Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Feb 10

The winding history of the Sageville-Luxemburg road (2)

Posted on Friday, February 10, 2023, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This clip from 1949 Iowa Highway Commission blueprints shows three alignments of IA 3 in Sageville that are nearly on top of each other. The top gray line is the 1932-49 pavement. The middle, with a centerline, is a change … Continue reading →

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Dec 29

US 63 in Tama-Toledo to be three-laned

Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This month’s Iowa Transportation Commission meeting included approval of Traffic Safety Improvement Program applications. (The two PDFs that compile the applications are detailed and large.) Included on the list of FY24 funding approvals is conversion of US 63 in Tama and … Continue reading →

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Dec 12

Updates and corrections to pages, late 2022

Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(This has been percolating for a while, and the changes have been made. I figured I’d better push it out by the end of the year.) Active highways: I’ve had the west end of IA 24 in New Hampton dated … Continue reading →

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Dec 02

US 275 gets stop sign on far west side of Omaha

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

The end of the West Dodge freeway through western Omaha gets three different designations in a short span: US 6, Link 28B, and US 275. The last comes north from an intersection with NE 92 and merges into the freeway. … Continue reading →

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Nov 11

Historic Shellsburg bridge will be bypassed

Posted on Friday, November 11, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 16, 2017: A marker for Shellsburg depicts the bridge right behind it, at the south end of the business district. The Nov. 1 Benton County Supervisors meeting had some updates from the county engineer that affect noteworthy locations. The … Continue reading →

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Sep 19

Manitowoc gives US 151 a trim

Posted on Monday, September 19, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 14, 2015: The now-former north end of US 151. There are those who see the above point in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and see the light at the end of the tunnel, or a long-neck at the end of a long … Continue reading →

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Aug 19

IA 192, twice merely dead, is really most sincerely dead

Posted on Friday, August 19, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 1, 2015: This sign on northbound South Expressway at the 30th Avenue intersection has been modified to green-out the middle section indicating IA 192. Photo by Jason Hancock. In the Transportation Commission minutes for this month was a curious … Continue reading →

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Jun 13

Cascade business route rerouted

Posted on Monday, June 13, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

At the fall 2021 meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Iowa submitted an application to change the route of Business US 151 in Cascade. The application starts on page 4 in this large PDF. The … Continue reading →

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Jun 01

Business 30 in Mount Vernon-Lisbon: Yes or no?

Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

When the Mount Vernon-Lisbon US 30 bypass opened without any signs indicating a Business 30, I figured the DOT had simply decided against one. Either I was wrong or someone’s mind changed. The spring 2020 meeting of the American Association … Continue reading →

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May 25

Notes on 2023-27 highway plan

Posted on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 10:06 AM by Jeff

(I almost typed 1923-27. Shows how much I’m looking into that era right now.) The Iowa Transportation Commission’s five-year plan is out, with a font change, mixed-case type, comma separators, no mileages listed (again!) and occasionally a more informal style … Continue reading →

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