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Interstate 80, Iowa
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Interstate 80 runs east-west across the state of Iowa. This interstate connects most major cities in Iowa to the state capital, and each other.


I-80 at the Illinois/Iowa State Line; Mississippi River.



Interstate 80 crosses the following Interstates in Iowa.

Interstate 29, at Concil Bluffs.

Overhead signs on EB I-80 at the Nebraska/Iowa State Line.

EB I-80 at I-29.
Interstate 29, at Council Bluffs.

BGS on SB I-29/EB I-80.

The first BGS for I-29 on WB I-80.

The 1/4 mile BGS on WB I-80.

WB I-80 at SB I-29.

Interstate 680, at Minden.
Interstate 35, at West Des Moines.
Interstate 235, at West Des Monies.

Guide markers at the gore point.

Interstate 35, at Des Moines.

BGS on NB I-35/EB I-80.

Overhead signs on NB I-35/I-80 at I-35/235.

WB I-80 two miles from the interchange.

WB I-80 one mile from I-35.

WB I-80 at I-35.

Interstate 235, at Des Moines.

WB I-80 at I-235.
Interstate 380 at Iowa City

The first BGS on EB I-80.

Overhead signs on EB I-80 near I-380/U.S. Rt. 218/IA St Rt 27.

BGS on EB I-80 at Iowa City.
Interstate 280 at Davenport

A BGS 2 miles fron I-280 on EB I-80/U.S. Rt. 6.

A overhead sign on EB I-80/U.S. Rt. 6.

Another set of BGS on EB I-80/U.S. Rt. 6.

The BGS on EB I-80/U.S. Rt. 6 at I-280.

Signage on WB I-80 near I-280

WB I-80 at EB I-280 (I-280 curves to the left)

Interstate 74 at Davenport

WB I-80 near I-74

Signage on WB I-80 at I-74.

EB I-80 at I-74.


In Iowa, Interstate 80 is multi-plexed several times.


I-80 is multi-plexed with...

...Interstate 29 from M.P. 1 to M.P. 4 at Council Bluffs.

...U.S. Rt. 6, from M.P. 60 near Brayton to M.P. 100 near Dexter.

...Interstate 35, from M.P. 123 at West Des Moines to M.P. 138 near Des Moines.

...U.S. Rt. 65, from M.P. 141 to M.P. 142 at Altoona.

...U.S. Rt. 6, from M.P. 142 at Altoona to M.P. 164 at Newton.

...Iowa State Rotue 38, from M.P. 267 to M.P. 271.

...U.S. Rt. 6, from M.P. 271 near Wilton to M.P. 290 at Davenport.


Branches on I-80 in Iowa



A guide sign on WB I-80 at Council Bluffs.

A junction marker on SB IA St Rt 191.

EB I-80 near Walnut.

A guide marker on WB U.S. Rt. 6 at I-235.

WB I-80 near Altoona.

EB I-80 near Newton.

EB I-80 near the Jasper/Poweshiek County Line.

EB I-80 in Poweshiek County.

EB I-80 near Oxford.

These guide signs are found through out the state on many local surface roads. This one was in Rural Johnson County on IA 1, south of Iowa City.

BGS on NB U.S. Rt. 218/IA. 27 at Iowa City.

EB I-80 just east of the I-380/U.S. Rt. 218/IA 27 interchange at Iowa City.

EB I-80 near IA 1 at Iowa City.

A exit chart on EB I-80 west of I-280.

Mileage sign at the Quad-Cities.

EB I-80 at U.S. Rt. 61 in Davenport.

WB I-80 in Rural Scott County

Signage on SB U.S. Rt. 67 at Le Claire