Interstate 35 South / 80 West

The diamond interchange (Exit 128) along I-35/80 at NW 100th Street in Urbandale opened to traffic on October 15, 2008. Approved in 2016, the project took nearly two years to complete.¹. The exchange at 100th Street is one of three falling within a four square mile economic development area named the "Urban Loop".²

Established by the city of Urbandale on September 26, 2017, the corridor along I-35/80 stretches south to U.S. 6 (Hickman Road) and east to Iowa 29 (Merle Hay Road). Succeeding projects along I-35/80 within the Urban Loop corridor include a half diamond interchange with Meredith Drive and a flyover ramp from I-35 north/I-80 east to Iowa 141 (Grimes Boulevard) north. Construction at Iowa 141 and Meredith Road commenced in 2019 and will be completed in 2020. Upon completion, the loop ramps from I-35/80 east to Iowa 141 and from Urbandale Drive north to I-35/80 west will permanently close. The northwestern corner of the I-35/80 loop was previously known as the Rider Corner, due to the former Rider Coal Mine located nearby.²

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The Des Moines skyline appears along the southern horizon from the I-35/80 overpass above U.S. 69.
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Construction underway from 2019 to 2021 expanded the bridges taking I-35/80 over the Des Moines River.
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References:

1. "New Urbandale I-35/80 interchange will open this month." Des Moines Register (IA), October 5, 2018.
2. "Urbandale rebrands its 90-degree turn on I-35/80." Des Moines Register (IA), September 26, 2017.

Connect with:

Interstate 235

U.S. 6

U.S. 69

Page Updated Wednesday February 21, 2024.