Interstate 280 East

East South

I-280/U.S. 6 branch south from I-80 a half mile ahead of Kimberly Road (CR F58 / Historic U.S. 6). 06/19/22

The U.S. 6 shield was removed from the assembly posted along the ramp from I-80 east at Exit 290 to I-280 east / U.S. 61 south. 06/19/22

Shields for I-280 west / U.S. 61 south appear along the ramp from Left Exit 290 on I-80 west. 06/19/22

The first confirming marker for I-280 east includes U.S. 61 but omits U.S. 6 east. 06/19/22

U.S. 6 separates from I-280/U.S. 61 south at Exit 1 for Kimberly Road through west Davenport. Scott County Route F58 ties into the exchange east from the city of Walcott. 06/19/22

A parclo interchange (Exit 1) joins I-280/U.S. 61 south with the continuation of U.S. 6 east on Kimberly Road and Scott County Route F58 west along Historic U.S. 6. 06/21/22

U.S. 6 follows Kimberly Road throughout Davenport to Interstate 74 at Bettendorf. CR F58 doubles as Historic U.S. 6 west to Walcott, Durant and Wilton. 06/19/22

Historic U.S. 6 was signed in June 2012 along CR F58 between I-280/U.S. 61 and U.S. 6/Iowa 38 in west Wilton. The historic designation was promoted by the Route 6 Tourist Association and agreed upon by the mayors of Walcott, Durant and Wilton.1 06/19/22

East South

Advancing south from U.S. 6, I-280/U.S. 61 pass by several tracts of farmland and the Lakewood Estates mobile home park and next pass under the Iowa Interstate Railroad. 06/21/22

The final three exits along Interstate 280 eastbound in Iowa fall within the city of Davenport. 06/21/22

I-280/U.S. 61 span Duck Creek one mile from the diamond interchange (Exit 4) with Scott County Route F65 (160th Street). 06/21/22

West from Exit 4, Locust Street transitions into CR F65 (160th Street) towards West Lake Park. St. Ambrose University, a private college with approximately 2,800 undergraduate students, lies five miles east at Locust and Gaines Streets. 06/21/22

CR F65 west to 110th Avenue south nearby leads to West Lake Park where camping and fishing are popular. Palmer College of Chiropractic and the Putnam Museum and Science Center are located to the east toward Downtown Davenport. 06/21/22

I-280/U.S. 61 meet W River Drive two miles south of Locust Street. 04/08/13

I-280/U.S. 61 run along the east side of West Lake Park south ahead of Black Hawk Creek. 04/08/13

U.S. 61 separates from I-280 east at the diamond interchange (Exit 6) with W River Drive and U.S. 61 Business north. U.S. 61 Business was designated along W River Drive into Davenport in 2010. 04/08/13

U.S. 61 overtakes 140th Street west along an expressway leading to the city of Blue Grass. 04/08/13

Generally paralleling the Mississippi River, U.S. 61 comprises an expressway corridor leading west to Muscatine and south to Wapello, Burlington, Fort Madison and Keokuk. U.S. 61 Business (W River Drive) leads east to Brady Street north in Downtown Davenport. 04/08/13

East

Interstate 280 angles southeast from U.S. 61 toward the Mississippi River. 04/08/13

Rockingham Road (Iowa 22) is the lone entry on this final Iowa distance sign posted along I-280 east. References to Chicago only appear on signs in Illinois. 04/08/13

Iowa 22 meets Interstate 280 at a diamond interchange (Exit 8) midway between West Davenport and the town of Buffalo. 04/08/13

Iowa 22 doubles as a Great River Road from Davenport west to Muscatine. Iowa 22 concludes one mile to the north at a grade separated intersection with U.S. 61 Business (W River Drive). 04/08/13

Interstate 280 bee lines southeast from Iowa 22 across a DME Railroad Corporation line by Carp Lake. 05/28/18

Interstate 280 ascends across the Mississippi River over the Sergeant John F. Baker, Jr. Bridge. 04/08/13

The I-280 Bridge was formally named after the Vietnam War Veteran and the only Medal of Honor recipient from the Quad Cities in 2010.2 05/28/18

The succeeding exit along Interstate 280 east follows the Mississippi River to IL 92 (Centennial Expressway / Rock Island Parkway). 05/28/18

Interstate 280 crosses the Mississippi River on a tied arch bridge that opened October 25, 1973. 04/08/13

IowaDOT recorded an average of 23,700 vehicles per day (vpd) on the I-280 Bridge in 2014 and 24,200 vpd in 2022.3 05/28/18

The Illinois state border lies midway across the Mississippi River. 05/28/18

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Photo Credits:

04/08/13, 05/28/18, 06/19/22, 06/21/22 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 80
U.S. 6
U.S. 61
Highway 22

Page Updated 12-06-2023.