^Looking north from Interstate 80 exit 267 south of Tipton, May 2022.
Iowa Route 38 is a north-south highway in eastern Iowa. It lies east of Cedar Rapids and the Interstate 380 corridor, but west of Davenport and the US Route 61 corridor that extends north of there. The southern end is in Muscatine, at the western approach to the bridge over the Mississippi River, which carries Route 92. The business alignment of US Route 61 in Muscatine is duplexed with Iowa Route 38's last segment. The northern end is at Iowa Route 3 near Edgewood, about thirty miles west of Dubuque. Tipton and Monticello are served by Iowa Route 38, as are several other towns.
My photo of Iowa Route 38 comes from an intersection near Wilton, where US Route 6 comes from the west to join Route 38 north. US Route 6 uses Iowa Route 38 as a means of joining Interstate 80 east until Davenport. The signage depicted marks the southern start of the concurrency shared between the two routes, facing northbound traffic. This photo was taken at an early part of my trip to southern Iowa in October 2021.
Here are some additional photos taken along Iowa Route 38:
Here are some additional photos taken along Iowa Route 38:
Southbound travelers on Iowa 38 see this sign assembly when they first encounter Iowa 64.
Iowa 38, in the midst of its southbound journey, joins Iowa 64 west for a short while, east of Anamosa.
Looking south at the interchange where Iowa 38 splits from Interstate 80. This interchange is also the west end of a concurrency along Interstate 80 shared with US Route 6. Iowa 38 and US Route 6 both head south from here together.
See? Iowa 38 and US Route 6 head southward together from Interstate 80.
A bit farther south, US Route 6 turns right off of Iowa 38 to continue westward.
Iowa 38 on the north side of Muscatine. Iowa 22 and Iowa 92 come from the west, and both routes are intercepted by US Route 61, which carries both routes to this intersection with Iowa 38. This photo looks north at the point where Iowa 92 and Iowa 22 ditch US Route 61 for Iowa 38, which brings the two state highways south into downtown Muscatine.
Looking south where Iowa 22 splits to continue east from Iowa 38 in Muscatine. Iowa 92 and Iowa 38 continue south into downtown.
Iowa 38 ends at the intersection where Iowa 92 turns easterly toward a bridge over the Mississippi River into Illinois. This southern terminus of Iowa 38 occurs in the heart of Muscatine.