Highway 38

Iowa 38 is a north to south route connecting Muscatine, Wilton, Tipton, Monticello and Delaware. Measuring 99 miles in length, the state highway originates at the Norbert F. Beckey Bridge (Iowa 92) joining Downtown Muscatine with Rock Island County, Illinois. The north end lies three miles beyond Greeley at Iowa 3 in rural Delaware County.

Confirming marker posted north of 7th Street and the west end of Iowa 130 in the city of Tipton.
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CR F28 runs ten miles west along 210th Street to the settlement of Cedar Bluff. The Cedar County Fairgrounds and Raceway lie just outside the city of Tipton along CR F28 as well.
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Continuing north, Iowa 38 runs along the Fremont and Dayton township line to U.S. 30 outside the city of Stanwood.
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U.S. 30 doubles as the Lincoln Highway Heritage Highway across northern Cedar County. Iowa 38 combines with the US route one mile west to Ash Street in Stanwood.
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U.S. 30 travels six miles westnorthwest from Stanwood to Mechanicsville en route to Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids. De Witt, where U.S. 30 combines with U.S. 61, is 32 miles to the east.
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Iowa 38 heads south from Iowa 64 in a rural area of eastern Jackson township.
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Unsigned here, Jones County Road E45 branches east from Iowa 38, 4.1 miles to the settlement of Hale.
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The western leg of CR E45 ties into Iowa 38 (Jackson Street) along Cleveland Street in the city of Olin.
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Curving south across Sibles Creek, Iowa 38 meets the western segment of CR E53 along 25th Street.
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Iowa 38 proceeds south from a grade crossing with the Union Pacific Railroad in Stanwood two blocks to U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway).
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Iowa 38 overlaps with U.S. 30 one mile east before resuming southward to Tipton. U.S. 30 enters Stanwood from Mechanicsville, six miles to the west.
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U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) joins Cedar Rapids with De Witt and Clinton, 15 or so miles north of the parallel Interstate 80 corridor.
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The first of two sets of confirming markers for U.S. 30 east and Iowa 38 south stands just beyond Ash Street and Lemon Avenue.
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Clarence lies 3.5 miles east along U.S. 30 while Tipton is 7.2 miles to the south via Iowa 38.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 05/26/18
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Page Updated Wednesday December 18, 2019.