(December 1, 1930-July 1, 2003)
NORTH End: Stop sign, US 30/218, Benton County
Facing north on 201 (5/16/17)
Facing north on 201 (12/2/01)
Photo by Jason Hancock
Facing north on 201 (5/20/03)
Facing north on 201 (8/8/09)
Facing north on 201 (5/16/17)
Facing east on 30, but heading south on 218 (8/8/09)
This is was the first appearance of Mount Vernon on an LGS.
Larger replacement sign (5/16/17)
Facing east on 30, but heading south on 218 (5/25/02)
The first sign for 201 south can be seen on the light pole. This intersection marked the end of the four-lane segment until November 1999.
Facing west on 30, but heading north on 218 (5/20/03)
Facing west on 30, but heading north on 218 (5/24/17)
Facing east on 30, but heading north on 218 (5/24/17)
SOUTH End: Near Younglove Street, Norway, Benton County
Facing west, but heading south, on 201 (5/20/03)
Highway 201 turns west to go through Norway, share four blocks with E66, then ends and becomes only E66 between Younglove and Carver streets. This is one of two Benton County spurs that still entered the city limits after 1980 (82 was the other). Ahead and to the right is a diamond that was used for a summer legend known as Norway baseball. (Now a major motion picture! The naked pole that used to hold the first "North 201" shield appears in the background of one scene.)
Facing east, but heading north, on 201 (5/16/17)
The baseball diamond is to the left. Just ahead, about where the cars are, is where 201 began. The official point was Younglove Street.
Facing north on 201 (5/20/03)
Compare the fonts to 279's LGS.
Point of interest:
Norway's final two state baseball championships, in 1990 and 1991, were both won against other public schools (North Tama and South Clay, respectively). Since then, three public schools have met in the Class 1A championship only twice: North Kossuth over Kee High, 1996; Lenox over Sentral, 2006; and Martensdale-St. Marys over Kee again, 2011. Photo is a mural opposite the Norway Baseball Museum downtown (5/16/17).
Last seen: 2003
Page created 2/23/02; last updated 11/27/17