Iowa Highway 192
Encyclopedia
Iowa Highway 192 is a north–south highway
in western Iowa
. It has a length of 5 miles (8 km). The entirety of its route is within the city of Council Bluffs
. The south end is at an interchange with Interstate 29
and 80
in the southern part of Council Bluffs. The north end is at an interchange with Interstate 29 in the northern part of Council Bluffs.
, which runs on Broadway and Kanesville Road through Council Bluffs, it turns west with US 6 until it meets 16th Street. It then turns north and goes north until it merges into northbound Interstate 29. The segment it shares with US 6 and the 16th Street segment are both 4 lane divided highways.
There is no direct access from the north terminus of Iowa 192 to southbound I-29. Also, if one is driving south on I-29 and wishes to exit onto Iowa 192, one must make a left exit.
Highway
A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...
in western Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
. It has a length of 5 miles (8 km). The entirety of its route is within the city of Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, known until 1852 as Kanesville, Iowathe historic starting point of the Mormon Trail and eventual northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trailsis a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States and is on the east bank of the Missouri River across...
. The south end is at an interchange with Interstate 29
Interstate 29
Interstate 29 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with Interstate 35 and Interstate 70 to the Canadian border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba Highway 75 via the short Manitoba Highway 29.-Route...
and 80
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, following Interstate 90. It is a transcontinental artery running from downtown San Francisco, California to Teaneck, New Jersey in the New York City Metropolitan Area...
in the southern part of Council Bluffs. The north end is at an interchange with Interstate 29 in the northern part of Council Bluffs.
Route description
Iowa Highway 192 goes north on the South Expressway from Interstates 29 and 80 and after crossing a bridge which crosses over several railroad tracks, splits into a two way pair of one way streets. Northbound Iowa 192 is 6th Street and southbound Iowa 192 is 7th Street. When Iowa 192 meets U.S. Route 6U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6 , also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a name that honors an American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to...
, which runs on Broadway and Kanesville Road through Council Bluffs, it turns west with US 6 until it meets 16th Street. It then turns north and goes north until it merges into northbound Interstate 29. The segment it shares with US 6 and the 16th Street segment are both 4 lane divided highways.
There is no direct access from the north terminus of Iowa 192 to southbound I-29. Also, if one is driving south on I-29 and wishes to exit onto Iowa 192, one must make a left exit.