U.S. 63 North - Bloomfield to Ottumwa

North
Lilac Avenue and 230th Street join U.S. 63 / Iowa 2 with Bloomfield Municipal Airport (4K6).
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U.S. 63 turns north into the Bloomfield street grid along Washington Street while Iowa 2 angles southeast for Pulaski and Milton.
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Iowa 2 ends 59.5 miles ahead at a diamond interchange with U.S. 61 west of Fort Madison along the Mississippi River.
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The spire of the Davis County Courthouse comes into view along U.S. 63 (Washington Street) north at Walnut Street. Upcoming Franklin Street (CR J40) is part of the Historic Hills Scenic Byway.
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The spire of the Davis County Courthouse comes into view along U.S. 63 (Washington Street) north at Walnut Street. Upcoming Franklin Street (CR J40) is part of the Historic Hills Scenic Byway.
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U.S. 63 separates from Washington Street along Weaver Road leading out of Bloomfield. This reassurance marker stands at Arkansas Avenue.
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Ottumwa lies 19 miles from the north Bloomfield city line. Oskaloosa follows along the U.S. 63/Iowa 163 expressway in 47 miles.
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The Historic Hills Scenic Byway overlays U.S. 63 north from Bloomfield to 180th Street west.
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Approaching County Road J12 (River Road) east and 65th Street along U.S. 63 north at milepost 32.
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U.S. 63 crosses the abandoned Wabash Railroad line again at an overpass on the Ottumwa city line.
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U.S. 63 parallels the Des Moines River northward to U.S. 34 adjacent to the John Deere Ottumwa Works plant.
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U.S. 63 expands to a four lane, divided highway ahead of the roundabout and ramp system with U.S. 34 and U.S. 63 Business.
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U.S. 63 Business splits with U.S. 63 alongside U.S. 34 northwest toward Downtown Ottumwa. U.S. 63 combines with U.S. 34 east across the Des Moines River to the Ottumwa freeway bypass.
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The northbound mainline of U.S. 63 takes a bypass ramp onto U.S. 34 east while motorists headed to U.S. 34 west to Albia and U.S. 63 Business north to Downtown enter a roundabout.
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East
North
The Des Moines River flows southeast from Lake Red Rock in central Iowa to the Mississippi River near Keokuk.
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Photo Credits:
- Brent Ivy: 07/14/25
- AARoads: 04/12/13, 03/30/16
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Page Updated Friday February 20, 2026.
