Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
Length | 104.524 mi[1] (168.215 km) | |||
Existed | January 1, 1969[2]–present | |||
Tourist routes | Western Skies Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 30 near Logan | |||
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East end | Iowa 141 at Grimes | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Iowa | |||
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Iowa Highway 44 (Iowa 44) is an east–west highway in the central and west-central portions of the state. It runs parallel to Interstate 80, which runs 10 miles (16 km) to the south for most of Iowa 44's route. Iowa 44 begins at its junction with U.S. Highway 30 four miles (6 km) northeast of Logan. It ends at an interchange with the Iowa Highway 141 freeway at Grimes. Iowa 44 was created in 1969 when Iowa Highway 64 was shortened to its current route in eastern Iowa. Most of the route is a part of the Western Skies Scenic Byway.