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The location of present-day Cedar Rapids was in the territory of the Fox and Sac tribes at the time of European American settlement.. The first settler on the site of the future city was Osgood Shepherd, who built a log cabin (which he called a tavern) in 1837 or 1838 next to the Cedar River (then known as the Red Cedar) at what is now the corner of First Avenue and First Street Northeast.
Iowa Highway 100 (Iowa 100) is a state highway located in Linn County, Iowa.The route is located primarily in Cedar Rapids and Marion and is known locally as Collins Road.It begins at US 30 / US 218 in western Cedar Rapids and ends at U.S. Highway 151 / Iowa Highway 13 (US 151 / Iowa 13) in Marion.
The southern terminus was at the US 151 and 30 interchange. By 1986, the main US 151 was rerouted onto state highway 13 and US 30 to bypass Cedar Rapids. The previous route through Cedar Rapids was renamed US 151 Business (though the official state designation for it is Iowa 922). Finally, in 1989, US 151 was extended to its current southern ...
A view of Cedar Rapids from I-380 during the 2008 flood. The first section of I-380 opened to traffic on September 19, 1973. That section connected Eastern Iowa Airport to I-80 at Coralville. Within three years, the Interstate had been extended into Cedar Rapids at the Cedar River. The bridge which crossed the river would not open until June 1979.
On the southeast side of Waterloo, I-380 joins US 20/Iowa 27 for six miles (9.7 km) before exiting with Iowa 27 south toward Cedar Rapids. US 20 continues as a freeway east of Waterloo. It intersects Iowa 150 at Independence and Iowa 13 at Manchester, as well as junctioning a number of county roads serving smaller communities.
US 151 Business returns to follow 7th Avenue at 27th Street and continues to its northern terminus, the intersection of US 151 and Iowa Highway 13 (Iowa 13). US 151 Bus. runs along 1st Avenue in downtown Cedar Rapids. Through Cedar Rapids, US 151 Business is officially designated as Iowa 922, though it is never signed as such.
Marion is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after Francis Marion, a hero of the Revolutionary War. The site was selected in 1839 to be the first county seat of the newly organized Linn County. After years of debate over moving the county seat to Cedar Rapids, it was put to a vote in 1919.
Cedar Rapids Milk Condensing Company: May 8, 2017 : 525 Valor Way, SW: Cedar Rapids: 25: Cedar Rapids Post Office and Public Building: Cedar Rapids Post Office and Public Building: November 10, 1982 : 305 2nd Ave., SE.