(1931-July 1, 2003)
WEST End: Sully, Jasper County
Facing west on 225
Photo by Jason Hancock
Highway 225 was the last of three sequential numbers given to Jasper County as spurs in 1931. In the next 70 years, 223 was extended and then decommissioned, 224 was extended, and 225 remained the only highway ending at IA 146 (excluding 102's shared east end with it). In 2003, 225 was the only spur that crossed county lines - IA 410, I believe, ran right up to one, and spurs entirely on the line like 419 didn't count since they technically didn't "cross".
Facing east on 225
Photo by Mark Odor
EAST End: Intersection, IA 146, Searsboro, Poweshiek County
Jason Hancock's pictures are pre-decommissioning; mine are post-decommissioning.
Facing east on 225
Photo by Jason Hancock
The town of Searsboro (pop. 155) is just to the left - but this sign is within city limits.
Facing east on 225
Facing east on 225
The pickup is on 146. The stop sign with its back to us is the access road to/from northbound 146. The car is going onto southbound 146.
Facing west, but heading north, on 146
Photo by Jason Hancock
Assembly to left of bridge guard sign in above picture
Photo by Jason Hancock
Traffic for 225 continues east while 146 changes from southbound to eastbound, picking up 225's road. (SB traffic stops, as indicated by the sign with its back to us.)
Facing south on 146
The "former" sign here is much nicer than the one in Jasper County. The 146 shield two photos down is by the blue house.
Facing south on 146
Photo by Jason Hancock
Facing south on 146
Photo by Jason Hancock
The signs at left are the same ones three pictures up.
A "Begin" sign on a county road? That's new.
Not everyone got the memo about the change. This is half a mile west of the end.
Last seen: 2003
Pictures by Jason Hancock: First, third, sixth, seventh, ninth, and tenth, 4/14/02
Pictures by me: Fourth, fifth, eighth, eleventh, and twelfth, 5/31/05
Page created 12/18/02; last updated 6/11/05