(July 1, 1920-October 16, 1926)
- In 1920, they knew it as: Cleghorn's consolation prize for losing the Hawkeye Highway mainline
- We know it as: L40, half a mile of IA 3, and Lewis Avenue
- Related route: IA 145 (I), replacement number because of US 32 in 1926
NORTH End: Cleghorn, Cherokee County
Cleghorn (1920 pop. 232, 2010 pop. 240) lost its school in 2015. (10/3/16)
"Cleghorn. Pop. 200. Hotel-Green. Accessories-David Gowan. Blacksmith-F.J. Inlay. Gas. station-C.J. Snyder." — Huebinger's Map and Guide for Hawkeye Highway (1912)
This "quilt square" is on a house across the street from the school. (10/3/16)
SOUTH End: IA 5, now L40 at C32, Cherokee County
The road to Cleghorn was renumbered IA 145 for a few years, but then IA 5 was moved closer to the railroad and the towns west of Cherokee.
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