Author Archives: Jeff

Jan 15

Word of the Week

Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2012, at 12:23 PM by Jeff

First, there was stridently anti-BCS/pro-playoff AP columnist Jim Litke: Oklahoma State, meanwhile, finished 4-0 against teams in the final Top 25 and likely would have claimed Alabama’s spot in the title were it not for an emotional overtime loss at … Continue reading →

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Jan 15

Photos by the numbers: 74

Posted on Sunday, January 15, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

August 6, 2005: East of Peoria, two interchanges in a row on I-74 are for other interstates, I-474 and I-155. I-74 is Iowa’s connection through the southern part of the old Northwest Territory. It’s only in the state for a … Continue reading →

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Jan 14

Photos by the numbers: 73

Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

October 15, 2009: South end of US 73 on the western edge of the Kansas City metro. The location changed a few years ago, after Kansas moved the remaining independent pieces of US 24/40 east of KS 7 onto I-70. … Continue reading →

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Jan 13

Shield oddity in Kirksville MO

Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012, at 12:01 PM by Jeff

I am working on updating listings for the Clinched Highway Mapping website and found a news story from October from KTVO on the bypass of Kirksville, Missouri. What made me do a double-take was one shot, below left, of the … Continue reading →

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Jan 13

Photos by the numbers: 72

Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 16, 2008: East end of US 54 in western Illinois. It used to go to Chicago; a piece that doesn’t stick closely to the interstates is still IL 54. US 36 was signed as the freeway route and I-72 … Continue reading →

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Jan 12

Photos by the numbers: 71

Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 9, 2007: Bemidji, Minnesota. Northernmost point traveled on US 71, less than 120 miles from Canada. My southernmost point on US 71 is in the Shreveport area.

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Jan 11

Sullivan’s corner

Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 11:58 AM by Jeff

South side of Section 25, Jackson Township, Taylor County. From 1820 to 1837, this was the northwest corner of the state of Missouri. The survey east of this point to the Mississippi River left something to be desired. The linked … Continue reading →

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Jan 11

Photos by the numbers: 70

Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 15, 2008 and June 9, 2011: Split shields in downtown Indianapolis and St. Louis. Weird, aren’t they? I’ve been on I-70 from the west edge of Denver to the east I-55 split and from Indianapolis to Fredericksburg MD, leaving … Continue reading →

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Jan 10

Photos by the numbers: 69

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 5, 2009: Kansas City, Kansas. This is after the rerouting of US 24/40 onto I-70 in KCK, taking away the independent segment of those routes east of US 73/KS 7. US 69 and 169 bump against each other repeatedly … Continue reading →

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Jan 10

So long, Pamida

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 12:30 AM by Jeff

This is a few days old, but it appears the Pamida brand will be going away. There are Pamida stores in Toledo and Eldora. Guess I should’ve taken a picture one of those many times I was cataloging changes on … Continue reading →

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