Iowa is a medium sized state in the U.S. It is the primary setting of 4 former games in the UDU, and is the setting of most UD games created by BullRusterXxl15.
Overview
Iowa is the primary setting of UD: Council Bluffs, UD: Saylorville, UD: Mississippi Valley, and 
UD: Pleasant Valley.
Cities
The state of Iowa has numerous towns and cities, ranging from small resort towns to bustling cities, each with their own unique traits.
| Town/City | Based On | Description | Notes |
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| Pleasant Valley | Pleasant Valley Township, IA | Pleasant Valley was the main town of UD: Pleasant Valley and is a secondary township in the Index15's Rehost. It was called Mississippi Valley (being featured in the original UD: Council Bluffs) for a very long time, but around a couple of weeks before public release, it was renamed to Pleasant Valley and moved into Scott County.
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Namesake town for UD: Pleasant Valley.
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| Le Claire | Le Claire, IA | Le Claire is a former unincorporated village in UD: Pleasant Valley but returned in the rehosted version. It had a village with an intersection with US 67 near the paint shop. The village was very lovely for most players.
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Largest town in UD: Pleasant Valley.
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| Buffalo | Buffalo, IA | Buffalo was a major town in UD: Pleasant Valley, but returned in the rehosting. This town was the most likely county seat of Muscatine County. The town had many major routes, the game's police station with most intersecting at the service center and civilian spawn.
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| Coalsville | Coalsville is a small village in UD: Pleasant Valley. It is mainly served by Muscatine/Scott County Route Y62, otherwise known as 20th Street. It has a large 4-track railroad yard, which services the local grain elevators.
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| Farmsboro | Farmsboro is one of the villages in UD: Pleasant Valley. It had a Super 2 Hotel, a Citizen Spawn, and a Transit Spawn, whose spawn point is located near the hotel.
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| Missouri Valley | TBD | ||
| Council Bluffs | TBD | ||
| Walnut | TBD | ||
| Saylorville | TBD | ||
| Davenport | TBD | ||
| Bettendorf | TBD |
Major Roads
US Routes and Interstates
| Federal Highway/Interstate | Route |
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| I-280 | I-280 is the main Interstate of UD: Pleasant Valley. It emerges in the west from Illinois, crossing a bridge over a river. I-280 heads west through Le Claire, all the way to Muscatine/Scott County Route Y62. I-280 then turns north towards the map boundary of UD: Pleasant Valley.
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| I-80 | TBD |
| I-235 | TBD |
| I-680 | TBD |
| US 67 | US Route 67 is an important route in Iowa. It is featured in UD: Pleasant Valley and UD: Mississippi Valley. Starting from the east, US 67 first appears in Buffalo, and travels east towards Fairport. There, US 67 treks north to Pleasant Valley, then Le Claire. US 67 meets at an interchange with I-280, but still continues north. US 67 goes to Farmsboro, where a Business route (US 67 BUS) branches off.
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| US 61 | US Route 61 is a short route in Iowa, but still important. It first appears in Buffalo, and follows a concurrent route with US 67. US 61 treks east to Fairport and crosses the river into Illinois. |
| US 30 | Route in UD: Council Bluffs |
State Routes
| State Route | Length | Notes |
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| Iowa Highway 27 | TBD | Concurrent with US 61 from Buffalo to Illinois. |
Gallery
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Real Life
There's not much to say because Iowa in the UDU is pretty much the exact same in real life. The difference is that the Iowa cities in the UDU don't have the same names like in real life. An example is Saylorville in the UDU is Des Moines in real life.
Iowa is a pretty flat state and has a bit of a low population of around 3.2 million people. The state capital and the biggest city is Des Moines which has a population of around 200,000 people.
Major interstates:
I-35 is a north-south highway that goes through Iowa from Kansas City, Missouri to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I-80 is an east-west highway that goes through Iowa from Omaha, Nebraska to Chicago, Illinois.
Other interstate highways are: I-680, I-880, I-235, I-380, I-129, I-280, I-480, I-29, and I-74.
It borders Minnesota from the north, South Dakota and Nebraska from the west, Missouri from the south, and Illinois and Wisconsin from the east.
Trivia
- BullRusterXxl15 is the only UD map developer to create games in Iowa.
- Some of BullRusterXxl15's games were based in Iowa, while others were based in South Dakota.