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The Iowa DOT and Iowa 511 can help you check road conditions and plan for save travel during snowstorms. Here's how to use the resources.
What are Iowa's road conditions? A few crashes were reported during the morning commute in Des Moines causing slight delays. As of 11 a.m. all interstates and highways were listed as seasonal.
How are the road conditions in Johnson County? Interstate 80 and Interstate 380 were partially covered with snow as of 11 a.m. The Iowa DOT encourages drivers to look out for icy bridges.
The primary highway system makes up over 9,000 miles (14,000 km), approximately 8 percent of the U.S. state of Iowa's public road system. 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.
The organization was created in 1904 as the Iowa State Highway Commission, an extension of Iowa State College in Ames. In 1913, the commission was spun off from the college and became a government organization. In 1974, the highway commission was folded into a larger transportation department with other modes of transportation.
Iowa Highway 141 (Iowa 141) is an east–west highway in the western and central portions of the state. It is the most direct link between Sioux City and Des Moines . It also serves as an expressway link between Des Moines and the outlying communities of Perry , Granger , and Grimes .
A wide area of freezing rain created dangerous travel conditions in the Midwest and Plains Saturday morning with dozens of crashes reported, and hours-long closures of major interstates.
Former route of Iowa 141; now County Roads E60 and N33 Iowa 162: 2.660: 4.281 Pammel State Park: Iowa 92 in Madison County: 1930: 1982 Park access road; renumbered Iowa 322 to avoid confusion with nearby US 169 Iowa 162: 2.0: 3.2 US 18 in Charles City: US 218 in Charles City 2000: 2006