Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Oct 18

Mt. Vernon-Lisbon bypass back on the list

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 3:00 PM by Jeff

A decade after thinking about and shelving the plan, a US 30 bypass of Mount Vernon and Lisbon has again advanced to the public-hearing stage. This year’s meeting will be Oct. 30 (PDF). The map is here (PDF). With the opening … Continue reading →

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Oct 12

Progress in Bremer County

Posted on Friday, October 12, 2012, at 3:05 PM by Jeff

Assorted construction news around the state: Count this as another “de-clinching” of US 218 for me: New 218 around Janesville opened today, with an interchange at C50 and a closed intersection a mile south at the county line. The entire … Continue reading →

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Oct 09

Old Iowa City bridge to be replaced

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at 5:19 PM by Jeff

The Rochester Avenue bridge, called the most structurally deficient in Johnson County, will be replaced next year. When the bridge was built in 1934, Rochester Avenue carried IA 1 on the way to West Branch. IA 1 was rerouted at … Continue reading →

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Aug 14

Preston Station sale

Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at 12:41 PM by Jeff

 November 29, 2002 When I was taking pictures of the George Preston Station in Belle Plaine in late 2002, George’s son Ron happened to be there. I hadn’t expected that, but I explained that I was taking pictures of the … Continue reading →

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Aug 06

Everything except Business 20

Posted on Monday, August 6, 2012, at 9:28 AM by Jeff

July 25, 2012: The westernmost part of Business 20 through Fort Dodge now goes west a short bit on what was D26 before turning due south to immediately meet new 20. D36 is the designation for old 20 through Moorland … Continue reading →

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Jul 17

Off the grid

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 1:44 PM by Jeff

The title of the marker, “How Correctionville Got It’s Name!” is both enthusiastic and mispunctuated. It’s “its” not “it’s”. Correctionville, in Woodbury County, is named for the survey correction line that runs through the town and across the state. The … Continue reading →

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Jun 23

US 66 tourism article

Posted on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at 5:18 PM by Jeff

By Reuters.

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May 31

Last lettered county road sign gone

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 1:34 AM by Jeff

May 20, 2003 Iowa switched from single letters on its county roads to the alphanumeric grid system around 1969. For a short period, the new designations were printed on the same green squares, probably until counties exhausted their supplies. One … Continue reading →

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May 29

The end of US 269

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 9:51 AM by Jeff

October 21, 2007. Photo’s color composition has been altered slightly. US Highway 269 never existed except for many years, perhaps a decade, on one sign in Kansas City — southbound I-35 at Exit 11. An initial glance might make one … Continue reading →

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Apr 23

Red light, green light

Posted on Monday, April 23, 2012, at 4:07 PM by Jeff

Des Moines has 420 signalized intersections. West Des Moines has 110. (Note: Sidebar on link may not work in Safari.) Tama County has six.

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