Iowa Highway 183 (Iowa 183) is a state highway in western Iowa. It runs north to south for 30 miles (48 km). It begins at an intersection with Iowa Highway 127 east of Mondamin and ends at an intersection with Iowa Highway 141 in Ute. The highway as currently constituted is the same as it was when it was commissioned in 1930. The first 17 miles (27 km) of the route are a part of the Loess Hills Scenic Byway.
Previously, the highway began at U.S. Route 30 in Missouri Valley. It was extended to U.S. Route 6 in Council Bluffs and then truncated to the northern city limits of Council Bluffs. The previously existing segment between Missouri Valley and Council Bluffs was a portion of the Lincoln Highway and is now County Road L20 in Harrison and Pottawattamie Counties.
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