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[usends]

Received a report saying the northernmost 3 miles of US 218 have been truncated.  The part that used to be co-signed with US 14 to the former terminus at I-35 is now signed as "TO US 218".  So now US 218 ends at its junction with US 14 (again, this is according to signage - I don't think MNDOT hasn't formalized this with AASHTO).  If anyone is able to get photos of the signs at these junctions, I'll update the page at usends.com
http://usends.com/10-19/218/218.html

[iowahighways]

I was up that way in May, and the "END US 218" assembly was not posted at I-35 or the US 14 split... but rather the interchange in between the two, at County Road 45: North end of US 218.

For the record, the first assembly east of I-35 had a "TO" sign above the US 218 shield, but the one after it (which I don't have a photo of) had a "NORTH" banner.

I'm not sure if things have changed since then, since I was up there before the new US 14 west of I-35 opened.

[Alex]

I emailed Chris Kalina (I94RoadRunner) about it and he said he will get down there soon.

I was down to drive the new US 14 freeway just before Thanksgiving, but never noticed any changes to US 218 .....

[agentsteel53]

there is a possibility, albeit slight, that I will be there Dec 15th.  if so, I will get the relevant photos.

(I'm driving from MSP airport to Clear Lake, SD.  so far I'm thinking a straight shot across on US-212 is the way to go.)

[Mdcastle]

I wouldn't count the field signage as the final word on where a Minnesota trunk highway ends, as we've found it's been wrong before. All the signs in the area were replaced as part of the US 14 freeway extension to the west, and it's possible they just made them up with "to" on for some reason with nothing actually changed. I don't think US 218 ends now or ever ended where the assembly is at the county road, the official MN/Dot county map definitely shows the ending at I-35, and there's be no reason to cut it back just to the county road that hasn't been a trunk highway for many decades. I think they just put the end asssembly well in advance to avoid clutter at the cloverleaf and it just happened to fall about where the county road is.

[Molandfreak]

I was the one who sent you that message. I'll be taking a trip to Tyler today, and I might be through the area. Are night pictures ok?

[froggie]

I just checked MnDOT's Logpoint, which was updated last month.  US 218 still ends at the I-35/US 14 interchange.

[Molandfreak]

I just checked MnDOT's Logpoint, which was updated last month.  US 218 still ends at the I-35/US 14 interchange.

Dang. Sorry for wasting everyone's time...

[usends]

Sorry for wasting everyone's time...

Well, (tell me if I'm wrong), the fact remains that MN DOT appears to have been very intentional about changing references to US 218 when the new US 14 expressway was opened.  For example, I think you said US 218 is no longer signed from I-35, correct?  (other than a "218 follow 14 east" sign?) 

[Molandfreak]

Sorry for wasting everyone's time...

Well, (tell me if I'm wrong), the fact remains that MN DOT appears to have been very intentional about changing references to US 218 when the new US 14 expressway was opened.  For example, I think you said US 218 is no longer signed from I-35, correct?  (other than a "218 follow 14 east" sign?)

Yep, the sign is in the flickr pictures posted by iowahighways. Unfortunately, the day I took the trip to Owatonna was a foggy day and I couldn't get a shot. The next opportunity I have to get better photos is a couple weeks away.

[Molandfreak]

Sorry for wasting everyone's time...

Well, (tell me if I'm wrong), the fact remains that MN DOT appears to have been very intentional about changing references to US 218 when the new US 14 expressway was opened.  For example, I think you said US 218 is no longer signed from I-35, correct?  (other than a "218 follow 14 east" sign?)

Yep, the sign is in the flickr pictures posted by iowahighways. Unfortunately, the day I took the trip to Owatonna was a foggy day and I couldn't get a shot. The next opportunity I have to get better photos is a couple weeks away.

Dang. I was wrong. The specific sign I was talking about wasn't in the pictures, just the "To 218" sign.

[froggie]

Well, (tell me if I'm wrong), the fact remains that MN DOT appears to have been very intentional about changing references to US 218 when the new US 14 expressway was opened.  For example, I think you said US 218 is no longer signed from I-35, correct?  (other than a "218 follow 14 east" sign?)

As I recall from the project sign plans (which I got a glimpse of last time I was home), on I-35 was going to be a secondary guide sign stating something along the lines of "TO US 218 SOUTH, Austin, Exit 40A".

I believe the "END US 218" sign was posted where it was in order to reduce confusion with all the I-35 exit signage approaching that interchange.

[Molandfreak]

Well, (tell me if I'm wrong), the fact remains that MN DOT appears to have been very intentional about changing references to US 218 when the new US 14 expressway was opened.  For example, I think you said US 218 is no longer signed from I-35, correct?  (other than a "218 follow 14 east" sign?)

As I recall from the project sign plans (which I got a glimpse of last time I was home), on I-35 was going to be a secondary guide sign stating something along the lines of "TO US 218 SOUTH, Austin, Exit 40A".

I believe the "END US 218" sign was posted where it was in order to reduce confusion with all the I-35 exit signage approaching that interchange.

Correct, that's the sign I'm referring to on I-35!