Highway 1 South

Continuing south from County Road F62 (500th Street), Iowa 1 traverses a series of hills to Dirty Face Creek.

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Johnson County F67 follows 540th Street west to Joetown and the Iowa County line and east to CR W62 (Sharon Center Road).

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Iowa 1 leads due south along the Washington and Sharon township line.

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Johnson Washington Road intersects Iowa 1 as the state highway crosses the Washington County line.

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One mile south of the county boundary, Iowa 1 reaches the city of Kalona. Kalona was established by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway in 1879. It was incorporated in 1890. Home to nearly 2,500, the city today draws tourists to the Kalona Historical Village.

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Iowa 1 generally bypasses Kalona along the western side of town to Iowa 22.

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The Kalona street grid extends west to Iowa 1 beyond Iowa 22 (E Avenue) as the state highway continues south toward the English River.

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Iowa 22 stretches west seven miles to Wellman and east seven miles to Riverside across northern Washington County.

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Iowa 1 and Iowa 22 (E Avenue) intersect at a four-way stop in Kalona. Iowa 22 measures 98 miles in length from Iowa 21 near Thornburg to U.S. 61 Business in Davenport.

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Iowa 1/92 combine for 3.1 miles southward to the city of Washington.

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Iowa 92 continues east along Madison Street to 2nd Avenue and the Washington business district while Iowa 1 angles southwest from the city 11 miles to Brighton.

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Resuming southward, Iowa 1 passes by the Washington County Fairgrounds as it departs the city of Washington.

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Iowa 1 curves through the intersection with Kiki Avenue north at this reassurance marker.

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Southbound Iowa 1 after the staggered intersection with 290th Street.

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Ginkgo Avenue south becomes 315th Street east at Iowa 1 ahead of this shield assembly.

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Crossing the Skunk River on Iowa 1 south. The Skunk is a 93 mile tributary of the Mississippi River formed to the west by two branches at Marshall County and ending five miles south of Burlington.

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Iowa 1 rises 100 feet in elevation from the Skunk River into the city of Brighton.

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The state highway takes Benton Street southwest to Iowa 78 (Fountain Street) within Brighton.

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Iowa 1/78 overlap for 7.8 miles west from Brighton to southeast Keokuk County.

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Iowa 78 ventures east from Brighton six miles to Coppock and nine miles to Wayland. A 59 mile route, IA 78 heads west to IA 149 near Martinsburg and east to U.S. 61 in south Louisa County.

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A flasher operates at the intersection of Iowa 1 (Benton Street) south and Iowa 78 (Fountain Street). Benton Street heads one block south to the Brighton business district. South of the city, County Road W40 extends from the street to Lockridge.

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Continuing west from Ginkgo Avenue, Iowa 1 travels west and south 19 miles to Fairfield while Iowa 78 bee lines west nine miles to Richland.

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County Route W21 travels two miles south to the city of Pleasant Plain in adjacent Jefferson County.

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Westbound after Elm Avenue (CR W21 north), Iowa 1/78 advance toward Lake Darling State Park.

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Birch Avenue carries CR G67 four miles north to 1st Street west through the settlement of Rubio.

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1.25 miles west of Washington County Route G67, Iowa 1/78 enter Keokuk County.

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Iowa 1 concludes in 37 miles at Iowa 2 south of Keosauqua while Iowa 78 continues another 13 miles west.

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Leading away from Iowa 78 along Iowa 1 south toward Fairfield.

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Drivers along Iowa 1 south enter Jefferson County one mile from Iowa 78.

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Jefferson County H17 ties into Iowa 1 from 110th Street west to make an implied overlap with the highway south one mile.

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110th Street carries CR H17 east five miles to the Pleasant Plain city line at Quince Avenue.

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