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Dec 02

Photos by the numbers: 30 (bonus)

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2011, at 8:00 PM by Jeff

July 2, 2009: East Canton, Ohio. I have traveled on US 30 in nine of its eleven states, have pictures in eight, clinched it in two (Iowa and West Virginia), and almost clinched it in two more (Illinois and Indiana). … Continue reading →

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Dec 02

Photos by the numbers: 29 and 30

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 29, 2007: Intersection of I-29 and US 30 in Missouri Valley. The (until recently) quintessential Iowa interchange sign arrangement. Notice the difference in the straight arrow lengths and the Butt-Ugly Kansas-Style Signage (larger initial letter).

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Dec 01

The 1895 Cyclones

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

The 1895 Iowa State Agricultural College football team included three players from Traer. (ISU Special Collections) The established history of the “Cyclones” team name at Iowa State springs from the Chicago Tribune after the Northwestern game in 1895 that had … Continue reading →

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Dec 01

Photos by the numbers: 28

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 21, 2009: South end of IA 28, as RAGBRAI went into Martensdale on the way from Greenfield to Indianola.

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Nov 30

The ISU-Purdue game that doesn’t exist

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at 12:37 PM by Jeff

Bowl projections have placed Iowa State in games from coast to coast, against a variety of teams. Among them are 6-6 Big Ten teams Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Purdue. According to the Iowa State media guide, Ohio State and … Continue reading →

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Nov 30

Photos by the numbers: 27

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at 6:59 AM by Jeff

August 15, 2005 / May 12, 2008: On US 34 approaching Mount Pleasant from the east, before and after the bypass north and west of Mount Pleasant opened. This is the fourth IA 27 in state history, and only the … Continue reading →

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Nov 29

Photos by the numbers: 26

Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 8, 2009: East end of US 26 in Ogallala, Nebraska. As Dale Sanderson says, “There aren’t many US highways with eastern ends that far west!” Much of US 26 follows Oregon Trail pathways; to the west of here, there … Continue reading →

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Nov 29

Fort Madison bypass open

Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at 12:23 AM by Jeff

The Fort Madison Daily Democrat and Iowa DOT both say new US 61 opened Monday afternoon. Old 61, or at least parts of it not overlapping with IA 2, will be repaved before being turned over to the city and … Continue reading →

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Nov 28

Photos by the numbers: 24 and 25

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 6, 2009: Colby, Kansas. That’s supposed to be Business Loop I-70. This is just east of where US 24 separates from I-70 after two long pairings in Colorado, and just west of where I-70 angles southeastward toward US 40.

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Nov 28

Still the whipping boy

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011, at 12:34 AM by Jeff

Stewart Mandel: The only team with a remote chance of passing Alabama at the 11th-hour is Oklahoma State should it beat 9-2 Oklahoma impressively this weekend, though it will take a near-universal about-face from the voters, who currently have the … Continue reading →

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