COMMISSION ORDER

DIVISION:  Planning & Research

COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER: PR-79-272

SUBMITTED BY:  C.I. MacGillivray

MEETING DATE: 11-2-78

 

TITLE:  US 34, Monroe County, Iowa

 

DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND:

 

Due to a review of our Primary Road System records US 34 in Monroe County should be deleted and the new description added should be officially included into the Primary System.

 

US 34 begins on the Monroe‑Lucas County line approximately 3 miles north­west of Melrose, Iowa and travels easterly via the City of Albia, to the Monroe-­Wapello County line approximately 32 miles north of Blakesburg, Iowa.

 

PROPOSAL/ACTION RECOMMENDATION:

 

Locate US 34 and its extension in Monroe County as follows:

 

Beginning on the Monroe‑Lucas County line at a point near the SW Corner of Section 30-T72N-­R19W Monroe County (SE Corner of Section 25‑T72N‑R20W Lucas County); thence east following substantially the section line of Sections 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35‑T72N‑R19W to a point approximately 650 feet east of the SW Corner of Section 26‑T72N‑R19W; thence in a north­easterly and easterly direction through Sections 26 and 25‑T72N‑R19W to a point approx­imately 1,344 feet south of the NE Corner of Section 25‑T72N‑R19W; thence in an easterly and northeasterly direction through the north portions of Sections 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, and 25‑T72N‑R18W to a point approximately 424 feet south of the NE Corner of Section 25‑T72N‑R18W; thence in a northeasterly and easterly direction through Sections 30, 19, and 20‑T72N‑R17W to the west corporation line of the City of Albia connecting with an unnamed street.

 

Albia:

 

Beginning at the west corporation line connecting with an unnamed street thence easterly to the east corporation line connecting with an unnamed street.

 

Beginning again on the east corporation line of the City of Albia connecting with an unnamed street, thence in an easterly direction through the south portions of Sections 23 and 24‑T72N‑R17W to a point near the NW Corner Section 30‑T72N-R16W, thence in an easterly direction following substantially the section line of Sections 30, 29, 28, 27, 26 and 25‑T72N‑R16W to the Monroe‑Wapello County line at a point near the NE Corner of Section 25‑T72N‑R16W, Monroe County (NW Corner of Section 30‑T72N‑R15W, Wapello County).

 

NOW, THEREFORE: Be it resolved the Iowa Department of Transportation approve the location of US 34 in Monroe County, Iowa.

 

NOTE: To become effective upon adoption of this resolution.


 

 

 

 

OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION CHANGE

COUNTY:  Monroe

ROUTE:  US 34

APPROVAL DATE: 1-29-64

 

Beginning on the Monroe‑Lucas County line at a point near the SW Corner of Section 30‑T72N‑R19W, Monroe County (SE Corner of Section 25‑T72N‑R20W, Lucas County); thence east following substantially the section line to a point approximately 1000 feet east of the SW Corner of Section 26‑T72N‑R19W; thence in a northeasterly and easterly direction through Sections 26 and 25‑T72N‑R19W to a point approxi­mately 1,344 feet south of the NE Corner of Section 25‑T72N‑R19W; thence in an easterly and northeasterly direction through Sections 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, and 25-T72N­-R18W to a point approximately 424 feet south of the NE Corner of Section 25-T72N-­R18W; thence in a northeasterly and easterly direction through Sections 30, 19, 20, 21, and 28‑T72N‑R17W to the west corporation line of the City of Albia con­necting with an unnamed street.

 

Albia:

 

Commencing on an unnamed street at the west corporation line, thence easterly on said unnamed street to South Clinton Street at a point approximately 89 feet south of Thirteenth Avenue; thence easterly on said unnamed street to the east corporation line.

 

Beginning again on the east corporation line of the City of Albia connecting with an unnamed street; thence easterly to a point near the NE Corner of Section 27‑T72N‑R17W; thence easterly through the south part of Sections 23 and 24-T72N-­R17W; and Sections 19 and 20‑T72N‑R16W to a point near the S ¼ Corner of Section 20­-T72N‑R16W; thence curving east‑southeasterly through the NE ¼ of Section 29-T72N-­R16W and east‑northeasterly through the NW ¼ of Section 28‑T72N‑R16W to a point near the N ¼ Corner of Section 28‑T72N‑R16W; thence east following substantially the section line to the Monroe‑Wapello County line at a point a short distance north of the SE Corner of Section 24‑T72N‑R16W, Monroe County (SW Corner of Section 19­-T72N‑R15W, Wapello County).

 

REVISED:  11-2-78