U.S. Route 6 in Iowa
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.
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U.S. Route 6 in Iowa
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.
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5.14341514368e+5
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1931-06-08
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1922-09-21
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Chicago, Ill.–Omaha, Neb.
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A map of Iowa's Interstates and US Highways with US 6 highlighted in red.
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Great White Way
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Continuation into Illinois
Continuation into Nebraska
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Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only; exit number follows I-480
Eastern end of I-280 / US 61 overlap; exit number follows I-280
Eastern end of I-480 overlap; no eastbound entrance from I-29
Eastern end of I-80 overlap; western end of I-280 / US 61 overlap
Eastern end of I-80 overlap; western end of Iowa 14 overlap
Eastern end of I-80 overlap; western end of US 169 overlap
Eastern end of Iowa 1 overlap
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U.S. Highway 6 (US 6) is an ea ...... h of the I-35 / I-80 corridor.
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U.S. Route 6 in Iowa
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