Iowa Highway 934

Iowa Highway 934
University Avenue
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length: 4.881 mi[1] (7.855 km)
Existed: March 1998 – present
Major junctions
West end: Iowa 27 / Iowa 58 in Cedar Falls
East end: US 63 in Waterloo
Location
Counties: Black Hawk
Highway system

Iowa Primary Highway System
Interstates • U.S. Highways • State Highways

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Iowa Highway 934 is an unsigned state highway in the cities of Cedar Falls and Waterloo, Iowa. Iowa 934 was created in 1998 after University Avenue was vacated by U.S. Route 218, which had recently moved to a new freeway a few miles north. Iowa 934 extends from the Iowa 27 / Iowa 58 freeway in Cedar Falls, which was constructed at the same time as the US 218 freeway, to U.S. Route 63 (Sergeant Road) in Waterloo.

Contents

Route description

Iowa Highway 934 begins along University Avenue at an interchange with Iowa Highway 27 and Iowa Highway 58 in Cedar Falls. It travels east past College Square Mall and the restaurants which surround it before turning to the southeast at Waterloo Road. University Avenue passes through a residential neighborhood followed by a commercial area dotted with auto dealerships and restaurants.

At Midway Drive, Iowa 934 enters Waterloo, still passing through the commercial area. Just 3⁄4 miles (1.2 km) into Waterloo, University Avenue meets Greenhill Road at an unusual partial cloverleaf interchange. From Greenhill Road, Iowa 934 continues southeast, passing many restaurants which serve as a buffer from the road. Just before Ansborough Avenue, Iowa 934 turns to the east, straightening out for the rest of the trip. One half-mile (0.8 km) from its eastern end, University Avenue crosses Black Hawk Creek, a tributary of the Cedar River. Iowa 934 ends at an intersection with Sergeant Road, which serves U.S. Route 63. The intersection with US 63 is less than 1⁄4 miles (0.40 km) away from US 63's interchange with U.S. Route 218.[1]

History

Prior to the creation of Iowa Highway 934, U.S. Route 218 followed University Avenue.[2] As the Leo P. Rooff Expressway was being built, US 218 was gradually rerouted off of University.[3] US 218 had been completely removed from University Avenue by 1997.[4] In 1998, the Iowa Department of Transportation took over the segment of University Avenue from the Iowa Highway 58 expressway to U.S. Route 63, designating it Iowa Highway 934.[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Black Hawk County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Cedar Falls 0.000 Iowa 27 / Iowa 58
0.918 Waterloo Road
Waterloo 2.725 Greenhill Road Non-freeway interchange
4.881 US 63 (Sergeant Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c "2010 Volume of Traffic on the Primary Road System of Iowa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Transportation. January 1, 2010. http://www.iowadotmaps.com/trafbook/trafbook2010.pdf. Retrieved June 4, 2010. 
  2. ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1986). Iowa State Highway Map (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1986_back.pdf. Retrieved June 4, 2010. 
  3. ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1988). Iowa State Highway Map (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1988_back.pdf. Retrieved June 4, 2010. 
  4. ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1997). Iowa State Highway Map (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1997_back.pdf. Retrieved June 4, 2010. 
  5. ^ Iowa Department of Transportation (1999). Iowa State Highway Map (Map). http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1999_back.pdf. Retrieved June 4, 2010. 

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