Herbert Hoover Highway

A marker on Main Street in West Branch commemorates the Herbert Hoover Highway.

NPS Photo/Adam Prato

Quick Facts

Location:

West Branch, Iowa

Designation:

Iowa Historic Route

Amenities

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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

Herbert Hoover Highway is a 46-mile-long Iowa Registered Route. It follows local, state, and county roads, stretching from Iowa City to the Cedar County community of Lowden.

Honoring the Great Humantarian

The Herbert Hoover Highway Association sponsored the route's registry with the Iowa State Highway Commission on August 27, 1923. The route honored Herbert Hoover, humanitarian hero of the First World War. It is marked, in places, by signs bearing a distinctive triple-H logo. A marker on Main Street in West Branch commemorates the Herbert Hoover Highway.