Iowa Highway 93
{{Short description|State highway in Iowa, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=IA
|type=IA
|route=93
|map={{maplink-road|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Iowa Highway 93}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=Iowa 93 highlighted in red
|length_mi=29.534
|length_ref={{IowaDOT|2010-08-26|year=2009}}
|established=1920s
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=IA|US|63}} near Tripoli
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=IA|IA|150}} in Fayette
|counties={{flatlist|
}}
|previous_type=IA
|previous_route=92
|next_type=IA
|next_route=96
}}
Iowa Highway 93 is a state highway that runs from east to west through two counties in northeastern Iowa. Iowa 93 is {{convert|29.55|mi}} long. The eastern terminus of Iowa 93 is at its junction with Iowa Highway 150 in Fayette. The western terminus of Iowa 93 is at an intersection with U.S. Route 63 {{convert|4|mi}} west of Tripoli.
Route description
File:Photograph of the Bank of Sumner.jpg in Sumner on Iowa 93]]
Iowa Highway 93 begins at U.S. Highway 63 four miles ({{convert|4|mi|disp=output only}}) west of Tripoli, entering on 7th Avenue. At Tripoli, Highway 93 turns north onto Main Street and heads through the heart of town. North of Tripoli, Iowa 93 travels a {{convert|2|mi|adj=on}} stretch of highway, crossing the Wapsipinicon River before curving to the northeast and then to the east. Once again heading east, Iowa 93 travels {{convert|7|mi}} to Sumner. East of Sumner, Iowa 93 journeys east through Fayette County for {{convert|15|mi}} until it ends at Iowa Highway 150 at Fayette.
History
By 1926, Primary Road No. 93 had been designated between Primary Road No. 59, now U.S. Route 63, and Sumner.{{cite map|publisher=Rand McNally|title=Junior Road Map: Iowa |url=http://broermapsonline.org/online/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthCentral/Iowa/unitedstates1926ra_045.html|year=1926|accessdate=March 4, 2010 }} By 1952, Iowa 93 was paved in Fayette County.{{cite map|publisher=Iowa State Highway Commission|url=http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1952_front.pdf|title=Iowa State Highway Map|year=1952|accessdate=August 27, 2010}} The portion in Bremer County was paved in 1955.{{cite map|publisher=Iowa State Highway Commission|url=http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1956_front.pdf|title=Iowa State Highway Map|year=1956|accessdate=August 27, 2010}}
Major intersections
References
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External links
{{Attached KML}}
- [http://www.iowahighwayends.net/ends/ia93.html End of Iowa 93] at Iowa Highway Ends