(1935-July 1, 2003)
NORTH End: City limits of Atkins, Benton County
Facing west, but heading north, on 279
Facing east, but heading south, on 279 (the road curves; the second car is turning west)
Photo by Jason Hancock
Facing south on 279
Compare the font here to IA 201's LGS.
SOUTH End: Stop sign, US 30/218, Benton County
Facing south on 279
Photo by Jason Hancock
Compare this May 25 photo to the late 2001 photo below.
Approximately (if not exactly) at the same place
Photo by Jason Hancock
Old photo: A "Stop Ahead" sign has been placed, presumably on the same pole, and a "Jct 30/218" appears to have been added between here and the LGS.
Facing south on 279
Photos by Jason Hancock
LGS reads <- Cedar Rapids 10; Vinton 23 ->; Tama 38 ->
Facing east on 30/218
Photo by Jason Hancock
Facing east on 30/218
Barely visible at lower left is "mile marker" 242.70; the DOT signs tenths of a mile on the side of four-lane roads. However, they are not always correct, especially on roads like US 30. In fact, eight miles west of here, the mile markers go from a freeway-style large 234 near the 218 intersection to a small 231 west of that point. Add that to the 0.2-mile Mile 149 in Ames and numbers are at least three miles off here.
Facing west on 30
Facing west on 30
Facing north
Like IA 252, there is a memorial at the intersection of 279 and 30/218. The inscription across the top reads "In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County". At right you can see the three square shields on the pole, the 30/218 and double arrow on the picture's left and "End 279" on the right.
Last seen: 2003
Pictures by Jason Hancock: Second, fourth, sixth, and seventh: 5/25/02; fifth, 12/2/01
Pictures by me: First, third, tenth-twelfth, 5/20/03; ninth and thirteenth, 5/25/02 (No, we did not see each other!)
Page created 2/23/02; last updated 2/21/04