Hiawatha: CR - I-380 @ MM 28.8 (County Home Rd)
Few places in eastern Iowa have a history as closely tied to postwar suburban growth as Hiawatha. Incorporated in 1951, the city developed north of Cedar Rapids alongside Interstate 380, a major north–south route through the metropolitan area. The Cedar River runs east of the city, while open ground and gently rolling farmland underline the agricultural character of this part of Iowa. Hiawatha takes its name from the central figure in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 poem The Song of Hiawatha. Business areas, housing and highway interchanges now link the city closely with Cedar Rapids and surrounding Linn County communities.
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Hiawatha has served as a residential community in eastern Iowa since the 1950s. Just north of Cedar Rapids, it forms part of the Cedar River corridor in Linn County, where suburban streets meet the broad agricultural country of the Midwest. The Cedar Valley Nature Trail follows a former railway route through the city, linking local recreation with the region’s rail-era geography. Its name recalls Hiawatha, the figure popularised by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1855 poem The Song of Hiawatha. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Hiawatha and the Cedar River corridor.
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