U.S. 61 North - Keokuk

A BNSF Railroad line parallels U.S. 61/136 east of the span across the Des Moines River. The railroad straddles the west banks of the Mississippi River through the city of Keokuk.

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The Keokuk city limits extend southwest to the Des Moines River along U.S. 61/136.

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U.S. 61/136 expand to four lanes ahead of their separation at U.S. 61 Business.

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U.S. 136 remains east alongside the Keokuk Business Loop for U.S. 61 while the U.S. 61 mainline turns northward along a two lane bypass.

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U.S. 61 leads away from U.S. 136 and Twin Rivers Drive on a bypass west of Keokuk. This alignment opened in 1959.¹

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Montrose is a ten mile drive north along U.S. 61 on the Mississippi River. Burlington lies 42 miles to the northeast.

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Northbound reassurance marker for U.S. 61 posted after Johnson Street Road. Johnson Street Road doubles as County Road J92 west to CR W72 (Valley Road).

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U.S. 61 bee lines north to combine with U.S. 218 at the northwest side of Keokuk.

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U.S. 218 leads southeast with U.S. 61 Business four miles to Downtown Keokuk.

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Wirtz Lane stems north from the turn of U.S. 61 onto U.S. 218. U.S. 61/218 overlap for 5.6 miles.

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Lee County Route W62 angles northwest from U.S. 61/218 along Argyle Road to Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints) south of Argyle.

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The four lane alignment of U.S. 61/218 bypasses Summitville to the east. The two routes partition south of Montrose, with U.S. 218 turning northwest along a two lane alignment to Iowa 27 near Donnellson.

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