Author Archives: Jeff

May 08

Muscatine remaking Mississippi Drive

Posted on Monday, May 8, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Business US 61, or Mississippi Drive in downtown Muscatine, was handed from state to city control in 2014. Now the city is making good on plans for infrastructure improvements. Construction starts today, reports WQAD. The road level will be raised to … Continue reading →

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May 05

Overhead flashers to be removed from state intersections

Posted on Friday, May 5, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

March 22, 2003: Former south end of IA 341 at US 18 in Ruthven. The DOT appears to be phasing out overhead amber and red lights at intersections across rural Iowa. Two news stories from opposite corners of the state — … Continue reading →

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May 04

Council Bluffs 2017 construction preview online

Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

April 19, 2017: This sign, and the one beside it, are the oldest existing and last button-copy BGSs in Iowa. By the end of the year, the whole thing will be gone when a new alignment for westbound I-80 as … Continue reading →

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May 03

Great Plains Trip Day 7

Posted on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 8, 2016: Now entering Yetter, fourth from the bottom in the Iowa alphabet. Now exiting Yetter. Cedar Rapids, Iowa — A drive on Iowa’s newest highway and to five unvisited towns scattered across three counties finished off a vacation … Continue reading →

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May 02

Great Plains Trip Day 6

Posted on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 7, 2016: This photo encompasses a significant portion of the buildings of the new Nebraska State Fairgrounds, relocated from Lincoln to Grand Island in 2010 because of poor attendance. I better stop here before I say something about the … Continue reading →

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May 01

Great Plains Trip Day 5

Posted on Monday, May 1, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 6, 2016: An overhead sign tells US 30 travelers they’ve crossed the 100th Meridian in Cozad, Nebraska. Grand Island, Nebraska — Of things that could go “wrong” on my trip without being time-consuming or truly tragic, three of them … Continue reading →

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Apr 28

The southeast corner of Wyoming, the highest point in Nebraska

Posted on Friday, April 28, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, August 5 — After leaving Cheyenne, I headed east on I-80 almost to the state line and then turned south to reach the Colorado-Nebraska-Wyoming corner and the highest point in Nebraska. The two locations are within eyesight of … Continue reading →

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Apr 27

Great Plains Trip Day 4

Posted on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 5, 2016: View of I-80/US 30 from the Wyoming Welcome Center, the highest point on the interstate. Kimball, Nebraska — From a college football stadium to a tri-state corner, this day had a little bit of everything. The first … Continue reading →

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Apr 26

Great Plains Trip Day 3

Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 4, 2016: Pioneers literally wore down the stone here. Oregon Trail ruts, Guernsey, Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming — This would be my first entry into Wyoming in nearly 16 years. But first, some auto work. After that, I stopped at Rebecca … Continue reading →

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Apr 25

Great Plains Trip Day 2

Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 3, 2016: Entrance to Scotts Bluff National Monument via old NE 92. NE 92 used to end much farther east, at NE 61 in Arthur County, but then was extended across the state and joined WY 92. Scottsbluff, Nebraska — … Continue reading →

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