BUSINESS
NORTH End: Interchange, IA 60 and US 18, Sheldon, O'Brien County
All pictures by Jason Hancock taken 7/1/07.
Facing west on 18, but heading north on Business 60
Photo by Jason Hancock
Recent business routes are very sloppy with "End" signage (or along the route, for that matter), and this one is not an exception.
Facing west on 18, but heading north on Business 60
Photo by Jason Hancock
Now we're closer to I-90 than any other interstate. Turn around and it's 58 miles to I-29 in South Dakota from here - still closer than downtown Sioux City.
Facing east on 18
Photos by Jason Hancock
The "East 18" shield has since been removed. Had it stayed, an up arrow underneath should have been the style.
Facing south on 60
Photos by Jason Hancock
Pay attention, other cities: This is how the business district should be signed on the bypass, NOT by repeating the name on the main signs.
Facing south on the offramp
Photos by Jason Hancock
Jason points out that these signs are on the opposite sides of the ramp than they should be. The sign pointing to destinations to the right is on the left side of the offramp, and the sign pointing to the left is on the right side.
Facing west on 18
Photo by Jason Hancock
Briar Cliff University students did a research project on the Sheldon bypass's effect on businesses, as reported by the Sioux City Journal in 2007. But the first sign on 18 west of here doesn't have a "Business 60" attached, and it gets worse from there.
Surrounding area information: Junction US 18
Facing west on 18
Photos by Jason Hancock
The sign at left implies that Business 60 does not run with 18, yet the sign at far right of the right picture (southbound old 60) implies that it does.
Facing east on 18
Photo by Jason Hancock
So does this sign assembly on eastbound 18 - except you can see that the sign at far left doesn't have a "Business 60" with it. The business route just disappears for the next two miles.
Facing north on 60 / Business 60 (6/25/06 and 7/1/07)
Right photo by Jason Hancock
Ashton can still be reached by going straight ahead, but now the road is just Old Highway 60.
A highway-related business deserves a plug here. (7/21/12)
SOUTH End: Interchange, IA 60 and L26, Sioux/O'Brien county line
Facing south on Business 60
Photo by Jason Hancock
Facing south on Business 60
Photo by Jason Hancock
Facing north on L26/Business 60 (7/21/12)
Facing north on 60 (7/21/12 and 7/1/07)
Left photo by Jason Hancock
The Sheldon bypass replaces the entire two-lane stretch of IA 60 in O'Brien County.
Page created 12/17/07; last updated 11/1/13