Route Description
Iowa Highway 965 begins at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 6 on the southwestern edge of Coralville along Coral Ridge Avenue. On the east side of Coral Ridge Avenue is Coral Ridge Mall, a super-regional shopping center. There are two access roads from Iowa 965 to Coral Ridge Mall, one of which is connected to the eastbound exit ramp from Interstate 80. Iowa 965 intersects the I-80 eastbound entrance ramp passes beneath the main interstate. The Iowa 965 designation ends at the intersection of the entrance and exit ramps for westbound I-80. Iowa 965 is signed as "TO US 6" from Interstate 80.
Highway 965, as it's called locally in rural Johnson County continues north through a developing part of Coralville towards North Liberty. Despite Coralville and North Liberty sharing a city limit boundary, farmland still exists between the two communities. In North Liberty, former Iowa 965 is also known as Highway 965. Before turning towards the northwest, Highway 965 crosses a Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (Crandic) line. North of North Liberty, Highway 965, officially known as Johnson County Road W60, enters the Coralville Lake basin. Highway 965 and the Crandic line pass beneath Interstate 380 just before crossing the Iowa River.
North of the Iowa River, Highway 965 straightens out and heads due north towards Swisher, intersecting Johnson County Road F12. Highway 965 enters Linn County, where it is no farther than 600 yards (550 m) away from Interstate 380 until the former Iowa 965's northern end in Cedar Rapids. Shortly after entering Linn County, former Iowa Highway 965 enters the Cedar Rapids city limits. Sixth Avenue SE, as former Iowa 965 is known in Cedar Rapids, intersects Wright Brothers Ave SE, formerly Iowa Highway 84, which connects to The Eastern Iowa Airport. As Cedar Rapids nears, Sixth Avenue SE passes through a light industrial zone, flanked to the west by an Archer Daniels Midland corn processing plant. Prior to 2003, Iowa Highway 965 ended at an interchange with U.S. Route 30, U.S. Route 151, and U.S. Route 218.
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