U.S. Route 59 in Iowa

U.S. Highway 59
U.S. Highway 59
	US 59 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length	215.191 mi (346.316 km)
Existed	1934–present
Major junctions
South end	US 59 near Northboro
	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;

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.

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