NORTH End: 4-way stop, US 6, West Liberty, Muscatine County
Facing north on 70
Photo by Jason Hancock
Notice that the "6" with double arrow is also in the background. The foreground "6" sign is redundant and by general Iowa DOT practice shouldn't even be there.
Facing south, but heading east, on 6
Photo by Jason Hancock
Facing south, but heading east, on 6
Much of 6 is marked as an "Emergency Detour" for I-80 in eastern Iowa. These signs drop off around Iowa City but show up again in Pottawattamie County.
Facing west on 6
The odd quality of this picture is a result of my camera and its problems with reading light before I sent it in to be fixed.
SOUTH End: T intersection, IA 92, Columbus Junction, Louisa County
Facing south on 70
Photo by Jason Hancock
Jason writes, "Here is the former south end of IA 70. Before an east bypass of Columbus Junction opened in 1995, there was no direct connection between IA 70 and 92; 92 went over 70 and traffic had to use two blocks of city streets to connect with 70." This could explain the not-quite-standard signing in the above and below pictures.
Facing east on 92
Photo by Jason Hancock
LGS in above picture
Photo by Jason Hancock
Old way to 92
Facing north on Second Street
Photo by Jason Hancock
Jason writes, "Green sign looking northward along Second Street north of 92; a right turn onto Walnut Street takes you to Main Street (old 70) after a block. The intersection of 2nd is marked by overhead blinking signals on 92."
[Old] SOUTH End: Stop sign, Market Street, Columbus City, Louisa County
Until 1995 70 went two miles farther south to end in Columbus City, making a little spur "tail" on a regular highway . Jason writes, "70 zigzagged through Columbus Junction before coming to an end in Columbus City. Mile marker 1 from this old segment is still standing; I followed it for a mile and wound up at the intersection with Market Street."
Facing west on Columbus Street, but heading south on old 70
Photo by Jason Hancock
Facing east on Columbus Street, but heading north on X17
Photo by Jason Hancock
The speed limit sign after the stop sign marks the point where IA 70 began.
Pictures by Jason Hancock: First and second, 6/19/03; fifth-tenth, February 2002
Pictures by me: Third and fourth, 5/25/03
Page created 12/16/01; last updated 1/10/04