Iowa Highway 382

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Iowa Highway 382

Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length4.792 mi[1] (7.712 km)
Existed1947–2003
Major junctions
West endLake Macbride State Park
East end Iowa 1 in Solon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyJohnson
Highway system
← Iowa 381→ Iowa 383

Iowa Highway 382 (Iowa 382) was a spur highway in Johnson County that connected Lake Macbride State Park to the primary highway system. The highway began at the entrance to the park and ended at Iowa 1 in Solon. The highway was established in 1947 and was removed turned over to Johnson County on July 1, 2003. It was among 700 miles (1,100 km) of state highways that primarily served local traffic that were turned over to their respective counties on that day. It was replaced by County Road F16.

Route description

Iowa 382 began at the entrance to Lake Macbride State Park and headed to the northeast roughly parallel to the the Mill Creek arm of the lake. Near the midpoint of the route was an intersection with Ely Road, which traveled northwest to Ely and Cedar Rapids. East of this intersection, the highway curved back to the southeast and entered Solon, where it was named Main Street. The highway ended next to the town square at the intersection with Iowa 1 (Market Street).[2][3]

History

In 1932, the State Conservation Board published a report that recommended creating an artificial lake on Mill Creek north of Iowa City. A year later, the board created a state park in the wooded area surrounding Mill Creek. The entrance to the park was to be from the east and a low bridge across the lake was to provide access to amenities on the northern shore.[4]. Park facilities and the dam impounding the lake were constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps workers. Upon completion, the lake level sat 28 feet (8.5 m) above the previous creek elevation.[5]. The park was dedicated Lake Macbride State Park on Memorial Day, May 30, 1934, in honor of Thomas Huston Macbride, president emeritus of the University of Iowa who died several months prior.[6]

Access to the park was only possible by traversing dirt roads that were either too dusty, too muddy, or too narrow for comfortable travel. In 1936, the primary access road was graded and graveled. The five miles (8.0 km) of road coming from North Liberty were improved first in order to allow access to the park while the remaining segment to Iowa 261 in Solon was improved.[7]

In the 1940s, the Army Corps of Engineers drew up plans to dam the Iowa River at Coralville for flood control. They determined that waters from that lake would overtake the Lake Macbride dam and the two bodies of water would become one during times of high water. Since the park was designed to be a recreational area and not a flood control zone, it was decided to raise the dam 28 feet (8.5 m) as to prevent the waters from joining.[8] Lake Macbride was drained in 1956 and work began to raise the dam. Work was completed by March 1, 1957, and upon refilling, the lake topped out at 712 feet (217 m) above sea level.[9]

The eastern end of Iowa 382 in Solon in 2008

With the new level of the lake, Iowa 382 was relocated simply because portions of the old road were now under water. From Solon, it now followed Ely Road for a couple miles and then curved back southwest to the northern entrance to the park.[3] The relocation of Iowa 382 left the state with only three miles (4.8 km) of graveled highways.[10] The new entrance road was repaved as a modern, 22-foot-wide (6.7 m) asphalt concrete road with minimum 6 ft (1.8 m) shoulders on either side in 1962.[11][12]. The dry sections of the old routing were turned over to Johnson County.[13]

The highway remained unchanged aside from the occasional resurfacing project for the rest of its existence. In 2002, more than 700 miles (1,100 km) of low-traffic state highways, including Iowa 382, were identified by the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) because they primarily served local traffic. Typically, when Iowa DOT wished to transfer a road to a county or locality, both parties had to agree to terms and the DOT would have to either improve the road or give money to the other party to maintain the road.[14] However, with the significant mileage the DOT wished to turn over, the Iowa General Assembly passed a law which granted the DOT a one-time exemption from the transfer rules effective July 1, 2003.[15] To offset the higher costs borne by the counties, the state changed the formula for distributing funds from the road-use tax fund.[16] Iowa 382 was replaced by CR F16 outside of Solon.[17]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Johnson County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Big Grove Township0.0000.000Lake Macbride State park main entrance
Solon4.7927.712 Iowa 1 (Market Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b 2002 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa (PDF) (Report). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2002. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Google (August 23, 2024). "Iowa Highway 382" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Leighton Jenkinson, Golda (1969). A History of Lake Macbride State Park (PDF). p. 32. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Leighton Jackson 1969, p. 6.
  5. ^ Leighton Jackson 1969, pp. 8–12.
  6. ^ Leighton Jackson 1969, p. 15.
  7. ^ Leighton Jackson 1969, pp. 21–22.
  8. ^ Leighton Jackson 1969, p. 26.
  9. ^ Leighton Jackson 1969, pp. 26–27.
  10. ^ "Amount of Narrow Paving Declines". Iowa City Press-Citizen. October 29, 1958. p. 2. Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Plan & Profile of Proposed Improvement on the Primary Road System (Johnson County). Ames: Iowa State Highway Commission. January 30, 1962.
  12. ^ "Hope to Pave Road to Lake Macbride in Fall". Iowa City Press-Citizen. May 23, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Many County Highways Improved During 1957". Iowa City Press-Citizen. December 30, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Reeder, Greg; Stevens, Larry; Fichtner, Royce; Stoner, Tom; Wandro, Mark; Volmer, Neil (April 1, 2003). "Evaluation of the State Highway System and Road Use Tax Fund" (PDF). State of Iowa. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  15. ^ "Senate File 451". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  16. ^ Hogan, Dick (July 5, 2003). "State transfers roads to counties". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. p. 7B. Retrieved August 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (2006). State of Iowa Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Ames: Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

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