Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Oct 24

US 34 opening ceremony article

Yes, more, because it finally opened, it’s been decades in the making, and after driving 670 miles in two days I need recovery time. I hope to have photos up next week. Omaha World-Herald article KMA: Bridge to common ground … Continue reading

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Oct 22

Photo 26,000

June 24, 2014: Entering Missouri on the new I-70 Mississippi River bridge. My summer Missouri vacation re-clinched I-70 between Denver and central Maryland (3 miles of new road) and clinched the entirety of I-44. Kansas City is used as the … Continue reading

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Oct 21

More US 34 bridge stories

After seeing a short Omaha World-Herald story, excerpted below, I was puzzled for a minute. However, the story has mixed up the bridge across the Missouri River and bridges across Interstate 29, which got that exact new configuration last week. Westbound … Continue reading

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Oct 20

US 34 bridge ceremony, opening Wednesday

Information was slow to trickle out, but now the details are ready: The new US 34 bridge across the Missouri River will open Wednesday at 3 PM. The DOT press release did not include any information about an opening ceremony, … Continue reading

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Oct 18

Cityview description of Lincoln Highway change is wrong

I don’t know what possessed Cityview’s Jim Duncan to open up a story about food at the Meskwaki casino with a Lincoln Highway conspiracy theory, but it’s flat out incorrect. Duncan writes: The Lincoln Highway’s course was only altered in one … Continue reading

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Oct 16

US 34 Missouri River bridge will open Oct. 22

After many delays, the new Plattsmouth bridge is scheduled to open Oct. 22, creating a shorter four-lane link from I-29 to the south Omaha suburbs. There are stories from the Omaha World-Herald, WOWT, and KMA Radio. After the bridge is … Continue reading

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Oct 15

US 20 figures into governor debate

Story from Sioux City Journal. This version online puts the four-laning of US 20, and the closely related gas tax issue, as the centerpiece of the debate.

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Sep 30

Second US 65 Bondurant stoplight activated

The four-lane US 65 diagonal through Bondurant gets a little more suburban with the addition of a signal at 32nd Street starting tomorrow. This is between Grant Street (former IA 945) and I-80. There will be another signal added to US 65 … Continue reading

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Sep 29

Beltway interstate designation talk rises again

December 18, 2006: Two numbers, two opposing directions, and the occasional bout of confusion about what road you’re on. US 65 and IA 5 share the Des Moines beltway between US 69 and Carlisle. I have pointed out before that … Continue reading

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Sep 16

Lincoln Highway bridge needs repairs again

The historic unique Lincoln Highway bridge on the east end of Tama is about to celebrate its centennial. It underwent an extensive rehab project in 1987, but flooding and time have raised the need for more work to be done, … Continue reading

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