The stretch of former U.S. 6 between Davenport and Wilton gets Historic U.S. 6 signage.
Old 6 gets its proper name back (http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/bill-wundram/old-gets-its-proper-name-back/article_fe7e5bee-a613-11e1-acb3-0019bb2963f4.html)
QuoteEight big historic-type signs will be erected next month. They will say "Historic Iowa US 6 Route" and the state of Iowa or federal government has nothing to do with it.
Mayors of three towns along the way – Walcott, Durant and Wilton – agreed on the signs at a summit meeting with the Route 6 Tourist Association.
QuoteAll was well for the Old 6 stretch out of Davenport to Wilton until it was upstaged by I-80. Bureaucrats turned it into an alphabet soup of names, none of them with a "6." By 1980, the federal government turned the highway over to the state, renaming it IA 927. By 2003, the historic route had been reduced to a mere county road, F58.
QuoteA presentation and dedication of the signs will be 6 p.m. June 14, Wilton Community Center.
Just after I took the road, too. :P
Quote from: Steve on May 25, 2012, 07:37:59 PM
Just after I took the road, too. :P
I have yet to travel along that road, but will definitely check it out next visit to the QC. :nod:
QuoteAll was well for the Old 6 stretch out of Davenport to Wilton until it was upstaged by I-80. Bureaucrats turned it into an alphabet soup of names, none of them with a "6." By 1980, the federal government turned the highway over to the state, renaming it IA 927. By 2003, the historic route had been reduced to a mere county road, F58.
LOL
What's so funny about Federal Route 6?
I'm glad they're doing this to a road that doesn't have as huge a national significance as 66 or 99. They should sign other locally important historic US highways around the nation as well.