Purple Heart Highway

Des Moines area, IA

This exit list runs counterclockwise from the interchange of I-35 and IA 5 to the interchange of I-80 and US 65. Because two different sets of exit numbers are used, this list shows the mileage from the interchange of I-35 and IA 5 (rounded to the nearest half-mile) in addition to the posted exit numbers. Exit numbering descends along IA 5 but then ascends along US 65 because they run in opposite directions.

Linked routes (click on the appropriate shield): I-35, IA 163, I-80

Mileage/ exit number	Counterclockwise (scroll downward)	Clockwise (start at the bottom)	Points of interest and notes
	SOUTH	END
	SPEED LIMIT 65
(0)		LEFT LANES: NORTH Minneapolis RIGHT LANE: SOUTH Kansas City
102 (1.5)	SE 35th Street (West Des Moines) Walnut Woods State Park
101 (2.5)	Veterans Parkway (West Des Moines)		Brown's Woods Preserve
99 (5)	Norwalk Martensdale		West Des Moines
			Historic Valley Junction
(6.5)	POLK COUNTY WARREN COUNTY
97 (7)	Fleur Drive Des Moines International Airport		132nd Wing Air National Guard
96 (8)	SW 9th Street (Des Moines)		Blank Park Zoo, Fort Des Moines Museum
		NORTH
70A (11)	SOUTH Indianola (EXPRESSWAY)		National Balloon Museum
			Simpson College
70B (11)	NORTH Des Moines
	NORTH   SOUTH	SOUTH   NORTH
(12)	WARREN COUNTY POLK COUNTY
72 (13.5)	SOUTH Carlisle (EXPRESSWAY)		Knoxville
	NORTH
73 (14.5)	Army Post Road (Des Moines) SE 64th Avenue (Carlisle)		Easter Lake
(17.5)	Des Moines River
77 (18)	SE Vandalia Road Pleasant Hill Boulevard (Pleasant Hill)		Runnells
			Yellow Banks Park
79 (20)	East University Avenue (Des Moines) Pleasant Hill (EXPRESSWAY)		Prairie City State Fairgrounds
83 (23.5)	Hubbell Avenue (Des Moines) Altoona		Adventureland Resort, Prairie Meadows Horse Racing and Casino
84 (24.5)	LEFT LANES: WEST Council Bluffs RIGHT LANE:  EAST   NORTH  Davenport
		SOUTH
		SPEED LIMIT 65
Exit number	Counterclockwise (start at the top)	Clockwise (scroll upward)	Points of interest and notes

Links to route listings:

• IA 5
• US 65 in Iowa

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