West
The U.S. 30 expressway shifts northward by Palisades Kepler State Park.
05/26/18
Reassurance marker posted ahead of Skillman Road north toward Bertram.
05/26/18
U.S. 30 upgrades to the Lincoln Freeway west of Knapp Road at a trumpet interchange (Exit 259) with U.S. 151/Iowa 13 north.
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U.S. 151 and Iowa 13 represent the eastern leg of a beltway encircling Cedar Rapids along with the Lincoln Freeway and Iowa 100. The two routes overlap 7.7 miles north to U.S. 151 Business in Marion, where U.S. 151 turns east to Springville.
05/26/18
Exit 259 departs U.S. 30 (Lincoln Freeway) west for U.S. 151/Iowa 13 north. U.S. 151 south combines with the Lincoln Freeway 10.4 miles west to Fairfax.
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West 
South
U.S. 30 west and U.S. 151 south span the Cedar River just beyond their merge at Exit 259.
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Distance sign posted at Old River Road west of the Cedar River.
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U.S. 30/151 intersect the north end of CR W8E (Jappa Road) just beyond Pleasant Run. CR W8E follows Ivanhoe Road southeast by Palisade - Dows Preserve to Iowa 1.
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U.S. 30/151 reach the southeastern outskirts of Cedar Rapids just west of Jappa Road (CR W8E).
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Ivanhoe Road north and Union Drive south from the College Farms subdivision come together with U.S. 30/151 at the succeeding intersection. A parclo interchange (Exit 254) follows with CR W6E (C Street SW).
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East Road SW intersects U.S. 30/151 west of the Cedar Rapids city limits sign. The Lincoln Freeway becomes a limited access highway beyond that point.
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U.S. 30/151 cross paths with Interstate 380, U.S. 218 and Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints) in two miles.
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Exit 254 loops away from U.S. 30/151 west for C Street SW north into Cedar Rapids and CR W6E south along Ely Road to the city of Ely.
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Emergency detour shields for I-80 west and I-380 north posted ahead of the entrance ramp from C Street SW.
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Continuing west between an industrial park and the Kirkwood Estates subdivision, the Lincoln Freeway proceeds a half mile to a folded diamond interchange (Exit 253) with Kirkwood Boulevard south and Bowling Street north.
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Exit 253 leaves U.S. 30 west and U.S. 151 south for Kirkwood Boulevard south to Kirkwood Community College and CR E70 (Wright Brothers Boulevard) and Bowling Street north through industrial areas ahead of Prairie Creek.
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The I-380 emergency detour returns to the freeway northbound at the succeeding off-ramp (Exit 252C).
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Exit 252C consists of a wye interchange joining U.S. 30/151 west with I-380/Iowa 27 north toward Downtown Cedar Rapids ahead of the cloverleaf with the freeway south toward Iowa City.
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Exit 252C consists of a wye interchange joining U.S. 30/151 west with I-380/Iowa 27 north toward Downtown Cedar Rapids ahead of the cloverleaf with the freeway south toward Iowa City.
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Interstate 380 and Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints) travel northwest from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo, where U.S. 218 rejoins the corridor.
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Advancing west through the exchange with Interstate 380.
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Passing below J Street, U.S. 30/151 approach the loop ramp (Exit 252B) for I-380/U.S. 218/Iowa 27 south to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), Coralville and Iowa City.
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U.S. 218 combines with I-380 south 16.4 miles to Interstate 80 at Coralville. I-380 ends there, while U.S. 218/Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints) continue along an expressway corridor to Mount Pleasant and Donnellson.
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West South 
North
Northbound U.S. 218 accompanies U.S. 30 west 19 miles from I-380 to El Dorado township in Benton County.
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6th Street SW parallels I-380 to the west through a folded diamond interchange (Exit 252A) with U.S. 30/151/218 near Hawkeye Downs racetrack.
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6th Street SW parallels I-380 to the west through a folded diamond interchange (Exit 252A) with U.S. 30/151/218 near Hawkeye Downs racetrack.
05/23/18
The Lincoln Freeway heads northward between Prairie Creek and an industrial area housing the ADM Corn Processing plant and PMX Industries.
05/26/18
The succeeding exit joins U.S. 30/151/218 westbound with Edgewood Road.
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Edgewood Road heads south to Wright Brothers Boulevard by The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to the parclo interchange (Exit 250) with the Lincoln Freeway.
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North from Exit 250, Edgewood Road constitutes a commercial arterial to U.S. 151 Business (Williams Boulevard) by Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids.
05/26/18
Traveling through southwestern Cedar Rapids, U.S. 30/218 part ways with U.S. 151 south at the ensuing exit.
05/08/10
U.S. 151 overtakes Williams Boulevard southwest from U.S. 151 Business to the city of Fairfax. U.S. 151 Business angles northeast to Westdale Mall and Downtown.
05/08/10
U.S. 151 travels 14 miles southwest from the diamond interchange at Exit 248 to Amana and 24.4 miles to its southern terminus at Interstate 80 in Iowa County.
05/08/10
West North
U.S. 30/218 confirming markers posted ahead of the Stoney Point Road overpass.
05/26/18
A diamond interchange (Exit 246B) joins U.S. 30/218 west with 80th Street SW south to Fairfax and north to 16th Avenue SW and CR E48 (E Avenue) in west Cedar Rapids.
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Exit 246B departs U.S. 30 west and U.S. 218 north just ahead of a two-wye interchange (Exit 246A) with Iowa 100 north.
05/08/10
Opened to traffic on December 12, 2018 between U.S. 30/218 and Covington Road, Iowa 100 encircles Cedar Rapids northward to I-380 at Collins Road along a freeway bypass.
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Iowa 100 leads four miles north to Covington and travels 17 miles overall east to U.S. 151/Iowa 13 at Marion.
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U.S. 30/218 transition into an at-grade expressway west of Iowa 100 at Morgan Creek.
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Photo Credits:
- 05/08/10 by AARoads.
- 05/23/18 by AARoads.
- 05/26/18 by AARoads and Jeff Morrison.
Connect with:
Interstate 380
U.S. 151
U.S. 218
U.S. 151 Business - Cedar Rapids
Highway 100
Page Updated 12-19-2019.