March 13, 2002: The only photo this site has of IA 41’s south end before decommissioning, taken by Neil Bratney.
IA 41, a spur to Malvern, was an original 1920-series highway that was killed off in the Second Great Decommissioning of 2003. However, one little reminder remains in town.
The Classic Cafe has the “End 41” from the route posted on a wall inside. You can see it in the background at the 1:28 mark in this story from WOWT about the cafe suffering severe hail damage in a thunderstorm. Southwest Iowa and southeast Nebraska were hit hard by hail on the night of April 19, and KETV says phones at one Omaha glass shop are ringing off the hook.
The Classic Cafe righted one wrong on the signage: It properly displays “End 41”, rather than “41 End” as was posted in the last years of the highway’s life.