River-to-River Road U.S. Route 6 in Iowa









the river-to-river road (rrr) created in 1910 , connected council bluffs , davenport via des moines. route, however, traveled more northern route great white way. route passed through neola, elk horn, guthrie center, adel, des moines, newton, marengo, iowa city, , wilton. route s origins trace 1909–10 winter season brought, on average, 11 inches (28 cm) of snow more previous year, followed unusually dry spring. coupled advent of ford model t, many iowans complained lack of roads in state. governor b.f. carroll convened roads convention on march 8–9, 1910, discuss condition of roads in state. route of rrr decided among convention delegates. further influencing river-to-river corridor announcement american automobile association annual glidden tour pass through iowa. gov. carroll arranged farmers lived along route drag 380 miles (610 km) of road on saturday prior tour s arrival @ precisely 9 am. work finished in 1 hour.


when highway commission started accepting registered routes, rrr association planned register route possible. miscommunication between association members , highway commission delayed actual registration years. route became official on april 16, 1918. when primary highway system created, river-to-river road assigned primary road no. 7.








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