34th Infantry Division Highway
U.S. 34 in the state of Iowa is officially designated the Red Bull Highway in honor of the 34th Infantry (Red Bull) Division.
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Amana Colonies Trail
This circular route follows U.S. 6, U.S. 151 and Iowa 220 through the Amana Colonies. It is marked with rectangular brown signs with the name of the route in white text.
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Avenue of the Saints
The name "Avenue of the Saints" was derived from the notion that the route would eventually connect St. Louis, and St. Paul. The route through Iowa has been completed. For information on this route visit the Iowa DOT's Avenue of the Saints Web site
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Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, opened Sept. 28, 2008, and is one of the longest pedestrian bridges ever built. The total length of the bridge is 3,000 feet and the towers carry a unique curved 506-foot main span and two 253-foot back spans.
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Centennial Bridge
The Centennial Bridge, or Rock Island Centennial Bridge, connects Rock Island, Ill., and Davenport, Iowa.
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Cody Trail
A new 26-mile trail appeared in northern Scott County, birthplace of William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, during the spring of 1999. It follows:
- Scott County Road Y-64 between Eldridge and Long Grove
- Scott County Road F-41 between Long Grove and Park View
- Scott Park Road (old U.S. 61), 290th Street (St. Ann's Road), Scott County Road Z-16 and F-33 between Park View and McCausland
- Scott County Road Z-30 and F-51 between McCausland and U.S. 67 at Le Claire
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Dragoon Trail
Dragoon Trail, in the Des Moines River valley, commemorates the path of the 1835 U.S. Dragoons (the country's first mounted infantry unit). It starts with two branches originating from Fort Dodge and Webster City that join near Stratford; from there it runs through Boone and Des Moines to the Red Rock Dam between Pella and Knoxville.
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Dvorak Memorial Highway
Year established: 1928
In the summer of 1993 this former auto trail in northeast Iowa, named for Czech-born musician Antonin Dvorak, was resurrected with new signage. It begins at the Minnesota state line and follows Howard County Road V-58 through Cresco to Protivin, where it follows Winneshiek County Road B-16 (including the former Iowa 325) through Spillville and U.S. 52 to its southern end in Calmar.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower System of National Defense Highways
The information in this Web site is an update of the Route Log and Finder List for the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate System, published in March 2001.
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Edna Griffith Pedestrian Bridge
Pedestrian bridge over I-235 in downtown Des Moines near the Des Moines Botanical Center, dedicated in the name of the civil rights activist Edna Griffith.
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Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge
The Fred Schwengel Memorial Bridge is a 4-lane steel girder bridge that carries Interstate 80 across the Mississippi River between Le Claire, IA and Rapids City, Ill.
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Government Bridge
The Government Bridge, or Arsenal Bridge, spans the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island, Ill., and Davenport, Iowa. It is adjacent to Mississippi River Lock and Dam No. 15.
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Grand Army of the Republic Highway
U.S. 6 was a 505-mile highway from Chicago to Council Bluffs. Visit Web site.
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Hiawatha Pioneer Trail
This meandering route through Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois was designated in September 1963 at a four-state governors' conference in Amana. The trail in Iowa splits into north and south routes in Toledo before they rejoin in Davenport. Both branches were marked on state highway maps from the mid-1960s through 1975.
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Iowa-Illinois Memorial bridges
The I-74 bridges in the Quad Cities are officially designated as the Iowa-Illinois Memorial bridges. The oldest bridge was dedicated Nov. 18, 1935, to honor veterans of World War I.
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Julien Dubuque Bridge
The Julien Dubuque Bridge is a continuous steel-arch truss bridge with a suspended deck that traverses the Mississippi River. It joins the cities of Dubuque, Iowa, and East Dubuque, Ill.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Routing: U.S. 14 west of Rochester, Minn., U.S. 52 south of Rochester, U.S. 63 north of Rochester. This highway connects four towns where the author Laura Ingalls Wilder grew up: De Smet, S.D.; Walnut Grove, Minn.; Burr Oak, Iowa; and Pepin, Wis.
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Leo P. Rooff Expressway - U.S. 218 in Waterloo
The following are excerpts from Rooff's obituary published, Jan. 6, 2004, highlighting his career and noting the reasons for the dedication of this roadway in his name.
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Lincoln Highway
If you travel U.S. 30 across Iowa, you are never very far away from the Lincoln Highway, if not right on top of it. As much as 85 percent of the original highway is still drivable in the Hawkeye State, although some of it is gravel.
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MacVicar Freeway
Officially, the name of the Des Moines freeway is "Interstate Highway 235." However, it was designated in the 1960s as the John MacVicar Freeway by the Des Moines City Council. The plan to name the new freeway the John MacVicar Freeway was first suggested in 1958 by the Des Moines Pioneer Club, but gained little support at that time.
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Military Order of the Purple Heart Highway
U.S. 65/Iowa 5 from I-80 to I-35 Des Moines bypass
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Rider Way Pedestrian Bridge
The Rider Way Pedestrian Bridge over I-235 near 44th Street in Des Moines was officially dedicated Friday, April 7, 2006. Roosevelt High School and the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) hosted a ceremonial ribbon cutting and plaque unveiling at the north end of the bridge that morning.
Invited speakers for the dedication included Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie, Des Moines Councilwoman Christine Hensley, Roosevelt High School students, and Iowa DOT officials. The ceremonial ribbon was cut by the 2006 Roosevelt Hall of Fame inductees.
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Veterans Memorial Bridge
U.S. 275/Iowa 92 bridge over the Missouri River in Council Bluffs
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Veterans Memorial Highway
Iowa 3 across the state
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