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Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous
Mar
01
Lincoln Highway, Historic 20 get special designations
September 28, 2014: A painting of Youngville Station in Benton County, inside Youngville Station, at the now-interchange of US 30 and US 218. The Historic 20 Route Association is Bryan Farr’s brainchild, and his decade of work has paid off: … Continue reading
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Feb
19
Bettendorf gets a few blocks of State Street
May 9, 2018: The on-ramp from eastbound State Street, once northbound US 67, to eastbound/southbound I-74 has been temporarily retained for access to the old bridge, which as of December is only for downtown Moline. An item from this month’s … Continue reading
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Feb
17
Is IA 32 still around?
September 2, 2008: As of 2012, the south end of IA 32 in Dubuque is/was US 20’s only at-grade intersection with a signed state route east of IA 110 in Sac County. I figure this is worth an attempt at … Continue reading
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Jan
11
‘Rehab’ on IA 28, Sioux City pages
“Pavement Rehab” is a line often used in DOT five-year plans regarding construction projects. That phrase makes sense for what I’ve done on the IA 12, Business US 20 (Sioux City), the combined IA 12 South/Business 20 East, and IA … Continue reading
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Nov
13
Iowa-bound I-74 bridge opens today
It’s happening! (To steal the first line from KWQC’s story.) (WQAD’s story above.) The Iowa-bound/westbound/northbound I-74 bridge was expected to open early this morning. This replaces the 1935 bridge, the original of the twin bridges. Hopefully next November we can … Continue reading
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Oct
19
Another matter of perspective
The new exit for IA 141 from northbound I-35/80, along with a half-diamond to the south at Meredith Drive, opened Friday. The Register had a preview earlier in the week. Presumably, northbound/eastbound, the Meredith exit will be 127A, and the … Continue reading
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Oct
14
North Dakota Highway 91
ND 91 is really short, reports KFYR-TV in Bismarck. (Video un-embeddable.) The route in Harvey, along US 52 between Jamestown and Minot, is signed at 0.28 miles. That is just a hair longer than IA 405 was signed 1980-2003. I … Continue reading
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Sep
18
Mormon Trail signed in Lee County (again?)
The historic Mormon Trail of the 1840s, which Latter-day Saints followed across southern Iowa from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City, got new signs in Lee County, according to an article in the Keokuk Daily Gate City. That’s neat and good, … Continue reading
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Aug
26
Southwest Arterial open; US 52 beside itself
The Southwest Arterial in Dubuque opened August 17. Stories: KCRG, KWWL, KDTH. (Sorry for the delay, but I’d been commuting an hour each way for more than a week and, well, *gestures omnidirectionally*.) As of Sunday, all US 52 signage … Continue reading
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Jul
17
Iowa Highway Ends: A glossary
With my upcoming exploration of the 1920 highway system, I thought it might be a good idea to explain certain terms and concepts that will come up often. This can double for explanation of the website in general. I’ve done … Continue reading
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