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Des Moines ( / dəˈmɔɪn / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [ 6] It is located on, and named after, the Des ...
The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River. Des Moines serves as the capital of the U.S. state of Iowa. The metro area consists of six counties in central Iowa: Polk, Dallas, Warren ...
U.S. Highway 6 Grand Army of the Republic Highway US 6 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Iowa DOT Length 322.454 mi (518.939 km) Existed June 8, 1931 –present Major junctions West end I-480 / US 6 at Omaha, NE Major intersections I-29 in Council Bluffs I-80 / US 71 near Atlantic I-80 / US 169 at De Soto I-35 / I-80 in Clive I-235 in Des Moines I-80 / US 65 in Altoona I-80 ...
Iowa. In Iowa, the Avenue of the Saints is a 282-mile-long (454 km) [ 1] highway, which begins in Lee County where Missouri Route 27 crosses the Des Moines River, and ends at the Iowa state line in Worth County, concurrent with Interstate 35. Construction of the Avenue of the Saints corridor in Iowa was completed on May 23, 2006.
Late Victorian. NRHP reference No. 78001253 [1] Added to NRHP. October 11, 1978. The Owl's Head Historic District is a residential area located on the west side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Among its 50 buildings is the former Iowa governor's mansion. The district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978.
Interstate 35 I-35 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Iowa DOT Length 219.225 mi (352.808 km) Existed ca. September 21, 1958 –present History Under construction 1958–1975 NHS Entire route Major junctions South end I-35 near Lamoni, Iowa Major intersections US 70 near Williams I-40 near Osceola US 34 at Osceola Iowa 5 at West Des Moines US 224 near Des Moines I-76 / I-235 ...
319: Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Iowa City, and Cedar Falls (original area code created in 1947) 515: Des Moines, Ames, West Des Moines, Urbandale and Fort Dodge (original area code created in 1947) 563: Davenport, Dubuque, Bettendorf, Clinton, Muscatine (split from 319 in 2001) 641: Mason City, Marshalltown, Ottumwa, Tama (split from 515 in 2000 ...
U.S. Highway 63 was designated along Primary Roads No. 13, 24, and 2, which was the Daniel Boone Trail from Missouri to Des Moines. Once the U.S. Highway System was established, the automobile association-sponsored roads gradually disappeared. A map of Iowa's U.S. Highways as laid out in 1926