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Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous
Oct
06
Very old US 52 bridge near Dubuque closed
There are parts of an old routing of US 52 just east of its south junction with US 61/151 on the south side of Dubuque. One portion, Bellevue Heights Road, was bypassed in the 1930s and now has the E.B. … Continue reading
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Sep
18
US 6 “Retro Road Trip” this weekend
October 22, 2014: East of Atlantic, present-day US 6 goes north with US 71 to I-80, while old 6 between 71 and Anita is now IA 83. “Historic 6” was signed across the state not too long ago. Starting this … Continue reading
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Sep
17
US 20 enthusiast inspires Cushing
I have written about (and met) Bryan Farr of Massachusetts, who is tirelessly promoting US 20 as a tourism destination and vehicle for economic development. He’s back in Iowa this week to visit the town of Cushing. He was interviewed … Continue reading
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Sep
07
US 77 and I-129 pages updated, for real this time
June 4, 2014: This photo from I-29 northbound at I-129 is now on the I-129 page. I made a blog post in mid-June announcing the addition of photos from last summer onto a bunch of pages. I included US 77’s north … Continue reading
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Sep
01
Broadway viaduct area part of Council Bluffs transfer of jurisdiction
June 12, 2006: The intersection of West Broadway and 16th Street in Council Bluffs, currently the location where IA 192 joins/departs US 6, will be removed from the state highway system in all directions in the near future. The Council … Continue reading
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Aug
31
Revised IA 330-US 65 interchange plan released
The Iowa DOT has released its final plan (officially, “preferred alternative”) to remove the existing US 65/IA 330/IA 117 intersection and build an interchange. Construction is scheduled for 2017 and 2018 despite a prominent eminent-domain fight that is also the final, bitter … Continue reading
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Aug
26
Dumping US 6 in Council Bluffs?
June 22, 2013: This sign’s days and US 6’s straight shot through Council Bluffs appear to be numbered. More than a decade after the Iowa DOT relieved itself of dozens of low-traffic spur highways across the state, the department has … Continue reading
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Jul
16
River Road closed near Montrose
The Daily Gate City in Keokuk reported at the beginning of the month that part of River Road near Montrose has collapsed and will be closed until further notice. I assume from context that the road is X28, named Mississippi … Continue reading
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Jul
14
On the Iowa DOT director’s “fewer roads” statement
The director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, Paul Trombino, said recently the state of Iowa is going to have a smaller road system. This potentially explosive statement has been picked up by the Gazette, but before that, the Atlantic’s CityLab was … Continue reading
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Jun
11
Beautiful land. All 8,883 miles of it.
June 8, 2015, 6:49 PM: The end of a journey years in the making. Between March 20, 2003, and June 8, 2015, I traveled every mile of every current state, US, and interstate highway in Iowa at least once. (Some … Continue reading
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