I-29/80 East - Council Bluffs

East

Multi phase construction for the West Systems Interchange started in July 2009 and was complete in October 2019. 05/08/22

Flyovers connecting I-29 with I-80 at the directional T interchange. 05/08/22

Beyond the east split with Interstate 29, I-80/U.S. 6 continue another five miles to Kanesville Boulevard. 05/08/22

The S 24th Street overpass acts as gateway for the state of Iowa and city of Council Bluffs. 05/08/22

Interstate 29 resumes south along the Missouri River from I-80/U.S. 6 and Council Bluffs to Glenwood and Hamburg in southwestern Iowa. 05/08/22

Interstate 80 turns northeast beyond I-29 along the Neola Diagonal leading to Underwood, Neola and I-880 near Minden. 05/08/22

Interstate 29 south joins the Omaha and Council Bluffs area with St. Joseph and Kansas City, Missouri. 05/08/22

A single lane ramp departs from the I-80 Express roadway for the continuation of Interstate 29 south. 05/08/22

Construction at the East System Interchange with I-80/U.S. 6 was completed in Fall 2019. Work rebuilt the previous three-wye interchange with left exit ramps into a high speed exchange with multiple flyovers. 05/08/22

South East

The West Systems Interchange was fully opened to traffic in 2019. 05/08/22

I-29/U.S. 6 combine with Interstate 80 along the Local roadway east for 2.25 miles. 05/08/22

Proceeding east, the I-29/80 Local roadway meets S 24th Street at a diamond interchange (Exit 50) in a half mile. 05/08/22

Exit 1 B was renumbered to Exit 50 along the I-29/80 Local roadway when the Express roadway for I-80 was completed. S 24th Street is an arterial route linking the freeway with U.S. 275/MSR 92 to the south and the Mid-America Center retail complex and 23rd Avenue to the north. 05/08/22

Completed in Fall 2024, the S 24th Street overpass was the first project completed in the Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvement Project.1 05/08/22

Four sculptures varying in height from 46 to 61 feet adorn the ends of the 24th Street Bridge. Odyssey is the work of artist Albert Paley.2 05/08/22

The southern leg of Iowa 192 followed S Expressway from the couplet of 6th/7th Streets in Downtown Council Bluffs to I-29/80 at Exit 49 (old Exit 3). The state highway was decommissioned here in 2018. 05/08/22

The folded diamond interchange (Exit 49) with S Expressway was also reconstructed during the Council Bluffs Interstate System Improvement Program. S Expressway continues from I-29/80 south to U.S. 275/MSR 92 near Lake Manawa State Park. 05/08/22

Interstate 29 branches south from I-80/U.S. 6 in a half mile at Exit 48. 05/08/22

Traffic partitions on the I-29/80 Local roadway with two lanes for the continuation of I-29 and a two lane flyover (Exit 48) for I-80/U.S. 6 through northeast Council Bluffs. 05/08/22

Interstate 80 travels 119 miles east from I-29 to the West Mixmaster Interchange with I-35/235 in West Des Moines. I-29 heads 116 miles south to converge with U.S. 59/71 at I-229 south into St. Joseph, Missouri. 05/08/22

Under construction from July 2014 to September 2019, the East Systems Interchange project also added separate entrance ramps for I-29 south and I-80 east from the exchange with S Expressway. 05/08/22

Traffic from S Expressway combines with Exit 48 ahead of the flyover spanning I-29 and the adjacent Iowa Interstate Railroad, Council Bluffs Yard. 05/08/22

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05/08/22 by AARoads

Page Updated 02-23-2024.