End of historic US highway 163
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Approx. time
period
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East Terminus
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West Terminus
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1934-1938
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Oskaloosa, IA
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Des Moines, IA
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(about 43 k)
Note: since I don't have access to a comprehensive
collection of historical road atlases, much of the info on this page
is based on the research of Robert Droz; click
here to view his site. Photo credits: Jason
Hancock
The east end of US 163 was in Oskaloosa IA. US 63 has always been
routed through the intersection of "A" Avenue and Market Street (even
before its path through the city was changed in 1997), so US 163
probably ended on "A" (IA hwy. 92) at Market (US 63). The photos
below is looking north on Market:
Hancock, Mar. 2002
Today this is on northbound US 63, but before 1997 US 63 came in
from the right and continued ahead. US 163 began to the left on "A".
Below we're looking west on "A":
Hancock, Mar. 2002
Back in the mid-1930's this would've been northbound US 63, which
continued to the right on Market. The east beginning of US 163 was
straight ahead.
The west end of US 163 was at US 6 in Des
Moines. You can view photos and read about more details on this
page. The US route designation lasted for only four years - it's been a
state highway ever since 1938.
A completely different (and completely misnumbered) US 163 was
commissioned in 1971, and it still exists today. You can read about
its endpoints here.
Page created 10 September 2003; last updated 25 August 2005.
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