Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Jun 27

Lincoln Highway in Clinton County

Posted on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 1:08 PM by Jeff

The intersection of Main and Harding in the north part of Clinton, formerly the town of Fulton, is where the Lyons-Fulton bridge reached Iowa after crossing the Mississippi River (and following a long dogleg). This is a few blocks north … Continue reading →

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Jun 25

Some Lincoln Highway photos outside Iowa

Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 3:12 PM by Jeff

July 2, 2009: US 30 and the Lincoln Highway are still together in Canton, Ohio. June 13, 2011: For a fraction of a mile in Plainfield IL, two of America’s most historic roads come together.

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Jun 24

Lincoln Highway centennial links

Posted on Monday, June 24, 2013, at 3:10 PM by Jeff

As you can see in my choice of header image, the Lincoln Highway is a special thing to me and this is a very special year for the route. Although it didn’t become an official Iowa auto trail until 1915, … Continue reading →

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Jun 07

Button copy in Indiana

Posted on Friday, June 7, 2013, at 10:21 PM by Jeff

July 7, 2008: I-64 in Indiana, four miles from the Kentucky state line. In other news, this picture is nearly five years old. (Sorry for the lack of stuff, been preoccupied.)

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May 22

IA 330 meeting Tuesday

Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 12:40 PM by Jeff

A year ago, the DOT held a meeting in Baxter and laid out all the possibilities for changing the US 65/IA 330/IA 117 intersection. Many of the alternatives were at-grade intersections. The meeting notice for next Tuesday uses the word … Continue reading →

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May 17

Lincoln Highway Centennial

Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013, at 2:50 PM by Jeff

America’s Main Street celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. (I’ve seen in places that July 1 is the official date.) The Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival is this weekend in Tama. The Rochester Post-Bulletin has a feature about the Lincoln Highway in … Continue reading →

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May 15

Draft five-year plan is out

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 11:55 AM by Jeff

It’s a big file, because the highway program isn’t separated out like it used to be years ago. I hope to have analysis this weekend.

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May 13

End/Begin 330 signs gone

Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013, at 11:25 AM by Jeff

December 2002: Eventually, a “North” was added here. In the past week, the “End 330” sign and “Begin” marker that were at the IA 330/IA 117/US 65 intersection were removed, months after 330 was officially extended to Altoona. However, no other … Continue reading →

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May 10

You spin me right round, baby

Posted on Friday, May 10, 2013, at 11:19 AM by Jeff

The IA 3/IA 187 intersection at Starmont High School in Fayette County is now a roundabout. It is the first in Iowa in a rural area. Because of these big signs, in each direction after passing the roundabout is a distance … Continue reading →

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Apr 26

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Posted on Friday, April 26, 2013, at 7:07 PM by Jeff

The movie about Jackie Robinson is very good. My only question: How, in a film so committed to accuracy the actor playing Red Barber worked endlessly on mimicking the radio broadcaster’s voice, does the final cut have a scene labeled … Continue reading →

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