U.S. 34 Business - Ottuma

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U.S. 34 Business
US 34 Business / Jefferson Street Viaduct - Ottumwa, IAUS 34 Business / Jefferson Street Viaduct - Ottumwa, IAMarket St Bridge - Des Moines River - Ottumwa, IA
The Jefferson Street Viaduct takes U.S. 34 Business across the Des Moines River into Downtown Ottumwa. The deck truss bridge was built in 1936 and rehabilitated in 1984.1 The Market Street Bridge spanning the Des Moines River at Ottumwa was built in 1972 and reconstructed in 2015.2 04/12/13

U.S. 34 Business is one of two bannered routes serving Downtown Ottumwa along with U.S. 63 Business along Wapello Street. U.S. 34 Business branches northeast from a split diamond interchange with the U.S. 34/63 Business expressway by the Bridge View Center. Spanning the Des Moines River across the Jefferson Street Bridge, U.S. 34 Business enters the central business district at Main Street. Main Street leads the 1.8 mile long route east back to U.S. 34/63 at Roemer Avenue.

Market Street - North
Church Street parallels U.S. 34 Business (Jefferson Street) north from the exchange with U.S. 34/63 Business along the west side of the Bridge View Center.

Church Street parallels U.S. 34 Business (Jefferson Street) north from the exchange with U.S. 34/63 Business along the west side of the Bridge View Center.

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Market Street - North
Spanning the Des Moines River north from the Bridge View Center, Market Street provides the second of three routes into Downtown from U.S. 34 to the southwest.
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Spanning the Des Moines River north from the Bridge View Center, Market Street provides the second of three routes into Downtown from U.S. 34 to the southwest.

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Market Street enters Downtown Ottumwa at River Drive, two blocks west of U.S. 34 Business (Jefferson Street).

Market Street enters Downtown Ottumwa at River Drive, two blocks west of U.S. 34 Business (Jefferson Street).

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Jefferson Street - South
Jefferson Street descends 75 feet in elevation from 4th Street E to Main Street, where U.S. 34 Business westbound turns south across the Des Moines River.
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Jefferson Street descends 75 feet in elevation from 4th Street E to Main Street, where U.S. 34 Business westbound turns south across the Des Moines River.

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Main Street extends northwest through Downtown Ottumwa as U.S. 34 Business shifts southwest across the Jefferson Street Viaduct.

Main Street extends northwest through Downtown Ottumwa as U.S. 34 Business shifts southwest across the Jefferson Street Viaduct.

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U.S. 34 Business West
Spanning the Des Moines River, U.S. 34 Business parallels Market Street to the south. Further upriver are the Ottumwa Hydro-electric Dam and U.S. 63 Business bridge along Wapello Street.
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Spanning the Des Moines River, U.S. 34 Business parallels Market Street to the south. Further upriver are the Ottumwa Hydro-electric Dam and U.S. 63 Business bridge along Wapello Street.

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With a 33.1 foot wide deck, the Jefferson Street Viaduct measures 2,120.5 feet in length.1

With a 33.1 foot wide deck, the Jefferson Street Viaduct measures 2,120.5 feet in length.1

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U.S. 34 Business lowers from the Jefferson Street Viaduct into the split diamond interchange with U.S. 34/63 Business. Cook Avenue returns the route to the freeway westbound.

U.S. 34 Business lowers from the Jefferson Street Viaduct into the split diamond interchange with U.S. 34/63 Business. Cook Avenue returns the route to the freeway westbound.

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Jefferson Street proceeds south to Myrtle Street and the U.S. 34 eastbound entrance ramp.
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Jefferson Street proceeds south to Myrtle Street and the U.S. 34 eastbound entrance ramp.

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References:

  1. Jefferson Street Viaduct. http://bridgehunter.com/ia/wapello/jefferson-street/ Bridgehunter.com.
  2. MARKET ST over DES MOINES RIVER, Wapello County, Iowa. http://bridgereports.com/1106714 BridgeReports.com.

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Page Updated Thursday December 12, 2019.