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.
U.S. 34 Iowa Guides
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  | Des Moines County Road X40 (Beaverdale Road) south at the U.S. 34/Iowa 163 freeway around West Burlington. 03/25/16 |
 | Main Street (former Iowa 99) south at the folded diamond interchange with U.S. 34/Iowa 163 at the west end of the Great River Bridge in Burlington. 05/29/18 |
 | Main Street proceeds south into Downtown Burlington from below the U.S. 34/Iowa 163 freeway. The eastbound entrance ramp joins the Great River Bridge from Columbia Street adjacent to the Des Moines County Courthouse. 05/29/18 |
 | U.S. 34 crosses the Mississippi River from Burlington into Gulfport, Illinois. 05/29/18 |
Photo Credits:
- 03/25/16 by AARoads and Bill Gatchel. 05/29/18 by AARoads.
Connect with:
Interstate 29
Interstate 35
U.S. 61
U.S. 63
U.S. 65
U.S. 69
U.S. 218
Highway 1
Highway 5
Page Updated 12-20-2019.