Monthly Archives: October 2016

Oct 13

C57 interchange opens today

Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The US 218-C57 (Cedar Wapsi Road) interchange opens today, the Iowa DOT says in a press release. The opening comes a month after the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Also today, the three at-grade intersections with US 218 between Cedar Falls and Janesville will … Continue reading →

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Oct 11

Charter Oak-Ute could lose its high school

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 31, 2008: The Charter Oak school building opened in the fall of 1916. It became part of the Charter Oak-Ute school district in 1961. Its time as a high school may be done after its 101st class. Iowa’s largest … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

Turnover of roads in Dubuque on meeting agenda

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 28, 2015: The north end of IA 32 in Sageville, on the north side of Dubuque. All the highways at this intersection will be peeled away in the future, just like IA 386 was in 2003. The Iowa Transportation … Continue reading →

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Oct 07

I-380 evaluation meeting scheduled

Posted on Friday, October 7, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Six-laning I-380 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City is on the Iowa DOT’s wish list. But the north side of the Cedar Rapids metro area has grown too, and the state is trying to work ahead on that. A public … Continue reading →

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Oct 06

I is for Irwin

Posted on Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 22, 2014: The brick Irwin school was built in 1917. Note the stonework. There are only 10 incorporated places in Iowa starting with I, but four county seats among them. Five have a population under 1000. Irwin is one … Continue reading →

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Oct 05

August 2015 photos added to pages

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 4, 2015: The welcome marker for Elma, in Howard County. First, something I thought I did a while ago (page created 5/2/12!) but apparently never uploaded: I moved all the photos for the I-35/US 18/Business 18/IA 122 interchange to … Continue reading →

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Oct 04

Why DON’T we have Iowa-shaped waffles?

Posted on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

January 25, 2012: Texas Ranch Road 1, Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site, Stonewall, Texas. The last time I was in Texas, more than one hotel had waffle irons that would give you a waffle in the shape … Continue reading →

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Oct 03

A baby picture of Iowa’s newest highway

Posted on Monday, October 3, 2016, at 10:05 AM by Jeff

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 … Continue reading →

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