Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Sep 23

With flyover open, where are the other not-quite-cloverleafs?

Posted on Monday, September 23, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This is a little late, but hey, so was the completion date of the project! The flyover ramp from northbound I-35 to westbound US 30 in Ames opened two days before the Iowa State-Iowa game, alleviating one long-standing traffic headache … Continue reading →

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Sep 05

A Lincoln Highway marker caretaker passes on

Posted on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 24, 2013: A Lincoln Highway marker on Johnson Avenue NW in Cedar Rapids. US 30 used Johnson on its first alignment. In an ode to a 102-year-old “Queen of Johnson Avenue” in Sunday’s Gazette, the writer mentioned this nugget: Dorothy … Continue reading →

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Aug 29

New Mississippi River bridge in Louisiana (no not that Louisiana)

Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 12, 2016: The now-former US 54 bridge across the Mississippi River, whose replacement was built right beside it. My string of unbroken Mississippi River crossings was clipped on Aug. 3 when a replacement for the US 54 Champ Clark Bridge … Continue reading →

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Jul 22

When Floyd County voted for good roads

Posted on Monday, July 22, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Floyd County joined the good-roads movement on July 22, 1919, when it voted by about a 3-2 margin for hard-surfaced roads. This vote would contribute to the future US 18 being continuous concrete from Algona to Charles City by the … Continue reading →

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Jun 26

Photo 34,998

Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 22, 2017: The Iowa Welcome Center outside Missouri Valley is Lincoln Highway-themed. Included near the recreation area is a ground-mounted map of Iowa with the Lincoln Highway represented as a raised line across the state. 2017 was full of … Continue reading →

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Jun 19

Arkansas does something quasi-competent for US 63

Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 19, 2016: BGS for the newly christened I-555 in Arkansas, as seen from US 61 where it parallels I-55. This website has complained rather vociferously about the tragedy of US 63 in Arkansas — ever since putting up a … Continue reading →

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Jun 12

When US 52 changes, IA 136 won’t

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

More than two years ago, the city of Dubuque and the Iowa DOT agreed on road swaps in relation to the Southwest Arterial. Six years after serious rumblings began about the city taking the project on for itself, we’re less … Continue reading →

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May 29

More 2018 photos sprinkled across pages

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I’ll get the good-sized batch of photos related to my trip for the US 20 completion ceremony later, but in the meantime, aside from the collection in Mount Pleasant, here’s a list of pages with a new photo or two: … Continue reading →

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May 24

Analysis of 2020-24 Iowa DOT five-year plan

Posted on Friday, May 24, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For this look at the upcoming five-year plan, not everything new is mentioned and not everything previously in is mentioned. Years are fiscal years as listed in the draft program (large PDF; scroll to near the bottom for the highway … Continue reading →

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Apr 22

US 30 study both limited, expansive

Posted on Monday, April 22, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

An “online meeting” has been posted regarding US 30 in Cedar and Clinton counties from the end of the impending Lisbon bypass to De Witt. There’s a 20-minute video that you have to sign up in order to see, but … Continue reading →

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