Iowa Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Transportation== [[File:Iowa overview.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Iowa's major interstates, larger cities, and counties]] ===Interstate highways=== Iowa has four primary [[interstate highways]]. [[Interstate 29 in Iowa|Interstate 29]] (I-29) travels along the state's western edge through [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]] and [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]]. [[Interstate 35 in Iowa|I-35]] travels from the Missouri state line to the Minnesota state line through the state's center, including Des Moines. [[Interstate 74 in Iowa|I-74]] begins at [[Interstate 80 in Iowa|I-80]] just northeast of [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]]. I-80 travels from the Nebraska state line to the Illinois state line through the center of the state, including Council Bluffs, Des Moines, [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]], and the [[Quad Cities]]. [[Interstate 380 (Iowa)|I-380]] is an [[List of auxiliary Interstate Highways|auxiliary Interstate Highway]], which travels from I-80 near Iowa City through [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids]] ending in [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]] and is part of the [[Avenue of the Saints]] highway. Iowa is among the few jurisdictions where municipalities install speed cameras on interstate highways providing a substantial revenue source from out of state drivers.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Belz|first=Adam|url=http://www.startribune.com/how-an-iowa-town-caught-16-000-minnesota-speeders|title=How one city in Iowa caught 160,000 speeders in less than two years|date=May 13, 2015|work=Star Tribune|access-date=April 6, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ===Airports with scheduled flights=== {{See also|List of airports in Iowa}} Iowa is served by several regional airports including the [[Des Moines International Airport]], the [[Eastern Iowa Airport]], in Cedar Rapids, [[Quad City International Airport]], in [[Moline, Illinois]], and [[Eppley Airfield]], in [[Omaha, Nebraska]]. Smaller airports in the state include the [[Council Bluffs Municipal Airport]], [[Davenport Municipal Airport (Iowa)]], [[Dubuque Regional Airport]], [[Fort Dodge Regional Airport]], [[Mason City Municipal Airport]], [[Sioux Gateway Airport]], [[Southeast Iowa Regional Airport]], and [[Waterloo Regional Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iowadot.gov/aviation/airport-information|title=Iowa Airport Information {{!}} Iowa DOT|website=Iowadot.gov|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223110208/https://iowadot.gov/aviation/airport-information|archive-date=December 23, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref> ===Railroads=== {{See also|List of Iowa railroads}} [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[California Zephyr]]'' serves southern Iowa with stops in [[Burlington, Iowa|Burlington]], [[Mount Pleasant, Iowa|Mount Pleasant]], [[Ottumwa, Iowa|Ottumwa]], [[Osceola, Iowa|Osceola]], and [[Creston, Iowa|Creston]] along its route between Chicago and [[Emeryville, California]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sharemap.org/public/Amtrak_California_Zephyr?nr#!webgl|title=Amtrak California Zephyr - ShareMap.org|website=sharemap.org|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611101125/http://sharemap.org/public/Amtrak_California_Zephyr?nr#!webgl|url-status=usurped}}</ref> [[Fort Madison, Iowa|Fort Madison]] is served by Amtrak's ''[[Southwest Chief]]'', running between Chicago and Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://traveler.sharemap.org/Passenger_trains_in_America|title=Passenger trains in America|website=traveler.sharemap.org|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=April 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416043314/https://traveler.sharemap.org/Passenger_trains_in_America|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Both provide daily service through the state. ===Public Transit=== {{See also|List of intercity bus stops in Iowa}} Iowa is served by a number of local transit providers including [[Bettendorf Transit]], [[Cambus]], [[Cedar Rapids Transit]], [[Clinton Municipal Transit Administration]], [[Coralville Transit]], [[Cyride]], [[Davenport Citibus]], [[Des Moines Area Regional Transit]], [[Iowa City Transit]], [[The Jule]], [[Mason City Transit]], [[Metropolitan Transit Authority of Black Hawk County|MET Transit]], [[Metro Transit (Omaha)|Omaha Metro Transit]], [[Ottumwa Transit Authority]], [[Quad Cities MetroLINK]] and [[Sioux City Transit]]. Intercity bus service in the state is provided by [[Burlington Trailways]], [[Greyhound Lines]], and [[Jefferson Lines]]. {| class="collapsible collapsed" style="border:1px #aaa solid; width:50em; margin:0.2em auto" |- ! 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