Iowa Highway 64 (Iowa 64) is a 64-mile-long (103 km) state highway that runs across two counties in east central Iowa. It begins at an interchange with U.S. Route 151 (US 151) in Anamosa and ends at the Savanna-Sabula Bridge over the Mississippi River near Sabula. It continues through Illinois as Illinois Route 64. The western half of the highway makes up the Grant Wood Scenic Byway.
At one time, Iowa 64 spanned the length of the state. It began at the Missouri River in Council Bluffs where it connected to N-64 in Omaha. It headed northeast and east on highways that today are roughly parallel to Interstate 80 (I-80) and US 30. In 1969, however, Iowa 64 was shortened to its current extent.
Read more about Iowa Highway 64: Route Description, Major Intersections
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