Iowa Highway 64
Iowa Highway 64 | ||
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 Iowa 64 highlighted in red | ||
| Route information | ||
| Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||
| Length | 64.355 mi[1] (103.569 km) | |
| Tourist routes | Grant Wood Scenic Byway | |
| Major junctions | ||
| West end |  US 151 in Anamosa | |
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| East end |   US 52 / IL 64 at Savanna | |
| Location | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Iowa | |
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Iowa Highway 64 (Iowa 64) is a 64-mile-long (103 km)
Route description
Iowa 64 begins at an interchange with US 151 in Anamosa. West of the interchange, the road is County Road E28 (CR E28), which becomes Third Street in Anamosa, while to the east, Iowa 64 begins its eastward trek. It leaves Anamosa heading to the south-southeast. After an S curve that takes the road to the south and then back east, the highway passes Antioch School, which Iowa painter Grant Wood attended for four years.[2]
Iowa 38 overlaps Iowa 64 for the next two miles (3.2 km) before splitting off to the north. Iowa 64 continues east for another 5 miles (8.0 km) and arrives in the town of
Iowa 64 intersects
About seven miles (11 km) east of Miles, Iowa 64 meets US 67, which joins Iowa 64 from the south for its last one-half mile (800 m). US 67 ends at the intersection with US 52 west of Sabula. Iowa 64 and US 52 overlap each other for their last four miles (6.4 km) in Iowa. Before entering Sabula, US 52 / Iowa 64 cross the Mississippi River backwater Sabula Lakes causeway. North of Sabula, the US 52 / Iowa 64 causeway divides the Mississippi River from Sheepshead Bay, another backwater area. At this point, US 52 / Iowa 64, directionally signed south and east, respectively, are heading north. US 52 / Iowa 64 turn east and cross the main channel of the Mississippi River on the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge, becoming US 52 / Illinois Route 64 (IL 64). Immediately after entering Illinois at Savanna, US 52/ IL 64 intersect IL 84. Illinois Route 64 provides a direct link to Chicago.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Jones | Anamosa | 0.000 | 0.000 |   US 151 / CR E28 west / Grant Wood Scenic Byway – Cedar Rapids, Dubuque | |
| Jackson Township | 7.861 | 12.651 |   Iowa 38 south – Olin | Western end of Iowa 38 overlap | |
| Madison Township | 9.868 | 15.881 |  Iowa 38 north – Monticello | Eastern end of Iowa 38 overlap | |
| Wyoming | 14.319 | 23.044 |  Iowa 136 north – Onslow, Cascade | Western end of Iowa 136 overlap | |
| 15.281 | 24.592 | Iowa 136 south – Oxford Junction | Eastern end of Iowa 136 overlap | ||
| Jackson | Maquoketa | 32.869 | 52.898 |  US 61 – Dubuque, Davenport | |
| 34.713 | 55.865 |  Iowa 62 north / Grant Wood Scenic Byway – Andrew, Bellevue | |||
| Union Township | 60.134 | 96.776 |    US 67 south / Great River Road south – Clinton | Western end of US 67 overlap | |
| 60.601 | 97.528 |   US 52 north / US 67 ends / Great River Road north – Bellevue | National end of US 67; western end of US 52 overlap | ||
| Mississippi River | 64.355 | 103.569 | Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge | ||
 US 52 east / IL 64 east – Savanna | Continuation into Illinois | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b 2009 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa (PDF) (Report). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ "Antioch School". Iowa Byways. Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ Iowa Geological Survey (1905). Annual Report, 1904. Vol. XV. p. 377.
- ^ Iowa Geological Society (1906). Annual Report, 1905. Vol. XVI. p. 585.
External links
- Grant Wood Scenic Byway photo gallery
- Iowa 64 photo gallery