Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Apr 20

A dozen pages updated

Posted on Friday, April 20, 2012, at 1:55 PM by Jeff

The most time-consuming part of updating pages, it seems, is re-counting the order for the photo dates at the bottom of each page. That said, these were from pictures taken in mid-2011. Pages updated: 62, 111, 113, 142, 202, 221, … Continue reading →

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Apr 15

Maquoketa Caves reopen

Posted on Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 12:59 AM by Jeff

KWWL and the Quad-City Times have stories. Until 2003, the state park was the destination of IA 428, the highest signed non-900 designation in the Iowa highway system.

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Apr 02

Walcott visitors center open

Posted on Monday, April 2, 2012, at 12:51 PM by Jeff

The welcome center at the World’s Largest Truck Stop replaces the one that closed in LeClaire. The move is actually  beneficial for travelers because now no matter how you come in to the Quad Cities, there is an eastern Iowa … Continue reading →

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Feb 11

Numerical coincidence

Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 1:05 AM by Jeff

According to Clinched Highway Mapping, I have traveled approximately 1036 miles on I-40 and 1035 miles on US 40. That’s not going to be the case for long, though. Once the Crosstown Expressway’s westbound lanes open in Oklahoma City, I … Continue reading →

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Jan 18

Dallas County rest area’s time limited?

Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at 8:27 PM by Jeff

The Des Moines Register reports that the Federal Highway Administration has approved plans for the Alice’s Road interchange on I-80. It is scheduled to open within two years. This is the recently built Alice’s Road bridge as seen from the … Continue reading →

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Jan 13

Shield oddity in Kirksville MO

Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012, at 12:01 PM by Jeff

I am working on updating listings for the Clinched Highway Mapping website and found a news story from October from KTVO on the bypass of Kirksville, Missouri. What made me do a double-take was one shot, below left, of the … Continue reading →

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Dec 10

That’s a lot of gravel

Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at 10:13 AM by Jeff

Plymouth County maintains 1,430 miles of roads.

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Nov 03

I-680 into Nebraska reopens

Posted on Thursday, November 3, 2011, at 12:30 AM by Jeff

It’s been closed for four months, but is open to traffic weeks earlier than expected. It had to be completely rebuilt after flooding destroyed the concrete and the roadbed. Omaha World-Herald story here. Best quote, though, is from KETV/AP and … Continue reading →

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Oct 24

Joe Posnanski gets lost in Fremont County

Posted on Monday, October 24, 2011, at 12:58 AM by Jeff

Missouri River flooding 1, Sports Illustrated writer with a GPS 0: I took the exit that would take me West on Hwy 2, and got to the bottom of the ramp, and the GPS told me to turn left, go … Continue reading →

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Oct 19

Spell check

Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at 10:43 PM by Jeff

Oop. That’s supposed to be Colesburg*. This sign was put up in July on eastbound IA 3 at IA 38’s north end. This is the second time in a decade that a mileage sign has been missing an “S”. The … Continue reading →

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