Loess Hills Scenic Byway
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Airports

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Sioux City Airport, IA (5 miles / 8.0 km, 15 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Sioux City Airport
N 42.401° W 96.378° [?]
Directions:
  • Take Aviation Boulevard to I-29.
  • Aviation Boulevard becomes 1st Street (D38).
  • Stay on 1st Street to travel south on the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Where Aviation Boulevard turns into 1st Street
N 42.400° W 96.365° [?]

Nearby Cities

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Des Moines, IA (113 miles / 180.8 km, 1 hour 45 minutes)
Start: City Marker Des Moines
N 41.589° W 93.620° [?]
Directions:
  • Travel west on Interstate 80 to the I-80/I-680 interchange.
  • Take I-680 to exit 21.
  • Exit onto L34, which is the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection with I-680 with L34
N 41.499° W 95.746° [?]
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Iowa City, IA (130 miles / 208.0 km, 2 hours)
Start: City Marker Intersection of I-80 and I-680 in Des Moines
N 41.588° W 93.620° [?]
Directions:

From the east or Des Moines

  • Head west on Interstates 80 and Interstate 680 take exit 21.
  • The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway travels both north and south from this point on County Road L34.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of I-680 and I-29 near Missouri Valley
N 41.550° W 95.918° [?]
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Kansas City, KS (130 miles / 208.0 km, 2 hours)
Start: City Marker Intersection of I-29 and I-435 in Kansas City
Directions:

From the south or Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri

  • Start at I-29 and I-435 north of Kansas City.
  • Drive north on I-29 and exit at Hamburg.
  • Follow Highway 275 north onto the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of I-275 and IA-12
N 40.607° W 95.655° [?]
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Omaha, NE (10 miles / 16.0 km, 20 minutes)
Start: City Marker Omaha
N 41.260° W 95.942° [?]
Directions:
  • From I-80 continue east into Iowa.
  • Exit at the Lake Manawa exit and continue to the stop light.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Lake Manawa to L-34
N 41.499° W 95.746° [?]
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Sioux Falls, SD (58 miles / 92.8 km, 1 hour)
Start: City Marker Intersection of I-29 and I-229 in Sioux Falls
Directions:

From the north or South Dakota

  • Take exit (31) from Interstate 29.
  • Head east on Highway 48 into Akron, Iowa.
  • Head south on Highway 12 to start your journey on the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of SD-48 and IA-12
N 42.827° W 96.561° [?]