WEST End: T intersection, IA 175, Monona County
Facing northwest, but heading west, on 37
Facing northwest, but heading west, on 37
Facing northwest, but heading west, on 37
Facing southeast, but heading east, on 175
IA 175 closely follows the Maple River from Ida Grove to this intersection, near where the Maple flows into the Little Sioux.
Facing southeast, but heading east, on 175
Facing southwest, but heading west, on 175
Photo by Neil Bratney
The Loess Hills Scenic Byway sign should have a right arrow to signify its continuance with 175. Hope the four-wheel drive is working; into the trees we go!
Facing southwest, but heading west, on 175
Facing southwest, but heading west, on 175
EAST End: Stop sign, US 59 and F24, Shelby County
Facing east on 37
Facing east on 37
Facing south on 59
Facing south on 59
There's no particular reason for there to be four towns on this sign, as convention would omit Dunlap, but this appears to be a relatively new sign. It could be because 37 just skirts Earling, or have something to do with when IA 191 came to this intersection.
Facing north on 59
Facing north on 59
Facing north on 59
Not only are the signs in reverse order than usual and spread apart more than usual, they are also old and peeling.
Facing west on F24
This is a DOT-standard shield from when this road was part of IA 37. The east end of 37 was a mile to the east prior to the realignment of US 59 in 1971. When that happened, 37 was extended eastward to absorb IA 268 into Irwin, although 268 easily could have been extended westward to have a common end with 37 at 59 instead. The segment east of present 59 was turned over in 1980, meaning this sign is over a quarter-century old.
Facing west on F24
Unlike many county road intersections, the state road ahead is signed, although this is probably related to the fact that this used to be 37.
Seventh picture by Neil Bratney: 2/23/02
All pictures except seventh by me: 5/7/06
Page created 3/22/02; last updated 7/10/06