U.S. 218 North - Crawfordsville to Iowa City

U.S. 218/Iowa 27 curve eastward across a valley fed by the East Fork of Crooked Creek between the Henry County line and CR W64 (Vine Avenue).

03/30/16

CR W64 splits from U.S. 218 to the west along the original alignment of U.S. 218 (Vine Avenue) into Crawfordsville.

03/25/16

County Road G62 travels 2.8 miles east from U.S. 218 to Wyman and 18.7 miles to U.S. 61 in Wapello.

03/30/16

Confirming markers posted north of CR G62 and 320th Street.

03/30/16

Columbus Street leads into the adjacent city of Crawfordsville west from U.S. 218/Iowa 27 at 305th Street.

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03/30/16

CR W64 (Vine Avenue) converges with U.S. 218/Iowa 27 at upcoming 282nd Street.

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County Road G52 travels 8.4 miles west from CR X17 outside Columbus City to U.S. 218 at Old White Way.

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Continuing north from CR G52, U.S. 218/Iowa 27 cross the South Fork of Long Creek.

03/30/16

The succeeding segment of CR W64 (Vine Avenue) separates from U.S. 218 as the expressway curves east toward a folded diamond interchange (Exit 66) with Iowa 92.

03/25/16

Exit 66 leaves U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north for Iowa 92. Iowa 92 stretches across the width of the state between Council Bluffs and Muscatine.

03/30/16

Iowa 92 enters the city of Ainsworth to the immediate west of Exit 66 on the eight mile drive to the Washington County seat. Heading east, Iowa 92 passes through Cotter on the nine mile course to Columbus Junction.

03/30/16

Reassurance markers posted north of Iowa 92 and the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern (DME) Railroad, Corporation line east of Ainsworth.

03/25/16

U.S. 218 travels through sparsely populated rural areas for the next 14 miles to Riverside. Lone Tree is the next destination via Iowa 22 east from Riverside.

03/25/16

The U.S. 218 expressway shifts west away from the original two lane alignment (CR W64) north of 240th Street. County Road W64 (Vine Avenue) extends north to Haskins and Riverside.

03/25/16

A diamond interchange (Exit 70) joins U.S. 218/Iowa 27 with County Road G36 (220th Street) in one mile.

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U.S. 218 intersects 230th Street prior to this shield assembly and Exit 70.

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CR G36 bee lines west from Exit 70, 8.5 miles to the north split of Iowa 1 and 92 outside Washington. East of U.S. 218, CR G36 parallels the Iowa RIver southward into Columbus Junction.

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Advancing north from Exit 70, U.S. 218/Iowa 27 cross Whiskey Run and continue 21 miles to Iowa City.

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A long straight away takes U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north across 192nd Street in Highland township.

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These shields stand northbound by the intersection with 175th Street.

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U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north at 170th Street.

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Entering Iowa township at 160th Street, U.S. 218/Iowa 27 lower to span Davis Creek.

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140th Street stems east from U.S. 218 to a pair of rural subdivisions ahead of this sign assembly.

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135th Street crosses U.S. 218 west to Riverside Road before this set of shields.

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The city of Riverside lies west of U.S. 218 along Iowa 22. Annexations extend the city limits east to the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort along the Iowa River.

03/25/16

U.S. 218/Iowa 27 enter the diamond interchange (Exit 80) with Iowa 22 just north of the English River. Iowa 22 travels nine miles west to Kalona and 44 miles to Iowa 21 outside Thornburg.

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East from Exit 80 and Riverside, Iowa 22 crosses into southeastern Johnson County en route to Lone Tree. The state highway continues east to Muscatine and the Quad Cities.

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U.S. 218/Iowa 27 climb onto a series of hills north of the English River valley and west of the parallel Iowa River.

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The city of Hills is served by the next northbound exit in four miles. The Hills' city limits surround a small street grid just east of U.S. 218 and a linear stretch along former U.S. 218 (Oak Crest Hill Road) north to the Iowa City line.

03/30/16

Crossing the Johnson County line along U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north. Iowa City is the county seat.

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U.S. 218/Iowa 27 bend northeast and drop from the hills west of the Iowa River to cross Old Mans Creek near Hills.

03/25/16

A diamond interchange (Exit 85) joins the Avenue of the Saints with Observatory Avenue east to Johnson County Road F62 and Main Street through central Hills.

03/30/16

Exit 85 departs U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north for Observatory Avenue southwest and Main Street east. County Road F62 extends east of Hills to Pleasant Valley and west from Oak Crest Hill Road (old U.S. 218) to Sharon Center.

03/25/16

Reassurance markers posted north of the Hills exit.

03/30/16

Cedar Rapids debuts on northbound distance signs on U.S. 218 at 31 miles out. Three exits serve Iowa City over the next seven miles.

03/25/16

Motorists continue to within one mile of the trumpet interchange with County Road F50, a multi-lane connector linking U.S. 218 with parallel County Road W64 (old U.S. 218). CR W64 (Oak Crest Hill Road) north becomes Riverside Drive ahead of Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW).

03/30/16

Riverside Drive winds northward alongside the Iowa River to become part of U.S. 6 and Iowa 1 by Downtown Iowa City. Drivers bound for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics or the VA Medical Center are directed to use Exit 89.

03/25/16

Interests to Downtown Iowa City from U.S. 218 north are directed onto Iowa 1 northeast from forthcoming Exit 91.

05/23/08

The freeway shifts northwest to bypass Iowa City by Ryerson's Woods State Preserve.

03/25/16

Iowa 1 comprises a 119.29 mile long highway from Iowa 2 in Van Buren County, near the Missouri state line, north to U.S. 151 outside the city of Anamosa. Locally the route connects Iowa City with Kalona, 18 miles to the southwest.

03/25/16

Iowa 1 expands to a commercial arterial eastward from the diamond interchange (Exit 91) with the Avenue of the Saints to Riverside Drive and U.S. 6.

03/30/16

Suburban frontage appears along the east side of U.S. 218/Iowa 27 along adjacent Mormon Trek Boulevard. Subdivisions also line Rohret Road to the west of the upcoming overpass.

03/25/16

Melrose Avenue runs east from upcoming Exit 93 to the University Heights community and Kinnick Stadium, home of Iowa Hawkeyes football.

03/30/16

Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 93) with Melrose Avenue on U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north. County Route F46 extends west from Iowa City to Williamsburg in adjacent Iowa County.

03/30/16

Deer Creek Road parallels the northbound side of U.S. 218/Iowa 27 to a nearby quarry as the freeway leaves the Iowa City limits.

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A turbine interchange joins U.S. 218/Iowa 27 with I-80/380 in two miles. The ramps to I-80 are unnumbered in this direction.

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Interstate 80 comprises a busy trucking corridor west to Des Moines and east to the Quad Cities. Outside of the Iowa City and Coralville area, the freeway is rural.

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Curving northwest toward the exchange with Interstate 80 on U.S. 218 at milepost 96. Construction underway from 2017 to November 2023 replaced the cloverleaf interchange with I-80/380 into a systems exchange.

03/25/16

Interstate 80 crosses the city of Coralville east ahead of Iowa City. Four exits serve the two communities. Davenport is over 50 miles away.

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Interstate 80 continues beyond the nearby exit for Tiffin to Grinnell, Newton, Altoona and Des Moines.

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Interstate 380 begins along U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north at I-80. I-380 lines the Avenue of the Saints corridor north to U.S. 20 at Evansdale.

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