S. State Secondary Scenic ← Iowa 39 Iowa 48 →

Iowa Highway 44 (Iowa 44) is an east–west highway in the central and west-central portions of the state. It runs parallel to Interstate 80, which runs 10 miles (16 km) to the north for most of its route. Iowa 44 begins at its junction with U.S. Highway 30 four miles (6 km) northeast of Logan. It ends at an interchange with the Iowa Highway 141 freeway at Grimes. Iowa 44 was created in 1969 when Iowa Highway 64 was shortened to its current route in eastern Iowa. Most of the route is a part of the Western Skies Scenic Byway.

Route description

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Iowa 44 east of Guthrie Center

Iowa Highway 44 begins between Logan and Woodbine on U.S. Highway 30. It goes east to Portsmouth, where it intersects Iowa Highway 191, then continues east to Harlan, where it intersects U.S. Highway 59. It continues east from Harlan and intersects Iowa Highway 173 at Kimballton and U.S. Highway 71 at Hamlin. It then continues to Guthrie Center, where it intersects Iowa Highway 25 and Panora, where it intersects Iowa Highway 4. It then intersects U.S. Highway 169 three miles (5 km) before entering Dallas Center and ends at a freeway interchange with Iowa Highway 141 in Grimes in the Des Moines metropolitan area.

History

Iowa 44 was created on January 1, 1969, when the Iowa State Highway Commission reorganized the state's primary highway system. Iowa 44 was one of 26 state highways to receive a new route number. Prior to 1969, what is now Iowa 44 was part of two highways, Iowa 64 and Iowa 39. Since its designation, the route has undergone few changes.

The westernmost 74 miles (119 km) of Iowa 44 are part of the state's Western Skies Scenic Byway.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Harrison	Jefferson Township	0.000	0.000	US 30
Shelby	Portsmouth	11.547	18.583	Iowa 191 (Railway Street)
	Harlan	20.873	33.592	US 59
Audubon	Kimballton	35.337	56.869	Iowa 173 south (Main Street)
	Hamlin	45.225	72.783	US 71
Guthrie	Guthrie Center	66.448	106.938	Iowa 25 (5th Street)
	Panora	74.023	119.128	Iowa 4 north (Northeast 3rd Street)
Dallas	Dallas Center	91.586	147.393	US 169
Polk	Grimes	104.524	168.215	Iowa 141
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi