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The Beginning
There were no roads, only wagon tracks during this time. -
Stagecoach
There was a stagecoach route from Burlington to St. Francisville Missouri. -
Robert Lucas *
Iowa's first governor signed a bill appropriating $20,000 to build a military road. (Iowa City - Dubuque -
Concrete Streets
The first concrete street in Iowa was paved in Le Mars -
Iowa Legislature *
Iowa legislature passed a highway use tax which was $15 annually for automobiles. -
US Declared War *
The United States declared war on Germany -
Seedling Mile
The first and only seedling mile in Iowa was constructed in Linn County. -
Road Map
Iowa's first official road map was created -
Numbering System
A national road numbering system was approved by Congress. -
Highway Patrol *
Mrs. Alex Miller, secretary of state created highway patrol. -
Black line is removed
The black line that was in the middle of the roads were replaced with the yellow lines we see today. -
Interstates open
Interstates I35 and I80 opened on the edge of Des Moines. -
1970*
By this time, 1.5 million cars and trucks were registered in Iowa.
30,000 miles of paved road was in Iowa. -
IowaDOT*
Iowa Department of Transportation was created. -
Interstate System
Iowa's interstate system was completed. -
Maintaining
Iowa maintains 38,365 miles of paved road, 68,166 miles of gravel roads, and 4,954 miles of dirt road.
