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Interstate 80 (I-80) is a transcontinental Interstate Highway in the United States, stretching from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey. In Iowa, the highway travels west to east through the center of the state. It enters the state at the Missouri River in Council Bluffs and heads east through the southern Iowa drift plain.
Iowa 80 is the world's largest truck stop, located along Interstate 80 off exit 284 in Walcott, Iowa. It sits on a 220-acre (89 ha) plot of land, three times larger than an average 75 acres (30 ha) truckstop, [1] and it receives 5,000 visitors daily. Iowa 80 features a 67,000 sq ft (6,200 m 2) main building, parking for 900 trucks, 15 diesel ...
Interstate 80. Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the original routes of the Interstate Highway System; its final segment was opened in 1986.
The Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge is a 4-lane steel girder bridge that carries Interstate 80 across the Mississippi River between LeClaire, Iowa and Rapids City, Illinois. The bridge is named for Fred Schwengel, a former U.S. Representative from Davenport, Iowa and one of the driving forces behind the Interstate Highway Act. [ 3 ]
Primary Interstates. I-29 as viewed from the Sergeant Floyd Monument. I-35 approaching exit 182. The Interstate 74 Bridge carrying I-74 across the Mississippi River. I-80 in western Iowa near Walnut. Traffic congestion on I‑35 / I‑80 during the Iowa flood of 2008.
Damage. $6 billion [1] The Iowa flood of 2008 was a hydrological event involving most of the rivers in eastern Iowa which began June 8 and continued until July 1. Flooding continued on the Upper Mississippi River in the southeastern area of the state for many more days. The phrase "Iowa's Katrina " was often heard.
The Iowa DOT announced that Lower West Branch Road over I-80 will be closed starting Feb.28 until 2026. ... HISTORY ON THE MOVE: ... An Interstate 80 widening project will close a segment of Lower ...
The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.51. Age spread: 22.2% under the age of 18, 17.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males.