Out of the Mud Timeline

By Jenkiibr000
  • The Beginning

    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 *

    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

    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

    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.