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Iowa State Highway 163
Iowa Highway 163 (Iowa 163) is a state highway (Iowa), state highway that travels from U.S. Highway 69 (Iowa), U.S. Highway 69 in Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines to US 63 (IA), US 63 near Oskaloosa, Iowa, Oskaloosa. The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has signed Iowa 163 from Oskaloosa to Burlington, Iowa, Burlington along US 63 and US 34 (IA), US 34, but it does not officially recognize those sections of road as part of the route. Iowa 163 is a divided highway with some freeway sections for most of its length and serves as a connector between Des Moines with Burlington. Route description Iowa Highway 163 begins at the corner of E. 14th Street, which carries U.S. Highway 69 (Iowa), U.S. Highway 69 (US 69), and E. University Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines. It heads east along E. University traveling to Interstate 235 (Iowa), Interstate 235 (I-235). There is no direct access to eastbound I-235 from eastbound Iowa 163. Traffic must take E. 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is located on, and named after, the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, ''Rivière des Moines,'' meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 214,133 as of the 2020 census. The six-county metropolitan area is ranked 83rd in terms of population in the United States with 699,292 residents according to the 2019 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, and is the largest metropolitan area fully located within the state. Des Moines is a major center of the US insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. The city was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a ''Business Wire'' articl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
