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Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous
Nov
08
Historic marker/monument in Minnesota
July 18, 2013: This plaque is the focal point of a larger stone monument at Old Frontenac, Minnesota, along US 61/63. A long article from 1927 about the history of the fort is online here.
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Nov
07
Daily closures for US 34 bridge
Press release from the DOT. The bridge will be closed ten hours a day for five days. This is somewhat of a reminder that the new US 34 bridge across the Missouri River continues to be under construction. Mills County … Continue reading
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Nov
05
The new proposal to finish US 20
State Sen. Rick Bertrand of Sioux City wants the state to dip into its surplus, and spend $90 million a year for four years to four-lane US 20 between Moville and Early. Gov. Branstad is “supportive” of finishing 20, but … Continue reading
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Oct
31
University Avenue proposal is roundabout nightmare
With it being Halloween and all, here’s a scary story from the Waterloo Courier regarding University Avenue, old US 218, between IA 58 and US 63. But those speaking at the hearing were more concerned about the “preferred” design, which includes … Continue reading
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Oct
30
New attention to US 20 intersection in Dubuque County
East of Peosta, US 20 leaves the straight line running from Farley and turns northeast to Dubuque. Fifty years ago, there was a Highway Commission concept to run 20 straight east into Illinois, but budget and topographical considerations ensured it … Continue reading
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Oct
30
Illinois creates IL 390; future interstate?
It’s not Iowa, no, but it might become an addendum to my note about recent interstate creations in the Midwest — and affect my plans to travel every interstate in Illinois. West of O’Hare Airport in suburban Chicago, a freeway … Continue reading
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Sep
19
Laurel NE B-17 crash memorial
July 12, 2013: This memorial is on US 20 in Laurel, Nebraska, 47 miles west of Sioux City. This is the text of the black marker: On Aug. 5, 1944 a formation of 18 – B17 bombers were on a … Continue reading
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Sep
13
Happy 100th birthday, Lincoln Highway route!
July 5, 2013: Three Bridges Park on the east side of Grand Junction The name was announced in July, but the path from coast to coast wasn’t made official until Sept. 13, 1913. The New York Times article about the … Continue reading
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Sep
12
Lincoln Highway at 100: The Omaha shift
July 12, 2013: This loop is really a spur. It runs from the state line to the corner of 6th and Erie in Missouri Valley. When US 30 was paved west of Boone in 1931, it completed the Lincoln Highway … Continue reading
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Sep
05
US 159 Missouri River bridge opens
This is just outside of Iowa, but important to the southwest. (It also means I have to go back there and travel across it to re-clinch US 159.) This Lincoln Journal-Star article errs in saying the bridge connects Richardson County … Continue reading
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