An 18.9 mile stretch of former U.S. 6 between Wilton and Davenport in eastern Iowa was assigned as Historic U.S. 6 in 2012. The two-lane road was redesignated as Iowa 927 in 1980 when U.S. 6 was relocated north onto Interstates 80 and 280. Iowa 927 was assigned until July 1, 2003, when maintenance was turned over to local control and the route was reassigned as County Road F58.
The relocation of U.S. 6 was done in an effort to move through traffic away from the stretch through Wilton, Durant and Walcott. However the towns appeared lost with U.S. 6 no longer connecting them. An effort blossomed with the mayors of the respective cities coming together in agreement to post signs touting the route as Historic U.S. 6. The results of their summit meeting with the Route 6 Tourist Association led to the installation of eight signs along the route in June 2012.1
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| Historic U.S. 6/County Route F58 begin and lead east along 5th Street from U.S. 6/Iowa 38 near Wilton Industrial Park. 04/12/13 |
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| A Historic U.S. 6 trailblazer appears along 5th Street east at Cedar Street near Downtown Wilton. The business district lines 4th Street one block to the south. 04/12/13 |
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| The last reassurance marker for County Road F58 appears as 200th Street veers southward onto Kimberly Road into the city of Davenport. 04/08/13 |
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| A half mile east of the Davenport city line along CR F58 is the parclo interchange with I-280/U.S. 6-61. 04/08/13 |
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| Departing next is the entrance ramp for I-280 east / U.S. 61 south to Muscatine and Rock Island, Illinois. 04/08/13 |
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| Interstate 280 ends just to the north at I-80. This short stretch opened in 1960 while the remainder of I-280 south was completed in 1973. 01/01/15 |
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| County Route F58 concludes wheres U.S. 6 splits with I-280/U.S. 61 south to rejoin its original alignment along Kimberly Road across Davenport. 01/01/15 |
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| Historic U.S. 6 overlays Scott County Route F58 west where U.S. 6 parts ways for I-280/U.S. 61 north. 01/01/15 |
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| The city of Walcott lies six miles ahead via CR F58 and Historic U.S. 6. 01/01/15 |
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| Interstate 280 runs south along the western periphery of Davenport to the split with U.S. 61 (West River Drive). There the freeway bends easterly toward the Mississippi River and Rock Island. 01/01/15 |
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| A reassurance marker for CR F58 and the Grand Army of the Republic Highway stands between the parclo interchange with I-280/U.S. 61 and Maysville Road (CR Y48). 04/08/13 |
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| A Historic U.S. 6 sign follows as Kimberly Road turns west and transitions to 200th Street. 04/08/13 |
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| Scott County Route Y48 lines 110th Avenue south to West Lake County Park and southwest Davenport. Maysville Road takes the county road northwest four miles to Iowa 130 and the city of Maysville. 04/08/13 |
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| Muscatine County Route Y14 (Taylor Avenue) crosses paths with Historic U.S. 6 just east of the Wilton city liimts. The county road ends at U.S. 61 outside Muscatine to the south and at the city of Bennett and Iowa 130 to the north. 05/06/15 |
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| Leaving the residential street grid of Wilton, Historic U.S. 6/CR F58 (5th Street) conclude west at U.S. 6/Iowa 38. 04/12/13 |
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| County Road F58 carries the Hiawatha Pioneer Trail west back to U.S. 6. The trail lines U.S. 6 west from the Quad Cities to I-280, CR F58 along Historic U.S. 6, and U.S. 6 west from Wilton to Amana Colonies. The four-state route was designated in September 1963. 04/12/13 |
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| Iowa 38 extends north from its overlap with I-80 west to reach the Cedar County seat of Tipton in 17 miles. The state route ends to the south at Muscatine. U.S. 6 connects Wilton with West Liberty, 13 miles to the west. 04/12/13 |
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| Historic U.S. 6 and CR F58 end as U.S. 6/Iowa 38 travel north from south by Wilton Industrial Park. U.S. 6/Iowa 38 overlap 4.9 miles from a rural area south of Wilton to a diamond interchange with I-80. 04/12/13 |
Page Updated 03-10-2016.
