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Iowa 38 combines with Interstate 80 west for 4.15 miles.
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The roadways of I-80/Iowa 38 separate ahead of the Wilton Rest Areas.
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Parking areas line both sides of Interstate 80 at the site of former weigh stations near Lime City.
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Having reached the end of their lifespan, 2023/24 construction replaces the bridges taking I-80 across Sugar Creek. Accommodating future six lane expansion, work improves I-80 from CR X-52 (Pine Avenue) to a point 0.6 miles west of U.S. 6.1
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The city of Tipton lies 12 miles to the north along Iowa 38 at Iowa 130.
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Iowa 38 extends 17.05 miles north from Exit 267 to U.S. 30 just outside the city of Stanwood.
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CR X54 (Moscow Road) ties into the parclo interchange at Exit 267 north from Moscow.
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A green out changed the distance to Exit 249 from one mile to 3/4 mile. CR F44 parallels I-80 east 4.16 miles to a roundabout with Johnson Road at the city of West Branch.
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Herbert Hoover Highway leads 1.87 miles west from Interstate 80 to become Rochester Avenue in Iowa City.
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Six lane expansion of Interstate 80 into Iowa City commenced ahead of Exit 249. The exchange with Herbert Hoover Highway (CR F44 east), was converted into a dumbbell interchange as part of the construction.
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Sign changes made for Exit 246 added N for Dodge Street and replaced Mount Vernon with Solon for Iowa 1 north.
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Previous overheads for Exit 242 referenced VA Medical Center in place of Xtream Arena.
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Crossing the Iowa River, Interstate 80 west enters the city of Coralville.
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Construction from March 2023 to April 2024 converts the exchange with 1st Avenue at Exit 242 into a diverging diamond interchange.2
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The multi use trail paralleling 1st Avenue was realigned to cross Interstate 80 on a new overpass completed by November 10, 2023.2
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I-80 shifts northward between several subdivisions to a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 240) with Coral Ridge Avenue by Coral Ridge Mall.
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Coral Ridge Avenue south 0.47 miles to U.S. 6 is unsigned Iowa 946. Coral Ridge Avenue continues 1.60 miles north from Exit 240 to become Ranshaw Way in the city of North Liberty.
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The cloverleaf interchange joining I-80 with I-380 north and U.S. 218/Iowa 27 was reconstructed from 2017 to November 2013 into a systems exchange.
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Interstate 80 continues west from Coral Ridge Avenue across U.S. 6 (2nd Street). IowaDOT recorded 62,000 vehicles per day (vpd) along this stretch in 2022.
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Exit 239 departs with two lanes in a half mile for Interstate 380 and both directions of U.S. 218/Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints).
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Interstate 380 travels 16.34 miles north from I-80 to U.S. 30/151 (Lincoln Freeway) in Cedar Rapids.
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U.S. 218/Iowa 27 angle southeast across western reaches of Iowa city along a freeway to Iowa 22 at Riverside. The Avenue of the Saints corridor extends south along U.S. 61 to St. Louis and north to the Twin Cities in Minnesota.
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Four high speed flyovers were built as part of the turbine interchange joining I-80/380 from 2017 to 2023.
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U.S. 218 travels south from Coralville to Mount Pleasant and Keokuk.
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Sources:
- Interstate 80 Cedar County - Project Description. Iowa Department of Transportation (IowaDOT), September 8, 2020.
- 1st Avenue & I-80 Interchange. City of Coralville, Iowa, project web page. Accessed February 7, 2024.
Photo Credits:
03/28/16, 12/29/23 by AARoads
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U.S. 218
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Highway 38
Page Updated 02-07-2024.