Iowa
Iowa has great rest stops, with coffee machines and free wireless internet.
The main highways traversing Iowa are: (east to west)
- Interstate 80, connecting Davenport, Iowa City, Des Moines, and Council Bluffs
- U.S. 30, passing through Cedar Rapids and Ames
- U.S. 20, passing through Waterloo and Sioux City
(north to south)
- Interstate 35, passing through Ames and Des Moines
- U.S. 218/Interstate 380, passing through Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City
Cities
- Des Moines, the state capitol
- Cedar Rapids
- Davenport, part of the "Quad Cities" along the Mississippi River
- Sioux City
- Waterloo
- Iowa City, location of the University of Iowa
- Council Bluffs, across the Missouri River from Omaha, Nebraska
- Ames, location of Iowa State University
Had no problem walking on the interstate, altough catching rides took a while, one dude ended up giving us a long ride, a hotel, money,etc. No problem with the local or state pigs either. -samson
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