route iowa highway east west highway runs miles state iowa route signed places like state highways iowa maintained route begins missouri river crossing council travels east oakland atlantic highway overlaps interstate highway overlaps splitting east area highway runs mile north south corridor route overlaps newton splits away highway passes near cities victor entering area direct access routes like iowa highway iowa iowa provide direct access iowa city highway heads east southeast near route heads north overlaps follows entering city eastern joins enters leaving iowa illinois dating route follows originally great white way river river road auto trails connected created highway designated highway renumbered extended west coast expanded 1970s importance cross state route diminished result traveled sections route moved control vacated sections highway given local jurisdictions route description cross state route connects way route parallels length nearly route overlaps route away lane highway rural speed limit miles hour roadway lane divided highway speed limit mph crosses quarters mile state ends interchange heads east broadway overlapped iowa miles eastern intersects continues east near oakland highway follows north south miles near lewis road turns north northeast reaches atlantic atlantic route turns east heads downtown meets iowa iowa travel eastern atlantic meet routes run miles split away iowa continue north leaves joins point begins instances traffic routed eastern routes meet northern end iowa approach highways curve slightly south bypass community interchanges intersecting roads time carried county road white pole road original alignment carried east interchange iowa mile south interchange year memorial day rock patriotic scene local artist near northwestern corner miles routes enter meet alignment near interchange start heading northeast splits away interchange turns north overlapping miles east lane divided highway miles passes road intersects miles serves border 63rd street intersects iowa half mile iowa run road turning north run mile douglas avenue splits away iowa continues east avenue west river north central intersects northeast turns northeast takes west intersects continues northeast passing theme park casino northwest intersects second time exit interstate resumes mph rural limit near highways cross interchange iowa highway forced north avoid crossing river multiple times roadway returns south original line meets alignment newton splits away iowa interchange overlaps iowa mile turns iowa enters western newton passes courthouse located downtown area newton route hills curves highway crosses near intersects iowa southwest campus east route overlapped miles iowa miles takes northeasterly course intersects eastern end iowa miles east western end iowa forms southern leg miles later joined miles heads southeast passes underneath direct access passes underneath half mile east coral ridge avenue provides direct access entering iowa city highway passes campus main hospital curves south adjacent meets overlaps iowa half mile iowa separate directions signal controlled intersection quarter mile away crosses iowa city heads east southeast direction highway enters northwest corner curves southward northern end iowa turns east miles southwest road crosses miles south highway overlaps iowa routes head interchange iowa turns west turns east interstate respectively approach metropolitan area speed limit drops mph city limits interchange exits south join joins interchange opposite direction overlaps mile exiting road heading southeast lane highway miles street lane divided highway head east near intersects iowa way legs welcome way southbound street northbound prior briefly southeast highway joins heads south illinois mile forms boundary routes completely enter descend mississippi_river valley meet complex series exit entrance ramps ascend iowa illinois memorial bridge known locally bridge cross mississippi_river illinois history came roads iowa maintained promoted local organizations sought drive traffic communities organizations created virtually parallel routes connecting routes southern great white way northern river river road eventually merged highway new route followed great white way river river road time busiest highway state built near portions moved interest original corridor grown 21st century people seek drive traffic communities great white way great white way formed route built chicago members auto club painted poles route white lead route known white pole road great white way passed oakland atlantic late great white way extended east passing washington began registering named trails longer miles paid fee dollars official registered highway route july primary highway system created great white way assigned primary road group residents formed new group promote white pole road intention bring visitors towns traffic nearby corridor south historic road poles painted white feet high line mile drive white pole road logo signs town short history town founders river river road river river road created connected route traveled northern route great white way route passed center newton route origins trace winter season brought average inches snow previous year followed unusually dry spring coupled advent ford model complained lack good roads state governor convened convention march discuss condition roads state route decided convention delegates influencing river river corridor announcement annual pass iowa arranged farmers lived route drag miles road saturday prior tour arrival precisely work finished hour highway commission started accepting registered routes association planned register route soon possible association members highway commission delayed actual registration years route official april primary highway system created river river road assigned primary road filed application register commission concerned similarity great white way route markings great white way marked foot wide stripe marked foot stripe black circle containing white seven concern new route contained number seven route assigned primary road nos september highway commission gave great white way number gave river river road western half number months later reversed course restored primary road nos original roadways disappointed responded removing number november route officially highway numbered highways november members officials approved plan create system interstate highways country iowa highway designation half years spanned chicago council pushing extended westward june iowa portion absorbed newly extended previously connected pennsylvania new replaced nebraska colorado end extended coast coast time cross country highways bear single route number country segment highway paved fourth paved road cross state early 1940s heavily traveled route state state highway commission recorded average vehicles road rural point compares nearly vehicles daily april approved act designating distinction route shares states governor dedicated old capitol september attendance surviving iowa veterans civil war 1950s began route section highway straightened resulted brooklyn victor bypassed swapped iowa routed new interstate iowa interchange exit currently exit iowa extended old alignment changes reversed taken road iowa iowa assigned section exit exit abandoned sections 1970s portions moved permanently section rerouted abandoned section extended iowa lengthy sections moved interstate miles western iowa miles central iowa newton miles eastern iowa sections originally kept state highways showed new state highways designations state highway map central section turned counties western segment numbered iowa eastern segment iowa july miles turned previously split away exit continued interchange segments iowa iowa turned respective counties major intersections
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