page_title: Iowa Highway 150
section_title: Flooding in 2008
hierarchical_section_title: Iowa Highway 150 / History / Flooding in 2008
caption_attribution_description: The Iowa Highway 150 bridge over the Cedar River.
context_page_description: Iowa Highway 150 is an 85-mile-long state highway in eastern and northeastern Iowa. It begins at U.S. Route 218 in Vinton and ends at US 52 and Iowa 24 in Calmar. From Vinton, it heads north and east towards Urbana where it meets Interstate 380 and Iowa 27, the Avenue of the Saints highway. At Independence, it intersects US 20 on the south side of town. Further north, it converges with Iowa 3 in Oelwein.
  As it traverses through the east-central part of the state, Iowa 150 mostly passes through farmland where acreages and farmsteads dot the landscape. Through the towns along the route, the highway generally brings traffic through the central business districts of each town. In Fayette however, the highway bypasses the downtown area. Between Fayette and West Union, part of the route forms the western leg of the River Bluffs Scenic Byway, which passes through Iowa's "Little Switzerland" region.
  The Iowa 150 designation has been a part of the primary highway system since its inception in 1920. The current route was formed in 1941. The route extended from Calmar to Davenport, by way of Cedar Rapids.
context_section_description: On June 11, 2008, about 2 miles (3.2 km) of Iowa 150 north of Vinton closed for a few months after flood waters from the Cedar River destroyed the roadway.  North of the intersection with County Road E16 (CR E16), a 400-foot-long (120 m) section of roadbed was completely washed away.  By the end of the month, one lane the bridge over the Cedar River had reopened to local traffic and farmers.  Reopening the bridge saved drivers from having to use a 22-mile-long (35 km) detour.  By August, Iowa 150 was reopened to all traffic from Vinton to CR E16.  The washed-out section of highway was rebuilt, repaved, and reopened on September 10, almost three months after it closed.
caption: The Iowa 150 bridge at Vinton
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