WEST End: Interchange (was intersection), IA 141, Dallas County
Facing south, but heading west, on 210
Indicating on the north side of the interchange that 210 continues is kind of silly. All of the shields here have smaller numbers and no white border; a couple of these appear on IA 163 around Pella. There's more space at the top and bottom of the LGS than normal.
Facing south, but heading west, on 210 (August 2004)
Compare some of the arrows in the 2003 and 2004 pictures.
Facing south, but heading west, on 210 (August 2003)
This end is slightly to the south of the original spot when 210 was extended here in 1980. The aerial photo below follows 141's pre-1997 two-lane with a thin black line:
(2002 USDA NRCS/MIT via ortho.gis.iastate.edu)
The gravel road that continues from the south side of this diamond intersection turns west (running left out of the picture) and becomes 141's frontage road. Because of this slight extension of 210, there is now a Mile Marker 1A a few hundred feet ahead of MM 1.
Facing south, but heading west, on 210
This part of 210 on the south side of the bridge is the new road. The sign at left is the sign below.
Facing north, but heading east, on 210
Closeup of signs in background of above picture, showing first 210 sign (August 2003 / August 2004)
Facing west on 141
Photo by Neil Bratney
The Woodward Resource Center (in Boone County) used to be the "State Hospital and Colony for Epileptics".
Facing east on 141
Facing east on 141
EAST End: Stop sign, US 65, near Collins, Story County
Facing east on 210
Facing east on 210
Facing north on 65
Facing north on 65
Facing north on 65
Facing south on 65
Facing south on 65
Facing west on 210
"Rough Road," a sign now says here, and it's right. The no-shoulder highway is scheduled to be rebuilt in 2007, possibly the first real work on the segment east of Maxwell since its addition to the state system in 1980.
Where am I? I'm facing southeast. This notifies drivers that continuing west will put them on gravel 320th Street.
Fun 210 Fact:
Since 1980, 210 has been a part of the shortest multiplex in Iowa: one block with IA 17 in Madrid. This was created when 210 was extended in both directions from its double-spur status to run its present course, which also sucked up IA 89 between 141 and Madrid. (I think 89 should have been the number to stay and replace 210.) The 210/17 multiplex is tied for shortest in Iowa with US 34/IA 1 also running together for one block in downtown Fairfield, and IA 9/IA 15 going one block in Armstrong.
Tenth picture (141 BGS) by Neil Bratney: 3/26/02
Pictures by me: First-third, fifth, eighth, eleventh, and twelfth, 8/6/04; sixth and seventh, 8/18/03; 13th, 14th, and 16th-10th, 9/3/06; 15th, 20th, and 21st, 12/21/01
Page created 2/27/02; last updated 11/27/06
