Interstate 235 (Iowa)
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| Image:I-235 (IA).svg | |||||||||
| Interstate 235 Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System | |||||||||
| Length: | 13.78 mi[1] (22.18 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | First segment opened 14 December 1961; completely opened 30 October 1968 [2] | ||||||||
| West end: | Image:I-35 (IA).svgImage:I-80 (IA).svg I-35 / I-80 in West Des Moines | ||||||||
| Major junctions: | Image:Iowa 28.svg IA 28 in Des moines Image:US 69.svg US 69 in Des Moines Image:Iowa 163.svg IA 163 in Des Moines Image:US 6.svg US 6 in Des Moines | ||||||||
| East end: | Image:I-35 (IA).svgImage:I-80 (IA).svg I-35 / I-80 in Ankeny | ||||||||
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Interstate 235 (abbreviated I-235) in Iowa, also known as the MacVicar Freeway, is a 13.8 mile-long freeway through 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 adopted 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 offically finished a major reconstruction in October 2007, though small construction projects are on-going, and the ends are still being reconstructed, particularly at the East Mixmaster.
[edit] Exit list
| County | Location | Mile | # | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | West Des Moines | I-235 continues west as I-80 (West Mixmaster Interchange). | |||
| 123A | Image:I-35 (IA).svg I-35 south - Kansas City | Western terminus; exit number is that of I-80 | |||
| 123B | Image:I-35 (IA).svgImage:I-80 (IA).svg I-35 north/I-80 east - Minneapolis, Chicago | ||||
| 1A | 50th Street - West Des Moines | Westbound exit/eastbound entrance only | |||
| 1B | Valley West Drive - West Des Moines | ||||
| 2 | 22nd Street - West Des Moines, Clive | ||||
| Windsor Heights | 3 | 73rd/8th Street - Windsor Heights, West Des Moines | |||
| 4 | Image:Iowa 28.svg IA 28, 63rd Street - Windsor Heights | ||||
| Des Moines | |||||
| 5A | 56th Street | Westbound exit/eastbound entrance only | |||
| 5B | 42nd Street | ||||
| 6 | 31st Street - Terrace Hill Historic Site | ||||
| 7A | MLK Jr Parkway, 19th Street - Des Moines International Airport | Eastbound only; combined with exit 7B as exit 7 westbound | |||
| 7B | Keo Way - Bus Terminal | Eastbound only; combined with exit 7A as exit 7 westbound | |||
| 8A | Downtown Des Moines, Iowa Events Center | ||||
| 8B | East 6th Street, Penn Avenue | ||||
| 9 | Image:US 69.svg US 69, East 14th Street, East 15th Street | ||||
| 10A | Image:Iowa 163.svg IA 163, East University Avenue - State Fairgrounds | ||||
| 10B | Image:To plate.svg Image:Iowa 163.svg To IA 163, Easton Boulevard, East University Avenue | Eastbound exit/entrance only | |||
| 11 | Guthrie Avenue | ||||
| 12 | Image:US 6.svg US 6, East Euclid Avenue - Grand View College | ||||
| Ankeny | 138A | Image:I-35 (IA).svgImage:I-80 (IA).svg I-35 south/I-80 west - Council Bluffs, Kansas City | |||
| 138B | Image:I-80 (IA).svg I-80 east - Davenport | Eastern terminus | |||
| I-235 continues north as I-35 (East Mixmaster Interchange). | |||||
[edit] References
- ^ Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System - Table 2. Federal Highway Administration (2006-10-31). Retrieved on 2007-06-23.
- ^ Oglesby, Scott. 3-digit Interstates from I-35. Kurumi. URL accessed 23 February 2005.
[edit] External links
| Auxiliary routes of Interstate 35 | ||
| Current and Future (F) | Former | |
| Image:I-35E.svg | Minnesota - Texas | |
| Image:I-35W.svg | Minnesota - Texas | |
| Image:I-135.svg | Kansas | |
| Image:I-235.svg | Iowa - Kansas - Oklahoma | |
| Image:I-335.svg | Kansas | Minnesota |
| Image:I-435.svg | Missouri-Kansas | |
| Image:I-535.svg | Minnesota-Wisconsin | |
| Image:I-635.svg | Kansas-Missouri - Texas | |
