Interstate 235 (Iowa)
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| Interstate 235 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 13.8 mi (22.21 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | First segment opened 14 December 1961; completely opened 30 October 1968 [1] | ||||||||
| West end: |   Interstate 35/80 |
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| East end: | Interstate 35/80 |
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Interstate 235 (abbreviated I-235) in Iowa, also known as the MacVicar Freeway, is a 13.8 mile-long bypass route in the Des Moines metropolitan area. It is a spur route of Interstate 35. At both its western and its northern terminus, I-235 connects with the junction of Interstate 35 and Interstate 80 (I-235 travels in an east-west direction before turning north-south east of downtown Des Moines), and it passes through the cities of West Des Moines, Windsor Heights and Des Moines. It is the only interstate highway that travels through downtown Des Moines; both Interstate 35 and Interstate 80 (which are co-designated through the northern Des Moines metropolitan area) do not pass through the city proper.
I-235 is locally known as the MacVicar Freeway, in honor of two former mayors of Des Moines: John MacVicar Sr. (1896-1900, 1916-1918, 1928) and John MacVicar Jr. (1942-1948); the latter also served as the city's street commissioner in the 1930s. The name was adapted by the Des Moines city council in October 1963. (Source: Des Moines Register article, "Super Road Slices Through City," November 24, 1993)
Interstate 235 in Iowa is currently under major reconstruction that began in 2002 and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2007.
[edit] Exit list
| # | Destinations | Notes |
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| 123A | Interstate 35 south - Kansas City | West end of I-235; continues westward as I-80; exit number is that of I-80 |
| 123B | Interstate 35 north/Interstate 80 east - Minneapolis, Chicago | |
| 1A | 50th Street - West Des Moines | |
| 1B | Valley West Drive - West Des Moines | |
| 2 | 22nd Street - West Des Moines, Clive | |
| 3 | 73rd/8th Street - Windsor Heights, West Des Moines | |
| 4 | Iowa Highway 28, 63rd Street - Windsor Heights | |
| 5A | 56th Street - Des Moines | Westbound only |
| 5B | 42nd Street - Des Moines | |
| 6 | 31st Street - Des Moines, Terrace Hill Historic Site | |
| 7A | MLK Jr Parkway/19th Street - Des Moines, Des Moines International Airport | Eastbound only; combined with exit 7B as exit 7 westbound |
| 7B | Keosauqua Way - Des Moines | Eastbound only; combined with exit 7A as exit 7 westbound |
| 8A | Downtown Des Moines (7th Street/6th Avenue/5th Avenue/3rd Street/2nd Avenue), Iowa Events Center | |
| 8B | East 6th Street/Pennsylvania Avenue - Des Moines | |
| 9 | U.S. Route 69, East 14th Street/East 15th Street, Des Moines | |
| 10A | Iowa Highway 163, East University Avenue - Des Moines, State Fairgrounds | |
| 10B | To Iowa Highway 163, Easton Boulevard/East University Avenue - Des Moines | Eastbound only |
| 11 | Guthrie Avenue - Des Moines | |
| 12 | U.S. Route 6, East Euclid Avenue - Des Moines | |
| Interstate 35 south/Interstate 80 west - Council Bluffs, Kansas City | Mile marker 14 | |
| Interstate 80 east - Davenport | East end of I-235; continues northward as I-35 |
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Auxiliary routes of Interstate 35 | |
| Current and Future (F) | Former | |
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Minnesota - Texas | |
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Minnesota - Texas | |
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Kansas | |
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Iowa - Kansas - Oklahoma | |
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Kansas | Minnesota |
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Missouri-Kansas | |
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Minnesota-Wisconsin | |
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Kansas-Missouri - Texas | |
[edit] References
- ^ Oglesby, Scott. 3-digit Interstates from I-35. Kurumi. URL accessed 23 February 2005.
