Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
Length | 103.540 mi[1] (166.631 km) | |||
Existed | January 1, 1969[2]–present | |||
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South end | Route 5 near Cincinnati | |||
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North end | I-35 at West Des Moines | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Iowa | |||
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Iowa Highway 5 is a highway in southern Iowa. It is a north–south highway with a length of 105 miles (169 km). It is the northernmost segment of a three-state "Highway 5" also involving Missouri Route 5 and Arkansas Highway 5. Portions of the highway are freeway and expressway. It had previously been designated Iowa Highway 60. The southern terminus of Iowa Highway 5 is at the Missouri border southwest of Cincinnati. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 35 at West Des Moines.