Iowa Highway 471
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
| Length: | 21.080 mi[1] (33.925 km) | |||
| Existed: | November 2015 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
  US 71 / Iowa 175 near Lake View | |||
| North end: |
  US 20 / US 75 near Early | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Sac | |||
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Iowa Highway 471 (Iowa 471) is a state highway that is located entirely within Sac County. It was designated in November 2015 when a 20-mile (32 km) portion of U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) was rerouted over Iowa 196 and onto US 20.
Route description
Iowa 471 begins at an intersection between US 71 and Iowa 175 near Lake View. It passes Black Hawk Lake and through Lake View. Halfway between Lake View and Odebolt, the highway turns north and roughly parallels the Boyer River. It goes through Early and ends at an interchange with US 20 and US 71.
History
Iowa 471 was created in 2015 when a 20-mile (32 km) section of US 71 was rerouted in Sac County. In August 2015, the Iowa Department of Transportation petitioned the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to move US 71 between the intersections of Iowa 196 and US 20. US 71 would replace the ten miles (16 km) of Iowa 196 and then overlap US 20 for another ten miles (16 km).[2] The relocation was approved on September 25, 2015.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Sac County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Coon Valley Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 71 / Iowa 175 east – Auburn, Carroll | Southern end of Iowa 175 overlap | |
| Clinton Township | 9.920 | 15.965 | Iowa 175 west – Lake View, Odebolt | Northern end of Iowa 175 overlap | |
| Boyer Valley Township | 21.080 | 33.925 | US 20 / US 71 – Fort Dodge, Sioux City | Interchange | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 "2014 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
- ↑ Trombino, Paul, III (August 14, 2015). "An Application from the State Highway or Transportation Department of Iowa For the Elimination of a U.S. Route" (PDF). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 3, 2015 – via American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
- ↑ Vitale, Marty (September 25, 2015). "Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering Report to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Chicago, IL: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 3. Retrieved October 3, 2015.