U.S. 30 East - Cedar Rapids

04/12/13

The shields for U.S. 30/218 posted eastbound at 29th Avenue (CR W18) were removed by 2018.

04/12/13

Advancing east through rural Clinton township from the Iowa County line, U.S. 30/218 pass by the CedRel Motel, which features a vintage neon sign.

04/12/13

U.S. 30/218 crests over a ridge at Sisley Grove Road. The expressway lowers ahead of Morgan Creek.

04/12/13

Crossing Morgan Creek, U.S. 30 east and U.S. 218 south upgrade to the Lincoln Freeway. Seven interchanges serve the south side of Cedar Rapids over the course of ten miles.

05/26/18

16th Avenue SW branched east from U.S. 30/218 (Lincoln Freeway) at a wye interchange (Exit 246) in one half mile. Phase II construction for Iowa 100 redirects the ramps at Exit 246 to the new expressway leading north to CR W36 (former Iowa 94) at Covington.

04/12/13

Exit 246 previously connected the Lincoln Freeway east with 16th Avenue SW to 80th Street SW for the city of Fairfax. This connection (Exit 246A) links with Iowa 100 north to Covington.

04/12/13

Renumbered Exit 246B, the nearby half diamond interchange joining 80th Street SW with U.S. 30/218 east was expanded to include new ramps from eastbound and to westbound.

05/26/18

16th Avenue SW stems east from 80th Street SW along the former alignment of U.S. 30 (Lincoln Highway) across Cedar Rapids.

05/26/18

Exit 246B departs from within the two-wye interchange at the south end of Iowa 100 to 80th Street SW.

05/26/18

80th Street SW reaches the northern Fairfax city limits in 0.75 miles. The city center lies 2.9 miles away via U.S. 151.

05/26/18

The succeeding exit brings U.S. 151 northbound onto the Lincoln Freeway from Williams Boulevard and Fairfax. U.S. 151 Business extends Williams Boulevard northeast to the Westdale Mall retail park and Cleveland Area neighborhood.

04/12/13

Curving southeast toward the Stoney Point Road SW overpass, U.S. 30/218 (Lincoln Freeway) enters a portion of the Cedar Rapids city limits.

04/12/13

U.S. 151 travels southwest from Cedar Rapids and neighboring Fairfax to Walford and the Amana Colonies. U.S. 151 Business heads northeast to Downtown Cedar Rapids and Marion along a 12.7 mile course.

04/12/13

U.S. 151 north combines with U.S. 30 east for 10.3 miles to Iowa 13 south of Bertram.

04/12/13

The Lincoln Freeway reenters the Cedar Rapids city limits ahead of Exit 250 with Edgewood Road.

04/12/13

Edgewood Road is a commercial arterial north from U.S. 30-151-218 to Westdale Mall and 16th Avenue SW (former U.S. 30/218). Southward by the General Mills plant, Edgewood Road continues to Wright Brothers Boulevard near The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID).

04/12/13

A parclo interchange joins Edgewood Road with U.S. 30-151-218 (Lincoln Freeway) at Exit 250.

04/12/13

A viaduct leads U.S. 30-151-218 across a Union Pacific Railroad line, Prairie Creek and a Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Company line.

04/12/13

Advancing east through industrial areas south of Prairie Creek, U.S. 30-151-218 continue 1.5 miles to a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 252A/B) with I-380/Iowa 27.

04/12/13

Crossing another set of railroad tracks, U.S. 30-151-218 next meet 6th Street SW at Waconia Avenue SW at Exit 252A.

04/12/13

Exit 252A leaves the Lincoln Freeway east for parallel Waconia Avenue SW ahead of 6th Street SW. Hawkeye Downs speedway lies just north of Prairie Creek along 6th Street SW (old U.S. 218).

04/12/13

A third eastbound lane opens from the Waconia Avenue on-ramp to Exit 252B for the departing U.S. 218 south. I-380, U.S. 218/Iowa 27 overlap 16.4 miles south to I-80 at Coralville.

04/12/13

Exit 252B departs from U.S. 30/151 east. Interstate 380 constitutes a 73 mile freeway linking Iowa City with Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.

04/12/13

I-380/Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints) lead north four miles from Exit 252C to Downtown Cedar Rapids.

05/23/08

Exit 253 quickly follows from U.S. 30/151 east of I-380 for Kirkwood Boulevard south to the Lincolnway Village community and Bowling Street north to an array of industrial parks.

03/25/16

C Street SW meets the Lincoln Freeway next between Talt Cummins City Park and the Transamerican Financial Park.

03/25/16

Exit 254A leaves U.S. 30/151 east for C Street SW south and County Road W6E (Ely Road) southeast to the city of Ely.

03/25/16

Exit 254 B loops onto C Street SW north toward The Taylor neighborhood south of Downtown Cedar Rapids.

03/25/16

Spanning Cedar River Trail, U.S. 30/151 downgrade to an at-grade expressway ahead of East Road SW to the Worthington Acres subdivision.

03/25/16

Ivanhoe Road branches southeast from U.S. 30/151 (Lincoln Highway) beyond this distance sign posted 11 miles from Mt. Vernon.

03/25/16

Heading east from Ivanhoe Road and the College Farms subdivision, the U.S. 30/151 expressway becomes more rural.

03/25/16

Honey Grove Road concludes a loop north from U.S. 30/151 opposite Jappa Road (CR W8E) south to Ely. CR W8E overtakes Ivanhoe Road east nearby en route to Dows Preserve and Observatory and iowa 6.

03/25/16

U.S. 151 parts ways with U.S. 30 east at Exit 259 in one mile.

03/25/16

U.S. 30/151 east cross the Cedar River ahead of their split at Iowa 13 north. The narrow eastbound span dates to 1953, while the westbound bridge was built in 1975.

03/25/16

Entering the trumpet interchange (Exit 259) with Iowa 13 north on U.S. 30/151 east. U.S. 151 bypasses Cedar Rapid to the east, passing through Bertram en route to Springville, 13 miles to the northeast. U.S. 30 continues seven miles east to Mt. Vernon.

03/25/16

U.S. 151/Iowa 13 combine for 7.7 miles north to Marion. Iowa 13 extends north from there to Central City and Coggon.

03/25/16

U.S. 30 travels solo for the first time since combining with U.S. 218 south in Benton County 26 miles to the west.

03/25/16

Chicago (132 miles) surprisingly appears on the ensuing distance sign. U.S. 30 combines with U.S. 61 at DeWitt in 52 miles.

03/25/16