Interstate 880 Iowa

Interstate 880 Iowa
Loveland, IA ↔ Minden, IA•19.63 miles

Overview

I-880 Neola Township, IA
Interstate 880 eastbound in Neola Township, Iowa. 06/17/15

Interstate 880 is a rural freeway linking I-29 at Loveland with I-80 north of Neola and Minden in western Iowa. The route provides a regional connection from I-80 west of Des Moines with I-29 south of Sioux City. Collectively with I-29 south and Interstate 680 around the north side of Omaha, I-880 also forms a bypass of the Council Bluffs/Omaha area.

Traversing the Loess Hills, I-880 rises from the Missouri River flood plain to a pair of rest areas and a scenic overlook. Two interchanges line the undulating route. County Route L34 links with I-880 south of Beebeetown and Iowa 191 with I-880 just west of the exchange with Interstate 80 in northeastern Pottawattamie County.

The redesignation of Interstate 680 to I-880 was announced by the Iowa Department of Transportation on October 14, 2019.1 Sign changes were implemented along the northern segment of I-680 in late October and November 2019.2 All I-680 guide signs were amended and mile markers and exits renumbered to reference I-880 by November 10, 2019. The cosigned portion with I-29 south to Crescent was unchanged at the time.7

Mileage by State

Iowa17.10 mi

Data Sources

December 31, 2025 Interstate Route Log and Finders List

History

Interstate 880 in Pottawattamie County, Iowa was established by the Iowa Department of Transportation along the northern leg of I-680. Approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering on October 5, 2019, the designation aims to alleviate motorist confusion during closures of I-29 and I-680 due to flood waters from the Missouri River.3 With the need to differentiate the closures on I-29 and I-680 more accurately, communicating closures for local and regional travelers arose as an issue during the Spring 2019 flooding events. Renumbering the northern segment of I-680 as I-880 eliminates the confusion.2

The freeway for I-880 opened to traffic in its entirety along with Interstate 80 west from U.S. 59 on December 13, 1966.4 It was marked as Interstate 80N until 1973, when it was incorporated into an extension of I-680 northeast from Crescent.

Heavy rainfall over Nebraska and South Dakota in September 2019 resulted in another round of flooding from the Missouri River. Marking the third closure of I-29 and I-680 near Council Bluffs in 2019, all lanes of I-680 between the Mormon Bridge and Interstate 29 near Crescent, Iowa, and I-29 between N 25th Street in Council Bluffs and the north split with I-680 (Exit 71) near Missouri Valley were shuttered on September 21.5,6

East End Interstate 80 ‐ Minden, IA

Interstate 880 East at Interstate 80

I-880 east at I-80 - Neola, IA

The first sign for Interstate 80 (Exits 29A/B) posted along I-880 east appears ahead of Neola Creek. 02/22/20

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Interstate 80 West at Interstate 880

I-80 west at I-880 - Minden, IA

I-80 splits with I-880 2.5 miles west of the bridges crossing and old railroad grade and Keg Creek. 02/22/20

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Interstate 80 East at Interstate 880

I-80 east at I-880 - Minden, IA

I-80 travels north from Neola to the three-wye interchange (Exit 27) with Interstate 880 west. Photo by Peter Johnson (06/21/20).

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West End Interstate 29 ‐ Loveland, IA

Interstate 880 West at Interstate 29

I-880 west at I-29 - Loveland, IA

Interstate 880 lowers from the Loess Hills scenic overlook to Loveland and I-29. 02/22/20

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Interstate 29 North at Interstate 880

I-29 north at I-880 - Loveland, IA

Interstate 880 branches east from I-29 at a trumpet interchange by the community of Loveland. 02/20/20

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Interstate 29 South at Interstate 880

I-29 south at I-880 - Loveland, IA

Interstate 29 travels south from Harrison County two miles to the trumpet interchange (Exit 71) with I-880 east. 02/22/20

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References

  1. @cnclbluffs511 (Council Bluffs 511). "The northern segment of Interstate 680 in western Iowa renamed I-880 https://news.iowadot.gov/newsandinfo/20." Twitter, 14 Oct. 2019, 2:13 p.m., twitter.com/cnclbluffs511/status/1183808032993464320.
  2. Northern tier of I-680 to be renamed I-880. (2019, October 14). WOWT-TV. Retrieved from https://www.wowt.com/content/news/Northern-tier-of-I-680-to-be-renamed-I-880-563078321.html
  3. AASHTO 2019 Annual Meeting, Special Committee on U.S. Route Number, Agenda. Retrieved from https://s3.amazonaws.com/v3-app_crowdc/assets/b/ba/ba708eca603c86f1/000_USRN_Agenda_and_List_of_Applications__AM_St_Louis__MO-2019_%28nc%29.original.1570033411.pdf?1570033413
  4. "Iowa Completion Status of Interstate System as of January 1, 1982." Iowa Department of Transportation.
  5. "Flooding closes parts of I-680, I-29 near Council Bluffs, Missouri Valley." Omaha World-Herald (NE), September 21, 2019.
  6. "Flooding closes I-29, I-680 close due to flooding" Des Moines Register (IA), September 20, 2019.
  7. Brooks, Robert. "I-880 full signed" Message to AARoads. 10 November 2019. E-mail.
Updated November 4, 2020