Iowa Highway 51
Encyclopedia
Iowa Highway 51 is a state highway
that runs from north to south in northeast Iowa
. Contained entirely by Allamakee County
, it is only 11 miles (17.7 km) in length. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 52 and U.S. Highway 18 in Postville
. Its northern terminus is at Iowa Highway 9 near Waukon
.
. It leaves Postville heading in an almost directly northward alignment. It passes by a number of small streets along the way; there are no major intersections along the route. Southwest of Waukon
, it terminates at an intersection with IA 9.
south to Postville being repaved in 1969. Its initial alignment also extended the highway into Waukon, but was shortened to end at an intersection with the old alignment of IA 13 (changed to IA 76
in 1969) on December 8, 1924. The highway's alignment again changed in December 1968, when it was truncated to run from Postville to an intersection with IA 9, which is the present-day alignment.
Highway
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that runs from north to south in northeast Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. Contained entirely by Allamakee County
Allamakee County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 14,330 in the county, with a population density of . There were 7,617 housing units, of which 5,845 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, it is only 11 miles (17.7 km) in length. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 52 and U.S. Highway 18 in Postville
Postville, Iowa
Postville is a city in Allamakee and Clayton Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It lies near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of U.S. Routes 18 and 52 and Iowa Highway 51, with airport facilities in the neighboring communities of Waukon, Decorah, Monona, and Prairie du Chien....
. Its northern terminus is at Iowa Highway 9 near Waukon
Waukon, Iowa
Waukon is a city in Makee Township,Allamakee County, Iowa, United States, and the county seat of Allamakee County. The population was 4,131 at the 2000 census. It is home to the annual .-History:...
.
Route description
Iowa Highway 51 begins at an intersection with US 18 and US 52 in PostvillePostville, Iowa
Postville is a city in Allamakee and Clayton Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It lies near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of U.S. Routes 18 and 52 and Iowa Highway 51, with airport facilities in the neighboring communities of Waukon, Decorah, Monona, and Prairie du Chien....
. It leaves Postville heading in an almost directly northward alignment. It passes by a number of small streets along the way; there are no major intersections along the route. Southwest of Waukon
Waukon, Iowa
Waukon is a city in Makee Township,Allamakee County, Iowa, United States, and the county seat of Allamakee County. The population was 4,131 at the 2000 census. It is home to the annual .-History:...
, it terminates at an intersection with IA 9.
History
When it was originally designated, IA 9 was not a paved highway. The route was fully paved by 1935, with the segment from the Yellow RiverYellow River
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south to Postville being repaved in 1969. Its initial alignment also extended the highway into Waukon, but was shortened to end at an intersection with the old alignment of IA 13 (changed to IA 76
Iowa Highway 76
Iowa Highway 76 is a state highway located in northeastern Iowa, most of which is in Allamakee County. The long highway connects McGregor to Eitzen, Minnesota via Waukon. It begins in McGregor at an intersection with U.S. Route 18; the first of the route are signed as U.S. Route 18 Business...
in 1969) on December 8, 1924. The highway's alignment again changed in December 1968, when it was truncated to run from Postville to an intersection with IA 9, which is the present-day alignment.