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Interstate 29 Iowa
Southbound - South Dakota State Line to
Interstate 680 East
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Highway Information |
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| Miles | 154.75 |
| Counties Traveled Through |
Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie, Harrison, Monona, Woodbury |
| Cities | Council Bluffs, Sioux City |
| Major Junctions |
Interstate 80 (Exit 48 & Exit 51)
Interstate 480 Interstate 680 Interstate 129 |
| OKRoads Coverage | |
| Miles Driven by OKRoads (Percentage) |
155 (100%) |
| Southern End of Interstate Driven |
Missouri State Line |
| Northern End of Interstate Driven |
South
Dakota State Line |
Pictures
Southbound:
South Dakota State Line to Interstate 680 East
Interstate 680 East to Missouri State Line
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Interstate 29 South as the highway enters Iowa from South Dakota. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 151 - Iowa 12 North - 1/4 mile. Iowa 12 connects Interstate 29 to Iowa 10 in Hawarden, a distance of 39 miles. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Use Exit 151 to the Stone State Park and the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 151 - Iowa 12 North - Riverside Boulevard. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Continue to Exit 141 (Woodbury County D38) to the Sioux Gateway Airport. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 149 - Hamilton Boulevard - 3/4 mile, and Exit 148 - U.S. 77 South - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Use southbound Hamilton Boulevard to the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. Travel north on the arterial to Briar Cliff University. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 149 - Hamilton Boulevard. The Iowa Welcome Center is also located at this exit. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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View of the end of the loop ramp to Hamilton Boulevard. It appears that a new ramp was being built that would replace the loop ramp with a normal diamond-like ramp. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 148 - U.S. 77 South - S. Sioux City, Nebraska/Wesley Parkway. This marks the northern terminus of the federal route. The bottom photo shows the view from the ramp from Hamilton Boulevard, which connects to the off-ramp to U.S. 77. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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As traffic from Interstate 29 South merges onto the ramp, motorists are advised that there is a traffic signal ahead. This is a volleyball interchange, described in better detail here. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Traffic bound for the southbound beginning of U.S. 77 exits here. Continue straight ahead to Interstate 29 South or to the Wesley Parkway. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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View of the remainder of the volleyball interchange. Notice that Interstate 29 is simply spelled out "I-29" throughout this interchange. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 147B - Tyson Events Center/Downtown. The Tyson Events Center is home to the Gateway Arena, which hosts concerts, the United States Hockey League's Sioux City Musketeers, and the Sioux City Bandits of the United Indoor Football League. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Use Exit 147A (Floyd Boulevard) to the Sioux City riverboat casino. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 147A - Floyd Blvd./Stockyards. The Sioux City Stockyards closed in 2002, but was not covered up on the sign until 2005. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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This view of a railroad bridge is provided on Interstate 29 between Floyd Boulevard and Interstate 129. The railroad bridge belongs to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Interstate 129 West/U.S. 20/U.S. 75 - 1/2 mile. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exits 144A-B - Interstate 129/U.S. 20 West/U.S. 75 South - S. Sioux City, and U.S. 20 East/U.S. 75 North - Ft. Dodge/Le Mars. These signs have been ridiculed by road scholars for their lack of an Interstate 129 shield, with I-129 being spelled out instead. From what I saw on this day, however, only the sign at the split of the off-ramp had I-129 spelled out; the other two signs for the interchange had an Interstate 129 shield. (Top and bottom photos taken 8/11/04, middle photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South and Lewis & Clark Trail assurance shields inside the Interstate 129 interchange. Interstate 29 carries the trail throughout the state of Iowa. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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The next exit is Exit 143, serving Business U.S. 75. Head east on Singing Hills Boulevard to the Lewis & Clark Stadium, home of the Sioux City Explorers, and the Sergeant Floyd Monument. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 143 - Business U.S. 75 - Singing Hills Blvd. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 131 - Woodbury County D38 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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The 185th Air Refueling Wing and the 1st-113th Calvary National Guard both are located at the Sioux Gateway Airport, which is just west of the interstate. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 141 - Woodbury County D38 - Sioux Gateway Airport/Sergeant Bluff. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching the Woodbury County rest area - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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A Welcome Center is located at this rest area. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at the Woodbury County rest area. The overpass carries Port Neal Road over the interstate and was in the process of being replaced. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 135 - Port Neal Landing - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 135 - Port Neal Landing. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Speed Limit 70 sign on Interstate 29 South just past Exit 135. The speed limits on most interstate mileage in Iowa increased from 65 to 70 on July 1, 2005, and was a very welcome sight for those like me who thought the 65 mph limit was too low, especially for a state that is as unexciting for the most part as Iowa. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 134 - Salix - 1/2 mile. Foliage covers this sign fairly well. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 134 - Salix. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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A look at the extended overpass that is present at Exit 134. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 127 - Iowa 141 - 1 mile. Iowa 141 connects Interstate 29 to Interstate 35 and Interstate 80 northwest of Des Moines. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Use Exit 127 to the Winnebago Indian Reservation and their casino. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 127 - Iowa 141 - Sloan. The city of Sloan is home to 1,032 residents and is just to the east of this interchange. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 120 - Monona County E24 - 1 mile. Monona County E24 leads to the city of Whiting, population 707. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 120 - Monona County E24 - Whiting. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Use Exit 112 (Iowa 175) to the Onawa Indian Reservation and casino. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 112 - Iowa 175 - 1 mile. Decatur, Nebraska, is six miles to the west. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 112 - Iowa 175 - Onawa/Decatur, Nebraska. Onawa, the seat of Monona County, is two miles to the east. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching the Monona County rest area - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at the Monona County rest area. The next rest area is 30 miles ahead in Harrison County. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 105 - Monona County E60 - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 105 - Monona County E60 - Blencoe. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 95 - Little Sioux - 1 mile. Before it was decommissioned on July 1, 2003, this exit served Iowa 301, which connected Interstate 29 to the city of 217 residents. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 95 - Little Sioux. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching a parking-only rest area - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Continue 12 more miles to a "modern" rest area. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South crosses the Soldier River ahead of the parking-only rest area. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 89 - Iowa 127 - 1 mile. Iowa 127 spans 16 miles from Interstate 29 to U.S. 30 in Logan. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 89 - Iowa 127 - Mondamin. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 82 - Harrison County F50 - 1 mile. Harrison County F50 connects Modale to Logan. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 82 - CR F50 - Modale. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching the Harrison County rest area - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at the Harrison County rest area. The next rest area is 41 miles ahead in Mills County. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 75 - U.S. 30 - 2 miles. U.S. 30 is a major east-west route across Iowa, connecting Missouri Valley, Logan, Denison, Carroll, Boone, Ames, Nevada, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, De Witt, and Clinton along its 331 miles in the state. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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An Iowa Welcome Center is located on U.S. 30 east of Missouri Valley. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 75 - U.S. 30 - 3/4 mile. Blair, Nebraska, is 12 miles to the west. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Use U.S. 30 West to the DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge and the steamboat exhibit. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 75 - U.S. 30 - Missouri Valley/Blair, Nebraska. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 71 - Interstate 680 East - 2 miles. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 72 - Loveland - 1 mile. This was the eastern terminus of Iowa 362, which connected Interstate 29 to the DeSoto wildlife refuge before the highway was decommissioned July 1, 2003. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Use Pottawattamie County G12 west to the Wilson Island State Park. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 72 - Pottawattamie County G12 - Loveland. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South approaching Exit 71 - Interstate 680 East - 1/2 mile. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
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Interstate 29 South at Exit 71 - Interstate 680 East - Des Moines. (Top photo taken 8/11/04, bottom photo taken 7/13/05) |
| Scenes Related to Interstate 29 | |
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Northbound Hamilton Boulevard at Interstate 29 South just north of the Missouri River and just west of the Iowa Welcome Center. Interstate 29 travels in an east-west trajectory for its northernmost section in Iowa. (Photo taken 7/13/05) |
Page created: March 15, 2006
Last updated:
March 18, 2006
