Iowa Highway 38
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| Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
| Length: | 98.941 mi[2] (159.230 km) | |||
| Existed: | July 1, 1920[1] – present | |||
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| South end: |      US 61 Bus. / Iowa 92 / Great River Road in Muscatine |
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 US 61 / Iowa 22 in Muscatine I-80 overlap near Wilton US 30 overlap at Stanwood US 151 at Monticello US 20 at Delaware |
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| North end: |  Iowa 3 near Greeley |
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| Counties: | Muscatine, Cedar, Jones, Delaware | |||
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Iowa Primary Highway System
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→Iowa Highway 38 is a 98-mile-long (158 km) state highway that runs through eastern Iowa. Iowa 38 begins at Iowa Highway 92 in Muscatine and ends at Iowa Highway 3 near Greeley.
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[edit] Route description
Iowa Highway 38 begins at the intersection of Iowa Highway 92 and Second Street, which is Iowa 92's last intersection before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois. Just a few blocks away is the southern intersection with Iowa Highway 22, from which Iowa 22 heads towards Davenport. Iowa 22 overlaps Iowa 38 1.2 miles (1.9 km)[2] until the intersection of U.S. Route 61. From its southern terminus to US 61, Iowa 38 is overlapped by U.S. Route 61 Business. From Muscatine, Iowa 38 continues north 8 miles (13 km)[2] to the southern intersection with U.S. Route 6 south of Wilton. At Fifth Street in Wilton, US 6/IA 38 intersect a former alignment of US 6, which from 1980–2003[1] was known as Iowa Highway 927.
Just north of Wilton, U.S. Route 6 and Iowa Highway 38 cross into Cedar County. Shortly thereafter, US 6/IA 38 intersect Interstate 80 and split in opposite directions; US 6 splits to the east and IA 38 to the west. Iowa 38 overlaps I-80 from exit 267 to exit 271. From I-80, Iowa 38 continues north towards Tipton where it meets Iowa Highway 130 at its western end. North of Tipton, Iowa 38 overlaps U.S Route 30 for 1 mile (1.6 km),[2] ending in Stanwood where Iowa 38 continues north.
Iowa Highway 38 enters Jones County south of Olin and crosses the Wapsipinicon River on Olin's northern edge. 4 miles (6.4 km) later, Iowa 38 intersects Iowa Highway 64, which Iowa 38 overlaps for 2 miles (3.2 km) before heading north towards Monticello passing through Center Junction and Scotch Grove. Next to the Monticello Regional Airport, Iowa 38 meets U.S. Route 151. 3⁄4 mi (1.21 km) later, Iowa 38 meets and overlaps the former alignment of US 151, now U.S. Route 151 Business. At First Street, it leaves US 151 Bus. to the west for a few blocks before turning north again towards Hopkinton and crossing the Maquoketa River.
Just north of Sand Springs, Iowa Highway 38 intersects Delaware County Route X47, which is a cutoff to eastbound U.S. Route 20. From Hopkinton to Delhi, Iowa 38 is roughly parallel to the Maquoketa River. At Delaware, Iowa 38 intersects U.S. Route 20. Iowa 38 briefly overlaps US 20's former routing, now Delaware County Route D22, north of Delaware. Iowa 38 continues north through Greeley and ends 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Greeley at Iowa Highway 3.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[2] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Muscatine |
Muscatine | 0.000 | US 61 Bus. / Iowa 92 west (2nd Street) / Iowa 92 east / Great River Road |
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| 0.717 | Iowa 22 / Great River Road east (Washington Street) |
South end of Iowa 22 overlap | ||
| 1.985 | US 61 / Iowa 22 west |
End of US 61 Business; north end of Iowa 22 overlap | ||
| Wilton | 9.851 |  US 6 west |
South end of US 6 overlap | |
| Cedar |
14.753 |  I-80 east (Exit 271) / US 6 east / CR X64 north |
North end of US 6 overlap; south end of I-80 overlap | |
| Rochester Township | 18.892 |  I-80 west (Exit 267) / CR X54 south |
North end of I-80 overlap | |
| Tipton | 28.169 |  Iowa 130 east (7th Street) |
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| Stanwood | 36.271 | US 30 east |
South end of US 30 overlap | |
| 37.287 | US 30 west (Front Street) |
North end of US 30 overlap | ||
| Jones |
Center Junction | 50.046 |  Iowa 64 west |
South end of Iowa 64 overlap |
| 52.053 | Iowa 64 east |
North end of Iowa 64 overlap | ||
| Monticello | 65.030 | US 151 |
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| 65.820 | US 151 Bus. south (Main Street) |
South end of US 151 Bus. overlap | ||
| 66.098 | US 151 Bus. north (Main Street) |
North end of US 151 Bus. overlap | ||
| Delaware |
Delaware | 87.387 | US 20 |
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| Edgewood | 98.941 | Iowa 3 |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jason Hancock. "Highway 38". Iowa Highways. http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/highways/iowa30-39.html#38a. Retrieved 25 October 2006.[unreliable source]
- ^ a b c d e "2010 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2010. http://www.iowadotmaps.com/trafbook/trafbook2010.pdf. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
