Iowa 80 Trucking Musem to open July 10

Iowa 80's new Museum Visitors Center adds 5,000 square feet to the existing structure bringing the total to approximately 20,000 square feet. (Photo courtesy Iowa 80)

The Trucker News Services

7/1/2008

WALCOTT, Iowa — The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will celebrate the opening of its new Museum Visitors Center with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 10 at 2 p.m. during the Walcott Truckers Jamboree being held July 10-11.

The general public is welcome to attend the ribbon cutting and to tour the museum.

The Museum Visitors Center adds 5,000 square feet to the existing structure bringing the total to approximately 20,000 square feet.

The addition includes a movie theater, more truck display space, restrooms and a gift store. “This museum was a dream of my father,” Delia Moon Meier, said. “We are very excited that we have been able to expand the museum. Visitors will be amazed. It is an honor for us to share trucking’s history with the general public.”

Now the Iowa 80 Trucking museum can house a total of 45 trucks for display at any given time.

A sidewalk has also been constructed from the truck parking area to the museum so professional drivers can easily visit. While there is no set admission fee to the museum, donations are requested.

The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum is a nonprofit corporation located just off of Interstate 80 and Exit 284 in Walcott, Iowa.