Remember how the news about the transfer of Business US 169\/IA 926 to the city of Fort Dodge had a curious caveat? That caveat has become meaningful.<\/p>\n
In 2014, the transfer of jurisdiction said “excluding bridges,”<\/a> the bridges in question being the Karl King Viaduct and Kenyon Road bridge, both over the Des Moines River*. Fort Dodge took that jurisdiction and mangled a central intersection<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, there’s a notice for a DOT meeting Feb. 18 about “proposed traffic control options”<\/a> for replacing the Kenyon Road bridge, the southern one of the two. A bridge in this location dates back to 1935, and used to carry US 20. (However, 20 may not have been put on it until 1937, and I address that discrepancy in my Fort Dodge Highway Chronology<\/a>.)<\/p>\n The press release says the bridge replacement will take place in 2023.<\/p>\n *As of this writing, Google Maps is labeling the Des Moines River north of Saylorville Lake as “Deer Creek” and not labeling it north of Jackson MN at all. Huh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Remember how the news about the transfer of Business US 169\/IA 926 to the city of Fort Dodge had a curious caveat? That caveat has become meaningful. In 2014, the transfer of jurisdiction said “excluding bridges,” the bridges in question … Continue reading