Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Jul 22

When Floyd County voted for good roads

Posted on Monday, July 22, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Floyd County joined the good-roads movement on July 22, 1919, when it voted by about a 3-2 margin for hard-surfaced roads. This vote would contribute to the future US 18 being continuous concrete from Algona to Charles City by the … Continue reading →

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Jun 26

Photo 34,998

Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 22, 2017: The Iowa Welcome Center outside Missouri Valley is Lincoln Highway-themed. Included near the recreation area is a ground-mounted map of Iowa with the Lincoln Highway represented as a raised line across the state. 2017 was full of … Continue reading →

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Jun 19

Arkansas does something quasi-competent for US 63

Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 19, 2016: BGS for the newly christened I-555 in Arkansas, as seen from US 61 where it parallels I-55. This website has complained rather vociferously about the tragedy of US 63 in Arkansas — ever since putting up a … Continue reading →

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Jun 12

When US 52 changes, IA 136 won’t

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

More than two years ago, the city of Dubuque and the Iowa DOT agreed on road swaps in relation to the Southwest Arterial. Six years after serious rumblings began about the city taking the project on for itself, we’re less … Continue reading →

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May 29

More 2018 photos sprinkled across pages

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I’ll get the good-sized batch of photos related to my trip for the US 20 completion ceremony later, but in the meantime, aside from the collection in Mount Pleasant, here’s a list of pages with a new photo or two: … Continue reading →

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May 24

Analysis of 2020-24 Iowa DOT five-year plan

Posted on Friday, May 24, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For this look at the upcoming five-year plan, not everything new is mentioned and not everything previously in is mentioned. Years are fiscal years as listed in the draft program (large PDF; scroll to near the bottom for the highway … Continue reading →

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Apr 22

US 30 study both limited, expansive

Posted on Monday, April 22, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

An “online meeting” has been posted regarding US 30 in Cedar and Clinton counties from the end of the impending Lisbon bypass to De Witt. There’s a 20-minute video that you have to sign up in order to see, but … Continue reading →

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Apr 19

100th anniversary of Iowa’s Primary Road Act

Posted on Friday, April 19, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

  May 19, 2004 / September 7, 2006: There are only two places in Iowa where original 1920 numbers still meet in 2019 — IA 9/51 in Allamakee County and IA 13/56 in Clayton County. Neither intersection is in the … Continue reading →

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Apr 16

30 years of changes on the Illinois Tollway

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Not Iowa, but still relevant to Midwestern roadgeeks and the reporter who sounds like she’s one herself. EDIT: I was going to embed the video but it autoplays. Sorry. Video’s at the link.

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Mar 15

The road to Backbone State Park

Posted on Friday, March 15, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 29, 2017: The Iowa Civilian Conservation Corps Museum in Backbone State Park shows off the contributions the New Deal program made to Iowa’s state parks and natural resources. Backbone, Iowa’s first state park, celebrates its centennial next year. At … Continue reading →

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