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Category Archives: Maps
Jan
19
What if we swapped US 6 and 275 in Omaha?
By the end of this year, Broadway through Council Bluffs will no longer be part of the Iowa highway system. US 6 will have to be taken off its straight route through the city and moved onto I-29 and I-80. After … Continue reading
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Dec
28
In-depth guides to Route 66
August 4, 2010: Replica early cutout highway sign at the Chandler (OK) US 66 Interpretive Center. Traveling Route 66 is something every roadgeek (or at least those in the western half of the country) gets the urge to do. I … Continue reading
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Dec
18
New Mapquest de-emphasizes county lines
Yet another website redesign takes away something inherently obvious in the name of … what? After rising to dominance in the late 2000s, Google Maps has steadily grown fat and happy in the 2010s, and by “fat” I mean resource-hogging, … Continue reading
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Dec
04
Politico: Iowa still matters
As the Iowa caucuses get nearer, so too does criticism about the state’s role in the presidential process. But Colin Woodard, whose research has divided much of North America into 11 “nations,” writes in Politico that Iowa’s settlement heritage makes … Continue reading
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Dec
01
Race to replace Kraig Paulsen just got interesting
Kraig Paulsen resigned as speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives earlier this year and he will not run for re-election in his suburban Cedar Rapids seat. An election to replace a former speaker is interesting in its own right, … Continue reading
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Oct
29
A guide to state triple points
June 26, 2014: The Arkansas-Missouri-Oklahoma triple point is just off MO/AR 43 in Southwest City, Missouri. Photo looking from Oklahoma mostly into Arkansas. The Washington Post has an interactive map that details every location three states in the United States … Continue reading
Sep
25
More traffic in Morley?
The Iowa DOT plans to close IA 38 through Stanwood in two phases for construction. The official detour (PDF) runs 15 miles longer than 38 itself between Stanwood and Monticello and goes through Mount Vernon. The local enterprising driver (but not … Continue reading
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Jul
09
Dows depot still open, just not as welcome center
A month ago I mentioned the new Iowa highway map did not include the Dows welcome center, further confirmed by the removal of signs for it on I-35. Austin Draude of KLMJ Radio in Hampton let me know that while … Continue reading
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Jul
01
New Iowa Sportsman’s Atlas out
A blurb in the Dickinson County News notes the Iowa Sportsman’s Atlas has been updated for the first time in seven years. What does this have to do with Iowa highways? The atlas uses Iowa DOT county maps as the … Continue reading
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Jun
04
New map ‘officially’ released; Dows welcome center is kaput
September 23, 2002: Iowa Welcome Center signage on I-35 for the Dows exit (former IA 72). Jason Hancock recently saw the signs for the Welcome Center in Dows had been removed from I-35. Turns out the end of the welcome … Continue reading
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