U.S. 34

U.S. 34
The Great River Bridge is an asymmetrical cable-stay bridge taking U.S. 34 across the Mississippi River from Burlington, Iowa to Gulfport, Illinois. Spanning the Mississippi to the south is the Burlington Rail Bridge (BNSF Railroad / AMTRAK). 03/25/16, 05/29/18

U.S. 34 represents the southernmost of five US highways spanning the width of Iowa. Measuring 269 miles from the Nebraska line across the Missouri River to the Illinois line across the Mississippi River, U.S. 34 travels through 11 counties in the Hawkeye State. The eastern section of U.S. 34 constitutes an expressway corridor alongside Iowa 163 between Ottumwa and Burlington. This includes freeway bypasses of both Fairfield and Mount Pleasant.

Business routes for U.S. 34 are posted at Chariton, Ottumwa, Fairfield and Mount Pleasant. U.S. 34 Business in Fairfield was approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on September 29, 2007. The 5.85 mile long alignment was established as U.S. 34 shifted southward onto a new 7.06 mile long bypass around Fairfield.

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Page Updated Friday December 20, 2019.