I-380 North from Mile 48.6 to Waterloo: Exits 49 to 72

I-380's only rest areas sit at mile marker 13 near Cedar Rapids, and there is none between Brandon and Waterloo. If the car is failing on this stretch, aim for the next exit, or for the Flying J at exit 68, rather than the shoulder. If it stops anyway, steer it as far right as it will go and switch on the flashers. A crash, an injury or a car left in a lane is a 911 call before anything else.

Then call (319) 271-6565 with the exit or mile marker, and whether you were northbound or southbound. We give you the price and the timing for that stretch of I-380 on the call.

• Exit 49, mile 49.96 in Buchanan County: Brandon.
• Exit 55, mile 55.4, County V65 on the Buchanan-Black Hawk county line: signed for Jesup.
• Exit 62, mile 62.2, County D38: signed for Gilbertville.
• Exit 65, miles 64.6 to 65.8: US-20 comes in from the east, the Dubuque direction, and the shared I-380, US-20 and Iowa 27 road begins.
• Exit 66, County V49 (Raymond Road): signed for Raymond and Gilbertville.
• Exit 68, Evansdale Drive: signed for Elk Run Heights. Flying J Travel Center #637 is here, open 24 hours, with 7 diesel lanes and 80 truck parking spaces.
• Exit 70, River Forest Road: Evansdale's second exit.
• Exit 71, the split: 71A is US-218 south toward La Porte City, and 71B is US-20 west with Iowa 27 toward Cedar Falls. I-380 turns north there with US-218.
• Exit 72, San Marnan Drive: the exit for Covenant Medical Center.
• End of I-380: the traffic light at Mitchell Avenue, half a mile north of the interchange that serves Crossroads Center. US-218 carries on north from there.

From exit 65 to exit 71, I-380, US-20 and Iowa 27 run as one road for about six miles. The shared road passes Raymond, Evansdale and Elk Run Heights and crosses the Cedar River. US-20 takes I-380's exit numbers on that stretch, so a driver who thinks of it as US-20 should still give the I-380 exit. Iowa 27, the Avenue of the Saints, rides with I-380 everywhere but its last 1.5 miles, north of US-20.

From mile 48.6 to the end in Waterloo, about a quarter of I-380's traffic is trucks (25%). The road averages about 20,200 vehicles a day, ranging from about 8,600 to 40,700 by section. With that much heavy traffic, the shoulder is no place to stand. Wait in the car with your belt on, or behind the guardrail if there is one.

A blizzard closure stays in place until conditions improve, with no set time to reopen. The state advises against detouring onto roads that are not freeways. Iowa 511 shows the status at 511ia.org, by dialing 511 in Iowa, or at 800-288-1047.