June 5, 2014: The southbound lanes of US 75 (left) are at a higher elevation than the northbound lanes between Hinton and Merrill, and then again north of Merrill.
The stretch of US 75 from the north end of the Sioux City bypass to the south end of the Le Mars bypass does not have its lanes at equal elevation. That’s going to change on the northernmost part of that segment, from Merrill to C38, reports the Sioux City Journal. This year and next, the roadbeds will be equalized.
It’s the third-oldest-active segment of state-maintained four-lane, behind the other parts of 75 to the south (and yes, the Journal cribbed the last paragraph from Jason Hancock’s website via my research).
The other parts of four-lane 75 in the area will be leveled some time in the future, the article says.