U.S. 218 North - Keokuk to Donnellson

U.S. 218 begins at the intersection of 7th and Main Streets in Downtown Keokuk. There U.S. 136 splits with U.S. 61 Business for the Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge across the Mississippi River while U.S. 61 Business combines with U.S. 218 north for the return to U.S. 61.

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U.S. 218/61 Business (Main Street) north at 9th Street in Keokuk.

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The second set of shields for U.S. 218/61 Business north appear at 10th Street.

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U.S. 61/218 combine north along a four lane, divided highway.

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U.S. 61/218 advance northward by Keokuk Municipal Airport (EOK) between CR W62 and CR J82 (340th Street).

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

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U.S. 218 branches northwest from U.S. 61 to New Boston, Charleston and the Avenue of the Saints corridor.

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Lee County Road J72 ventures west from U.S. 218 along 300th Street to Iowa 27 near Argyle.

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Northbound reassurance marker for U.S. 218 posted after CR J72.

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U.S. 218 bypasses the settlement of New Boston at 275th Street.

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County Road J62 (255th Street) crosses paths with U.S. 218 at the community of Charleston. The highway travels between Croton and U.S. 61 at southwest Fort Madison.

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Leading away from Charleston on U.S. 218 north.

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U.S. 218 reaches the Avenue of the Saints corridor (Iowa 27) at a parclo interchange to the south of Donnellson.

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Iowa 27 replaced Iowa 394 southward to the Missouri state line when the Donnellson bypass opened in 2004. Iowa 27 is the designation for the entire Avenue of the Saints corridor in the Hawkeye State.

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U.S. 218 joins the Avenue of the Saints (Iowa 27) north to Mount Pleasant, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.

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U.S. 218/Iowa 27 bypass Donnellson to the east along a freeway. A diamond interchange (Exit 19) joins the route with Iowa 2 (Madison Avenue) in one mile.

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Exit 19 leaves U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north for Iowa 2 (Madison Avenue). The 251 mile route concludes to the east at the Fort Madison city line near an interchange with U.S. 61. Iowa 2 forms a multi-state route with N-2 west to U.S. 77 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Iowa 2 travels 11 miles west of Donnellson to Farmington in adjacent Van Buren County. The state highway straddles southern reaches of the state west to Bloomfield, Centerville, Clarinda and Shenandoah among other cities.

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U.S. 218/Iowa 27 formally enter the Donnellson city limits at Iowa 2. The pair remain within the city until midway between 210th and 200th Streets.

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The Avenue of the Saints continues uninterrupted 22 miles north to Mount Pleasant.

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Lee County Road J56 follows 200th Street east from U.S. 218/Iowa 27 to Franklin and Primrose Road west to the settlement of Primrose.

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U.S. 218 and Iowa 27 travel at-grade from CR J56 north to Fort Madison.

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Lee County Road J40 (160th Street) crosses paths with U.S. 218/Iowa 27 six miles west of West Point and eight miles east of Harmony High School.

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U.S. 218 proceeds north across the West Branch of Sugar Creek beyond CR J40. A short stretch of old U.S. 218 follows as a frontage road to the west.

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A northbound side weigh station precedes the intersection of U.S. 218/Iowa 27 with County Road J38 (130th Street).

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County Road J38 heads east 1.5 miles to CR W74 (Pilot Grove Road) south to Pilot Grove and two miles to the city of St. Paul.

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U.S. 218 advances one mile north from 130th Street to Iowa 16 just across Sugar Creek.

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Iowa 16 east provides an alternate route to Burlington via U.S. 61 north. Westward, the state highway reaches the city of Houghton in two miles. The greenout for Denmark covers "TO U.S. 61 - 20 miles".

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Iowa 16 is a 65 mile long route between U.S. 34 in Wapello County and U.S. 61 at Wever.

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Progressing north through Marion township, U.S. 218/Iowa 27 heads two miles north from Iowa 16 to the Henry County line.

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The Avenue of the Saints enters Henry County in a rural area of Jackson township.

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