U.S. 218 North - Mount Pleasant to Olds

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U.S. 218 Iowa 27 North
U.S. 218/Iowa 92 meet County Road J20 (Salem Road), 2.25 miles into Henry County. 03/25/16
The rural city of Salem lies three miles to the west via County Road J20 (Salem Road) to Jackson Street. 03/25/16
Leading away from CR J20 (Salem Road), U.S. 218 traverses a mix of farm and timberland ahead of Fish Creek. 03/25/16
U.S. 218/Iowa 27 make a gradual eastern shift toward Mount Pleasant at 295th Street in Jackson township. 03/25/16
Crossing the Skunk River along U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north. The former alignment of U.S. 218 followed Iowa Avenue to the west. 03/25/16
River Road becomes Iowa Avenue north of the Avenue of the Saints ahead of this shield assembly. 03/25/16
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. 03/25/16
255th Street runs along the south Mount Pleasant city line west to Grand Avenue (old U.S. 218) and east to Lexington Avenue. 03/25/16
Continuing northeast from Exit 40, U.S. 218/Iowa 27 runs between the Ashford Park subdivision and East Lake Park. 03/25/16
U.S. 218/Iowa 27 converges with U.S. 34/Iowa 163 at a parclo interchange (Exit 42) in 0.75 mile. 03/25/16
U.S. 34/Iowa 163 constitute an expressway leading southeast from Mount Pleasant to New London, West Burlington and Burlington. 03/25/16
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. 03/25/16
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. 03/25/16
U.S. 34 Iowa 163 West U.S. 218 Iowa 27 North
Traffic from U.S. 34/Iowa 163 westbound accompanies U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north for 1.8 miles. 03/25/16
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. 03/25/16
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). 03/25/16
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. 03/25/16
U.S. 218 Iowa 27 North
A second wye interchange returns U.S. 218 Business from Grand Avenue ahead of this distance sign posted 47 miles from Iowa City. 03/25/16
County Road H34 follows 200th Street east from U.S. 218/Iowa 27, 8.25 miles to CR X23 (Racine Avenue). 03/25/16
Shifting a quarter mile eastward, U.S. 218/Iowa 27 navigate along an S-curve at 185th Street and Little Potomac Creek. 03/30/16, 03/25/16
Henry County Road H28 (170th Street) crosses U.S. 218/Iowa 27 five miles east of Trenton and eight miles west of Mount Union. 03/25/16, 03/30/16
CR H18 makes an implied overlap with U.S. 218 north from 150th Street to 140th Street west to the settlement of Swedesburg. 03/25/16
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. 03/25/16
Forthcoming Iowa 78 follows a stair stepped route across northern Henry County between Coppock and Morning Sun in Louisa County. 03/25/16, 03/30/16
Iowa 78 travels six miles east to the city of Winfield and eight miles to the northwest via Olds to the city of Wayland. 03/30/16
Iowa 78 parallels U.S. 218 a quarter mile to the west along Main Street through the rural city of Olds. 03/30/16
School Avenue links U.S. 218/Iowa 27 with Iowa 78 (Main Street) in the Olds street grid. 03/25/16
115th Street connects U.S. 218 with the western turn of Iowa 78 from James Avenue (old U.S. 218) toward Wayland. 03/30/16
U.S. 218 overtakes the original alignment north from Olds at Henry-Washington Road and the Washington County line. 03/25/16


 


Photo Credits:

    03/25/16 by AARoads and Bill Gatchel. 03/30/16 by AARoads.

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