iowa hwy 34

[ben brown]

heading west next few days what is 34 across ill.. and iowa like going up I-24 to I-57 then I-74 over to Galesburg then across 34 to to neb.. the catch I-80 on in to colo. the south on I-76 into Denver or 80 to hwy 789 south is 34 a good road to travel with a rv trailer I know 789 is a slow go

 

[ramblineagle]

Use to run Ia 34 with a semi truck not a bad run a few small towns to pass thru, or by, some of it may be 4 lane by now.

 

[charlie n]

I recommend I 474 to get around Peoria.

 

[Mark-Ia]

A lot of hills in Iowa.

 

[Roger in Iowa]

4 Lane from Burlington to Ottumwa. The rest of the way west is 2 lane, but has some passing lanes.

 

[ss55]

It looks like I-70 would be much more direct, are you trying to avoid the traffic around St. Louis and Kansas City? If you are going out of your way to get to US 34, I'd go a little further north to I-80. Lots of hills on both I-80 and US 34, but I-80 is a modern 4 lane while the western 250 miles of your US 34 is older 2 lane. Either route, make sure your brakes are in tip-top condition.

If you do take US 34, at the Nebraska border US 34 turns south with US 75 for 15 miles and then west 45 miles to I-80 at Exit #401 in Lincoln, NE. A short cut that saves 15 miles and 20-30 minutes would be to continue straight west past the US 34 & US 75 interchange for 15 miles to I-80 at Exit #432. A mile west of US 75 the four lane dumps into an old narrow 2 lane road named Platteville Road. Platteville Road has a lot of traffic for its size. Watch your speed and be prepared to stop on steep downhills for local traffic stopped in the road trying to turn left across traffic without any turn lanes or road shoulders.

 

[ben brown]

i know 70 way more direct but i been across 70 so many time i think i could do it with my eye closed and i like seeing new differ parts of the country i was wonder about the cross over into neb dont seem be lot choices there

 

[ss55]

For pulling an RV trailer across Iowa, I think US Hwy 30 would be an easier route than either I-80 or US 34. I'm not familiar with the road in eastern Iowa, but the road runs parallel to a major Union Pacific rail line for the length of Iowa. Through central Iowa it's on a flat glacial plain until Carroll. West of Carroll there are 15 miles of medium hills, then US 30 follows the flat Boyer River Valley down to I-29 at Missouri Valley, Iowa (exit #75). Take I-29 south down the the flat Missouri River valley for 24 miles to I-80.

US 30 in Iowa is designated the "Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway" www.LHHeritageByway.org