Iowa Highway 28
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| Maintained by Iowa DOT | ||||
| Length: | 21.613 mi[1] (34.783 km) | |||
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| South end: |  Iowa 92 in Martensdale |
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 Iowa 5 in Des Moines I-235 in Des Moines US 6 in Des Moines |
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| North end: |   I-35 / I-80 in Johnston |
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| Counties: | Warren, Polk | |||
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→Iowa Highway 28 is a 21.73-mile (34.97 km) long state highway located in south central Iowa. The route begins at Iowa Highway 92 at Martensdale and ends at Interstate 35 / Interstate 80 in Johnston.[2] It is the first major north–south highway east of Interstate 35 in the Des Moines metropolitan area.
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[edit] Route description
Iowa Highway 28 begins at Iowa Highway 92 at Martensdale in Warren County. From Martensdale, it continues north through Prole and Norwalk before crossing into Polk County. Just across the county line, Iowa 28 meets Iowa Highway 5 at a partial-cloverleaf interchange. Just north of the interchange is Army Post Road, a former alignment of Iowa Highway 5. Iowa 28 crosses the Raccoon River just south of Railroad Avenue in West Des Moines. From the river to the Interstate 235 interchange, the east side of the street is 63rd Street in Des Moines, while the west side of the street is 1st Street in West Des Moines. The dual designation of street names is particularly confusing to drivers and residents alike. North of I-235, Iowa 28 continues north through Windsor Heights until reaching U.S. Route 6 at Hickman Road in Des Moines. U.S. Route 6 and Iowa Highway 28 run together for 1.32 miles (2.12 km), first east on Hickman Road, then north on Merle Hay Road. US 6 and Iowa 28 split at Douglas Avenue near Merle Hay Mall. Iowa 28 continues north along the Urbandale / Des Moines city limit line before ending at exit 131 of Interstate 35 / Interstate 80 at the Johnston / Urbandale city limit line.
[edit] History
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| Location: | Norwalk |
| Length: | 0.185 mi[1] (0.298 km) |
| Existed: | 2000–present |
Iowa Highway 28 was designated on 16 October 1926 from Iowa Highway 2 in Martensdale to U.S. Route 65 in Des Moines.[3] Iowa 28's routing changed often until 1961 when it ended at Army Post Road. In 1980, it was extended northward to Hickman Road. In 1990 it was extended northward its current northern end when Iowa Highway 401 was turned over to local jurisdictions. Iowa 401 ran from the current US 6 / Iowa 28 intersection near Merle Hay Mall to Camp Dodge in Johnston. In 1995, Iowa 28 was expanded to four lanes road between Grand Avenue and Army Post Road. When the Iowa Highway 5 freeway was built, a diagonal connector was built from the freeway to Army Post Road. Upon completion, Iowa 28 was shifted to the new diagonal road and the old segments became Iowa Highway 296, an unsigned designation. As of January 2009, only 0.29 miles (0.47 km)[1] of Iowa 296 are still maintained by the state.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Warren |
Martensdale | 0.000 | Iowa 92 |
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| Norwalk | 11.317 | Iowa 5 |
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| Polk |
Des Moines | 17.182 | I-235 (Exit 4) |
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| 18.687 | US 6 west (Hickman Road) |
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| 20.000 | US 6 east (Douglas Avenue) |
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| 21.613 | I-35 / I-80 (Exit 131) |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Iowa Department of Transportation (January 1, 2009). "2009 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa" (PDF). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/trafbook/trafbook2009.pdf. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ^ Jason Hancock. "Highway 28". Iowa Highways. http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/highways/iowa20-29.html#28a. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
- ^ Hancock, Jason (2008-08-10). "Highways of Des Moines". The Iowa Higwhays Page. http://iowahighways.home.mchsi.com/highways/desmoines.html. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
