End of historic US highway 161 |
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US 161 was approx. 178 miles in length, although its distance was listed as 193 miles in AASHO's Apr. 1927 route log:
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c. 1932, Iowa DoT
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US 161 essentially served as an "Alternate US 61" through Iowa. From Keokuk, it followed what is now US 218 up through Mt. Pleasant, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids; then today's US 151 through Anamosa, back to US 61 just south of Dubuque. Shown here is the intersection where it likely ended:
Morrison, Aug. 2007
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Key West Drive runs left-right across the bottom of the photo; downtown Dubuque is about four miles to the right. Key West carried the original alignment of US 61. At that intersection, southbound US 161 began straight ahead by splitting off onto Old Military Road (more info on this Iowa Highway Ends page).
In 1937, US 161 was replaced by extensions of US 151 and US 218. Here is an old junction sign referencing US 161: |
Russo (originally posted in Iowa City)
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Research and/or photo credits: Jeff Morrison; Jn Russo; Dale Sanderson; Michael Summa
Page originally created 2004;
last updated Dec. 9, 2023.
last updated Dec. 9, 2023.
