Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Nov 08

Eating your way down the Lincoln Highway

Posted on Monday, November 8, 2021, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

WHO’s Roger Riley drove Iowa’s eastern half of the Lincoln Highway for a feature story. This means he got PAID to eat prime rib at the Lighthouse Inn near Cedar Rapids, an omelet at the Lincoln Cafe in Belle Plaine, … Continue reading →

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Oct 01

Louisa County stops paying the ferryman

Posted on Friday, October 1, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The distinction between farm-to-market and local roads once mattered to a great degree in highway systems. Even now, the designation is maintained, and the former is described as roads that “provide all-weather routes to destination points”. So when a county … Continue reading →

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Sep 29

Bella Vista bypass opens this week

Posted on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

One of the Midwest’s longest-promised highway projects that never seemed to get off the ground for years is opening this week. The Bella Vista bypass will go across the Arkansas-Missouri state line and create a full four-lane I-49 from Fort … Continue reading →

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Aug 16

Many state-level ‘poor’ bridges on replacement list

Posted on Monday, August 16, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A few weeks ago, we got another round of stories about Iowa’s high number of “structurally deficient” bridges. This occurs regularly; I made a post five years ago about the bridge list then and their replacement timetables. As a reminder, … Continue reading →

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Jul 12

Interstates rearranged in DC

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 26, 2009: This sweet old sign on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, will have to come down, if it hasn’t already. Notice the faint markings of a previous interstate shield under the DC-marked I-395 shield. The AASHTO’s Special Committee … Continue reading →

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Jun 28

H45 switch in Arispe

Posted on Monday, June 28, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Union County and the town of Arispe are “exchanging responsibilities for certain streets,” reports the Creston News Advertiser. It was supposed to be done in 2018 but didn’t get formalized. Officially, H45 has run along Forbes Street, as can be … Continue reading →

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Mar 12

Catchup on stateline pages

Posted on Friday, March 12, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 24, 2019: I-80 meets I-29 right as it comes into Iowa. Technically, this gantry is on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River. Ahead is the current highway welcome sign. Some members of the Iowa Legislature see a need … Continue reading →

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Mar 01

Lincoln Highway, Historic 20 get special designations

Posted on Monday, March 1, 2021, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

September 28, 2014: A painting of Youngville Station in Benton County, inside Youngville Station, at the now-interchange of US 30 and US 218. The Historic 20 Route Association is Bryan Farr’s brainchild, and his decade of work has paid off: … Continue reading →

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Feb 19

Bettendorf gets a few blocks of State Street

Posted on Friday, February 19, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 9, 2018: The on-ramp from eastbound State Street, once northbound US 67, to eastbound/southbound I-74 has been temporarily retained for access to the old bridge, which as of December is only for downtown Moline. An item from this month’s … Continue reading →

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Feb 17

Is IA 32 still around?

Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 2, 2008: As of 2012, the south end of IA 32 in Dubuque is/was US 20’s only at-grade intersection with a signed state route east of IA 110 in Sac County. I figure this is worth an attempt at … Continue reading →

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