U.S. 218 North - Mount Pleasant to Olds

U.S. 218/Iowa 92 meet County Road J20 (Salem Road), 2.25 miles into Henry County.

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The rural city of Salem lies three miles to the west via County Road J20 (Salem Road) to Jackson Street.

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Leading away from CR J20 (Salem Road), U.S. 218 traverses a mix of farm and timberland ahead of Fish Creek.

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U.S. 218/Iowa 27 make a gradual eastern shift toward Mount Pleasant at 295th Street in Jackson township.

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Crossing the Skunk River along U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north. The former alignment of U.S. 218 followed Iowa Avenue to the west.

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River Road becomes Iowa Avenue north of the Avenue of the Saints ahead of this shield assembly.

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U.S. 218 upgrades to the freeway bypass of Mount Pleasant a short distance beyond Big Creek. The first of three exits for the city departs in 0.75 miles for 255th Street.

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255th Street runs along the south Mount Pleasant city line west to Grand Avenue (old U.S. 218) and east to Lexington Avenue.

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Continuing northeast from Exit 40, U.S. 218/Iowa 27 runs between the Ashford Park subdivision and East Lake Park.

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U.S. 218/Iowa 27 converges with U.S. 34/Iowa 163 at a parclo interchange (Exit 42) in 0.75 mile.

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U.S. 34/Iowa 163 constitute an expressway leading southeast from Mount Pleasant to New London, West Burlington and Burlington.

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Exit 42A parts ways with U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north for U.S. 34/Iowa 163 east to Burlington. U.S. 34/Iowa 163 west combine with U.S. 218 as part of their bypass around the north side of Mount Pleasant.

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Exit 42B loops onto Washington Street (former U.S. 34) west toward Downtown Mount Pleasant. U.S. 218 Business is a locally maintained route following Washington Street west and Grand Avenue north.

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Traffic from U.S. 34/Iowa 163 westbound accompanies U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north for 1.8 miles.

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Fairfield lies 26 miles west along the U.S. 34/Iowa 163 expressway. Iowa City is 49 miles to the north along the Avenue of the Saints corridor.

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U.S. 34 and Iowa 163 resume a westward heading from U.S. 218 at a wye interchange (Exit 45) preceding Grand Avenue (U.S. 218 Business).

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U.S. 34/Iowa 163 vary as a freeway or at-grade expressway west from Mount Pleasant to U.S. 63 at Ottumwa. Iowa 163 branches northwest to Oskaloosa and Des Moines while U.S. 34 continues to Albia.

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A second wye interchange returns U.S. 218 Business from Grand Avenue ahead of this distance sign posted 47 miles from Iowa City.

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County Road H34 follows 200th Street east from U.S. 218/Iowa 27, 8.25 miles to CR X23 (Racine Avenue).

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Shifting a quarter mile eastward, U.S. 218/Iowa 27 navigate along an S-curve at 185th Street and Little Potomac Creek.

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Henry County Road H28 (170th Street) crosses U.S. 218/Iowa 27 five miles east of Trenton and eight miles west of Mount Union.

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CR H18 makes an implied overlap with U.S. 218 north from 150th Street to 140th Street west to the settlement of Swedesburg.

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The Avenue of the Saints corridor shifts east from Swedesburg to bypass Olds over the next four miles. Old U.S. 218 parallels along James Avenue.

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Forthcoming Iowa 78 follows a stair stepped route across northern Henry County between Coppock and Morning Sun in Louisa County.

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Iowa 78 travels six miles east to the city of Winfield and eight miles to the northwest via Olds to the city of Wayland.

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Iowa 78 parallels U.S. 218 a quarter mile to the west along Main Street through the rural city of Olds.

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School Avenue links U.S. 218/Iowa 27 with Iowa 78 (Main Street) in the Olds street grid.

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115th Street connects U.S. 218 with the western turn of Iowa 78 from James Avenue (old U.S. 218) toward Wayland.

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U.S. 218 overtakes the original alignment north from Olds at Henry-Washington Road and the Washington County line.

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