Iowa Highway 117

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Iowa Highway 117
Length:	18 mi[1] (29 km)
Formed:	December 13, 1936[1]
South end:	IA 163 at Prairie City
Major junctions:	I-80 at Colfax
North end:	US 65/IA 330 near Mingo
Iowa State Highways < IA 116 IA 122 >

Iowa Highway 117 is a north-south route in Jasper County. In addition to serving several communities directly, Highway 117 also provides a shortcut between U.S. Route 65 and Interstate 80 east of Des Moines.

Contents 1 Route description 2 Municipalities served 3 History 4 Notes 5 References

[edit] Route description

Iowa Highway 117 begins at the Iowa 163 bypass on the south side of Prairie City. Highway 117 passes through the center of Prairie City and runs straight north until a point near Colfax, where it turns west to serve that community. It junctions Interstate 80 just north of Colfax, then proceeds northwesterly towards Mingo before reaching its northern terminus at its intersection with US 65 and Iowa 330. This intersection is also the southern terminus of Iowa 330.

[edit] Municipalities served

• Prairie City
• Colfax
• Mingo

[edit] History

Prior to December 1936, the road currently designated as Iowa Highway 117 was designated as Iowa Highway 64. The highway extended northward to Colo until 1940, when the segment between the current northern terminus and Colo was replaced by US 65.

In 2002, the northern terminus intersection was reconstructed. Previously, the roads which met at that point intersected one another at a sharp angle.^[2] The 2002 reconstruction changed this so the involved highways intersected at right angles to each other.^[3]

[edit] Notes

The highway currently designated as Iowa Highway 64 was known as Iowa Highway 117 prior to December 13, 1936. The two route designations were swapped.

[edit] References