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Iowa 123: 10.51: 16.91 I-35 in Des Moines: Iowa 90 in Des Moines 1924: 1959 Partially replaced by Iowa 60; rest now Fleur Drive Iowa 123: 0.45: 0.72 US 34 near Rome: Rome 1969: 1980 Spur route; inside Rome stayed in the highway system until 1981 Iowa 124: 2.567: 4.131 Iowa 4 in Calhoun County: Twin Lakes State Park
A granite map of Iowa depicting all 99 counties rests at the base of the terrace and has become an attraction for in-state visitors, many of whom walk over the map to find their home county. The State of Iowa Historical Museum is near the state capitol in Des Moines' East Village. Iowa's history lives on in the State of Iowa Historical Museum ...
The Edna M. Griffin Memorial Bridge carrying I‑235 across the Des Moines River The I‑480 bridge over the Missouri River between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Downtown Omaha, Nebraska I‑280 crosses the Mississippi River over the Baker Bridge.
U.S. Highway 63 was designated along Primary Roads No. 13, 24, and 2, which was the Daniel Boone Trail from Missouri to Des Moines. [6] Once the U.S. Highway System was established, the automobile association-sponsored roads gradually disappeared. [8] A map of Iowa's U.S. Highways as laid out in 1926
The Iowa Department of Transportation is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the primary highway system, which consists of Interstate Highways, United States Highways, and Iowa state highways. Currently, the longest primary highway is U.S. Highway 30 at 332 miles (534 km). The shortest highway is Interstate 129 at 0.27 miles (430 m).
US 6 in Des Moines: US 6 / US 65 in Des Moines 1934: 1968 Former routing of US 6 US 18 Bus. 10.752: 17.304 I-35 / US 18 / Iowa 122 in Clear Lake: US 18 / US 65 in Mason City: 1998: current Serves the Mason City area US 18 Bus. 4.149: 6.677 US 18 / Iowa 76 near McGregor: US 18 / Iowa 76 in Marquette: 1989: current
I-80 is the longest Interstate Highway in Iowa. It extends from west to east across the central portion of the state through the population centers of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, Des Moines metropolitan area, and Quad Cities. [3]
When the last segment of highway between Adel and Des Moines was paved in 1931, US 6 became the fourth paved road to cross the state. [28] In the early 1940s, US 6 was the most heavily traveled route in the state. The state highway commission recorded that, on average, over 1,900 vehicles used the road per day at any rural point. [14]