U.S. 34 Business - Ottuma

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. 04/12/13

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. 04/12/13

Market Street enters Downtown Ottumwa at River Drive, two blocks west of U.S. 34 Business (Jefferson Street). 04/12/13

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. 04/12/13

Main Street extends northwest through Downtown Ottumwa as U.S. 34 Business shifts southwest across the Jefferson Street Viaduct. 04/12/13

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. 04/12/13

With a 33.1 foot wide deck, the Jefferson Street Viaduct measures 2,120.5 feet in length.1 04/12/13

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. 04/12/13

Jefferson Street proceeds south to Myrtle Street and the U.S. 34 eastbound entrance ramp. 04/12/13

Photo Credits:

04/12/13 by AARoads

Connect with:
U.S. 34
U.S. 63

Page Updated 12-12-2019.