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'''Interstate 680''' (abbreviated '''I-680''') in [[Nebraska]] and Iowa is the northern bypass of the Omaha, Nebraska&nbsp;– [[Council Bluffs, Iowa]], metropolitan area. I-680 spans {{convert|42.86|mi|km}} from its western end in western Omaha to its eastern end near Neola, Iowa. For a {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch, I-680 is [[concurrency (road)|co-signed]] with [[Interstate 29 (Iowa)|I-29]]. The [[freeway]] passes through a diverse range of scenes and terrains – the urban setting of Omaha, the Missouri River and its valley, the rugged [[Loess Hills]], and the farmland of [[Pottawattamie County, Iowa]].

Until 1973, the section in Iowa between the current eastern end and I-29 was designated as '''Interstate 80N'''. I-680 in Omaha was originally designated '''Interstate 280'''. Maps from the early and mid-1960s showed I-280 in Omaha. Since this highway would extend into Iowa, and I-280 was already planned for the [[Quad Cities]] area, this route was redesignated I-680.

==Route description==
Interstate 680 begins at a complex interchange with [[Interstate 80 (Nebraska)|I-80]] in Omaha. Due to the proximity of the West Center Road interchange on I-680 and the I, L and Q Street interchanges on I-80, all of the exit and entrance ramps which connect I-80 to I-680 also connect to West Center Road and I, L and Q Streets. The freeway heads north through the heart of [[West Omaha, Nebraska|West Omaha]]; it serves as a dividing line of several residential neighborhoods.<ref name="Omaha neighborhoods">{{cite map|publisher=City of Omaha|title=Neighborhood Associations|url=http://www.cityofomaha.org/mayor/images/wordpress/uploads/2009/11/neighborhood-map-april-2011.pdf|accessdate=January 25, 2012|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name=google>{{Google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-680+N&daddr=I-680+N&hl=en&sll=41.307987,-96.028404&sspn=0.062539,0.169086&geocode=FcYcdQIdPNRF-g%3BFSqDdgIdzhhG-g&mra=ls&t=h&z=12|title=I-680 south of N-133 interchange|accessdate=January 26, 2012}}</ref> {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=In}} north of West Center Road, which prior to 2003 was [[Nebraska Highway 38]] (N-38),<ref name="OWH2003">{{cite news|title=End of the historic road as Nebraska Highway 38 goes off the map|date=January 10, 2003|work=Omaha World-Herald}}</ref> is a new interchange with [[U.S. Route 6 (Nebraska)|U.S. Route 6]] (US&nbsp;6), known as [[Dodge Street]] in Omaha.<ref name="NDOR log" /> Another mile north of Dodge Street is [[Nebraska Highway 64|N-64]], known as Maple Street.<ref name="NDOR log" />

At [[Nebraska Highway 133|N-133]], I-680 turns to the east towards Iowa. South of this interchange, I-680 travels through residential neighborhoods, but to the east, the population thins and the interstate passes through farmland for {{convert|4+1/2|mi}}.<ref>{{Google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-680+S&hl=en&ll=41.313016,-96.037502&spn=0.0958,0.153809&sll=41.277032,-96.020851&sspn=0.191706,0.307617&geocode=FRqGdgIdEBlG-g&mra=mr&t=h&z=13|title=I-680 at N-133 interchange|accessdate=January 26, 2012}}</ref> I-680 crosses over [[Nebraska Highway 36|N-36]], which is accessed via the [[U.S. Route 75 (Nebraska)|US&nbsp;75]] interchange {{convert|1/2|mi}} later. US&nbsp;75 runs adjacent to I-680 for {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} before turning south at 30th Street.<ref name="NDOR log" /> The interstate crosses the Missouri River to [[Iowa]] via the Mormon Bridge.<ref name="Janberg">{{cite web|url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0030111|title=Mormon Bridge (1952)|last=Janberg|first=Nicolas|work=[[Structurae]]|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref>

In Iowa, Interstate 680 is markedly less urban than in Nebraska. The first {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} of I-680 travel through the flat bottoms of the Missouri River valley.<ref>{{Google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=I-29+N&daddr=I-680+E&hl=en&ll=41.393294,-95.811768&spn=0.382728,0.615234&sll=41.563573,-95.676498&sspn=0.381723,0.615234&geocode=FYAGdwIdwKxI-g%3BFYA2eQId5GpN-g&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=11&t=h&z=11|title=I-680 through Iowa|accessdate=January 26, 2012}}</ref> At the interchange west of Crescent, eastbound I-680 joins northbound I-29 for just under {{convert|10|mi|km|spell=in}}.<ref name="IowaDOT" /> The north–south stretch of I-29&nbsp;/ I-680 sits approximately halfway between the Missouri River and the Loess Hills. Near the unincorporated village of [[Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa|Loveland]], I-680 exits from I-29 and turns east again, immediately entering the Loess Hills.<ref name="2011 DOT map">{{cite map|publisher=Iowa Department of Transportation|title=Transportation Map|url=http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/pdf/current/stmapmain.pdf|year=2011|accessdate=January 20, 2012}}</ref>

For {{convert|6|mi|km|spell=in}}, I-680 cuts through the rugged Loess Hills. {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=In}} east of the I-29 interchange, there is a scenic overlook for westbound traffic. The Loveland overlook gives a view of the Loess Hills and Missouri River valley.<ref name="GH RC&D">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenhillsrcd.org/nsb/pdfs/pottawattamie-county.pdf|title=Pottawattamie County|publisher=[[Resource Conservation and Development Program|Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development]]|accessdate=January 25, 2012|format=PDF|page=2}}</ref> Continuing east, I-680 travels over the rolling hills of rural Pottawattamie County. {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=In}} of Neola, I-680 meets the southern end of [[Iowa Highway 191]] (Iowa&nbsp;191) before ending itself {{convert|3/4|mi}} later at a [[Interchange (road)#Full Y interchange|full Y interchange]] at [[Interstate 80 (Iowa)|I-80]].<ref name="IowaDOT" />

==History==
[[File:Omaha, Nebraska 1955 Yellow Book.jpg|thumb|left|The original plans of what is now Interstate 680 around Omaha.|alt=From the beginning, I-680 was designed to bypass Omaha to the north.]]
{{Infobox road small
|header_type=former
|state=NE
|type=I 1957
|route=280
|location=[[Omaha, Nebraska]]
|formed=1958
|deleted=1965
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{{Infobox road small
|header_type=former
|state=IA
|type=I 1957
|route=80N
|location=[[Loveland, Iowa|Loveland]]–Neola, Iowa
|formed=1966
|deleted=1969
}}
In Nebraska, plans for Interstate 280 to bypass Omaha to the north to I-29 were drawn up in the late 1950s. At the same time, plans were being drawn up for an Interstate 280 to bypass the Quad Cities. Since two interstates cannot have the same designation in the same state, one of the I-280s had to be renumbered. The Omaha I-280 was re-designated as I-680 around 1965.<ref name="1965 IA map">{{cite map|url=http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1965_front.pdf|title=1965 Iowa State Highway Map|publisher=[[Iowa State Highway Commission]]|accessdate=April 1, 2010}}</ref> In Iowa, Interstate 80N opened to traffic on December 13, 1966.<ref name="IA DOT interstates" /> I-80N extended from the current northern interchange with I-29 near Loveland to the I-80 interchange near Neola.

In the early 1970s, AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, decided that interstates with a directional suffix, such as I-80N, would have to be renumbered.<ref name="aashto_ho2">{{cite web |url=http://cms.transportation.org/sites/route/docs/HO2_Policy_Retention_HO1.pdf |title=Establishment of a Marking System of the Routes Comprising the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways |author=[[AASHTO]] |date=January 2000 |accessdate=April 1, 2010|format=PDF}}</ref> By 1974, I-80N had been re-designated to I-680 to match Nebraska.<ref name="1974 IA map">{{cite map|url=http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1974_front.pdf|title=1974 Iowa State Highway Map|publisher=Iowa State Highway Commission|accessdate=April 1, 2010}}</ref> The last piece of I-680 to be completed in Nebraska was the westbound bridge across the Missouri River.<ref name="NDOR history">{{cite web|url=http://www.dor.state.ne.us/history/docs/history-general.pdf|title=A Story of Highway Development in Nebraska|last=Koster|first=George E.|year=1997|publisher=Nebraska Department of Roads|page=82|accessdate=April 1, 2010}}</ref> Paving in Iowa wrapped up in the years to come and the entire route was open to traffic by April 21, 1979.<ref name="IA DOT interstates" />

===2011 flooding===
[[File:Corp of Eng. 6-16-11A 219.jpg|thumb|Interchange with I-29 looking toward the Mormon Bridge from Council Bluffs on June 16, 2011 during the [[2011 Missouri River floods]]]]
{{further|2011 Missouri River floods}}
Over the course of several months in 2011, I-680 was severely damaged by flood waters from the Missouri River. The first sections of both I-680 and I-29 closed on June 10. I-29 was closed from North 25th Street to the northern I-680 interchange near Loveland. I-680 was closed from US&nbsp;75 in Omaha to the southern interchange with I-29.<ref name="KCCI June 11">{{cite news|url=http://www.kcci.com/news/28162112/detail.html|title=Updated Flood Summary: Additional Sections Of 2 Interstates Closed|date=June 11, 2011|publisher=KCCI|accessdate=November 3, 2011|location=Des Moines, Iowa|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/62uNJKSa9|archivedate=November 3, 2011}}</ref> A week later, water was diverted and drained from the area around the northern I-29 interchange to allow traffic to use the roads. I-680 was opened from the interchange to the Beebeetown exit and I-29 was reopened from the interchange to the [[U.S. Route 30 (Iowa)|US&nbsp;30]] exit at [[Missouri Valley, Iowa|Missouri Valley]]. I-29 traffic was routed around the flooded area by using I-680 eastbound to I-80 westbound to Council Bluffs.<ref name="KCCI June 17">{{cite news|url=http://www.kcci.com/news/28277512/detail.html|title=Critical I-29, I-680 Interchange Reopens To Traffic|date=June 17, 2011|publisher=KCCI|accessdate=November 3, 2011|location=Des Moines, Iowa|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/62uQjCJIg|archivedate=November 3, 2011}}</ref>

After flood waters receded and the damage was assessed, sections of I-680 were reopened to traffic. However, the section west of I-29 was the most heavily damaged and it remained closed. Contract bids were let on September 23 and reconstruction began on September 28.<ref name="DOT bids">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.iowadot.gov/newsandinfo/2011/09/bids-opened-on-i-680-rebuilding-project-in-pottawattamie-county.html|title=Bids opened on I-680 rebuilding project in Pottawattamie County|publisher=Iowa Department of Transportation|accessdate=November 3, 2011}}</ref> Construction crews worked at "an accelerated pace" to complete the road in 34 days.<ref name="DOT Nov 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.iowadot.gov/newsandinfo/2011/10/interstate-680-to-reopen-on-nov-2-grand-reopening-ceremony-planned-moriver.html|title=Interstate 680 to reopen on Nov. 2; grand reopening ceremony planned|publisher=Iowa Department of Transportation|accessdate=November 3, 2011}}</ref> The road was officially reopened on November 2 during a ceremony in Crescent hosted by [[Terry Branstad|Governor Terry Branstad]].<ref name="DOT reopening">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.iowadot.gov/newsandinfo/2011/11/i-680-grand-reopening-ceremony-to-be-held-in-crescent-moriver.html|title=I-680 grand reopening ceremony to be held in Crescent|publisher=Iowa Department of Transportation|accessdate=November 3, 2011}}</ref>
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==Exit list==
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|mile=2.91
|exit=3
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|exit=4
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|road={{Jct|state=NE|US|75|NE|36|to2=36|name1=48th Street|city1=Fort Calhoun}}
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==See also==
*[[North Omaha, Nebraska]]
*[[History of North Omaha, Nebraska]]
*[[Timeline of North Omaha, Nebraska history]]
*[[Landmarks in North Omaha, Nebraska]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
*[http://iowahighways.org/ The Iowa Highways Page] by Jason Hancock
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/iowadot/sets/72157627579007398/ Photo gallery of 2011 flooding and reconstruction of I-680]


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Interstate 680 marker

Interstate 680

I-680 is an outer bypass of downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Omaha regional map with I-680 highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-80
Length42.86 mi[1] (68.98 km)
Nebraska: 13.32 miles (21.44 km)[2]
Iowa: 29.54 miles (47.54 km)[3]
ExistedDecember 13, 1966[4]–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-80 in Omaha, Nebr.
Major intersections US 6 in Omaha, Nebr.
US 75 in Omaha, Nebr.
I-29 near Crescent, Iowa
East end I-80 near Neola, Iowa
Location
CountryUnited States
Highway system
*Nebraska State Highway System
← I-480NE→ N-1
← I-480IA→ Iowa 904

Interstate 680 (abbreviated I-680) in Nebraska and Iowa is the northern bypass of the Omaha, Nebraska – Council Bluffs, Iowa, metropolitan area. I-680 spans 42.86 miles (68.98 km) from its western end in western Omaha to its eastern end near Neola, Iowa. For a 10-mile (16 km) stretch, I-680 is co-signed with I-29. The freeway passes through a diverse range of scenes and terrains – the urban setting of Omaha, the Missouri River and its valley, the rugged Loess Hills, and the farmland of Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Until 1973, the section in Iowa between the current eastern end and I-29 was designated as Interstate 80N. I-680 in Omaha was originally designated Interstate 280. Maps from the early and mid-1960s showed I-280 in Omaha. Since this highway would extend into Iowa, and I-280 was already planned for the Quad Cities area, this route was redesignated I-680.

Route description

Interstate 680 begins at a complex interchange with I-80 in Omaha. Due to the proximity of the West Center Road interchange on I-680 and the I, L and Q Street interchanges on I-80, all of the exit and entrance ramps which connect I-80 to I-680 also connect to West Center Road and I, L and Q Streets. The freeway heads north through the heart of West Omaha; it serves as a dividing line of several residential neighborhoods.[5][6] Two miles (3.2 km) north of West Center Road, which prior to 2003 was Nebraska Highway 38 (N-38),[7] is a new interchange with U.S. Route 6 (US 6), known as Dodge Street in Omaha.[2] Another mile north of Dodge Street is N-64, known as Maple Street.[2]

At N-133, I-680 turns to the east towards Iowa. South of this interchange, I-680 travels through residential neighborhoods, but to the east, the population thins and the interstate passes through farmland for 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km).[8] I-680 crosses over N-36, which is accessed via the US 75 interchange 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) later. US 75 runs adjacent to I-680 for one mile (1.6 km) before turning south at 30th Street.[2] The interstate crosses the Missouri River to Iowa via the Mormon Bridge.[9]

In Iowa, Interstate 680 is markedly less urban than in Nebraska. The first three miles (4.8 km) of I-680 travel through the flat bottoms of the Missouri River valley.[10] At the interchange west of Crescent, eastbound I-680 joins northbound I-29 for just under ten miles (16 km).[3] The north–south stretch of I-29 / I-680 sits approximately halfway between the Missouri River and the Loess Hills. Near the unincorporated village of Loveland, I-680 exits from I-29 and turns east again, immediately entering the Loess Hills.[11]

For six miles (9.7 km), I-680 cuts through the rugged Loess Hills. Two miles (3.2 km) east of the I-29 interchange, there is a scenic overlook for westbound traffic. The Loveland overlook gives a view of the Loess Hills and Missouri River valley.[12] Continuing east, I-680 travels over the rolling hills of rural Pottawattamie County. Four miles (6.4 km) of Neola, I-680 meets the southern end of Iowa Highway 191 (Iowa 191) before ending itself 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) later at a full Y interchange at I-80.[3]

History

From the beginning, I-680 was designed to bypass Omaha to the north.
The original plans of what is now Interstate 680 around Omaha.

Interstate 280 marker

Interstate 280

LocationOmaha, Nebraska
Existed1958–1965

Interstate 80N marker

Interstate 80N

LocationLoveland–Neola, Iowa
Existed1966–1969

In Nebraska, plans for Interstate 280 to bypass Omaha to the north to I-29 were drawn up in the late 1950s. At the same time, plans were being drawn up for an Interstate 280 to bypass the Quad Cities. Since two interstates cannot have the same designation in the same state, one of the I-280s had to be renumbered. The Omaha I-280 was re-designated as I-680 around 1965.[13] In Iowa, Interstate 80N opened to traffic on December 13, 1966.[4] I-80N extended from the current northern interchange with I-29 near Loveland to the I-80 interchange near Neola.

In the early 1970s, AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, decided that interstates with a directional suffix, such as I-80N, would have to be renumbered.[14] By 1974, I-80N had been re-designated to I-680 to match Nebraska.[15] The last piece of I-680 to be completed in Nebraska was the westbound bridge across the Missouri River.[16] Paving in Iowa wrapped up in the years to come and the entire route was open to traffic by April 21, 1979.[4]

2011 flooding

Interchange with I-29 looking toward the Mormon Bridge from Council Bluffs on June 16, 2011 during the 2011 Missouri River floods
Further information: 2011 Missouri River floods

Over the course of several months in 2011, I-680 was severely damaged by flood waters from the Missouri River. The first sections of both I-680 and I-29 closed on June 10. I-29 was closed from North 25th Street to the northern I-680 interchange near Loveland. I-680 was closed from US 75 in Omaha to the southern interchange with I-29.[17] A week later, water was diverted and drained from the area around the northern I-29 interchange to allow traffic to use the roads. I-680 was opened from the interchange to the Beebeetown exit and I-29 was reopened from the interchange to the US 30 exit at Missouri Valley. I-29 traffic was routed around the flooded area by using I-680 eastbound to I-80 westbound to Council Bluffs.[18]

After flood waters receded and the damage was assessed, sections of I-680 were reopened to traffic. However, the section west of I-29 was the most heavily damaged and it remained closed. Contract bids were let on September 23 and reconstruction began on September 28.[19] Construction crews worked at "an accelerated pace" to complete the road in 34 days.[20] The road was officially reopened on November 2 during a ceremony in Crescent hosted by Governor Terry Branstad.[21]

Exit list

StateCountyLocationmi[2][3]kmExitDestinationsNotes
NebraskaDouglasOmaha0.000.00 I-80 – Downtown Omaha, LincolnI-80 exit 446 and western terminus
0.721.161 US 275 / N-92 (L Street)Module:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated / I Street / Q StreetNorthbound exit for W. Center Road only
1.732.782Pacific Street
2.914.683 US 6 (W. Dodge Road) – Downtown Omaha, Boys TownFor westbound traffic, direct exit ramp to Old Mill, 114th Street, and 120th Street
4.487.214 N-64 (Maple Street)
5.939.545Fort Street
7.0311.316 N-133 (Blair High Road) – Blair, Irvington
9.7515.69972nd Street
11.9919.3012
 US 75 (48th Street) to N-36 – Fort Calhoun
12.9420.8213 30th Street – Eppley Airfield
Missouri River13.32
0.000		21.44
0.000		Mormon Bridge
IowaPottawattamieCrescent Township1.0991.7691County Road[22]
Crescent3.1695.1003

 I-29 south / CR G37 east – Crescent, Council Bluffs		West end of I-29 overlap; exit numbers follow I-29, exit 61B
Honey Creek7.66812.34066Honey Creek
Loveland12.82620.64113B
 I-29 north – Sioux City		East end of I-29 overlap, exit 71; exit numbers follow I-680
Boomer Township20.98833.77721 CR L34 – Beebeetown, Logan
Neola28.57545.98728

 Iowa 191 north / CR G8L south – Neola, Persia
29.39147.30029 I-80 – Council Bluffs, Des MoinesEastern terminus and signed as exits 29A (east) and 29B (west); I-80 exit 27.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ Federal Highway Administration. "Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2". Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Nebraska Department of Roads (2008). "Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book" (PDF). pp. 366–368. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d 2009 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa (PDF) (Report). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Iowa Department of Transportation (1996). The National System of Interstate Defense Highways 1956–1996.
  5. ^ Neighborhood Associations (PDF) (Map). City of Omaha. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  6. ^ Google (January 26, 2012). "I-680 south of N-133 interchange" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "End of the historic road as Nebraska Highway 38 goes off the map". Omaha World-Herald. January 10, 2003.
  8. ^ Google (January 26, 2012). "I-680 at N-133 interchange" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  9. ^ Janberg, Nicolas. "Mormon Bridge (1952)". Structurae. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  10. ^ Google (January 26, 2012). "I-680 through Iowa" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  11. ^ Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Iowa Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "Pottawattamie County" (PDF). Golden Hills Resource Conservation & Development. p. 2. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  13. ^ 1965 Iowa State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Iowa State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  14. ^ AASHTO (January 2000). "Establishment of a Marking System of the Routes Comprising the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  15. ^ 1974 Iowa State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Iowa State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  16. ^ Koster, George E. (1997). "A Story of Highway Development in Nebraska" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Roads. p. 82. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  17. ^ "Updated Flood Summary: Additional Sections Of 2 Interstates Closed". Des Moines, Iowa: KCCI. June 11, 2011. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  18. ^ "Critical I-29, I-680 Interchange Reopens To Traffic". Des Moines, Iowa: KCCI. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  19. ^ "Bids opened on I-680 rebuilding project in Pottawattamie County". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  20. ^ "Interstate 680 to reopen on Nov. 2; grand reopening ceremony planned". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  21. ^ "I-680 grand reopening ceremony to be held in Crescent". Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  22. ^ Google (2009-08-22). "Exit 1 in Iowa" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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