BUSINESS
NORTH End: Interchange, US 61 and IA 64, Maquoketa, Jackson County
Facing west on 64 (6/14/11)
Facing east on 64 (6/14/11 and 11/16/18)
Technically, there is a Business 61 "on the books" for Maquoketa. However, there is no indication in either direction of Business 61 existing.
Facing east on 64, but heading south on Business 61 (11/16/18)
If Business 61 got signed, here would be a good place for the first marker heading south.
The Grant Wood Scenic Byway is exclusively in Jones and Jackson counties, running from near Stone City to Bellevue (PDF).
Facing north on 61 (8/31/07)
Unlike some places, Maquoketa has been content with "Next 2 Exits" outside of town and street names on the BGSs.
Facing south on 61 (9/2/08)
The one-mile sign comes before the intersection with former IA 428.
Aside from an ancient "City Route 61" sign that Jason Hancock first found, it is not signed anywhere. See the sign in context here. It's very small, meaning it's very old. It may be from 1967, when US 61 was realigned around Maquoketa, where the four-lane followed more than three decades later. (6/14/11)
SOUTH End: Interchange, US 61, near Maquoketa, Jackson County
Facing south on Business 61 (6/14/11)
Still no signage here as the freeway switches from being west of the old alignment to being east. They meet up at IA 136.
Facing north on old 61 (6/14/11)
Facing north on 61 (8/31/07)
The "S Main St" on this sign appears to be an overlay, signifying something else was there earlier. "Maquoketa," perhaps. It would make sense given that the freeway turned to two-lane here during part of the 1990s.
Facing north on 61 (8/31/07)
In the direction that a business route would customarily be signed, no signage exists. North of here, old 61 was secret IA 954 for a while.
Facing south on 61 (9/2/08)
Page created 1/27/08; last updated 3/31/19