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History
from Missouri Valley, Iowa
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significant factor in the city's growth was the improvement of the
streets and roads in and around Missouri Valley. Due to the
frequent, heavy rains and flooding of the lowlands, roads were
often impassable, and straw, hay and a network of willows weighted
with clay, were used to make the roads usable. This system
continued until the modern methods of grading were instituted. In
1915, the Lincoln Highway east of Missouri Valley was completed
and extended through the city, on to Council Bluffs. In 1929, with
the re-routing of the Lincoln Highway over the newly constructed
Lincoln Memorial Bridge which spanned the Missouri River,
Missouri Valley became the crossroads of two important highway
networks, 75 and 30. Prior to this time, a ferry was the only
means of transportation across the river between Iowa and
Nebraska. [Source] |
