^Looking north at the exit ramp to US Route 18, and Iowa 24 at New Hampton, September 2019.
In Iowa, US Route 63 runs north-south, forming a line that separates eastern Iowa from central Iowa. The point where it meets each of the northern and southern borders of Iowa lies one-quarter of the way west from the eastern end of the border. Most of US Route 63 in Iowa is a typical, two-lane rural highway, but two separate expressway sections exist. The first expressway segment runs from New Hampton south to the northern outskirts of Waterloo; the other expressway piece is the portion of US Route 63 that follows the Iowa Route 163 expressway, from Oskaloosa to Ottumwa. US Route 63 enters Iowa at Chester, Iowa, having just dropped southward from Rochester, Minnesota. In Iowa, US Route 63 serves New Hampton, Waterloo, Toledo, Tama, Montezuma, and New Sharon before joining Iowa Route 163 in Oskaloosa. US Route 63 and Iowa Route 163 run southeasterly together past Eddyville until Ottumwa. At Ottumwa, US Route 63 splits from Iowa Route 163 to use a bridge to the west shared with US Route 34. US Route 63 then leaves Ottumwa on a two-lane surface highway leading south. Finally, US Route 63 departs Iowa between Bloomfield, Iowa and Lancaster, Missouri.
My photo of a US Route 63 marker in Iowa comes from Ottumwa, Iowa, along the roadway carrying Iowa Route 149 north out of town. Since US Route 63 and Iowa Route 163 run together around the north side of town, the two routes appear together on this northbound junction marker. The signage faces south on the north side of Ottumwa, alerting northbound travelers on Iowa Route 149 of the upcoming interchange. July 1, 2017, was the date when I took this photo traveling across eastern Iowa.
Here are many more photos taken along US Route 63 in Iowa:
Here are many more photos taken along US Route 63 in Iowa:
US Route 63 at Iowa Highway 24 in New Hampton.
US Route 63 meets an interchange with Iowa Highway 346's eastern end near Fredericksburg.
Near Tripoli, US Route 63 meets the eastern end of Iowa 188.
US Route 63 meets US Route 30 in Toledo at this highway interchange. US Route 30 is a freeway, and these signs point out the turn onto the westbound onramp.
Southbound travelers on US Route 63 Toledo will see this signage for the ramp to eastbound US Route 30.
US Route 63 at Iowa Route 58 near Hudson
US Route 63 intersects the western end of Iowa Highway 8 in Traer.
US Route 63 at the eastern end of Iowa 175, north of Traer.
US Route 63 meets the eastern end of Iowa 96, west of Traer.
Looking west at the western extent of the concurrency between US Routes 6 and 63 near Malcom.
Signage for northbound travelers on US Route 63, as they meet the eastern concurrency between US Route 63 and US Route 6.
Looking north at signage along US Route 63 at its interchange with Interstate 80, at Malcom, Iowa.
Northbound signage showing US Route 63's junction with the southern end of Iowa 146 in New Sharon.
US Route 63's southern progression is interrupted by a jog west along Iowa Highway 2 at Bloomfield.
Looking west where US Route 63 turns back toward the south, splitting from Iowa 2 west of Bloomfield.