U.S. Route 6 in Iowa
Great White Way
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Location: |
Council Bluffs–Davenport |
Length: |
340 mi (550 km) |
Existed: |
July 30, 1914–September 21, 1922 |
River-to-River Road
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Location: |
Council Bluffs–Davenport |
Length: |
316 mi (509 km) |
Existed: |
April 16, 1918–November 11, 1926 |
Whiteway-7-Highway
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Location: |
Chicago, Ill.–Omaha, Neb. |
Existed: |
September 21, 1922–November 11, 1926 |
U.S. Highway 32
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Location: |
Council Bluffs–Davenport |
Length: |
322 mi (518 km) |
Existed: |
November 11, 1926–June 8, 1931 |
U.S. Highway 6 (US 6) is an east–west U.S. Highway which runs 319 miles (513 km) across the U.S. state of Iowa. The route is signed in places as the Grand Army of the Republic Highway. Like all state highways in Iowa, it is maintained by the Iowa Department of Transportation. The route begins at the Missouri River crossing at Council Bluffs. From there, it travels east through Oakland and Atlantic. North of Atlantic, the highway overlaps Interstate 80 (I-80) until De Soto. Between De Soto and Adel, the highway overlaps US 169 before splitting off to the east towards Des Moines. Through the Des Moines area, the highway runs about one mile (1.6 km) north or south of the I-35 / I-80 corridor.
At Altoona, the route again overlaps I-80 until Newton, where it splits away from I-80. The highway passes near or through the cities of Kellogg, Grinnell, Victor, Marengo, the Amana Colonies, and Tiffin before entering the Coralville / Iowa City area. Through Coralville and Iowa City, US 6 has no direct access to I-80, I-380, or US 218; other routes like Iowa Highway 1 (Iowa 1) and Iowa 965 provide direct access. From Iowa City, the highway heads to the east-southeast through West Liberty and Atalissa. Near Wilton, the route heads north to I-80 where it again overlaps to Davenport. At Davenport, US 6 then follows I-280 and US 61 before entering the city. On the eastern side of Davenport, it joins I-74 and enters Bettendorf before leaving Iowa for Illinois.
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