Iowa Highway 982
Iowa Highway 982 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 27.787 mi[1] (44.719 km) | |||
| Existed | 1961–2003 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Sioux City city limits | |||
| East end | Smithland city limits | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Iowa | |||
| County | Woodbury | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Iowa Highway 982 (Iowa 982) was a unsigned state highway in western Iowa. It began in the outskirts of Sioux City and headed southeasterly for nearly 28 miles (45 km) to Smithland. The highway was established in 1961 after Iowa 141 was rerouted to Sloan from Smithland. The road was included among 700 miles (1,100 km) of state highways that were determined to only serve local traffic was turned over to the Woodbury County Secondary Highway Department on July 1, 2003.
Route description
Iowa 982 began at the eastern city limits of Sioux City and travels southeast through the Loess Hills, a geologically distinct area of hills formed by the silt deposited by the wind. Near Bronson, the roadway is overlapped by the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway. Continuing southeast, the highway forms a boundary between the Loess Hills to the east and the Missouri River alluvial plain to the west. As Iowa 982 approached Smithland, the scenic byway split away to the south and the highway re-entered the hills.[2] The routing ended at the city limits of Smithland, not far from a junction with Iowa 141.[3]
History
In the late 1950s, the Iowa State Highway Commission released plans to reroute Iowa 141 from Smithland to Sloan over a new section of pavement between Smithland and Hornick and over Iowa 140 west of Hornick. That new highway would provide another paved link between Interstate 29 and U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) in western Iowa. On May 24, 1961, it was decided that the route number replacing Iowa 141 between Smithland and Sioux City would be Iowa 928.[4] The road between Sloan and Smithland was dedicated at 11 am on June 1, 1961.[5]
Prior to its realignment, Iowa 141 entered the city limits of Sioux City and intersected US 75 in the Morningside neighborhood. As Iowa 982 was established, the portions of Iowa 141 that lay with in the Sioux City city limits were turned over to the city and Iowa 982 began at the city limits.[5]. In December 1969, the highway commissioned approved a transfer of jurisdiction for 763 ft (233 m) of Iowa 982 in response to the City of Sioux City extending its corporate limits eastward. Another shift occurred for the same reason in January 1980.[4]
In 2002, more than 700 miles (1,100 km) of low-traffic state highways, including Iowa 982, 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.[6] 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.[7] Iowa 982 was replaced in its entirety by CR D25.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route was in Woodbury County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City | 0.000 | 0.000 | Smithland Road | Continuation into Sioux City | |
| Floyd Township | 5.618 | 9.041 |    CR D38 / Loess Hills National Scenic Byway north – Sergeant Bluff | Western end of Loess Hills National Scenic Byway overlap | |
| Willow Township | 18.707 | 30.106 |   CR K67 / Loess Hills National Scenic Byway south | Eastern end of Loess Hills National Scenic Byway overlap | |
| Smithland | 27.787 | 44.719 | Old Highway 141 | Continuation into Smithland | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b 2002 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa (PDF) (Report). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Iowa Byways–Loess Hills (Map). Cartography by ArcGIS. Iowa Department of Transportation. May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Google (May 29, 2024). "Iowa Highway 982" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Wonders, Stefani; Smithson, Leland D.; et al. "Unsigned Iowa 982". Primary Route Descriptions. Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "New Section of Paving Opened Near Smithland". The Mapleton Press. Mapleton, Iowa. June 1, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ 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 May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Senate File 451". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
External links
- "Explore the Byway". Loess Hills National Scenic Byway.