August 8, 2016: The north end of Iowa Highway 471, in Early, about two months after it was created. The number, the highest signed in the state, is assigned to what had been US 71 between new US 20 and IA 175 after 71 was rerouted to run north along a reconstructed IA 196 and west on new 20.
A vacation that ran ahead of schedule enabled me to get a batch of road/city targets in western Iowa, including the signed IA 471. All signs along the route are wide and put up by a contractor. Early is the only town along the route.