U.S. Route 59 in Iowa

U.S. Highway 59
US 59 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length	215.191 mi[1] (346.316 km)
Existed	1934 (1934)–present
Major junctions
South end	US 59 near Northboro
Major intersections	US 34 near Emerson US 6 near Oakland I-80 at Avoca US 30 at Denison US 20 at Holstein US 18 at Sanborn
North end	US 59 near Bigelow, Minn.
Location
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Counties	Fremont Page Mills Pottawattamie Shelby Crawford Ida Cherokee O'Brien Osceola
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Iowa Primary Highway System Interstate US State Secondary Scenic
← Iowa 58 → Iowa 60

U.S. Highway 59 (US 59) is a United States Highway that transverses the western third of Iowa. It begins at the Missouri state line southwest of Northboro and travels north in a zigzag pattern through Shenandoah, Avoca, Denison, and Cherokee. It ends at the Minnesota state line east of Bigelow, Minnesota. The highway was designated in 1934, though a concerted effort of community officials along today's route sought to bring a U.S. Highway to their cities for several years prior to US 59's creation.