U.S. 34 East - Union County

County Road P17 (Beechwood Avenue) crosses U.S. 34/Iowa 25 northward from Kent to the city of Cromwell.

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CR P17 reaches the Cromwell city lines 4.4 miles to the north of U.S. 34/Iowa 25 along Monroe Avenue.

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U.S. 34 and Iowa 25 overlap 7.6 miles from the Adams County line to Sumner Avenue in Creston.

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CR H37 branches east from U.S. 34/Iowa 25 along 205th Street by this shield assembly.

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CR H33 (Cromwell Road) converges with U.S. 34/Iowa 25, 3.8 miles east from the city of Cromwell.

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U.S. 34/Iowa 25 (New York Avenue) expand to a four lane boulevard at CR H33 west to Cromwell.

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An array of businesses line U.S. 34/Iowa 25 along New York Avenue leading into the Creston city limits.

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Union County Road P27 stems south from U.S. 34/Iowa 27 along Lincoln Street. Following High & Dry Road into Ringgold County, CR P27 connects Creston with Diagonal, 18 miles to the south.

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Servicing an adjacent Walmart retail center, the first traffic light along U.S. 34 in Iowa operates at Laurel Street in Creston.

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U.S. 34 shifts onto Taylor Street just ahead of the split with Iowa 25 north at Sumner Avenue.

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Sumner Avenue leads Iowa 25 north across the west side of Creston to Townline Street and Southwestern Community College.

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Iowa 25 takes a stair stepped route northwest from Creston 12 miles to Orient and 21 miles to Greenfield.

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U.S. 34 continues 33 miles east from the separation with Iowa 25 north to Osceola.

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Leaving Creston, U.S. 34 travels nine miles to Afton and 104 miles to Ottumwa.

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County Road P33 (Pole Road) heads north along the Creston city line on Osage Street to CR H33 (160th Street).

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U.S. 34 bends southward at Jaguar Avenue (CR P39).

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Curving southeast toward Afton, U.S. 34 intersects 2 Lakes Drive north and Old Highway 34 south.

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U.S. 34 reaches the city of Afton at U.S. 169 (Douglas Street) south.

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Palomino Drive ties into the intersection joining U.S. 169 with U.S. 34 east from the northeast.

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Passing through Downtown Afton, U.S. 169 travels six miles south to Arispe and 23 miles to Mount Ayr along Iowa 2.

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U.S. 169 combines with U.S. 34 for 6.2 miles from Afton to Jones township.

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The exchange with Interstate 35 lies 21 miles east from the U.S. 34/169 merge at Afton.

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Reassurance markers for U.S. 34/169 posted at Redwood Avenue.

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The old Chicago and Northwestern Railroad siding of Talmage lines U.S. 34/169 ahead of the Grand River.

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U.S. 34/169 crosses the Grand River ahead of Talmage Hill Park and Talmage Hill Wildlife Area.

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U.S. 169 resumes northward from U.S. 34 seven miles to the city of Lorimor.

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U.S. 34 continues east into Thayer while U.S. 169 combines with Iowa 92 around the city of Winterset in 21.3 miles.

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U.S. 34 proceeds east 1.6 miles to CR P64 at 3rd Avenue outside Thayer.

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Shifting southward across a BNSF Railroad line, U.S. 34 approaches CR P64 (Willow Avenue) south.

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County Road P64 navigates along a rural course southward to Ellston in Ringgold County. Thayer Lake Road ties into Willow Avenue from Thayer Lake Park nearby.

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3rd Avenue extends north across the BNSF Railroad into the Thayer street grid.

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U.S. 34 crosses Fourmile Creek east of 3rd Avenue and Thayer. A segment of old U.S. 34 parallels to the south.

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Crossing Clarke-Union Avenue, U.S. 34 enters Clarke County.

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