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The Iowa Department of Transportation ( Iowa DOT) is the government organization in the U.S. state of Iowa responsible for the organization, construction, and maintenance of the primary highway system. Located in Ames, Iowa, DOT is also responsible for licensing drivers and programming and planning for aviation, rail, and public transit.
v. t. e. The U.S. state of Iowa first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1904. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1911, when the state began to issue plates. [ 1] Plates are currently issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation through its Motor Vehicle Division.
The Iowa Department of Transportation is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the primary highway system, which consists of Interstate Highways, United States Highways, and Iowa state highways. Currently, the longest primary highway is U.S. Highway 30 at 332 miles (534 km). The shortest highway is Interstate 129 at 0.27 miles (430 m).
Highway shields for Interstate 80, Business Loop Interstate 80, and the Eisenhower Interstate System Primary Interstate Highways in the 48 contiguous states. Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico also have Interstate Highways. System information Length 48,890 mi [a] (78,680 km) Formed June 29, 1956 ; 68 years ago (1956-06-29) Highway names Interstates Interstate X (I-X) System links Interstate ...
In early 1941 highway engineers expressed concern that overweight commercial vehicles would eventually cause serious damage to Iowa's highway system. Legislation was passed, and signed into law on April 16, 1941 that allowed the highway commission to designate certain employees as peace officers to enforce the laws concerning size and weight.
Spur route, section inside Bussey removed 1980; now County Road G71 Iowa 157: 0.15: 0.24 Monticello: US 161 near Monticello 1928: 1931 Spur route; now Cedar Street; was the shortest state highway at the time Iowa 157: 1.032: 1.661 US 63 near Lime Springs: Lime Springs 1931: 2003 Spur route; now County Road A21
U.S. Highway 63. U.S. Highway 63 ( US 63) is a United States Highway that runs through the eastern third of Iowa. It begins at the Missouri state line southwest of Bloomfield and travels north through Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Tama, Waterloo, and New Hampton. It ends at the Minnesota state line at Chester. Between Ottumwa and Oskaloosa, the highway ...
In the US state of Iowa, Interstate 29 ( I-29) is a north–south Interstate Highway which closely parallels the Missouri River. I-29 enters Iowa from Missouri near Hamburg and heads to the north-northwest through the Omaha–Council Bluffs and the Sioux City areas. It exits the state by crossing the Big Sioux River into South Dakota.