Talking About US Highway 20-- Part 1

From the July 7, 2021, Dyersville (Iowa) Commercial "Historic  US Route 20 unveiling in Dyersville" by Don Zieser.

It is coincidence that I would come across this article while good buddy Denny Gibson is cruising this very road and in Iowa.  Wonder if he was able to meet him as he drove through?

U.S. Highway 20 is America's longest running continuous highway, running 3,365 miles from Boston, Massachusetts, to Newport, Oregon, and Bryan Farr knows the road like the back of his hand.

He made his first  cross-country trip on U.S.-20 in 2010 and then established the non-profit Historic Highway  20 Association in Boston that aims to preserve the culture, heritage and economic development of cities and towns of all sizes along the entire route of US-20.

Farr visited Dyersville's Textile Brewing Company in July 1, to kick off a two-week official unveiling of Historic Route 20 in Iowa,  He plans to journey west through the state, making stops at Correctionville, Winthrop, Independence and Jessup on July 8 before concluding the tour in Fort Dodge on July 12.

Route 20 has played a role in Farr's life since childhood so his interest in it is only natural.

"I grew up   on US 20 in New York state, and we always took a summer trip to Buffalo on US 20.  Then, when we moved to Boston, I saw that US 20 parallels the Massachusetts Thruway and the Pike," said Farr.  "So, I asked myself, 'Where does 20 actually go?', and looked it up on a map."

--Road20