Interstate 235 (abbreviated I-235) in Iowa, also known as the MacVicar Freeway, is a 13.8 mile-long freeway through the Des Moines metropolitan area. It is a spur route of Interstate 35. At both its western and its northern terminus, I-235 connects with the junction of Interstate 35 and Interstate 80 (I-235 travels in an east-west direction before turning north-south east of downtown Des Moines), and it passes through the cities of West Des Moines, Windsor Heights and Des Moines. It is the only interstate highway that travels through downtown Des Moines; both Interstate 35 and Interstate 80 (which are co-designated through the northern Des Moines metropolitan area) do not pass through the city proper.

I-235 is locally known as the MacVicar Freeway, in honor of two former mayors of Des Moines: John MacVicar Sr. (1896-1900, 1916-1918, 1928) and John MacVicar Jr. (1942-1948); the latter also served as the city's street commissioner in the 1930s. The name was adopted by the Des Moines city council in October 1963.

Interstate 235 in Iowa officially finished a major reconstruction in October 2007, though small construction projects are on-going, and the ends are still being reconstructed, particularly at the East Mixmaster.

Exit list

The entire route is in Polk County.

Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
West Des Moines	I-235 continues west as I-80 (West Mixmaster Interchange).
	0	123A	– Kansas City	Western terminus; exit number is that of I-80
	0	123B	– Minneapolis, Chicago
	0	1A	50th Street – West Des Moines	Westbound exit/eastbound entrance only
	1	1B	Valley West Drive – West Des Moines
	2	2	22nd Street – West Des Moines, Clive
Windsor Heights	3	3	73rd/8th Street – Windsor Heights, West Des Moines
	3	4	– Windsor Heights
Des Moines
	4	5A	56th Street	Westbound exit/eastbound entrance only
	5	5B	42nd Street
	6	6	31st Street – Terrace Hill Historic Site
	7	7A	MLK Jr Parkway, 19th Street – Des Moines International Airport	Westbound exits are combined as Exit 7.
	7	7B	Keo Way – Bus Terminal
	8	8A	Downtown Des Moines, Iowa Events Center
	8	8B	East 6th Street, Penn Avenue
	9	9
	10	10A	– State Fairgrounds
	10	10B	– East University Avenue	Eastbound exit/entrance only
	11	11	Guthrie Avenue
	12	12	– Grand View College
Ankeny	13	138A	, Kansas City
	13	138B		Eastern terminus
	I-235 continues north as I-35 (East Mixmaster Interchange).

References

External links

• I-235 construction site
• I-235 history
• I-235 terminus photo gallery