Iowa Highway 60

Iowa Highway 60
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length:	58.771 mi[1] (94.583 km)
Existed:	January 1, 1969 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 75 / US 75 Business at Le Mars
	US 18 near Sheldon
North end:	MN 60 near Bigelow, Minn.
Location
Counties:	Plymouth Sioux O'Brien Osceola
Highway system
Iowa Primary Highway System Interstate U.S. State Secondary Scenic ← US 59 US 61 → ← Iowa 32 Iowa 33 US 34 →

Iowa Highway 60 (Iowa 60) is a north–south state highway in northwest Iowa. The highway runs at a southwest-to-northeast angle. The southern end of Iowa Highway 60 is near Le Mars at a freeway interchange with U.S. Route 75 and U.S. Route 75 Business. Its northern end is at the Minnesota border just south of Bigelow, Minnesota, where the highway continues in Minnesota as Minnesota State Highway 60.

The highway was designated on January 1, 1969, when it replaced Iowa 33. It was renumbered to provide a continuous number across the state line into Minnesota. Since 2004, the highway has been upgraded to expressway status, with some freeway sections, as part of a highway corridor connecting Sioux City with the Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota.

Route description

Iowa 60 begins north of Le Mars at an interchange with U.S. Route 75 (US 75) and its business loop. Northbound Iowa 60 is a continuation of northbound US 75, while northbound US 75 traffic must exit to continue on that route. Iowa 60 heads to the northeast adjacent to the Floyd River along a four-lane expressway. Over its first 13 miles (21 km), it passes the small town of Seney and acres (hectares) of farmland until it reaches Alton.^[2]

It continues northeast, bypassing Hospers and Sheldon. On the Sheldon bypass, it meets U.S. Highway 18. It proceeds north and bypasses Ashton, then continues northeast to bypass Sibley, where it meets Iowa Highway 9. The highway continues northeasterly until ending at the Minnesota border just south of Bigelow, Minnesota.

Exit list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit[2]	Destinations	Notes
Plymouth	America Township	0.000	0.000	120	US 75 / US 75 Business south – Le Mars, Sioux City, Sioux Center	Freeway continuation past interchange; exit number is based on US 75 exit numbering
Sioux	Nassau Township	13.317	21.432	12	Alton
	Alton	16.201	26.073	16	To Iowa 10 (Iowa 450) – Alton, Orange City	Access to Orange City Area Hospital
Sioux–O'Brien county line	Lynn–Carroll township line	30.754	49.494	31	Iowa 60 Business / CR L26 (2nd Avenue)
O'Brien	Carroll Township	32.817	52.814	33	Country Club Road
	Sheldon	34.433	55.415	34	US 18 (Park Avenue) / Iowa 60 Business – Spencer
Osceola	West Holman Township	48.861	78.634	48	2nd Avenue
	East Holman Township	51.588	83.023	51	CR A22 – Sibley	Access to Osceola Community Hospital
	East Holman–Wilson township line	53.576	86.222	53	Iowa 9 – Rock Rapids, Rock Rapids
	Wilson Township	58.771	94.583		MN 60 east	Continuation into Minnesota
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related route

Iowa Highway 60 Business
Location:	Sheldon

Iowa Highway 60 Business serves Sheldon, following the old route of Iowa 60 north into Sheldon, then turning east on U.S. 18 to return to Iowa 60.

References

1. "2009 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
2. Iowa Department of Transportation (2010). Iowa State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 13, 2010.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• End of Iowa 60 at Iowa Highway Ends