I first wrote about this interesting road (and a short one at that) in this blog on April 6 of this year. Definitely one that I am considering driving this summer if you-know-what stays away.
Iowa's White Pole Road Scenic Byway is a scenic and historic byway that runs parallel to Interstate 80 between the MM 76 and 100. It connects the small communities of Adair, Casey, Menlo, Stuart and Dexter, Iowa.
There are over 500 painted poles.
Guess how it got its name?
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And, this is not a new thing to bring in tourism. It goes back to the early 1900s.
Back them, Iowa's roads (if you could call them that) were in horrible shape. The state's roads were among the worst in the country, so bad that the state acquired the name "Gumbo State" and not because of its wonderful "soup" but because of the thick soup-like makeup of its roads when it rained or the snow melted.
Something had to be done.
--RoadWhite
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