Iowa Highway 2

Iowa Highway 2
Iowa 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length:	251.376 mi (404.550 km)
Major junctions
West end:	N-2 at Nebraska City, Neb
	I-29 near Percival US 71 at Clarinda I-35 near Decatur City US 65 near Humeston US 63 at Bloomfield US 218 / Iowa 27 at Donnellson
East end:	US 61 at Fort Madison
Location
Counties:	Fremont Page Taylor Ringgold Decatur Wayne Appanoose Davis Van Buren Lee
Highway system
Iowa Primary Highway System Interstate U.S. State Secondary Scenic ← Iowa 1 Iowa 3 →

Iowa Highway 2 Business
Location:	Clarinda

Iowa Highway 2 (Iowa 2) is a 251-mile-long (404 km) state highway which runs across the southernmost tier of counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. At no point along its route is Iowa 2 more than 15 miles (24 km) from the Missouri state line, except for a small section near its eastern terminus. Iowa 2 stretches across the entire state; from the Missouri River near Nebraska City, Nebraska, to U.S. Route 61 (US 61) at Fort Madison. Prior to becoming a primary highway, the route was known as the Waubonsie Trail.

Iowa Highway 2 begins at the Nebraska City Bridge just east of Nebraska City, Nebraska. It goes northeast and then east as an expressway until meeting Interstate 29. It then continues east as a two-lane highway until meeting U.S. Highway 275 and turning north. It continues north, bypassing Sidney with U.S. 275, and turning east of Sidney. It goes east and meets U.S. 59 at Shenandoah and then U.S. 71 at Clarinda, which is served with Business Route 2. It continues east through New Market and meets Iowa Highway 148 at Bedford. After intersecting Iowa Highway 25 east of Bedford, it passes through Benton before beginning an overlap with U.S. Highway 169 through Mount Ayr. After passing through Kellerton, Iowa 2 intersects Interstate 35 at Decatur City.