 Iowa Highway 173 | ||||
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 Iowa 173 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
| Length | 14.680 mi[1] (23.625 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Tourist routes | Western Skies Scenic Byway[3] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Iowa 83 northwest of Atlantic | |||
 I-80 northwest of Atlantic | ||||
| North end |  Iowa 44 in Kimballton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Iowa | |||
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Iowa Highway 173 (Iowa 173) is a 14-mile-long (23 km) state highway in western Iowa. It begins at Iowa 83 northwest of Atlantic and ends at Iowa 44 in Kimballton. Iowa 173 connects Elk Horn and Kimballton, two small towns with tributes to their residents' Danish heritage. From its intersection with Interstate 80 (I-80) north to Iowa 44, Iowa 173 is designated as part of the Western Skies Scenic Byway. Designated in 1930, the highway was originally a spur route into Elk Horn from Kimballton. The route was lengthened to its current extent in 1980.
- ^ 2009 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa (PDF) (Report). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
DOT1931was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Western Skies Scenic Byway" (PDF). Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 29, 2012.