U.S. 61 North - Keokuk

North East

Crossing the Des Moines River, U.S. 61/136 enter Lee County, Iowa. 05/07/10

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. 05/07/10

The Keokuk city limits extend southwest to the Des Moines River along U.S. 61/136. 05/07/10

Welcome to Iowa sign posted after the Valley Road underpass. U.S. 136 travels just 3.6 miles across the southeastern tip of the state. 05/07/10

U.S. 61/136 expand to four lanes ahead of their split at U.S. 61 Business. 05/07/10

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. 05/07/10

U.S. 61 Business / U.S. 136 follow 7th Street east to Downtown Keokuk, where they meet U.S. 218. U.S. 61 heads north 23 miles to Fort Madison. Twin Rivers Drive also ties into their rural split from an industrial area along the Mississippi River. 05/07/10

north

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 05/07/10

Montrose is a ten mile drive north along U.S. 61 on the Mississippi River. Burlington lies 42 miles to the northeast. 05/07/10

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). 05/07/10

U.S. 61 bee lines north to combine with U.S. 218 at the northwest side of Keokuk. 05/07/10

U.S. 218 leads southeast with U.S. 61 Business four miles to Downtown Keokuk. 05/07/10

Wirtz Lane stems north from the turn of U.S. 61 onto U.S. 218. U.S. 61/218 overlap for 5.6 miles. 05/07/10

North

U.S. 61/218 expand into a four lane, divided highway after their merge. 05/07/10

Lee County W62 angles northwest from U.S. 61/218 along Argyle Road to Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints) south of Argyle. 05/07/10

U.S. 61/218 swing northward and pass by Keokuk Municipal Airport (EOK) between CR W62 and CR J82 (340th Street). 05/07/10

The four lane alignment of U.S. 61/218 bypasses Summitville to the east. The pair partition south of Montrose, with U.S. 218 turning northwest along a two lane alignment to Iowa 27 near Donnellson. 05/07/10

U.S. 61 remains with four lanes northward by Montrose to Iowa 2 at Fort Madison, where the route upgrades to a freeway. 05/07/10

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05/07/10 by AARoads

Connect with:
U.S. 136
U.S. 218

Page Updated 07-30-2015.