Sioux City, Iowa

Sioux City is a city located in Western Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 85,013. It is the county seat of Woodbury County{{GR|6}}.

Transportation

Highways

• Interstate 29 runs north-south, connecting Sioux City to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
• U.S. Highway 20 runs east-west, connecting Sioux City to O'Neill, Nebraska and Fort Dodge, Iowa.
• U.S. Highway 75 runs north-south, connecting Sioux City to Le Mars, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska.
• U.S. Highway 77 begins (or ends, depending on your perspective) in Sioux City, running south to Lincoln, Nebraska.
• Iowa Highway 12 runs north from the Riverside area of Sioux City.
• Iowa Highway 982 runs southeast from the Morningside area of Sioux City.

Public transit

The Sioux City Transit System operates 11 bus routes throughout Sioux City and parts of South Sioux City and North Sioux City. It also provides para-transit service to the elderly, handicapped, and others with special transportation needs.

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Aviation

Commercial air service is available via Sioux Gateway Airport/Colonel Bud Day Field (SUX). A smaller general-aviation airport, Martin Field (7K8), is located just west of South Sioux City.

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The Sioux City city council has made several requests to the FAA to change its airport designation from SUX.

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The airport was notably in the news for the July 19, 1989 United Airlines Flight 232 plane crash.

Related Topics:
July 19 - 1989 - United Airlines Flight 232

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