Iowa Highway 182 is a 9 miles (14.5 km) long state highway in the northwestern corner of Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

. It begins at U.S. Route 18 in Inwood

Inwood, Iowa

Inwood is a city in Lyon County, Iowa, United States. The population was 875 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Inwood's longitude and latitude coordinatesin decimal form are 43.308770, -96.432531...

 and ends at Iowa Highway 9 southeast of Larchwood

Larchwood, Iowa

Larchwood is a city in Lyon County, Iowa, United States. The population was 788 at the 2000 census. Its main employer is the Novartis Animal Vaccines plant located southwest of the city.-History:...

. The route swapped designations with Iowa Highway 26

Iowa Highway 26

Iowa Highway 26 is a long state highway that runs from south to north in Allamakee County, Iowa. It begins in Lansing at an intersection with Iowa Highway 9 at the Black Hawk Bridge and ends at the Minnesota border at New Albin. It continues into Minnesota as Minnesota State Highway 26 . Iowa...

 in 1969.

Route description

Iowa Highway 182 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 18 (US 18) and Lyon County Road A42 (CR A42). At the intersection, eastbound US 18 approaches from the west, eastbound US 18 approaches from the south, and CR A42 approaches from the east. Iowa 182 travels north through Inwood for 1 miles (1.6 km) and continues due north for 8 miles (12.9 km) to an intersection with Iowa Highway 9. The intersection with Iowa 9 is very similar to the intersection with US 18; eastbound Iowa 9 approaches from the north and westbound Iowa 9 approaches from the east.

History

In 1969, Iowa Highway 26, which ran along the current Iowa 182's route, swapped designations with Iowa Highway 182 in Allamakee County

Allamakee County, Iowa

-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 14,330 in the county, with a population density of . There were 7,617 housing units, of which 5,845 were occupied.-2000 census:...

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Major intersections