Highways

Winneshiek County is served by Iowa Highway 9, an east-west two lane road that runs through Decorah and Ridgeway; by U.S. Highway 52 which runs through Decorah, Calmar, Ossian and Castalia; Iowa Highway 24 which runs through Jackson Junction, Fort Atkinson and Calmar; and by Iowa Highway 150, which runs through Festina and Calmar.

Highways 9 and U.S. 52 intersect in Decorah. Highway 24, Highway 150 and U.S. 52 intersect in Calmar.

All paved roads in Winneshiek County are two-lane roads.

The county is served by FedEx and Decorah is home to a regional UPS station.

Rail

The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern (DM&E) Rail Line serves the southern portion of Winneshiek County, passing through the towns of Castalia, Ossian, Calmar, Fort Atkinson and Jackson Junction.

This line carries between 10.00-19.99 annual gross tons per mile.

Grain loading of less than 25 hopper car capacity is available in Ossian and Fort Atkinson.

Air Service

The Decorah Municipal Airport is 2 miles southeast of Decorah. The runway is 4,001 feet long and 75 feet wide. The airport manager is Mike Connell, (563) 382-8338. Jet fuel is available.

Telecommunication Providers

• Alpine Communications  [ www.alpinecom.net ]
• Mediacom  [ www.mediacomcc.com ]
• Northeast Iowa Telephone  [ www.neitel.com ]
• Windstream   [ www.windstream.com/welcome/iowa ]
• Qwest  [ www.qwest.com/business ]

High Speed Internet Availability

Please Note:  Availability of high-speed Internet access in a community DOES NOT mean that the technology is available to ALL customers in that community.

Location	DSL	Cable	Satellite
Calmar	Yes	Yes	Yes
Castalia	Yes	—	Yes
Decorah	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fort Atkinson	Yes	Yes	Yes
Jackson Junction	Yes	—	—
Ossian	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ridgeway	Yes	—	—
Spillville	Yes	Yes	Yes