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Iowa Highway 9 marker
Iowa Highway 9
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length296 mi[1] (476 km)
Major junctions
Major intersections US 75 in Rock Rapids
IA 60 near Sibley
US 59 near Allendorf
US 71 at Spirit Lake
US 169 at Lakota
US 69 at Forest City
I-35 near Hanlontown
US 63 near Saratoga
US 52 in Decorah
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountiesLyon, Osceola, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek , Allamakee
Highway system
Iowa 8 Iowa 10
Aerial view looking north, January 14, 2001, with Mississippi River at floodstage; the Black Hawk Bridge is visible; Big Lake is immediately north; the bridge and causeway carry Iowa Highway 9 and Wisconsin Highway 82

Iowa Highway 9 is the most northern of Iowa's east-west highways, traversing the entire northern tier of counties. It runs from the eastern terminus of South Dakota Highway 42 at the South Dakota border east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to the Wisconsin border at Lansing where it continues as Wisconsin Highway 82. It is largely rural in character, bypassing any large city. Making a few dips up and down, the highway largely follows a very straight east-west alignment.

Route Description

Iowa Highway 9 enters from South Dakota as a continuation of South Dakota Highway 42, northwest of Larchwood in Lyon County. It runs south of Lester, at the northern edge of Rock Rapids and south of Little Rock. Crossing into Osceola County, Iowa Highway 60 crosses it just north and slightly west of Sibley. Continuing west, is runs to the north of Ocheyedan. Entering Dickinson County, the highway passes south of Silver Lake and then across the Little Sioux River, into Spirit Lake where it briefly joins U.S. Route 71. It dips southeasterly as it enters Emmet County, continuing into Estherville where it crosses Iowa Highway 4 and a tributary of the Des Moines River. Passing just south of Armstrong it has an intersection with Iowa Highway 15. Inside Kossuth County, it passes through Swea City. East of Swea City, it is joined by U.S. Route 169. It passes north of Lakota, where US 169 turns north. Travelling through Buffalo Center in Winnebago County, takes a slight southwesterly dip to pass northeast of Thompson, then continues east, and then south to join U.S. Route 69 at the northern edge of Forest City where it again turns east. Into Worth County, it travels past the northern edge of Hanlontown, where it soon crosses Interstate 35. West of I-35, it passes through the south side of Manly. In Mitchell County it makes a straight run to and through Osage. It swings back north and resumes going west to Riceville, crossing the Wapsipinicon River in the process. In Howard County, the highway makes a transition into the Driftless Area of Iowa, with progressively more rugged terrain evident as one travels east. West of Cresco, and south of Lime Springs, it crosses U.S. Route 63 before going through Cresco. In the process, it crosses two tributaries of the Turkey River In Winneshiek County, it runs southeasterly, straightening out to go through Decorah in the valley of the Upper Iowa River. In Decorah, it crosses U.S. Route 52. It again takes a southeasterly drift. In Allamakee County, the highway becomes crooked. Just east of the county line, Iowa Highway 51 meets its northern terminus. Running south of Waukon, then turns north through Waukon, briefly joined by Iowa Highway 76. North of Waukon, it curves north and east, into Lansing, through the valley of Clear Creek and downtown Lansing. Just before crossing the Mississippi, it meets the southern terminus of Iowa Highway 26. It then turns onto the Black Hawk Bridge, where it joins Wisconsin Highway 82.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
LyonLarchwood SD 42Western terminus

Iowa 182 south
Rock Rapids
US 75 north

US 75 south (Union Street)
George CR L14Former
Iowa 91 north,
To MN 91
CR L14Former
Iowa 339 south
OsceolaSibley Iowa 60
US 59
Harris CR M20Former
Iowa 238 north
DickinsonSpirit Lake Iowa 86

US 71 south
Hill AvenueFormer
Iowa 276 north

US 71 north
EmmetEstherville Iowa 4 (9th Street)
Armstrong
Iowa 15 south (4th Street)

Iowa 15 north (6th Street)
KossuthLedyard
US 169 south
Lakota
US 169 north
WinnebagoLeland
US 69 north
Forest City
US 69 south
WorthHanlontown I-35 / Iowa 27
Manly US 65 (Orchid Avenue)
MitchellOsage
US 218 north (7th Street)

US 218 south
HowardLime Springs US 63
WinneshiekCresco
Iowa 139 north
Decorah US 52
AllamakeeWaukon
Iowa 51 south

Iowa 76 south

Iowa 76 north (Main Street)
Lansing
Iowa 26 north (2nd Street)
WIS 82Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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