Iowa Highway 94 (Iowa 94) was a former state highway in Linn County, Iowa. It began in downtown Cedar Rapids at 1st Avenue near Interstate 380 and ended at County Road E36 near Palo, Iowa.
 Iowa Highway 94 | ||||
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 Iowa 94 highlighted in red and royal blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
| Length | 10.696 mi[1] (17.214 km) | |||
| Existed | 1966–July 1, 2003 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 151 Bus. in Cedar Rapids | |||
| North end |  CR E36 near Palo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Iowa | |||
| Counties | Linn | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editIowa 94 began at U.S. Route 151 Business in Cedar Rapids. Due to the proximity of the Cedar River and that the southernmost one-half mile (800 m) of the highway was on one-way streets, the northbound lanes began on the western bank of the river while the southbound lanes ended on the eastern bank. The two directions crossed at the corner of 1st Street NW and E Avenue NW. They joined a few blocks to the west, at the corner of F Avenue NW and Ellis Boulevard NW and stayed together for the remainder of the route.[2]
Traveling along F Avenue NW, the highway headed west until it reached Wiley Boulevard NW. From there until its end, it headed northwest. Once it exited the Cedar Rapids city limits, the highway was known as Covington Road. It intersected County Road E44 (CR E44) near the unincorporated village of Covington. The highway continued northwest to Palo. It intersected CR W36 on the southern end of town. Iowa 94 ended at a T-intersection with CR E36 on the western edge of Palo. CR E36 formed the western and northern legs of the intersection while Iowa 94 was the eastern leg.[2]
History
editThere were two routes designated as Iowa Highway 94. The first, also located in Linn County, existed from 1920 through November 1958. The western terminus for this first highway was Iowa 28, which later became U.S. Highway 151 near Marion, Iowa. The eastern terminus was at what today is known as U.S. Highway 30 near Mount Vernon, Iowa.
The second Iowa 94 existed from 1966 until it was turned back on July 1, 2003. It was a renumbering of Iowa 74 because of I-74. The portions of the route within Cedar Rapids were turned over to the city, and were identified by their city street names. The rural portion of the route was turned over to Linn County, who today maintain the route as County Road W36.
Major intersections
editThe entire route was in Linn County.
- Northbound
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 151 Bus. (1st Avenue NW) | Begin one-way segment | |
| 0.149 | 0.240 |   Iowa 94 south (E Avenue) | |||
| 0.472 | 0.760 | Ellis Boulevard | End one-way segment | ||
| Covington | 5.016 | 8.072 |  CR E44 (Ellis Road) | ||
| Palo | 10.416 | 16.763 | CR E36 (Blairs Ferry Road, Shellsburg Road) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
- Southbound
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo | 0.000 | 0.000 | CR E36 (Blairs Ferry Road, Shellsburg Road) | ||
| Covington | 5.400 | 8.690 | CR E44 (Ellis Road) | ||
| Cedar Rapids | 9.944 | 16.003 | Ellis Boulevard | Begin one-way segment | |
| 10.404 | 16.744 |  Iowa 94 north (1st Street NW) | |||
| 10.696 | 17.214 | US 151 Bus. (1st Avenue NE) | End one-way segment | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c 2002 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa (PDF) (Report). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2002. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Iowa Department of Transportation (2002). State of Iowa Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. Cedar Rapids inset. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
External links
edit- Iowa Highways: 90 to 99 at the Iowa Highways Page
- End of Iowa 94 at Iowa Highway Ends