May 10, 2005: A new alignment of IA 137 was built south of Eddyville along with the US 63 bypass. At the time of this picture, 137’s end had moved to new 63, behind the camera. The car is turning onto what was 63 from 1997-2004. The pickup is driving on 137 approaching the intersection that used to be the north end of IA 23.
Once the new road straight ahead opened, the short diagonal piece leftover was a secret road that wasn’t accessible and later abandoned. In addition, the arrow on the Albia line became an “ahead” arrow.