AMES, Iowa – May 21, 2025 – Life provides us endless learning opportunities, and traveling around our beautiful state can be quite educational, not to mention fun. To help you navigate Iowa’s highways and byways, one of the Iowa Department of Transportation’s most popular publications, the printed version of the 2025-2026 Iowa Transportation Map, is now available.
The 2025-2026 Iowa Transportation Map features a Monarch butterfly on the cover panel. Interstate 35 has been named the Monarch Highway to celebrate this iconic butterfly species and the migration route that it shares with motorists along the I-35 corridor. Seven bridges between Ankeny and Ames on I-35 are being rebuilt, and will feature a unique Monarch butterfly wing pattern designed into the brickwork to commemorate the role this pathway plays in nature.
You can pick up a copy of the 2025-2026 Iowa Transportation Map at Iowa DOT’s driver's license service centers, county treasurer’s offices, all six Iowa DOT district offices, Iowa’s welcome centers, and the state’s rest areas.
An electronic version of the map is available to view, print and download at iowadot.gov/travel-tools/maps along with a mobile app version, and a link to order the map.
The Iowa Transportation Map shows all highways, airports, rail lines, lakes, rivers, and major county roads. Detail maps are shown for the state’s 16 largest cities that identify highways, major streets, and city boundaries. The map information also includes a chart to find mileage between select Iowa cities; and an index listing the cities shown on the map, along with their populations and map location.
Because the transportation system is always changing, the Iowa DOT makes several hundred changes to the map with each printing. While the map is printed every two years, the online and mobile app versions are updated annually.
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For questions about the Iowa Transportation Map, please contact Mark Hansen at 515-239-1990 or mark.hansen@iowadot.us.