(June 4, 1935-July 1, 2003)
WEST End: Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad tracks, Letts, Louisa County
Facing north, but heading west, on 305
Photo by Jason Hancock
The railroad tracks are less than half a mile from the Louisa/Muscatine line. This is northwest of downtown; 305 made two turns to get here after coming into Letts from the south. While Louisa County did sign the north-south portion as X43, it did not make the east-west mile and three-quarters a separate county road as it should have (G42), but rather decided to call it County Road 305. While such a change might make sense for a long route like IA 99, it seems rather silly to do it for a tiny route with only four houses along the affected portion (and you have to make new shields anyway).
EAST End: Stop sign/T intersection, US 61/IA 92, Louisa County
Facing east on 305
Photo by Jason Hancock
Jason said there were no signs along the decommissioned Louisa County routes in early November 2003, and there still weren't any in October 2006.
Facing east on 305
Facing south on 61, but heading west on 92
Facing north on 61
Photo by Jason Hancock
Last seen: 2003
Pictures by Jason Hancock: First, second, and fifth, January 2002
Pictures by me: Third and fourth, 10/13/06
Page created 5/16/02; last updated 1/15/07
