I was paging through the 2009 Iowa Travel Guide and in the West Central section, came across a photo of this road with a giant neon sign for White Rose Gasoline at Menlo Oil Co. in Menlo, Iowa, with the caption White Pole Road, Dexter to Adair.
Under the town of Dexter, the attraction read WHITE POLE ROAD with these words:
"Designated in 1910, the original White Pole Road followed along the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad from Des Moines to Council Bluffs. Poles along the route were painted white, and drivers were encouraged to travel the 'Great White Way.'
Sections of the road eventually became part of US Highway 6, once the longest continuous east-west route in the United States.
Today's re-created section of the White Pole Road links Dexter, Stuart, Menlo, Casey and Adair. Watch for the White Pole Road markers.
Visit historic depots, family parks, heritage attractions, and a Jesse James Gang robbery historic marker."
I've never heard of this road, but have driven I-80 before but never seen any signs for it. Perhaps this is a new tourism effort, but one I will check out.
You can get more information at www.whitepoleroad.com
Looking for Those White Poles. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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