Iowa DOT releases 2009 Iowa Transportation Map
AMES, Iowa – April 24, 2009 – The latest edition of one of Iowa's most popular publications, the Iowa Transportation Map, is now available at locations throughout the state and on the Internet.
Printed copies of the 2009 map are available at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) driver's license stations, district offices and rest areas. An electronic version of the new map, accompanied by an assortment of city detail maps, is also available on the DOT’s Web site.
The Iowa Department of Economic Development’s (DED) Division of Tourism also distributes nearly 500,000 maps a year, with many of those going to tourists who stop at Iowa's 19 welcome centers. To order a free Iowa travel packet that includes the new map and 2009 Iowa Travel Guide, call 800-345-IOWA (4692) or visit the Travel Iowa Web site.
The 2009 map contains more than 600 revisions. Additions this year include the U.S. 34 bypass near Fairfield, the completed four-lane Iowa 60 corridor from Le Mars to the northern Iowa border, interchange numbers on the four-lane, divided primary highways, and a winter safety tip for drivers – “Ice and Snow, Take it Slow.”
The map also shows all other highways, major county roads, and major streets in the state's 16 largest cities; airports; rail lines; an index listing the cities shown on the map along with their populations; and a mileage chart for calculating the distance between selected Iowa cities.
The cover of the printed map features a design consistent with tourism publications of the Iowa DED's Division of Tourism. The map also includes a message from Governor Chester J. Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge.
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