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Little Loveland Smack Dab In Middle Of Interstate Dispute - Citizens Look For Boom If Route Approved . . .
The Business District . . . of Loveland consists of five establishments along one and one-half blocks of Highway 75. Trees at far right obscure the residential section.
Little Loveland Smack Dab In Middle Of Interstate Dispute - Citizens Look For Boom If Route Approved . . .
From The Opposite End . . . of town the business section looks like this. The east-west Interstate Highway, when it comes, will cut across the present Highway 75 a short distance beyond the point where the truck is seen entering town.
Major Road Work Finished In SWI - Interstate Projects Accomplished
Bridge Work . . . continues through the winter months on the relocation of Highway 34 south of Glenwood. The highway is being rerouted around Glenwood to Interstate Highway 29 through the bluffs south of town. Most of the grading for the project has…
New Rest Areas
Travelers along Interstate Highway 29 just south of Council Bluffs take a breather during their driving at one of the two newly opened rest area facilities. Each includes restrooms, picnic areas and a tourist information guide, showing travelers…
New Super Highway To Spare Dodge Park - Plans For Ball Diamond Out, But . . .
The Tentative Route . . . of the proposed Interstate Highway through west Council Bluffs is shown by dotted lines. The "X" indicates the point where a new park was to be located.
Official Opening:
Mayor C.E. Myrland of Onawa snips the ribbon officially opening the Onawa-Sloan segment of Interstate Highway 29. To Mayor Myrland's right is Everett Shockey, Council Bluffs, member of the Iowa Highway Commission who shared the ribbon cutting duties.…
Paving Next For Underpass
Workmen for Dugdale Construction Co. lay steel in preparation for paving of the half-mile link that will complete the Interstate Highway necklace around Council Bluffs. Paving at the Union Pacific Railroad underpass will probably start Thursday.…
Paving On Ramp
Jim Presnell, resident construction engineer for the Iowa Highway Commission, said Friday work on paving Interstate Highways 29 and 80 between Highway 192 and the Missouri River is "progressing very satisfactorily". Paving on the ramp at Highway 192…
Substructure Job On Schedule; To Be Completed This Autumn
Manmade Peninsula . . . extends into the Missouri River to allow workmen to work on piers for the new Interstate Highway Bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha. The pier at the end of the sand jetty is the only one in the river. Four are in various…
Superroad Programs Receive Sample Of November's Freeze - Bridge, Paving Set Back
On The Way To Bellevue, Neb. . . . motorists traveling west on Highway 370 south of Council Bluffs will pass over this soon-to-be-completed bridge. Interstate 29, that will eventually link Kansas City and points south with Council Bluffs, will run…
SWI Towns Anticipate I-29 Opening - More Housing, Business Expected
This Is The End Of The Paving . . . of Interstate 29 a mile north of Bartlett. The 10-mile stretch south of Council Bluffs to Highway 34, just south of Pacific Junction, is due to open sometime this week, say Iowa Highway Commission officials. The…
Western Iowa 'Tied' Together
Representatives of the 14 communities bordering Interstate 29 stand "tied" together at the dedication Thursday at Onawa of 36.4 miles of the superroad from Missouri Valley to Onawa. Each community representative tied his town's name to that of his…
Western Iowa 'Tied' Together
Miss Council Bluffs . . . Marilou Joyner cuts ribbon to signify the Interstate segment open to traffic. Watching are Mayor Ferris, Mayor Moss, Joseph Coupal, director of highways, Mayor Jackson, and Mayor Knadle. Miss Joyner had to cut the ribbon…
Will Open North 16th To Traffic - Road Builders To Sweep Down New Surfacing
Temporary End Of The Line . . . for the North Sixteenth Street paving is the Illinois Central Railroad track (alongside poles). Dotted lines show the approximate route the road will take north to link up with an Interstate Highway interchange, which…