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Prepared For: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
By: Decision Data Inc.
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• TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW ...... 1
PREFACE ...... 1
INTRODUCTION ...... 2
NOMINATIONS ...... 2 PROGRAM EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS ...... 2 PROJECT PURPOSE ...... 2
FIELD SURVEY & INVENTORY ...... , ...... 3 to 7
INTRODUCTION ...... 3 FIELD INVENTORY NEEDS ...... 3 Scenic Byway Inventory Data ...... 3 Heritage Byway Inventory Data· ...... 4 Field Inventory Methods ...... 5
ROUTE EVALUATIONS ...... 8 to 16
INTRODUCTION ...... 8 EVALUATION PROCEDURES ...... 8 Discussion ...... 8 Scenic Byway Corridor Evaluation ...... 8 Heritage Byway Corridor Evaluation ...... 9 EVALUATION RESULTS ...... 9 Discussion ...... 9 Byway Corridor Evaluation ...... 1O Nomination Displays and Graphs ...... 10
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\ •I ROUTE EVALUATION GRAPHIC DISPLAYS ......
NOMINATION #1 Cass & Adair Counties ...... # 1 - 1 to# 1 - 9 NOMINATION #2 Des Moines County ...... # 2 - 1 to# 2 - 5 NOMINATION #3 Madison County ...... # 3 - 1 to# 3 - 9 NOMINATION #4 Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay & O'Brien Counties ...... # 4 - 1 to# 4 - 9 NOMINATION #5 Winneshiek County ...... # 5 - 1 to# 5 - 9 NOMINATION #6 Delaware County ...... # 6 - 1 to# 6 - 9 NOMINATION #7 Clayton County ...... # 7 - 1 to# 7 - 9 NOMINATION #8 Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette & Winneshiek Counties ...... # 8 - 1 to# 8 - 22
APPENDIX A ...... • Selected Bibliography ...... Appendix A-1
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 ( ) Inventory .Elements ...... 6 - 7 TABLE 2 Total Route Evaluation - Scenic Byway ...... 11 - 13 TABLE 3 Total Route Evaluation - Heritage Byway ...... ; ...... 14 - 16
11 • Overview PREFACE: interested groups or individuals." Nomination can be made in three categories. These categories are listed below. The Iowa legislature in 1987 approved a bill that provides for the establishment of a program to identify and promote roads that pass 1. Naturally Scenic: "Where designation is based on a high through especially scenic landscapes. The bill also called for the degree of consistent natural landscapes that attract the program to protect and enhance the scenic and heritage qualities of visitor and keep them driving the route." the landscapes displayed by these roads. In 1987 the Iowa 2. Scenic and Heritage: "Where designation is based on a Department of Transportation initiated plans to develop this program ( I combination of naturally scenic views and significant historic and establish a network of state scenic byways. Additional impetus or cultural areas." for this program emerged when the lntermodal Surface 3. Heritage: "Where designation is based on a high degree of Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 created a National Scenic consistent historic or cultural significance and has little or no Byways Program and encouraged states to establish a scenic naturally scenic quality." byway program and designate roads as scenic byways. The· next step in the nomination designation process is the field In 1992, as part of the Iowa program development, numerous inventory and evaluation of nominated routes. Methods for candidate pilot routes were field inventoried and evaluated for conducting the field inventory and evaluating the nominations are scenic quality. Beginning in 1993, qualified pilot routes were signed identified in the program designation guide. The guide states the ( ) as scenic byways. By 1997 five routes had been identified and need for " ... an overall scenic and/or heritage rating that is used as signed. a basis for designation."
In 1998 the Iowa Department of Transportation completed the Results of the evaluation are reviewed by the Iowa DOT and the organizational structure of the scenic byway program and published Scenic Byway Advisory Council. The guide states that the council guidelines for nomination, evaluation, designation, signing and will review the application and evaluations and make the" ... final ongoing reevaluation. The Iowa Scenic Byway Program selections for designation based on the ratings obtained from the Designation Guide states that the program will be administered by evaluation and any additional information the council members may the Iowa DOT with guidance from the Scenic Byway Advisory have concerning the route." Council. The Iowa Scenic Byway Program calls for ongoing monitoring of Formal requests by the Iowa DOT for scenic byway nominations designated routes. According to the program designation guide, officially initiated the program and began the first of several routes can be removed from the program if"... undesired nomination and designation cycles. The program designation guide development or deterioration has occurred to damage the route's \, __ /' states that" ... the responsibility for identifying a suitable road for original scenic or heritage qualities." Reevaluation of designated scenic byway designation rests primarily with the local government, scenic byways is planned at four year intervals following designation. Introduction
NOMINATIONS: The program designation guide provides similar criteria for heritage byways. Along heritage corridors features should offer The first scenic byway program nominations were solicited in "... significant heritage (historic and cultural) areas, sites or 1998. Eight nominations were received by the Iowa DOT. The markers that illustrates the development of Iowa or show Iowa's general location of the nominated routes and the category for which historic relationship to the nation ... " These heritage features each was nominated is shown below: should also be uniformly displayed along the corridor.
1 . Cass County - Scenic/Heritage A first step in the scenic byway designation process is the field 2. Des Moines County - Scenic inventory and evaluation of nominated routes. The program 3. Madison County - Scenic/Heritage designation guide describes that each route should be driven and 4. Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay and O'Brien Counties - features inventoried and rated. This information"... is then Scenic/Heritage evaluated, and each route is given a quality rating based on criteria 5. Winneshiek County - Scenic/Heritage established to help define a scenic or heritage byway." 6 Delaware County - Scenic/Heritage 7. Clayton County - Scenic/Heritage PROJECT PURPOSE: 8. Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette and Winneshiek Counties - Scenic/Heritage This report documents the results of the field inventory and evaluation of the nominated routes. Data is provided describing the PROGRAM EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS: visual and heritage character of the nominated routes and locations important to this character. Graphs, displays and maps were The goal of the Iowa Scenic Byway Program is"... to identify produced using the rating system described in the Iowa Scenic and designate roads that are uniformly high in visual and/or heritage Byway Designation Guide. Discussions of specific inventory quality." The three categories noted above, 1) naturally scenic, 2) procedures and evaluation techniques can be found in two reports, scenic and heritage, and 3) heritage, were developed to identify the Iowa Scenic Byway Evaluation, December 1992, and Iowa Scenic primary features that may occur along the scenic byway. Along Byway Evaluation, November 1995. naturally scenic byways the Iowa program designation guide says that the natural features displayed by the route should have high Information in this and associated reports is useful for corridor quality. The guide identifies that"... these features may be unique management and will be used in the reevaluation process. High examples of landforms, vegetation, rivers or lakes ..." The guide quality areas along each corridor crucial to the visual or heritage further states that these quality features should be consistently character of the route are identified. Loss or deterioration of these displayed along the entire route. "As one feature, view or site is areas could harm the continued integrity of the corridor. Neutral or passed, another is encountered so that the road provides a low quality areas, whose enhancement would improve the route's uniformly enjoyable experience for the byway traveler." character, are also identified.
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( ) • Field Survey and Inventory INTRODUCTION: landscapes or other items reminiscent of the corridor's theme. It should stimulate the traveler mentally to transport themselves into The basis of the scenic byway inventory and evaluation the milieu of the historic period or cultural setting. As with scenic methodology used by Iowa DOT rests in assessing a road's visual byways, this may sound abstract but various aspects of this "mental character. This visual character is expressed in many ways but image" can be measured in the field. In fact most of the factors that centers on the quality and content of the views offered by the road describe a scenic byway's features can be used to evaluate the and the manner in which these views are presented to the traveler. existence of historic landscapes. This definition emphasizes the touring aspects of a scenic byway. The intent is that the traveler finds enjoyment in driving the road Unlike scenic byways, evaluation of the heritage byways because of the visual features displayed along the way. requires some research to establish the sites and setting identified with the corridor theme. Land uses and other elements associated This premise was applied to heritage byways. A heritage with the theme's time period must also be defined. This information • byway tour should display sites and features to the traveler that is needed before the field inventory is conducted to give the survey depict the corridor's heritage theme. The landscapes seen by the team an appreciation of the corridor's history. Heritage site traveler should also convey the setting of this theme. A historic or locations are needed before the survey so that side trips can be cultural byway is a roadway that allows the traveler to sense the planned to view key historic features not found along the corridor. setting of the historic event or cultural patterns that are the basis of the tour. Field inventory methods and techniques must provide the data needed to perform evaluations that reflect the requirements and FIELD INVENTORY NEEDS: philosophy of the program. The inventory should identify features and provide other information that can be used to measure a route's A good "mental image" of a scenic byway under this definition is ability to offer travelers appropriate scenic or heritage images. a roadway flowing through a rolling terrain continuously displaying attractive landscapes and offering changes in colors, material, Scenic Byway Inventory Data: visual patterns and the type of views. This definition may seem abstract but various aspects of this "mental image" can be identified Field inventory information for the scenic byway was used to in the field. Using a predefined list of items that are part of the identify and locate the route's major visual elements, both positive landscape's composition a field crew can drive a road and record and negative, according to the Iowa DOT program criteria. These what is viewed. The type of view and its presentation to the driver visual elements are defined in Table 1. Some of these features or can also be noted. Collectively this information forms the basis of elements are always visible along any roadway. In highly rated the inventory and the subsequent evaluation. areas as many as 15 different visual elements may be visible at one location. The "mental image" of a historic or cultural byway is a roadway . that displays to the traveler sites, structures, activi!Y patterns,
3 Visual elements can be divided into two general categories. provide a constantly changing viewpoint. Topography is Specific features such as farmsteads, rivers, wooded hillsides or a another background feature important to visual quality. This rock bluff come into view for the traveler then disappear, replaced subtle feature may be noticed as rolling hills or meandering by other features. Elements displayed in this manner are simply drainage. called views. Heritage Byway Inventory Data: Background elements are more subtle than views but no less important to visual quality. These elements include such things as Field data collection requirements for heritage byways can be road alignment, adjacent land use and the topography of the area. placed in two categories. The first, and possibly the most significant, While these items may not be observed or recognized by the is information on historic or cultural sites identified directly with the traveler they can significantly increase the traveler's enjoyment and corridor's heritage theme. Features, either natural or human, perception of views. A more detailed discussion of views and associated with the theme's time frame are also noted in the background is provided below. inventory. These period features help establish a setting for the heritage corridor. Views: Views constantly change as a route is traveled. The value of The landscape traversed by a heritage byway is the second a particular view is based on the type, content, quality and basic data category necessary to evaluate a heritage byway. A orientation of the view. The field inventory must provide landscape reminiscent of the time period associate with the heritage information on all these parameters. Panoramas, scenes or theme will give the traveler a sense of place. Land use adjacent to focal points are view types that describe the scale and the roadway plays a key role in developing this sense of time and length of the view. View content refers to the specific place. A more detailed discussion of sites, features and land use is feature observed in the view and is identified during the provided below. inventory by feature composition. View quality refers to the impact of a feature. Views can be both pleasing and Sites and Features: distractive. Quality is defined during the inventory by Specific sites and features that are directly related to the classifying each view on a numeric scale. Orientation or corridor theme are requirements for heritage byways. Sites ' I presentation describes the location of the view relative to and features give definition to the heritage theme. A historic the driver. highway, as an example, may have bridges, gas stations, travel courts and other specific sites that depict the road and Background: its uses. Features not directly related to the road or its use This category includes a variety of elements that a traveler can also be important. Historic buildings, natural landmarks may not perceive as the corridor is driven. Land use and other features not directly related to the highway were adjacent to the roadway sets the backdrop for the roadway. part of the background that early travelers would have seen It is the background against which views are set. Land use as they drove the road. is divided into seven specific categories for rating purposes. Another element included in the background is the design Land Use and Landscapes: characteristics of the roadway. Compatibility between Nearly all potential historic or cultural themes have land use horizontal and vertical road alignment and the corridor patterns with which they are associated. These patterns terrain can move the traveler up or down, left or right and may range from the native vegetation patterns of the 1840's to human developments of the early 1900's. This
4 association may be based solely on the theme's time period or it may reflect land use patterns identified with a cultural Continuous data can be easily collected along a roadway using theme. In either event, current land uses that compare to driver commentary techniques in association with real time data those existing during the theme's time period provide a entry. Using this method, data identified in the commentary, is sense of time and place for travelers along a heritage entered into a computer data base. The data from the commentary • corridor. Current land uses that would have been foreign is linked to roadway location using both a distance measuring during the theme's time period may be distractive to the device and a GPS receiver installed in the survey vehicle. The traveler. Along a historic highway for example period farms commentary and part of the inventory view are also recorded on and quiet small towns may reflect the land uses early video tape. This field survey technique produces an inventory travelers experienced while strip malls and other record that includes video and audio tape recordings, accurate contemporary developments would not. position data and attribute identification.
Field Inventory Methods: Descriptive classifications of quality and view orientation are assigned in the field as part of the driver commentary. These Field inventory procedures are flexible. The goal is to collect as classifications further describe visual characteristics. Scenic Byway much pertinent data as possible while the survey crew is in the field. views are given a classification for view quality and view All data must be collected so that it can be located rather precisely presentation. Background elements and heritage features are along the route. A basic procedural requirement is that the classified for quality only. The field classifications for quality are nominated routes must be inventoried in both travel directions. The based on a 1-7 scale. This classification scale reflects a range of quality and type of view can vary greatly with the travel direction. quality from excellent ("1 ") to very poor/completely distracting ("?").
Often routes other than the nominated corridor are explored to View presentation describes the orientation of the view from the assess the scenic quality of alternative roads. This also gives the traveler's perspective. Views in front of the traveler are easier to field crew a better understanding of the area's visual character. see and generally have more impact than views to the side. Heritage corridors often require side trips to visit heritage sites or Presentation is classified on a 1-5 scale. Those views straight features. The routes traveled making these side trips are surveyed ahead are the easiest to see and therefore have the highest in the same manner as the main route. presentation classification of "1 ". Views perpendicular to the roadway have the poorest presentation quality and are classified as Inventories are conducted using driver commentary techniques a "5". where the driver comments on what is observed. The commentary I \ procedures are designed to deliver information on a predefined set of visual and heritage features or elements. These elements, shown in Table 1, are coded into the field survey software before the field work. As the corridor is traveled, the driver calls elements as they appear and provides a quality classification. The driver also comments when an element leaves the field of view. Approximately 60 separate elements are available to describe the visual or heritage characteristics observed in the field.
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Visual Elements in the Inventory
Types of Views Primary Visual Composition Secondary Visual Definition of Secondary Composition Elements Elements Associated Composition Elements Associated with View with View Associated with View
Panorama Landform Basic Hills, valleys - general forms Material Visible rocks, soils, etc. Unique Features Unusual forms or materials Note: "Large" vista Water Basic Water bodies or channels that provides a Vegetation Basic Forests, grasslands, etc. general form comprehensive view Color/Pattern Vegetation producing colors or patterns Unique Features Unusual vegetation Agriculture Basic Farmlands without specific composition Color/Pattern Agriculture producing colors or patterns Structures Basic General buildings, etc. Color/Pattern Structures producing colors or patterns Human Color/Pattern Human features producing colors or patterns
Scenes Landform Basic Hills, valleys - general forms Material Visible rocks, soils, etc. Note: A single view of a Unique Features Unusual forms or materials composite or compre- Water Basic Water bodies or channels hensive subject. Moving Moving water Vegetation Basic Forests, grasslands, etc. general form Edge Transition zone between vegetation types Color/Pattern Vegetation producing colors or patterns Unique Features Unusual vegetation Agriculture Color/Pattern Agriculture producing colors or patterns Activity/Operations Ag features, i.e., farm animals, hay bales, etc. Structures General buildings - farmsteads, barns, etc. Unique Unusual agricultural features Structures Basic General buildings, etc. Color/Pattern Structures producing colors or patterns Human Color/Pattern Human features producing colors or patterns
6 Table 1 ( Cont.) Inventory Elements • Visual Elements in the Inventory Types of Views Primary Visual Composition Secondary Visual Definition of Secondary Elements Associated Composition Elements Composition Elements with View Associated with View Associated with View
Focal Points Landform Basic Hills, valleys - general forms Material Visible rocks, soils, etc. Note: A "short" view of a Water Moving Moving water single feature or a detail of Edge Transition zone between vegetation types that feature. Vegetation Basic Forests, grasslands, etc. - general form Edge Transition zone between vegetation types Color/Pattern Vegetation producing colors or patterns Unique Features Unusual vegetation Agriculture Activity/Operations Ag features, i.e., farm animals, hay bales, etc. Structures General buildings - farmsteads, barns, etc. Unique Unusual agricultural features • Structures Basic General buildings, etc. Color/Pattern Structures producing colors or patterns Human Color/Pattern Human features producing colors or patterns Uniaue Unusual Human features
Other Elements in the Inventory (
Types of Corridor Primary Features Associated Definition of Feature Associated Characteristics with Characteristic with Characteristic ( Roadway Aesthetics Terrain Roadway flows with the terrain (good vertical alignment) Ribbon Roadway meanders with the terrain (good horizontal alignment) Background Woodlands/forests Woodlands are the primary corridor land use Wetlands Wetlands are the primary corridor land use Note: Land use along the Mixed Native Vegetation The primary corridor land use is mixed vegetation road corridor. Agriculture Agriculture is the primary corridor land use Urban/Suburban Intense man-made land use along the corridor Heritage Features Corridor Heritage Features A natural or human feature associated with the corridor's theme Corridor Historic - Heritage Sites Historic sites or areas that are associated with the corridor's theme Heritage Landscape Landscapes that provide a visual impression reminiscent of the corridor theme
I Amenities/Facilities Parks Recreation Developed recreation areas with public facilities \ ,I Pull Offs/Rest Areas Overlooks and other rest areas Location Reference Identification of location, i.e. road intersection
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INTRODUCTION expressed as the mean of these continuous ratings. Consistency or uniformity along a route can also be easily expressed from this The scenic byway candidate routes submitted in 1999 where information. nominated in both the scenic and scenic/heritage categories.
Routes designated in each category must meet requirements of Continuous evaluation also provides valuable planning I I quality and uniformity. The Scenic/Heritage nominations have the information by locating corridor segments crucial to the byways' added burden of satisfying these requirements for both categories. character. This information can be important to corridor management. Highly-rated areas should be treated as valuable The following definitions reflect the language contained in the resources that may require protection. Overall corridor quality can program guide. Describing these definitions numerically is the benefit from the enhancement of segments with neutral or objective of the corridor evaluation effort. distractive ratings.
• A Scenic Byway should allow the touring public to view While the basic evaluation procedures and desired results are aesthetically appealing natural and human features. These the same for both scenic and heritage byway categories, the features should be uniformly displayed along the entire approach is different. Scenic byway evaluation is based solely on route so that travelers continuously sense the corridor's features observed in the field. Heritage byways require the visual quality and character. comparison of field data with historic land use other information obtained from other sources. • A Heritage Byway should allow the touring public to travel and observe sites specifically associated with an important Scenic Byway Corridor Evaluation historic or cultural theme. While touring between sites, the road should display land uses and landscapes that give the Scenic byway evaluation deals simply with the data collected in traveler a sense of the physical setting associated with the the field. Appropriate calculations are made for each individual view :, ) historic or cultural theme. and background event observed along the corridor. Each event calculation is summed giving a continuous corridor rating. The EVALUATION PROCEDURES following list outlines the steps taken in making the scenic byway calculations. Discussion • Field ratings for views and background inventory events are The goal of the evaluation process is to provide results that adjusted by subtracting each field rating from 4. This address the Scenic Byway Program's definitions and designation operation converts each event rating to a positive or criteria. Continuous route evaluation meets this goal by providing negative number between +3 and -3 and sets good views ratings along the entire corridor. A corridor's general quality can be as positive numbers and distractive views as negative.
' ' 8 ' ' • The adjusted numeric field rating for each view event is the field inventory data directly onto base maps containing amended to reflect its presentation. information on historic land use, site and feature information. Data • Ratings are summed along the corridor producing a base analysis compares the current land use from the field data with ' -, continuous set of numbers reflecting the changing visual the mapped historic land use. Areas where the current land use is I ' quality along the route . the same as the historic land use will provide a setting reminiscent • The mean rating, uniformity and other statistical calculations of the theme time period. • are made to express the route's quality and character. EVALUATION RESULTS I/ '' Heritage Byway Corridor Evaluation I; Discussion Heritage byway evaluation procedures are different from those I, used for scenic byways. Key to heritage byways is their ability to The Iowa Designation Guide suggests several important convey the setting of the heritage theme. This is achieved when a characteristics considered when evaluating scenic and heritage corridor offers heritage sites, features and a landscape reminiscent byway candidates. These characteristics are listed below with of the heritage theme. Comparison of current conditions to the quotations from the Designation Guide. The type of analysis historic is essential in evaluating the setting. The following list applied to the field data to test these criteria is also shown. outlines procedures considered in the making the heritage byway calculations. 1. Quality Rating: Analyses should " ... provide an overall scenic and/or heritage rating that is used as a basis for • All historic or commemorative sites and associated features designation." The quality rating is obtained by calculating significant to the heritage theme are valued. Sites with the mean of the ratings along the corridor. A mean rating of visible remains are valued higher from a tour perspective. 4 is considered the threshold value for designation as a Ratings and location were made in the field and values Scenic or Heritage Bvwav. were adjusted before the evaluation calculation. 2. Uniformity: An evaluation should show that" ... features ... • Current landscapes reminiscent of those existing during the exist along the entire corridor." Uniformity is tested by heritage time frame are determined by comparing the calculating the percentage of the route that is above the existing land use with the historic land use. byway value of 4. Corridors with 50% or more of their • Land uses around historic heritage sites are compared with lengths rated above 4 have the uniform qualitv appropriate the historic uses. Those that match the historic uses for bvwav designation. received additional value in the evaluation. 3. Outstanding Features: The route should offer"... • Sections of the corridor with land use reminiscent of the outstanding natural or heritage features." The average landscape existing during the heritage theme's time period rating of those sections of the route that have a mean value was rated during the field survey. This element is adjusted of four is the test used for outstanding views. This statistic based on the land use match before making the calculation. offers advisory information on the quality of views. It is not • Ratings are summed along the corridor producing a a criterion for designation. continuous set of numbers reflecting the changing visual 4. Consistency: The longest distances along the corridor with quality along the route. ratings above four and longest distances rated below four • The mean rating, uniformity and other statistical calculations provide information about the consistency and the uniformity are made to express the route's quality and character. of the corridor's features. A byway corridor is preferred if the longest distance above four is greater than the longest Computer software was used to make the calculations distance below four. These statistics offer advisory associated with each item identified above. The program displays information. They are not specific designation criteria.
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5. Variety: Corridor analyses should test "... whether or not Column 6 shows the measurement for outstanding feature the view changes often enough to provide ... variety." quality. It is determined by averaging the rating for segments of a Variety is tested by calculating how route segments vary route that are above four. A high number in this column suggests from the mean value. Variety offers advisory information routes with superior scenic quality. This is an advisory statistic only. about the flow of views and features along the corridor. A high "variety" number suggests a corridor that may offer Columns 7 and 8 show the longest distances along the corridor travelers increased enjoyment by providing diversity in the with ratings above 4 (column 7) or below 4 (column 8). These view quality and type. advisory statistics show the view patterns that may be presented to 6. Unique Features: The corridor "... features may be unique the traveler. If the number in column 7 is higher than the number in
examples of . . . the geological region." A test for unique column 8, the route will likely have uniform quality. A higher number I ; views is the variation of route segment values determined in in column 8 could mean the route has long sections with neutral item 2 above. High 'unique feature' numbers offer advisory visual or heritage quality. This statistic offers advisory information information that a corridor provides some very high quality only. views or features. Column 9 shows the measurement of variety in features and Byway Corridor Evaluation: views provided along each byway. This number is the variance of the ratings from the mean along the corridor. A high variance value Evaluation results are shown in Tables 2 and 3. Table 2 shows suggests variety in the nature and quality of views along a route. the scenic byway results while Table 3 shows the heritage byway Generally, this statistic identifies sections with good change in pace evaluation results. Routes nominated in the scenic/heritage and visual diversity. It provides advisory information only. category must be qualified in both the scenic and heritage categories. The key columns in these tables are columns 4 and 5 Column 10 shows the results of the test for unique views. A that show the mean rating and uniformity. Columns 6, 7, 8, 9 and high value in this column suggests one or more unique vistas exist 10 provide advisory information. along the corridor. This is an advisory statistic only.
Column 4 in Tables 2 and 3 shows the quality rating for each Nomination Displays and Graphs: byway. This number is the mean of the ratings established during the field inventory. A quality rating of 4.0 or more suggests quality The following sections offer reports on the individual appropriate for a scenic or heritage byway. Nominated segments nominations. Each section contains a short outline discussion of the that have this rating are shown by white numbers on a black corridor. Historic sites and the corridor's heritage theme are background. discussed for routes nominated in the heritage category. Maps and graphs in each section show the results of the field inventory and Column 5 in both tables shows the measurement for uniformity corridor assessment. along each corridor. It is calculated by determining the percentage of the route that has a quality rating above 4.0. A route with 50% of A summary of the corridor evaluation for each nomination is its length above 4 will generally suggest a route with uniform visual also provided. This summary shows the evaluation statistics and character appropriate for a scenic byway. Nominated segments that offers comments on the corridor. Comments are also offered on have this uniformity rating are shown by white numbers on a black routes near the nominated corridor explored during the field background. inventory.
, ' 10 , TABLE 2 TOTAL ROUTE EVALUATION - SCENIC BYWAY
Mean % Length Average Rating Longest Longest • ROUTE NAME Length High Low OfAll Rated When Radng Distance with Distance with Variance High Segment AND INVENTORY DIRECTION [Miies] Ralina Ralina Ratings Above 4 Is Above 4 Ratings Above 4 Ratings Below 4 of Retinas Variance Nomination # 1 Cass and Adair Counties Seamen! 1 IE - WI Eastbound 42.77 13 -0.6 3.65 34.71% 6.03 7.15 6.53 4.54 4.99 Segment 1 [E - WI Westbound 31.99 9 -0.6 2.78 21.72% 5.11 1.04 7.31 2.80 6.24 Averaae Route Seamen! 1 37.38 13 -0.6 3.21 28.21% 5.57 4.09 6.92 3.67 5.61 Seamen! 2 IN - Sl Northbound 19.89 7.2 -2.3 1.81 7.26% 5.27 0.76 7.00 2.11 1.82 Seamen! 2 IN - Sl Southbound 29.49 8.5 -1.7 2.77 22.36% 4.86 0.96 5.99 2.43 1.96 Average Route Segment 2 24.69 8.5 -2.3 2.29 14.81% 5.07 0.86 6.49 2.27 1.89
Nomination# 1 Totals & Averaaes* 62.07 13 ·2.3 2.92 24.03% 5.39 3.08 6.68 3.20 4.08
Nomination # 2 Des Moines County Seamen! 1 IE - Wl Eastbound 13.14 8.8 -0.8 3.41 37.60% 5.24 1.22 4.17 3.05 6.35 Segment 1 [E - WI Westbound 13.51 6.3 -1.5 2.79 18.17% 5.29 0.65 3.67 2.46 3.87 Averaae Route Seament 1 13.33 8.8 -1.5 3.10 27.89% 5.27 0.93 3_g2 2.75 5.11 Segment 2 IE - Wl Eastbound 6.98 14.2 -0.8 2.56 21.32% 6.74 0.86 3.26 7.77 2.72 Segment 2 [E - WI Westbound 7.04 11.4 -0.7 2.73 20.58% 6.45 0.70 3.21 6.26 3.59 Averaae Route Senment 2 7.01 14.2 -0.8 2.64 20.95% 6.59 0.78 3.23 7.01 3.16
Nomination# 2 Totals & Averaaes* 20.34 14.2 -1.5 2.94 25.41% 5.72 0.88 3.68 4.22 4.43
Exploration Route # 1 8.77 7.4 -0.8 3.04 29.99% 5.18 1.11 3.50 2.91 1.06
Nomination # 3 Madison County Seamen! 1 IE - Wl Eastbound 21.09 8.2 -3.4 3.65 44.66% 5.35 4.20 2.76 3.85 4.45 Seamen! 1 IE - Wl Westbound 23.84 9.7 -0.7 3.64 43.95% 5.45 2.21 4.69 3.50 6.21 Average Route Seamen! 1 22.47 9.7 -3.4 3.65 44.31% 5.40 3.21 3.73 3.68 5.33 Segment 2 [E - WI Eastbound 15.41 11.6 -3.8 3.63 41.74% 6.30 2.57 4.13 8.18 16.57 Seamen! 2 IE - Wl Westbound 19.91 14 -3.6 4.12 41.99% 7.36 2.04 3.84 11.61 16.00 Averaae Route Senment 2 17.66 14 ·3.8 3.87 41.86% 6.83 2.30 3.98 9.90 16.28
Nomination # 3 Totals & Averages* 40.13 14 -3.8 3.76 43.23% 6.06 2.76 3.87 6.50 10.17
Exploration Route # 1 7.89 17.2 -0.2 5.64 71.16% 7.07 2.49 0.90 14.38 15.16 Exploration Route # 2 9.24 11.6 -0.7 3.99 43.51% 6.26 1.47 1.63 6.66 5.19 Exploration Route # 3 7.58 12.2 -1.6 4.94 58.89% 7.05 2.57 0.76 9.59 3.55 Exploration Route # 4 7.58 13.6 0 5.42 72.27% 6.52 1.13 0.93 7.38 5.23
*Note: Column 1 (length) is the total length. The nomination's high and low ratings are shown in column 2 and column 3 respectively. The nomination averages are weighted by the segment lengths.
11 TABLE 2 [Continued] TOTAL ROUTE EVALUATION· SCENIC BYWAY
Mean %Length Average Rating Longest Longest ROUTE NAME Length High Low ~. OIAll Rated When Rating Distance with Distance with Variance High Segment AND INVENTORY DIRECTION !Miles] Ratln Ratln Ratln s Above4 lsAbove4 Ratln s Above 4 Ratln s Below 4 of Ratings Variance
I Eastbound 38.68 12.2 0 3.74 38.32% 5.97 1.68 5.74 4.82 9.36 ~ Westbound 38.58 10.1 -0.8 3.04 27.90% 6.05 2.44 9.48 4.89 7.28 38.63 12.2 -0.8 3.39 33.11% 6.01 2.06 7.61 4.85 8.32 Eastbound 34.70 14 0 5.50 65.92% 6.85 7.15 1.84 7.07 6.59 Westbound 23.65 12.8 0 5.94 76.08%r------'6-'"'.8'-"8+-----'-4.;.;0..;..1+------=-0.;.;9.;;..3 +-----=-5;.;.9.;;..6+-----'-18~·...;.49~ 29.18 14 0 5.72 71.00% 6.86 5.58 1.38 6.52 12.54 17.38 11.2 -0.7 3.56 25.59% 5.51 1.60 3.54 2.59 6.09 17.48 9.9 -1.1 2.69 14.63% 6.50 2.22 11.07 3.73 2.26 17.43 11.2 -1.1 3.13 20.11% 6.01 1.91 7.30 3.16 4.17
Nomination # 4 Totals & Avera es* 85.24 14 -1.1 4.12 43.09% 6.30 3.33 5.45 5.11 8.53
Ex !oration Route # 1 4.3 11 0 7.45 90.40% 7.96 3.89 0.41 5.58 1.81 Ex !oration Route # 2 10.77 13.4 0 6.15 65.03% 8.24 5.73 2.00 14.37 4.97
Nomination # 5 Winneshiek Coun Route N - S Northbound 38.05 9.9 -0.9 3.57 41.38% 5.43 4.23 7.20 3.34 3.93 Route N - S Southbound 34.25 9.1 0 3.85 45.95% 5.64 3.46 6.18 3.62 5.08
Nomination #5 Totals & Avera es* 36.15 9.9 -0.9 3.71 43.67% 5.54 3.85 6.69 3.48 4.50
33.6 20.6 5.91 2.28 4.15 6.17 41.16 29.13 16.8 6.08 4.39 3.87 5.71 10.09 31.37 20.6 5.99 3.34 4.01 5.94 25.63 14.38 10 6.47 1.61 4.43 5.48 6.16 14.02 14.3 7.13 3.14 4.16 7.08 8.07 14.2 14.3 6.80 2.38 4.29 6.28 7.12
Nomination # 6 Totals & Avera es* 67.81 20.6 6.24 2.98 4.11 6.06 20.62
15.83 10.5 0 3.47 32.01% 5.28 1.08 2.19 3.00 10.06 15.76 9.5 -0.8 3.14 26.34% 5.18 1.63 4.39 2.59 0.97 Ex !oration Route # 3 BB State Park 16.07 18.6 0 6.75 68.19% 8.65 3.68 2.01 18.04 15.81
*Note: Column 1 (length) is the total length. The nomination's high and low ratings are shown in column 2 and column 3 respectively. The nomination averages are weighted by the segment lengths.
12 TABLE 2 [Continued] TOTAL ROUTE EVALUATION- SCENIC BYWAY
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• ROUTE NAME Length High Low OIAll Rated When Rating Distance with Distance with Variance High Segment [Miles) Ratln Rating Ratln s Above4 Is Above 4 Ratings Above 4 Ratings Below 4 of Ratings Variance
Route E- 41.22 13.5 -0.6 5.53 68.76% 7.10 7.24 4.18 9.22 11.76 Route E- 45.45 17.6 -1 5.57 64.74% 7.30 6.83 5.78 9.50 36.77
Nomination # 7 Totals & Avera es• 43.34 17.6 -1 5.55 66.75% 7.20 7.03 4.98 9.36 24.26
Ex !oration Route # 1 BB State Park 16.07 18.6 0 7.18 75.35% 8.70 4.78 2.01 16.80 24.46 Ex !oration Route # 2 Guttenberg 15.83 11.7 -0.8 6.25 67.43% 9.04 1.14 0.65 22.67 11.96
', ) ' on Fa ette and Winneshiek Counties 48.77 13.2 -2.2 6.13 7.44 3.02 6.23 5.22 33.40 11 0 5.89 3.46 4.59 4.10 5.30 : ' / 41.09 13.2 -2.2 6.01 5.45 3.80 5.16 5.26 38.49 11.9 0 5.93 4.48 1.82 5.14 28.55 36.68 11 0 6.12 3.91 4.46 5.06 13.56 37.59 11.9 0 6.03 4.19 3.14 5.10 21.05 East-South-West 56.76 16.8 0 9.41 35.31 0.53 10.61 15.68 East-North-West 40.81 18.5 -1.8 9.33 21.89 0.77 11.10 13.89 48.79 18.5 -1.8 9.37 28.60 0.65 10.85 14.78 60.12 15.4 0 7.69 15.41 1.36 6.71 5.82 West& East 64.97 16.9 -0.3 8.16 10.78 2.73 10.26 15.84 62.55 16.9 -0.3 7.93 13.10 2.04 8.49 10.83 East & North 58.63 12 -0.2 6.34 7.39 3.92 4.91 6.37 South & West 54.56 13 -0.8 6.97 12.12 6.48 5.33 4.25
I 56.60 13 -0.8 6.65 9.76 5.20 5.12 5.31 Clockwise 45.98 21.4 -0.8 6.52 8.12 3.27 7.48 33.03 47.46 16.3 -0.8 6.54 10.17 2.60 5.96 10.89 46.72 21.4 -0.8 6.53 9.14 2.94 6.72 21.96
Ex !oration Route # 1 State Park 16.91 11 0 6.65 1.03 6.30 5.80 20.68 Ex !oration Route # 2 7.78 14.7 0 6.59 3.59 0.31 7.53 12.99 - Ex !oration Route # 3 9.75 12.6 0 6.46 2.94 0.32 3.33 6.10 Nomination# 8 Totals & Avera es• 293.32 21.4 -2.2 6.18 74.71% 7.19 12.39 2.92 7.08 12.79
*Note: Column 1 (length) is the total length. The nomination's high and low ratings are shown in column 2 and column 3 respectively. The nomination averages are weighted by the segment lengths.
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L' ( '; ~/ TABLE 3 TOTAL ROUTE EVALUATION- HERITAGE BYWAY
[1] [2] [3] (4] [5] [6] [7] [8] (9] [10] ;;;J;~'j] l!tilii~l]l!\i 1iY81r~lhYXi J[.[il!iiiX:•,1l' !I;il1l[i4ti&i@1 0];j,j]([tiJ.q~~ Nomination # 1 Totals & Averaaes* 62.07 11 ·1 1.75 14.99% 4.75 2.10 8.03 4.67 6.50 Nomination # 2 Des Moines County This route was not nominated in the heritage category '' Nomination # 3 Madison Countv Seamen! 1 IE - W] Eastbound 21.09 6 0 1.62 11.85% 4.17 0.87 6.84 1.52 3.69 Seamen! 1 IE - Wl Westbound 23.84 8 0 1.45 7.69% 4.49 0.76 5.58 1.95 3.97 Average Route Segment 1 22.47 8 0 1.54 9.77% 4.33 0.82 6.21 1.74 3.83 Segment 2 [E - W] Eastbound 15.41 8 -2 1.66 8.16% 4.53 0.64 4.23 2.04 3.77 Seamen! 2 IE - Wl Westbound 19.91 9 -2 1.83 15.11% 4.52 0.66 2.86 2.73 8.87 ', Average Route Segment 2 17.66 9 ·2 1.75 11.64% 4.52 0.65 3.54 2.39 6.32 Nomination# 3 Totals & Averaaes* 40.13 9 ·2 1.63 10.71% 4.42 0.74 4.98 2.05 5.07 Exploration Route # 1 7.89 10 0 2.60 29.03% 4.84 0.77 1.56 3.96 3.94 Exoloration Route # 2 9.24 8 0 2.14 19.20% 5.29 0.67 2.37 4.21 6.18 '• ~- Exoloration Route # 3 7.58 11 0 3.26 40.82% 5.21 0.96 1.29 4.60 8.08 Exploration Route # 4 7.58 11 0 3.16 27.56% 6.22 1.38 3.12 5.15 5.70 *Note: Column 1 (length) is the total length. The nomination's high and low ratings are shown in column 2 and column 3 respectively. The nomination averages are weighted by the segment lengths. 14 TABLE 3 [Continued] TOTAL ROUTE EVALUATION· HERITAGE BYWAY Mean % length Average Rating Longest Longest • ROUTE NAME Length High Low Of All Rated When Rating Distance with Distance with Variance High Segment AND INVENTORY DIRECTION [Miies] Rating Rating Ratings Above 4 Is Above 4 Retinas Above 4 Ratings Below 4 of Ratings Variance Nomination # 4 Buena Vista. Cherokee, Clav & O'Brien Counties Seamen! 1 IE - Wl Eastbound 38.68 12 -1 1. 71 5.19% 5.58 0.55 11.92 1.60 8.25 Seamen! 1 IE - Wl Westbound 38.58 10 0 1.36 6.55% 5.77 0.97 16.71 2.13 3.05 Averaae Seament 1 38.63 12 -1 1.53 5.87% 5.68 0.76 14.31 1.87 5.65 Seamen! 2 IE - Wl Eastbound 34.70 7 0 2.26 14.50% 4.68 1.18 9.56 1.81 3.90 Seament 2 IE - Wl Westbound 23.65 5 0 1.81 4.95% 4.19 0.78 12.79 / 0.83 3.69 Averaae Seament 2 29.18 7 0 2.03 9.72% 4.44 0.98 11.17 1.32 3.79 Seamen! 3 IE - WT Eastbound 17.38 4 -1 1.09 0.69% 4.00 0.12 14.83 0.53 2.56 r , Seament 3 IE - Wl Westbound 17.48 5 -2 1.40 1.10% 5.00 0.11 13.34 0.84 1.96 Averaae Seament 3 17.43 5 -2 1.09 0.90% 4.50 0.12 14.08 0.69 2.26 I Nomination# 4 Totals & Averaaes• 85.24 12 -2 1.66 6.48% 5.03 0.72 13.09 1.47 4.33 I Ii, Exoloration Route # 1 4.30 4 0 1.22 0.67% 4.00 0.03 3.93 0.21 1.00 Exoloration Route # 2 10.77 5 0 2.72 41.25% 4.01 4.44 6.30 1.46 1.69 Nomination # 5 Winneshiek Countv Route IN - Sl Northbound 38.05 12 -1 2.03 18.23% 6.14 2.41 8.80 5.75 6.71 '~ / Route IN - Sl Southbound 34.25 11 -1 1.52 8.34% 5.87 0.70 10.39 2.59 2.59 I Nomination# 5 Totals & Averaaes• 36.15 12 -1 1.77 13.28% 6.00 1.55 9.59 4.17 4.65 Nomination # 6 Delaware Countv Seamen! 1 IN - Sl Northbound 33.60 15 0 2.09 9.06% 6.49 0.48 9.00 3.36 7.32 Seamen! 1 IN - Sl Southbound 29.13 11 -1 1.52 3.84% 5.58 ' ) 0.27 11.22 1.26 5.24 Averaae Seament 1 31.37 15 -1 1.80 6.45% 6.03 0.38 10.11 2.31 6.28 Seament 2 IN - Sl Northbound 14.38 9 0 1.95 8.72% 5.08 0.28 5.53 1.79 3.97 Seamen! 2 IN - Sl Southbound 14.02 6 0 1.61 7.27% 4.25 0.46 10.12 1.26 1.00 Averaae Seament 2 14.20 9 0 1.78 8.00% 4.66 0.37 7.82 1.52 2.49 Nomination # 6 Totals & Averaaes• 67.81 15 -1 1.81 7.06% 5.63 0.38 9.33 2.12 5.16 Exoloration Route # 1 15.83 4 0 1.45 2.35% 4.00 0.21 10.72 0.88 1.89 Exoloration Route # 2 15.76 7 -1 1.76 4.85% 4.58 0.21 7.39 1.13 1.69 Exoloration Route # 3 BB State Park 16.07 7 0 2.51 26.12% 4.13 1.59 6.67 1.61 2.25 *Note: Column 1 (length) is the total length. The nomination's high and low ratings are shown in column 2 and column 3 respectively. The nomination averages are weighted by the segment lengths. 15 C) TABLE 3 [Continued] TOTAL ROUTE EVALUATION - HERITAGE BYWAY Mean %Length Average Rating Longest Longest ROUTE NAME Length High Low OfAll Rated When Rating Distance with Distance with Variance High Segment AND INVENTORY DIRECTION [Miles) Rating Rating Ratlnas Above4 Is Above 4 Ratln11s Above 4 Ratings Below 4 of Ratings Variance Nomination # 7 Clavton Countv Route IE - Wl Eastbound 41.22 10 -1 1.98 11.78% 4.13 1.82 7.36 1.24 2.24 Route IE - Wl Westbound 45.45 10 -1 1.72 9.89% 7.88 1.17 0.84 17.70 11.78 Nomination# 7 Totals & Averages* 43.34 10 -1 1.85 10.83% 6.01 I 1.49 4.10 9.47 7.01 (_ ) Exploration Route # 1 BB state park 16.07 5 0 2.26 10.12% 4.13 1.82 7.36 1.24 2.24 Exploration Route # 2 Guttenberg 15.83 12 -1 4.52 3.57% 7.88 1.17 0.84 17.70 11.78 Nomination # 8 Allamakee, Clavton, Fayette and Winneshiek Counties Seamen! 1 IW-Nl West & North 48.77 9 -1 1.73 10.12% 4.74 0.64 5.54 2.01 8.29 Segment 1 IS - El South & East 33.40 7 0 1.74 3.57% 5.19 0.50 9.09 1.14 8.79 ) Average Segment 1 41.09 9 -1 1.73 6.84% 4.97 0.57 7.32 1.58 8.54 Seoment 2 IN - El North & East 38.49 6 0 1.48 6.14% 4.29 0.76 8.73 1.23 5.25 Segment 2 1W - SJ West & South 36.68 7 0 1.42 3.56% 4.24 0.30 15.71 1.10 4.41 Average Segment 2 37.59 7 0 1.45 4.85% 4.27 0.53 12.22 1.17 4.83 Segment 3 IE - Wl East-South-West 56.76 8 0 1.45 3.33% 4.83 0.46 18.55 0.96 6.24 Segment 3 [E - Wl East-North-West 40.81 7 -1 1.50 3.55% 4.70 0.25 15.95 1.04 7.84 Averaae Seamen! 3 48.79 8 -1 1.47 3.44% 4.n 0.36 17.25 1.00 7.04 Segment 4 IE - Wl East & West 60.12 7 -1 1.68 5.67% 4.27 0.39 21.00 1.07 3.84 Seamen! 4 [E - WI West & East 64.97 9 -1 1.74 6.47% 4.22 1.51 19.52 1.16 5.16 Averaae Seamen! 4 62.55 9 -1 1.71 6.07% 4.25 0.95 20.26 1.11 4.50 ,~ ., Segment 5 [E - Wl East & North 58.63 6 0 1.78 3.74% 4.54 0.28 6.21 0.90 5.04 .. J Seament 5 [E - WI South & West 54.56 7 -1 1.36 2.37% 4.12 0.48 9.52 0.57 3.94 Averaae Seamen! 5 56.60 7 -1 1.57 3.06% 4.33 0.38 7.87 0.73 4.49 Segment 6 IE - Wl Clockwise 45.98 6 -1 1.64 6.31% 4.29 0.41 5.46 1.27 4.81 Seamen! 6 [E - WI Counterclockwise 47.46 10 -1 1.97 9.06% 4.94 1.14 6.98 1.91 3.99 Averaae Seamen! 6 46.72 10 -1 1.81 7.69% 4.62 0.78 6.22 1.59 4.40 Exploration Route # 1 State Park 16.91 7 0 1.85 20.43% 4.61 1.37 3.73 2.48 6.24 Exploration Route # 2 7.78 6 0 1.72 4.89% 4.75 0.18 2.77 1.23 2.45 Exploration Route # 3 9.75 7 0 1.85 2.00% 4.76 0.09 4.85 1.06 3.48 Nomination# 8 Totals & Averaaes* 293.32 10 -1 1.63 5.36% 4.51 0.62 12.25 1.18 5.50 *Note: Column 1 (length) is the total length. The nomination's high and low ratings are shown in column 2 and column 3 respectively. The nomination averages are weighted by the segment lengths. 16 ( ) ,, I /--.____,_ ,.---, r·' "~ ~ • \ I \ I '- _./ ___,.) I I,, - \_ \ ,. ',,_ ,, , ._/· -- · .. __ __,,! I ___.,/ ...... ··············································--·····························································································-··········· ...... ·················································· ; Nomination #1 Cass and Adair Counties ~ ( . ' Nomination #1 Cass and Adair Counties -·-~ - ~-f U-u~-,==~==--=-=:,m=---r-=~-; ms·-u I® ml I® @§! ! I , . i lll7.1) Segment 1 (East - West) . Begins @ I - 80 north of Mame Ends @ I - 80 west of Adair I ) ' Segment 2 (North - Iuth) Begins in west Gristld Ends in Atlanti, J I .. J OUMBERLAND I I I / j- ..··--····--···-·-·····-·····-····-·-··1§)-··-·········TI-r-·················-, (i;-<,,-__/ '"-·-····-·······~·-·-···--···-·····-·······! MAtENA ! BRIDGEWATER ,,- \ # 1 - 1 Nomination #1 Structures and sites associated with the early use of these trails also exist throughout the area served by the nominated routes. The railroad station in Atlantic and the Mormon Trail sites in the Lewis Location: vicinity are two examples. Cass and Adair Counties The time period associated with the heritage elements of this corridor range from 1840 and 1875. Many sites along the corridor Category: • date from this period and are associated with the heritage theme of Scenic/Heritage / ' the corridor. Historic sites and features along the corridor are listed on page #1-3. Sites are shown on the page #1-4 display along with ' - ~. Nomination Evaluated As: ' I the area's land use in the 1870's. Segment 1. 1-80 north of Marne to Adair Segment 2. Griswold to Atlantic Inventory Discussion: Field data was collected for both scenic and heritage features. Towns Along Nominated Routes: Nominated roads were driven and inventoried in both directions to Segment 1 ensure that scenic and heritage elements that may be visible from • Marne •Atlantic ·Wiota •Anita •Adair just one direction were recorded. Segment 2 Nomination #1 was divided into two segments for inventory and • Atlantic • Lewis •Griswold reporting purposes. Segment 1 is a west to east corridor and extends from 1-80 north of Marne to 1-80 at Adair. The Anita Park Basis for Nomination: feature was driven as part of the east bound inventory as reflected Scenic Byway: in the graph on page #1-5. Segment 2 is a south to north corridor General visual quality and visual character of the area. extending from Griswold to Atlantic. The loop through Lewis was Heritage Byway: driven as part of the southbound inventory as reflected in the graph Heritage Theme: Land of Many Trails. on page #1-6. Scenic Byway Character: Evaluation Discussion: Agricultural lands interrupted by tree lined streams are the major I - ) A continuous rating of the corridor's scenic and heritage visual feature within the area crossed by the nominated routes. The characteristics is shown in figures on pages #1-5 through #1-8. area also offers lakes and a variety of historic sites and recreational The nominated corridors are shown on these pages as shaded features. lines. The type of shading and the line widths indicate the corridor's rating. Wide bands show areas rated as having good scenic quality. Heritage Byway Character: Graphs that accompany the maps display a continuous numerical This heritage theme is based on the early travel and rating. It should be noted that data in one inventory direction is transportation corridors that pass through the area served by the reversed (through software management) so that the graphs as nominated routes. As early as the 1840's trails converged in the seen in this report reflect the ratings from the same beginning point. Atlantic and Lewis area. The Mormon Trail and the later Mormon I : , __,.: Cart Trail merged in the Lewis area. The Cart Trail from eastern Iowa followed the early "River to River" trail along the general path of Highway 6 known as the "white pole road". In 1868 the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Rail Road was built. The alignment between Anita and Wiota is still located on the original alignment. ' I ''- - ,,_ ' # 1 - 2 HERITAGE SITES & POINTS OF INTEREST 0 L. Union Army Barracks: Remains of army barracks built in 1861 are at the The heritage evaluation investigates features that represent consistently southwest corner of Pioneer Park. along a corridor" ... significant heritage (historic & cultural) areas, sites, or 0 M. Pioneer Park: This park is located at the site of the original town square. markers that illustrates the development of Iowa ... " (Iowa Scenic Byway Program criteria) Sites and features were acquired from the nominating • N. Wright Design House: A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is located at entities and from the National Register of Historic Places. National Register 9111 and Poplar, Atlantic. sites were recorded and are shown with a closed square (•). Sites identified by an open square (0) are notable to the corridor's theme. • 0. Early House: This house at 419 Poplar in Atlantic was built in 1873. Features noteworthy along the route are shown with a starburst (*) symbol. The sites and features are shown on the adjacent map. This map depicts • P. Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Depot: Railroad depot built in the 1890's is located at the intersection of 1st Street and Chestnut Street in Atlantic. the land use during the time frame indicative to some of the historic sites. 0 a. Marne Hotel: The Marne Hotel built in 1860 is now a Mason Lodge. HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: 0 R. Jesse James Marker: This marker Is near the location of a July 21, 1873 train • A. Griswold National Bank: Bank building located on the corner of Main & Cass robbery by the Jesse James gang. Streets in Griswold. FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST 0 B. Hotel Arlington: This building was built in 1904. It is located at 621 Main Street in Griswold. !.l 1. Rush Farm Museum: Farm equipment Museum at 504 Main. O C. East Nishnabotna River Crossing: Mormons began using this river crossing !.l 2. Cass County Museum: County Museum at 414 Main Griswold. in the summer of 1848. !.l 3. Doll House: Doll reproductions made and shown in a house built in 1887. !.l 4. Cocklin Fish Farm: This 36 acre camping area and park has a 1O acre lake. 0 D. Indian Creek Crossing: This crossing near the 1846 Mormon settlement of !.l 5. lranistan Wildlife Area: This wildlife area has 34 acres with a 1O acre pond Indiantown was a crossing along the Mormon hand cart trail. A large Indian and others a variety of plant communities. encampment was visible from this crossing. !.l 6. Indian Creek Wildlife Area: A 1 O acre tract with woods along Indian Creek is O E. Indiantown Townslte: Twenty Mormon families established this settlement in available at this wildlife area. 1846. It was occupied by Mormons until 1852. !.l 7. Hitchcock Recreational Area: This area contains the historic Hitchcock House. It contains 66 acres along the Nishnabotna River. • F. Hitchcock House: This house built in 1856 is associated with the Mormon !.l 8. Nishnabotna Rock Cut: This 3 acre site contains an unusual rock outcrop Handcart Trail among other things. It is owned by the State of Iowa (DNR) and along the River bank. managed by Cass County. !.l 9. Cold Springs Park: This park contains 100 acres and a 16 acre lake. !.l 10. Turkey Creek Wildlife Area: This area has 57 acres along Turkey Creek. 0 G. Dam & Grist Mill: A dam and mill located near the ferry site began operating !.l 11. Pellet Wildlife Area: Located along the Nishnabotna River this 19 acre site in the 1850's. is intended to protect and preserve local flora and fauna. !.l 12. Anita State Park: This 1,062 acre State Park offers a 171 acre lake, trails, 0 H. Ferry House: Located at the crossroads of several trails and territorial roads, camping and other recreational facilities. this house dates from the 1850s. 0 I. Cold Springs State Park: Faint wagon wheel ruts, a DAR Mormon trail marker and National Parks Service Marker are in or can be seen from this park. 0 J. Lewis Town Square: The Bank built in 1904, the 1911 band stand and the Masonic Temple built in 1917 are located around the square. The Stage Coach House site is east of the Town Square. 0 K. "Silk Stocking Lane": This name is a reference to the homes owned by wealthy families living along Oregon Street near the old square. The Hopley House was one of these homes. # 1 - 3 • Prairie Woodlands Croplands ! Wetlands Trails & Rails Mormon Trail Mormon Cart Trail Site & Feature Symbols \....__ Sites Listed on NRHP •0 Other Corridor Sites • Corridor Features \ . Note: The letters and numbers are keyed to the site description list. ····.f-.,"-...,..,_.-_----,--.,-.,-. ~, ,-, --_-_-.!-_-_-_-",,.--' #1 -4 f·····-··~5-- r tS-Cf\ r-····"'""o'.·······r-·· I ······7'"· j\ 1···':L.... J·--1, i i l ! \ ...... ' i L...... The outlined area on the graph shows the results of the scenic byway evaluation l~~ through Anita State Park. The park r-····-'··· evaluation is only shown on the r- .... -····r·· ...... ·-·---r---··i eastbound evaluation. It is not shown on i'"-··········r ····r . the westbound evaluation. Segment 1 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Eastbound from M56 & 1-80) ...... L.. r··-·¥ . i ·····: .J ..· .. ·1--J ! ~-·· ...... J ···--1 ;_· ...... ,;_;~ .. ..J ·r··· ,,.....,_,~·• •··~...... ,,.,..,~,,,,,,,...... ~:••••• i-······I i···· ) ··---·1 i ·--~-~r-···->·-···· 5 10 20 25 30 40 Distance (mi.) ········- ..!···· .. ··-·- .. ···~·-············~-·,r······r··· ·r-·+······-...... ·--····--· .. ···-·~·-·····- . ········ ...... •. .,/ · Segment 2 (Inventory Direction - Northbound from Griswold) r- ...... 20 I I-· · Iowa 48 j U 6 .....;. ... , 1 - ..... r ./ l t·····--...... 1 16+-----...------;------;;------1 Eyaluation Results 0 +:: '"'''"''Wh~ Segment 2 (North - South) ··,···-·+···· ...... E········· .. ····· Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating Cl 12· 111 Begins in west Griswold c: . :;::; #ffiliil Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Ends in Atlantic lll!.W Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] ~ - Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] 0::: ·-········-:--.. i Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating ~-- %%•· Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] ·····-+··' ·T···· Neutral Visual Quality [Oto 1.5] . G~ISW ·, # 1 - 5 ' ~· t...... ~::;.~:~ ... . ... L ... Segment 1 (East - West) Begins @ I - 80 north of Marne Ends @ I - 80 west of Adair ! ,_. ····-...... L .... ~ I I! +1 ...... ,,-! ...... ,... _ Segment 1 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound from G30 & 1-80) ··:I ' 1.. ---... -.! j...... _ ... J... __ i'""""' f"" i 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1·0 22 24 26 28 30 Distance (mi.) ...... l ' ...... i Segment 2 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Southbound from Atlantic) 20..------f- ...... M56 to Cold Springs Park & Lewis ..._.i._ ; l owT 48 M56 \ then back along M56 to Iowa 48 16 ~...... ,r--~-+- Segment 2 (North - South) ,,: . Begins in west Griswold C> 12· !...... j...... ~ ...... i····- ... )...... 1...... ~······co ...... , ...... Ends in Atlantic ~ B+"''----;~~-t+-1~~~!~"7"H-!_;;;;.3'--~;~~-+!--t1--~'__..cn.___-+:~~~~__..,,__~-+~~ ~L c:: i ··--~-~·-·"'' .. , J. ...._..,---.~ ; ...... 1.-... ~ ...... <...... , ...... f i l i : G~ISWQLD i -+ The outlined area on the graph shows the results of the scenic byway evaluation along 4~...... ~,._.,...... ,~!""-.,._.._-;-....,._..,~ ...... ,...... ~;---- ' l '-_j County Rd M56 to Cold Springs Park then 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 to Lewis. The inventory retraces this path to Distance (mi.) \. Iowa 48 M56 intersection. The segment is only shown on the southbound evaluation. It is not shown on the northbound evaluation. '\.~_,.I ' # 1 -6 Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Northbound & Eastbound Nomination #1 Cass & Adair Counties ········r··········"':····· l ~ ~--~-..... ':") ·~ ...... ': '·, Segment 1 (East - West) Begins @ I - 80 north of Marne Ends @ I - 80 west of Adair \ . / __._~_. l I ,_.} , ...... i 1--...... L ... j ' ,/''.t>'"-w"'...,... ~ ··--·······-~··············!·-·· ...... ~...... ! I ITA I; i : ···-'··1 r·······...:.."" ...... i ! ...... , f-·······r- ...... 1 ...... ! -···,·· .. ·······-~·········· .. ·~·-· 21 ; The outlined area on the graph shows the ; .. i ~- results of the heritage byway evaluation through Anita State Park. The park ,.. --r-·--···--r···L+-·-············r·····---·l·--...... evaluation is only shown on the eastbound evaluation. It is not shown on i the westbound evaluation. Segment 1 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Eastbound from M56 & 1-80) ..... L""t""' ..... 20 I M56 16 ·-.. r 12 ; Cl CX> c: ·-· +····L···-i·-····· f ;a ' ····--1 . !... 0::: i L ... t l"'-i...... -4 ...... r· 0 5 1'0 15 2o 30 35 40 Distance (mi.) ...... ·-r·····~···:·····; i ...... ···········-·-r-···-·-·-·········---r-·······-····!··--·+···--·-····J···--·······.L'""""' ...... ~'"-=~---...... ------...--- ...... --~--~--""T""--~---,---....,.----r--~-----i----i...... 111I ' i ···~·.,_,j---········ ...... 1 j·-·"····· .... ·-r·-··········{ ' Segment 2 (Inventory Direction - Northbound from Griswold) ' \ i--··· 20t-r---l-ow_a_4_8..,...... __ "f••••••••WN.,, ---.,.... ! U~6 16•+-~~~---;.-----i'------+----~-1 Evaluation Resylts il...... 1 . .. 'O .Q •••-••••-••••~••"•OOOo ..OOOOOMOOOOOOO •OOOOO•O••o•••.-••••-•'E•ooOOoOOOOOOHOO Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating Cl 12· ···l-...... ~ Segment 2 (North - South) ~ m +- c: . 'i:: Q) +:: '.f& Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Begins in west Griswold ;a Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To BJ Ends in Atlantic 0::: • Very Good Heritage Raling [B To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating ; ...... •••..... ) ····-.i ...... ,...... J-.... L .. i ; ; i Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6]. i' = Neutral Heritage Quality [O to 1.5] Ll G'ISW # 1- 7 Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Southbound & Westbound Nomination #1 Cass & Adair Counties -,"' • ..... T"-...... ''"" -'i"-""""""-i ...... ~ ...... l ...... _...... l ...... _..... J...... _ ... I I . Segment 1 (East - West) Begins @ I - 80 north of Mame J..i~=:::=::::~.,-=1 ...... l...... _j...... ~~ End~ @ I - 80 west of Adair i !'. --- ' ... - ;! "'\("- ...... _,,' ...... , .. - ...... ,) ..... - ...... ,: ...... _,J """""+-"""'""" ' : : i.' : i : ~ Segment 1 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound from G30 & 1-80) l ! """'"""""""'t""""""""'l5" . CD -4·.--.---i------+-....-.....--- ....--- ...... - ...... - ...... -..- .....-- ...... ---- ...... --- ...... --- 0 2 4 S B 10 1·2 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Distance (mi.) ...... r·········~~~ ...... ,. ...' __ ..______... _ _...... _..__...... __..... _....,_....., __.._ ____._r_····-····-·····_.· _ .._····-····-····_.·i __...... ~· -~ i .;...... 1, .. I r-···· .. ···r·~ ,. Segment 2 (North - South) 'C Begins in west Griswold 12· .. ~ ...... ,,_,,_,_,,, Cl ., Ends in Atlantic c: ·c: 1il :~'-----;...-~-f+~~-;-~~+w-=---+~~-+--l~+----- ' =·-···"·--:i ' 0::: l . ,...... T ···+··~,.:~:-····' AT.~~.... The outlined area on the graph shows the /··· results of the heritage byway evaluation -4~...... i--._...... ~~ ~1-.,.....~.~..... ·:.··-~--- ·····r ...mi----.-.------...... "'"""'.....,.....,+-.,....-;--i-...... \ along County Rd M56 to Cold Springs Park 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 \ - then to Lewis. The inventory retraces this Distance (mi.) path to Iowa 48 M56 intersection. The segment is only shown on the southbound evaluation. It is not shown on the \,_ I northbound evaluation. \_~--- ) # 1 - 8 Summary Roadways: A short section of gravel road is included in this nomination. This road is between the city of Lewis and Iowa 48 and takes the traveler past some of The goal of the Iowa Scenic Byway Program is "to identify and designate the nomination's most interesting historic sites. roads that are uniformly high in visual and/or heritage quality." Along naturally scenic byways the Iowa program designation guide stipulates that Scenic Byway: the natural features displayed along the route should have high quality. The The basic evaluation criteria for scenic byways are that the routes have high guide states for heritage that features should be " . . . significant heritage visual quality and uniform visual character. Evaluation of these factors (historic and cultural) areas, sites or markers that illustrate the development shows the following results. of Iowa or show Iowa's historic relationship to the nation ... " The guide The average quality rating for the scenic byway category is below 4.0 further says that both scenic and heritage features should be consistently * for both segments of the nomination. The percentage of each segment displayed along the entire route. rated above 4 is less than 50%. · A numerical rating of 4 or higher indicates a visual or heritage quality '* Less than 10% of the nominated corridor miles were rated as offering good or outstanding views. Areas with high scenic quality are centered sufficiently high to qualify under the scenic byway program. Consistency of around Anita. The drive around Anita State Park offered the only the visual or historic quality is expressed in part by the percent of the route outstanding views found along the corridor. . that is rated at or above this value. Routes with 50% or more of the corridor rated above 4 generally meet the desired consistency. The following tables * Roadway character and adjacent visual elements were found to rate provides the evaluation results for the Cass County corridor. rather low. Only 27% of Segment 1 and 19% of Segment 2 offered a roadway background rated as good or outstanding. Nomination Evaluation Statistics: Heritage Byway: Segment #1 [East - West] Evaluation criteria for heritage byways are that the routes have heritage Length: 31.99 miles quality and provide a uniform sense of the corridor theme. Evaluation of Heritage Evaluation Results Scenic these factors shows the following results. Quality Rating (Average rating): 3.21 1.99 '* The average quality rating for the heritage byway category is below 4.0 Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 28.21% 17.17% for both nomination segments. The percentage of each segment rated Maximum Rating: 13.00 11.00 above 4 is also less than 50%. Minimum Rating: -0.60 -1.00 * Comparison of current land use with land use during the time frame Variety Rating (Variance): 3.67 6.69 associated with the corridor theme (from the 1870's) showed that the Segment #2 [North - South] land use from the two periods matched along 18% of Segment 1 and Length: 19.89 miles 17.5% of Segment 2. Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage * Anita State Park and the Lewis vicinity both offered good land use Quality Rating (Average rating): 2.29 1.30 matches. The setting of the Rock Island Depot in Atlantic is excellent when viewed from the south. This scene offers the traveler a view of Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 14.81% 10.06% the depot with a background that must be very similar to the period Maximum Rating: 8.50 11.00 (1870's) background. Minimum Rating: -2.30 -1.00 Variety Rating (Variance): 2.27 2.58 Comments: The following comments are offered on the inventory and the evaluation results. # 1 - 9 ,. . ., . ., . ,,,,. I ,. ·- . .. ·- I ( I ( \ ' \ -\ \ ' ~ : \ ' ' '' .·' .. Nomination #2 Des Moines County Nomination #2 Des Moines County • Segment2 Begins at US 61 Ends at Iowa 99 61 DANVILLE • U) il:I~ z:o !!!1~ U) ·wio MIDDLETOWN Segment1 Begins @ Iowa 79 follows Bridgeport Rd & Skunk River Rd. Ends@US 61 # 2-1 (- Segment 2 does not display consistent visual quality along Nomination #2 some of the route. The scenic quality rates well at the beginning of the segment and extremely well at the end of the segment near Location: Iowa 99. The roadway alignment is very good in some locations • Des Moines County and exposes the hillsides with many varieties of vegetation. The I forested regions provide the main visual resource. Occasional rock \ I Category: formations add interest. The gravel surface on this section can Scenic pose a problem for the traveler. Nomination Evaluated As: Heritage Byway Character: Not evaluated Two segments identified as: Segment 1. Bridgeport Road & Skunk River Road ( Inventory Discussion: Segment 2. Stony Hollow Road Field data was collected on scenic features. Nominated roads were driven and inventoried in both directions to ensure that scenic Towns Along Nominated Routes: elements that may be visible from just one direction are recorded. Segment 1 Nomination #2 was driven, evaluated and graphed as two • Agusta segments. Segment 1 begins at the junction of Iowa 79 and Bridgeport Road. The route follows Bridgeport Road to Skunk River Basis for Nomination: Road which ends at U.S. 61. Segment 2 was inventoried on county Scenic Byway: road H50 from U.S. 61 to Iowa 99. An exploration route was driven General visual quality and visual character of the area. as part of the Segment 2 inventory. Exploration Route 1 begins at the junction of Iowa 99 and H50 and proceeds south and west. See Scenic Byway Character: the inset on page #2-4. The forested hillsides and vegetation along the Skunk River provide the most scenic elements along Segment 1. The segment Evaluation Discussion: is interspersed with woodlands on the north side of the road and by A continuous rating of the corridor's scenic characteristics is 7 --, the river and farmland on the south side. At particular locations shown in figures on pages #2-3 and #2-4. The nominated corridors along the route the traveler is framed with tree cover. The views of are shown on these pages as shaded lines. The type of shading the river are obstructed much of the way by trees and brush growing and the line widths indicate the corridor's rating. Wide bands show along the river banks. The picnic areas along the river provide the areas rated as having good scenic quality. Graphs that accompany best views of the water related elements of this segment. Access the maps display a continuous numerical rating. It should be noted 'I roads into these areas are scenic as are the recreation areas which that data in one inventory direction is reversed (through software ! \ have great variety in woodland vegetation. The roadway ribbon management) so that the graphs as seen in this report reflect the adds to the presentation along this segment. The gravel surface on ratings from the same beginning point. Skunk River Road may be either dusty or muddy depending on weather conditions. This may pose a problem to the traveler. I' - ) #2-2 1,__ / : I \./ ) [/ ··-· Skunk River Rd. g112+- ~ ...... 2 10 12 Segment 1 ,. ~.·; Begins @ Iowa 79 ! j i i' follows Bridgeport Rd & i ... / Skunk River Rd. ~,.-· ~: Eyalualion Results Ends@US 61 Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating @fs Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Visual Quality [4.4 To BJ • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] Neutral Visual Quality (0 to 1.5] - Poor Visual Quality (-4 to OJ #2- 3 .--", l. Segment 2 \,\ J Scenic Byway \ Begins at US 61 l L ...... Evaluation Results - Westbound -··--r-- Eod•" Iowa 99 '-'-•,_ { (@ Nomination #2 Des Moines County i····---···········r,. ) ., ...... ·-·······-·-·-·········--.. ., .... .--···-·········-l...... --·····L.,.....t..~~:.,.,,."•1•\.,•.•.,_Ji/( . . ! .L-...... \ l 1, },..... ( • i -.,J ) : I J f Segment 2 (Inventory Direction - Westbound from Iowa 99 & H50) i ~~ -···-··--·-· ... -...... --············.J:!... ~.9...... ·············-·--·--·-· .. ·--····-·······+·····-························ 2 6 8 10 Distance (mi.) / /,/· USS Segment1 \~ Begins @ Iowa 79 I / f ,r-·····j J follows Bridgeport Rd & t .... Skunk River Rd. ) ./I Ends@ US61 (AUGUSTA / .. /'./ /) Evaluation Results i / Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating --~\_...... () I )Bf %® Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4J . // "····!) Good Visual Quality [4.4 To SJ ; i / • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25J ~ ...... ,., .. ,,, .. ~ Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating ········~ Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6J = Neutral Visual Quality [O to 1.5J - Poor Visual Quality [-4 to OJ \ \ J #2-4 Summary Scenic Byway: The basic evaluation criteria for scenic byways are that the routes have high The goal of the Iowa Scenic Byway Program is 'to identify and visual quality and uniformity of visual character. Evaluation of these factors designate roads that are uniformly high in visual and/or heritage quality." shows the following results. Along naturally scenic byways the Iowa program designation guide * The average scenic byway quality is rated below 4.0 for both segments stipulates that the natural features displayed along the route should have of the nomination. The percentage of each segment rated above 4 is high quality. The guide further states that these quality features should be less than 50%. consistently displayed along the entire route. * Less than 12% of the nominated corridor mileage was rated as offering good or outstanding views. The east end of Segment 2 (H50) provided A numerical rating of 4 or higher indicates a visual or heritage quality a~ area with outstanding views. Short sections of Segment 1 (Skunk sufficiently high to qualify under the scenic byway program. Consistency of River Road) also offer areas with high scenic quality. The riverside the visual or historic quality is expressed in part by the percent of the route parks are particularly good. that is rated at or above this value. Routes with 50% or more of the corridor * Roadway qualities and adjacent visual elements were found to rate rated above 4 generally meet the desired consistency. The following rather low. Only 10% of each segment offers a roadway background provides the evaluation result summary for the corridor nominated in Des rated as good or outstanding. · Moines County. Other Factors: Nomination Evaluation Statistics: * Views of the Skunk River from Segment 1 were found only in the roadside parks. More frequent views of the river would increase the Segment#l visual quality of this corridor segment. * The short length of the nominated segments may be inappropriate for a Length: 13.33 miles state scenic byway. Evaluation Results Scenic Quality Rating (Average rating): 3.10 Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 27.89% Maximum Rating: 8.80 Minimum Rating: -1.50 Variety Rating (Variance): 2.75 Segment#2 Length: 7.01 miles Evaluation Results Scenic Quality Rating (Average rating): 2.64 Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 20.95% Maximum Rating: 14.20 Minimum Rating: -0.80 Variety Rating (Variance): 7.01 Comments: The following comments are offered on the inventory and the evaluation results. Roadways: Most of the nominated roadways are surfaced with gravel. Only short sections of Segment 1 had a hard surface. # 2- 5 I I ( . l ' I ' , \- _/ / ' Nomination #3 Madison County Nomination #3 Madison County • ' '.. CUMMIN I Segment 1 Begins@ US169 & Iowa 92 in Winterset Ends @ I - 35 near Cumming WINTERSET Segment2 Begins@ US 169 and Iowa 92 -) Ends @ I - 35 east of St. Charles #3-1 Heritage Byway Character: Nomination #3 The heritage of Madison County dates back to 1846 when the county was founded. The county is known as the "Three River Location: Country" (North River, Middle River & South River). Because of the Madison County many rivers, abundant stone deposits can be observed. Many of the buildings that characterize the architecture of the era are pre-Victorian Category: and are made of stone. The town of Winterset has a substantial Scenic/Heritage number of stone buildings as well as Victorian homes. Also characteristic of Madison County and the general heritage Nomination Evaluated As: theme are the covered bridges. Bridges that stood and fell in the past Two segments identified as: and the six remaining bridges carry a sentimentality and interest that Segment 1. North of Winterset captivates those who visit. Historic sites and features along the Segment 2. South of Winterset corridor are listed on page #3-3. Page #3-4 shows the location of I > these sites and the 1870 land use. I ) Towns Along Nominated Routes: Segment 1 Inventory Discussion: •Winterset Field data was collected for both scenic and heritage features. Segment 2 Nominated roads were driven and inventoried in both directions to • Winterset •St. Charles ensure scenic and heritage elements that may be visible from just one direction were recorded. Basis for Nomination: Nomination #3 was divided into two segments for inventory and Scenic Byway: evaluation purposes. Segment #1 is a west to east corridor from General visual quality and visual character of the area. Winterset to 1-35 at Cumming. The McBride Bridge site was driven as Heritage Byway: part of the westbound inventory. It is included in the data graphed on Heritage Theme: No specific theme was defined. Generally pages #3-6 & #3-8. Segment #2 is a west to east corridor from focused on settlement and early development of the area. Winterset to 1-35 near St. Charles. The Helliwell Bridge site was driven as part of the westbound inventory. Four exploration routes, I i Scenic Byway Character: Pammel Park, Hogback Bridge, Cedar Bridge and a Winterset city The nominated corridors are located in the hills and valleys of tour, are shown on pages #3-5 through #3-8. the North River, the Middle River and Clanton Creek giving a portion of this route significant scenic value. In addition, many streams along Evaluation Discussion: the corridor provide the backdrop for forested areas. The county lies A continuous rating of the corridor's scenic and heritage in the "bluegrass district" and contains some areas with grasslands characteristics is shown in Figures on Pages #3-4 through #3-8. The reminiscent of earlier times. Very fertile farms are plentiful in areas corridor maps on these pages show sections of the corridor which outlying the drainage ways. Limestone rock formations provide have good scenic quality. Graphs that accompany the maps display a excellent scenic focal points along the corridor as well as being the continuous numerical rating. It should be noted that data in one construction material used in many historic homes and buildings inventory direction is reversed (through software management) so throughout the region. that the graphs as seen in this report reflect the ratings from the same beginning point. #3 - 2 HERITAGE SITES & POINTS OF INTEREST: • P. Donahue Covered Bridge: Built 1871. Bridge was relocated to Winterset City Park. The heritage evaluation investigates features that represent consistently along a corridor" .... significant heritage (historic & cultural) areas, sites, or • Q. The Bevington-Kaser House: Located at 805 S. 2nd Ave., Winterset, this markers that illustrate the development of Iowa .... ". (Iowa Scenic Byway mansion was constructed in 1856. It now houses the Madison County Historical Society. Program criteria) Sites and features were acquired from the nominating entities and from the National Register of Historic Places. National Register • • R. Stone Barn and Privy: Located at 805 S. 2nd Ave., Winterset. This barn and sites were recorded and are shown with a closed square(•). Sites identified privy have been moved along with a number of other structures to the grounds of the by an open square (0) are notable to the corridor's theme. Features Madison County Historical Society. Both structures were built in 1856. noteworthy along the route are shown with a starburst ("1) symbol. The sites and features are shown on the adjacent map. This map depicts the land use 0 S. Clark's Tower: This stone tower was built in 1926 in the City Park. during the time frame indicative to some of the historic sites. • T. House: Located Y2 mi. S of Winterset on P69. Stone house .. HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: • U. House: Located Y2 mi. east of US 169 on county road G50, near Winterset. Stone house. 0 A. Remains of the McBride Bridge: Only the bridge abutments remain from this early bridge. • V. Holliwell Covered Bridge: This covered bridge, built in 1880, may be the • B. House: Located 2% miles north of Winterset on G4R. Stone house. longest of the covered bridges. Its total length of 170 feet. • C. North River Stone School House: This restored stone school house was built in 1874. • U. House: Located 5 mi. West of St. Charles on CR G50. Stone house. • D. Hogback Covered Bridge: Built in 1884, this covered bridge is open to pedestrians. · • W. Barn: Located in St. Charles. No description available. Stone barn. • E. Cedar Covered Bridge: Located in the Cedar Bridge Park northeast of Winterset, this bridge was built in 1883. The bridge was moved and used at several • X. Imes Covered Bridge: Located now in St. Charles, this covered bridge was built stream crossings before being placed in the park. in 1871. • F. Duff Barn: Located 1112 miles north of Winterset. No description available. FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST • G. House: Located 1 mile east of Winterset on Iowa 92. No description available. 1. Francesca'a House (Bridges of Madison County): Farm house used during • H. House: Located 3 miles west of Winterset. No description available. * the filming of the 1994 movie cited above. • I. House: Located at 605 N. 1st Street in Winterset. Stone house. * 2. Howell Tree Farm & Green House: No Comments. * 3. Groth's Gardens and Green House: No Comments. • J. Madison County Courthouse: Located on the City Square, Winterset, the * 4. Winterset City Reservoir: This attractive 70 acre lake area is located near the courthouse was built in 1876. Also identified under this symbol is a store at 151 Street Cedar Bridge Park. and Court Ave. * 5. Winterset Art Center: No Comments. 6. John Wayne's Birth Place: Located at 224 South 2nd St. in Winterset. • K. House: Located at 422 W Jefferson in Winterset. No description available. * * 7. Madison County Historical Complex: Located at 815 S. 2nd, Winterset. This • L. House: Located at 602 W Court Ave. in Winterset. No description available. complex has a wide variety of structures and other exhibits. * 8. Winterset City Park: The 75 acre City Park contains the Donahue covered 111 • M. House: Located at 122 S. 4111 Ave. in Winterset. Stone house. bridge and Clark's Tower. It is located on south 9 Street. * 9. Middle River County Park: This 50 acre park is located off P71 south of • N. House: Located at 302 S. 4111 Ave. in Winterset. Stone house. Winterset. * 10. Pammel Park: This beautiful 281 acre park is the site of an old mill and still • 0. House: Located at 616 E. Court Ave. in Winterset. Stone house. has the water tunnel that was used by the mill. This tunnel has been enlarged and is now part of the park's road network. #3- 3 Historic Land Use Corridor Sites Nomination #3 Madison County • ) ( / ! \ i .,,./,,...,.''"·""',,r""''~f"""'".,~\ j _,,...... • ___;" . ' (' Sites Listed on NRHP O other Corridor Sites • Corridor Features Note: The letters and numbers are l / keyed to the site description list. j i' / ' / j Ji \~_ Prairie Woodlands k .. \ Croplands i ~)I ~ '· \ _..... /I f } \ _./ / >i~"'' #3-4 ,,..,...... ,,. ... -··- Scenic Byway I ····----.l·--i·-·--·········-······f···~·-····· .. ···· Evaluation Results - Eastbound Nomination #3 Madison County Segment 1 (Inventory Direction - North & East from Winterset) ! 20~. ~-1~6~~- G1!4 g>12~. ..m-~--;...... ~--;~~ iii 0:: 4 6 B 10 12 14 16 18 Distance (mi.) ('''''''"'',.,.,,. ··········~i \ ~--1 f.Jrt d ....-__,\~~~~=~k-~ ' r··.r-··L ...... -.~ ! ' i --~~·-1.=···· .. ·····~····~i Eyaluatjon Results ... "'! Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating @Ll} Minimum Visual Qualtity (3.6 to 4.4] @!ll) Good Visual Quality [4.4 To BJ ___ )/7~f - Very Good Visual Rating [B To 25] ) Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality (1.5 to 3.6] 1 Neutral Visual Quality (0 to 1.5] r-·; Poor Visual Quality (-4 to O] ', __ ) - ! : 92 ! "-..-! / ... r 92) \..._ ' ...... ,_~ ...... ,,. 2 / ' Segment2 ··' )~.!..~.! Begins@ US 169 and Iowa 92 i ·················· Ends @ I - 35 east of St. Charles i I l ' I ) #3- 5 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Westbound ,,,_,,.,..."··········~·- .- ...... ~ .... : ..... Nomination #3 Madison County ··-r-' I ;...-_---'-r_···-_-....______._ __---'--~' , Segment1 Eya!yation Besylts 4-·················-·-··---·····1 Begins@ US169 & Iowa 92 in Winterset Ends @ I - 35 near Cumming • I Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating / ' ;1\8 Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] @D Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] - Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating ~'""' Below Minimum Quality (1.5 lo 3.6] = Neutral Visual Quality (0 lo 1.5] - Poor Visual Quality (-4 to OJ Winterset Exploration Route #3 The outlined area on the graph shows the Winterset City Park r· results of the scenic byway evaluation to __J '\ r~-··············,.. .. - the McBride Bridge remains. The l evaluation is shown westbound only. ~'.l.) r-········--\J j ' ) I r--·················-- ··""'1. ··-····/··~) / I (/ Segment 1 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound from G14 & 1-35) 20· US 16~ l --G~:1-4-~ (" .. .:L.... ~. -~J···········-i.. .. : I ·········/···········-·- f 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 ! Exploratlon Route # 1 Distance (mi.) North from Iowa 92 __ .i to Cedar Bridge Park. i ...... ,.,.~ PATIERSON i rJ ( i _,-./~6..9.] ...... i .. 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Segment2 Distance (mi.) Begins@ US 169 and Iowa 92 Ends @ I - 35 east of St Charles i r ! The outlined area on the graph shows the (../ {1:.!~.! ! results of the scenic byway evaluation to ... ..i j the Halliwell Bridge. The evaluation is shown westbound only. ! #3-6 Heritage Byway ...... ,,..... i MIN ( •••··---n.,...... ,,;,•:•H••••••••••••••••••••• ••"!'•••••".,,,,_"''''''''' Evaluation Results - Eastbound 1 Nomination #3 Madison County .... .I ...... :...... r... .! I ·-·············-·-·--·····1 Segment 1 (Inventory Direction - North & East from Winterset) \ 20 } '...... ,.u'=-"1'""s=9- G1!4 •2 I 16. ---: ·····-···-············-··-······-·--·······-1 "' I 0 1IlbI:l.l....n.lt.mmJl...._4Lllm!mi!!~llim:cm:IlIWIIII!IlillJlllllDui!LIIIID:illllI!JllllbEml!i:d.!m:tWilll~=:i:d! ...... ,,1 I 4·~.~...--;.---,..--;-....,.~~...,.~...... """"~r--.....--.~.,.._,.~ ...... ,.~.--+---...--;---i o 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 2o ..... -·- -!- .... !. -·-·· ...... - -···-····--,,~ r-- Distance (mi.) ~ -··-····-······ .. -· -... : 1 I 35 Exploration Route # 2 Begins@ in ..... -·T_. .l 1'.; NorthofG4R & US1~~9a.~~:~ ~2 Wi~terset ,-········-····west from US 169 : Ends @ I - 35 near Cu... mming \ ...... ) { 3 ,,, ...... ---itlogback ...... _L ...... L.._ ...... ~ ...... -···-·······11>. Bridge '\ B • .,, .. r···l...... ".. l i i ; i Eyalyatjon Resylts -. ..•. , Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating 4.W.t Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] 1. ~ Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] - Very Good Heritage Rating [8 To 25] \ Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating ·~@z• Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] Neutral Heritage Quality (0 to 1.5] Poor Heritage Quality (-4 to O] : 92 l '-:._j IN ERSET t"~··w.. \ "-·,.~ .. - ...... ,, v 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Distance (mi.) ( j ( \ Segment2 ST CHA~LE t. )~.7.].. ! Begins @ US 169 and Iowa 92 t ...... - .. ······-·················· i Ends @ I - 35 east of St. Charles i . J I #3- 7 Heritage Byway ...... ·--····..:...... 1····· Evaluation Results -. Westbound Nomination #3 Madison County Segment1 Begins@ US169 & Iowa 92 in Winterset Eyaluatjon Results Ends @ I - 35 near Cumming Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating / WW Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Heritage Rating [B To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] ,) = Neutral Heritage Qualny [O to 1.5] 1 McBride - ""'' ""'''" Q- [-:... J----~ Bridge The outlined area on the graph shows the / ", results of the scenic byway evaluation to the McBride Bridge remains. The 16 \.J·············· r···--j%. b''""'""'"""""'"""lliF evaluation is shown westbound only. c r·····• // / .. ..: ,, / ' 3 Segment 1 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound from G14 & 1-35) 20· us 16. lo • r' B g> 12 ·"· "' r-:11;'""'"~-·'T""'""'""@'"''~J!.• ..... -,...... _. .. ~ iii 8· "' ...... ~ l i L ... , :""~ ~ ~~-~~diIDiltMibfiliii~Oi~~~J;;;jll!iiiirliiiimR!~~~~~==Jiiii:Jfill 4+-...... ~~...... ;.~..--+---.~+-...... -t:::jt:::::::::==:::::l::==I---+---.~.;.-....,..~,._...,...... ;.~..--+-~--' 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 Exploration Route # 1 Distance (mi.) North from Iowa 92 to Cedar Bridge Park. ..,,...J G ! • i 92l Segment 2 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound from G50 & 1-35) 20 I j L..... P71 ! 1 Holliwel 16· ..... -...... ; ...... , ...... , ...... ·-Wflii~RSET : ·····~ ...... L 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 r·\l Distance (mi.) Segment2 Begins@ US 169 and Iowa 92 Ends @ I - 35 east of St. Charles j p'r1, 1 The outlined area on the graph shows the { f ...... ; ~ results of the scenic byway evaluation to f the Halliwell Bridge. The evaluation is i' shown westbound only. #3-8 Summary Comments: The following comments are offered on the inventory and the evaluation The goal of the Iowa Scenic Byway Program is "to identify and designate results. roads that are uniformly high in visual and/or heritage quality." Along naturally scenic byways the Iowa program designation guide stipulates that the natural Scenic Byway: features displayed along the route should have high quality. The guide states The basic evaluation criteria for scenic byways are that the routes have high visual quality and uniform visual character. Evaluation of these factors shows •', } for heritage that features should be " . . . significant heritage (historic and cultural) areas, sites or markers that illustrate the development of Iowa or the following results. show Iowa's historic relationship to the nation ... " The guide further says * The average quality rating for the scenic byway category is below 4.0 for that both scenic and heritage features should be consistently displayed along both segments of the nomination. The percentage of each segment the entire route. rated above 4 is less than 50%. * About 14% of Segment 1 and 22% of Segment 2 were rated as offering A numerical rating of 4 or higher indicates a visual or heritage quality good or outstanding views. Areas with high scenic quality were found on sufficiently high to qualify under the scenic byway program. Consistency of segment 2 south of Winterset along P7. the visual or historic quality is expressed in part by the percent of the route * Evaluations of roadway character and adjacent visual elements along the that is rated at or above this value. Routes with 50% or more of the corridor nominated corridors showed that 22% of Segment 1 and 21% of rated above 4 generally meet the desired consistency. The following tables Segment 2 offered a roadway background rated as good or outstanding. provides the evaluation results for the Madison County corridor. Heritage Byway: Nomination Evaluation Statistics: Evaluation criteria for heritage byways are that the routes have heritage Segment#l quality and provide a uniform sense of the corridor theme. Evaluation of Length: 22.47 miles these factors shows the following results. Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage * The average quality rating for the heritage byway category is below 4.0 for both nomination segments. The percentage of each segment rated Quality Rating (Average rating): 3.65 1.54 above 4 is also less than 50%. 44.31% 9.77% Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): * Comparison of current land use with land use during the time frame Maximum Rating: 9.70 8.00 associated with the corridor theme (from the 1870's) showed that the land Minimum Rating: -3.40 0.00 use from the two periods matched along 11 % of Segment 1 and 15% of Variety Rating (Variance): 3.68 1.74 Segment2. * Winterset offered some best land use matches found along the Segment#2 nominated corridor. Several exploration routes also offered good Length: 17.66 miles hertiage settings. The Pammel Park drive was particularly good. Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage Quality Rating (Average rating): 3.87 1.75 Other Factors: Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 41.86% 11.64% Four exploration routes were surveyed besides the nominated corridors. Maximum Rating: 14.00 9.00 These surveys show that some outstanding corridors exist near the nominated routes. Previous survey results show that sections of US 169 Minimum Rating: -3.80 -2.00 north of Winterset and P71 and G68 south of Winterset had good visual Variety Rating (Variance): 9.90 2.39 character. This information suggests that a very high quality scenic byway could be identified using those or other routes in the area. #3 - 9 • - /- ', / - . { . I ( . ·• e,,' 1,_ ,' \,_ \. ) '\ / ,_ :) i_) ..., -' ' - ' Nomination #4 Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay & O'Brien Counties Nomination #4 Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay & O'Brien Counties • ~40 I J Segment3 Begins @ Iowa 1 o in Sutherland Follows B53 & M27 Ends@ Iowa 10 in Peterson GllEENVIUE 0 / .. z I:> PAULLINA QJ.ulll :5 O' Segment 1 I Begins in Paullina Ends @ US 71 and Iowa 1O PETERSON LINN GROVE SIOUX RAPIDS Segment2 Begins @ Iowa 1 o & M12 Follows M12, C16 & M36 Ends@ Iowa 10 & M36 #4-1 Indians to the present but is centered in the 1860's and 1870's. Nomination #4 Crop ridges established by the pre-history Mill Creek Indians can still be observed. Evidence of the trees planted by pioneers of the Location: 19th Century as land claim improvements are still visible. O'Brien, Clay, Cherokee & Buena Vista Counties •' / Croplands replaced much of the native prairie. Contemporary modifications to the landscape have added heights to shaping the Category: landscape. Windmills to generate power have been erected on / ' Scenic/Heritage ) farms along C16. These windmills rise on the landscape like giants and can mesmerize the observer. Historic sites and features along Nomination Evaluated As: the corridor are listed on page #4-3. Sites are shown on the page Segment 1. Paullina to JCT US71 & IA 10 #4-4 display along with the area's land use in the 1860's. Segment 2. Sutherland to Linn Grove (South Segment) Segment 3. Sutherland to Peterson (North Segment) Inventory Discussion: Field data was collected for both scenic and heritage features. Towns Along Nominated Routes: ( ~ \ Nominated roads were driven and inventoried in both directions to ) Segment 1. Paullina •Sutherland • Peterson •Sioux Rapids ensure that scenic and heritage elements that may be visible from \ Segment 2. Linn Grove ) just one direction are recorded. Two exploration routes were Segment 3. Sutherland • Peterson inventoried to assess sites, features or alternative routes. Nomination #4 was divided into three segments for inventory Basis for Nomination: purposes. Segment 1 is a west to east corridor from Paullina to Scenic Byway: south of Sioux Rapids. Segment 2 is a west to east corridor from General visual quality and visual character of the area. the junction of M12 and IA10 south of Sutherland to C16, then east Heritage Byway: to M36 and north to IA 10. Exploration Route 2 was driven as part of )' Shaping Our Landscape: Man's Impact on the Natural the south segment but was not graphed. Segment 3 is a west to Environment. ) east corridor from Sutherland north on 853 to M27 then south to Peterson. Exploration Route 1 was driven northwest from Peterson Scenic Byway Character: and is not graphed. ) The Little Sioux River valley and the glacial formed hills provide a picturesque landscape through part of this corridor. The \ Evaluation Discussion: j rolling hills are the backdrop for a variety of vegetation elements. A continuous rating of the corridor's scenic and heritage The roadway follows the terrain allowing the traveler to view scenes characteristics is shown in displays on pages #4-5 and #4-8. The of the river valley as the road ribbons through the hills. The lake at \ corridor maps on these pages show sections of the corridor which J Dog Creek County Park is a pleasant surprise along M12 as is the have good scenic quality. Graphs that accompany the maps display dam at Linn Grove. a continuous numerical rating. It should be noted that data in one inventory direction is reversed (through software management) so Heritage Byway Character: that the graphs as seen in this report reflect the ratings from the "Man's influence on his landscape" is the heritage theme along same beginning point. ', __..,i this corridor. The time of the heritage theme ranges from early #4- 2 HERITAGE SITES & POINTS OF INTEREST: 4. Wanata State Park: No description available. The heritage evaluation investigates features that represent consistently * I J along a corridor" .... significant heritage (historic & cultural} areas, sites, or markers that illustrate the development of Iowa .... ". (Iowa Scenic Byway * 5. Kirchner Park: Park is located in Peterson. It contains preserved buildings Program criteria} Sites and features were acquired from the nominating including the first frame homes in Clay County and the log house in (D) above. entities and from the National Register of Historic Places. National Register 6. Verna James Prairie: Site is located on the north side lowa10, about two sites were recorded and are shown with a closed square(•}. Sites * miles west of US Hwy 71. identified by an open square (O} are notable to the corridor's theme. Features noteworthy along the route are shown with a starburst ('-") symbol. * 7. Gabrielson Park: Park located south of Sioux Rapids near the junction of US The sites and features are shown on the adjacent map. This map depicts 71 and county road C13. the land use during the time frame indicative to some of the historic sites. * 8. Storm Lake Power Partners: The wind turbines that are of interest in the HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: area are the result of efforts by this group. No symbol is used with this entry because of the many turbine sites. The general area of the turbines is along C16 south of 0 A. Burial Site of "Dutch Fred": Fred Fieldman was an early immigrant to O'Brien Peterson. County. He arrived in the late 1850s and died in 1873. 0 B. Early Indian Settlement: No description available. 0 C. Old O'Brien: This was the site of the first settlement in O'Brien County and was established by Hannibal H. Waterman in 1856. The first fort, first town, and first county- seat were located on the Waterman homestead. • D. Log House: Located at 4969 120th Ave., Peterson. Known as the Kirchner cabin, this log house built in 1867 still stands on its original site. 0 E. Fort Peterson: Fort Peterson constructed in 1862 was one of a number of forts built during this time period. A block house erected as a part of Ft. Peterson still stands. 0 F. Linn Grove Dam: The Linn Grove Dam was constructed in 1866 to provide power to a sawmill and later a flour mill. • G. Brook Creek Bridge: Located on county road C13 west of Linn Grove. No description available. FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST * 1. Mill Creek State Park: Park located east of Paullina. * 2. Dog Creek County Park: Park located southeast of Sutherland. * 3. Waterman Wildlife Area: O'Brien County Conservation Board site. No description available. #4- 3 ..> \. - / ) Site & Feature Symbols • Sites Listed on NRHP O . Other Corridor Sites * Corridor Features '> Note; The letters and numbers are ...... t.. ...,{ keyed to the sile description list . ,... < •. r ..,J~ .. -,...~'"'·.,.... , __ , ,,J 1855 - 1860 Land Use Prairie Woodlands Croplands Wetlands '\\_,...... / .. ,,...... ,..., i t \,0r:~~-"~;--~\ .. #4-4 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Eastbound Nomination #4, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay & O'Brien Counties Segment 1 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Eastbound from Paullina) 20 • f"~t ...... J...... _.;...... ~ ...... J L_ .~}.J ..... - \ Segment 3 (Eastbound from Sutherland) 4~·---..,.----i----..--- ...... --""!""'" __ -+- __""'!"'" ___,_ __ _,, __ _.,. __ --! ____ ~-- ...... --.;...--.--.~ 20 M2 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 16 Distance (mi.) 0>12·~-c!-~~-..,,...-+-~~~~_._~~~~--1~--i~I .!;;; " a; 8~·~:-~~-u11"'"';--~~~~-t-~~~~-t~-,!•t ...... ~ ~ 4f.'-;;~~ltltti~m:;;;:;;:m;;:;;:;:;~:--:--:~'M'T'U::ii r.;61 ' :l L..... - ..... L 5 10 15 I '...______D_i_st_a_nce ..... (_m_i_.) ______~ --...... - .... " ·· Segment 3 ... _, { l.... _,,,L_ ! ·:;~~~g:~~:: : ~-JJ:;:-L] ! < ...... { ... ~ ...... -- Eya!yation Results Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating GM~ Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] r Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] I Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating "'•'•'•' Below Minimum Quality (1.5 to 3.6) ,.. L:::~/~ ..... ~·-·r .. .L.. +.... ~ """' Neutral Visual Quality (0 to 1.5) - Poor Visual Quality (-4 to OJ · Note: The Site, Park and Linn ... '°'·-.r·--.. i Grove areas outlined on the v ..- .....'., .. - ...-_ ----,-----,.---.-;:::--,.----,.,!.r:"'3,:-,--,.-___J ~Sa) ,··'·:.': graph were inventoried in the ..... +. - eastbound direction only. "'ERIDEr I\ : : 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 Distance (mi.) #4- 5 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Westbound Nomination #4, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Segment 1 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound from US 71 @Iowa 10) Clay & O'Brien Counties • 2or-~~~-,-~~~~-,-~~~---,,..-~~~~~~~~,----~~~---,-~~-11..... 1 :··---r-··•····· .. 1 ~--1 .. ··--·+· .... ··-...... -: .... ,...... m ...... f.. -..,,._._. .. ~ ...... +,., ...... J...... +-.,. 5 15 20 25 30 35 Distance (mi.) Segment 3 (Westbound from Peterson) 20 ' ••-.-...... _ ...... :... : ~ M27 Beg~:sgi~~~~~lina j ,... i ...... T ...... , 16 ""'""1 ·-...... -,...... _Ends@ US 71 and Iowa 10 i (1~ §) 1 .. .J.. ...·-·l·-·- .. J.·sul ...... T...... -r 5 10 15 Distance (mi.) Segment3 Begins @ Iowa 1o in Sutherland ..... -, .. 1- Follows B53 & M27 i . Ends.@ Iowa 1o in Peterson J / """"""""'---"'"""; ...... l ... '"""),; ...... ,,_,.: /''"",., .. ··-··-;-·· \ ).::~·~LA'.,--.... J "'-BUENA VISTA ; ) .... J.. _..... L. ) ...... ;-...... /.... _· IOUX RAPIDS!i··---·t·· j ~...... , ...... +. , I ' - J ) Segment 2 - (Inventory Direction - Westbound from Iowa 10 & M36) [9)'.~.l 20·,r-----~ /...... _.. ' Segment2 Evaluation Results 16'1-----+ Begins@ Iowa 10 & M12 e>12·1idrr----+-----+----~ ---.+ ...... 1 ...... ,. Follows M12, C16 & M36 Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating .~ ~ Ends @ Iowa 1O & M36 @@ Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] iii 8·'Efift--..f!ill'111 i ! . i ~I~ , ! Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] 0:: 4 • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] · ... r~·~rt-r : .... +...... ~T ...... -r- ...... o..... ~~ Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating u j :l ~ l ' -4 ~.~~..,..~..... 1--~-.-~~~.~~-.-~~~.~~ ..... ~....,.~~~_, Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.61 ·-.. -r·ffi··+- .. ·i·· ... _, ..... = Neutral Visual Quality [O to 1.5] 0 10 15 20 "''''1""""'f''""" Distance (mi.) ' i - Poor Visual Quality [-4 to OJ j ' #4-6 Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Eastbound Nomination #4, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay & O'Brien Counties Segment 3 (Eastbound from Sutherland) 20 M2 5 10 15 2o 25 3o 35 16 Distance (mi.) g>12!J.'i!-~~~~r-~~~~t--~~~~+-~~ iii 81fl!~~~~-t-~~~~-+-~~~~-+-~-.et1 Segment 1 ···( 0:::: ·····~ ,...... l 4 ..,o__ .,..._...,..5 __ ,...._-i1"'"0----•15---- r··--T-....,--.,- ...... ---0-i_st_a_n_ce...... Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating !£\\@ Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Heritage Rating [8 To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] """" Neutral Heritage Quality [Oto 1.5] - Poor Herttage Quality (-4 to OJ 32 34 ) #4-7 l ( Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Westbound Nomination #4, Buena Vista, Cherokee, • Clay & O'Brien Counties ' l ·-"'f"-""T""" '""i ...... ~·+.· ...... "'.'.·~·., ..... ,,.._ ...~'··••w...... ~;,.: ...... ;..~ •••. ~ ==;;;.·;;.t;;"•;;;;··---·-...... __.._ ..... +.: 5 15 20 25 30 35 Distance (mi.) Segment 3 (Westbound from Peterson) 20 ( -4·,__-...... -- ...... - ...... -- .....----- .....--- 0 5 Segment3 ..... L.J~-~:::::::r::::=i::::::- Begins @ Iowa 1 o in Sutherland Follows B53 & M27 . Ends @ Iowa 1 o in Peterson TER~ON ' . ' ' i : ·--·.-.-··-~ ·-··<@_uENA,it1srA j ).. ___ ...... 't-., ...... ,J/' l~:><:.~.~l"IDS 7/ -r·····-·f· .... -- ..l ...... -! ...... I ...1 : . i : l···-·····1 .. ·······-1···"'""'''' Segment 2 - (Inventory Direction - Westbound from Iowa 10 & M36) 20··.-----..,., .... , ' ""i"' ._ ... , i l M36 Segment2 Eya!uation Results Begins@ Iowa 10 & M12 Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating e>12~r~~~~-+-~~~~--;~~~~~+-~~~- ~•-••••·••l•••u-..,,.,.} ... ,, ···•~.n ..,,,,,,, Follows M12, C16 & M36 ~ a.~~~~~--~+-~~~~-;.-~~~~-;-~~~~-.,...... ,...... ~-1 Ends @ Iowa 10 & M36 fill& Minimum Heritage Quallity [3.6 to 4.4] I ~I~ M Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] a:: 4 ...... , .. .. ······~r· -· .. ······r------~ih··· .. ,1.. ... - Very Good Heritage Rating [8 To 25] 0 ; ~I ra Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating ,_ ...... , ..... -.<::') .. ~ ..... L Below Minimum Quality (1.5 lo 3.6] -4~·.--..,...--....- ...... --~.--....--~.--..--""""!---"""" ········-~·-··············j-·········--b············ """ Neutral Heritage Quality [O lo 1.5] 0 5 10 15 20 ! ! - Poor Heritage Quality (-4 to OJ Distance (mi.) I #4- 8 . \ _,,, I Summary Comments: The following comments are offered on the inventory and the evaluation The goal of the Iowa Scenic Byway Program is "to identify and designate results. roads that are uniformly high in visual and/or heritage quality." Along naturally scenic byways the Iowa program designation guide stipulates that Scenic Byway: the natural features displayed along the route should have high quality. The The basic evaluation criteria for scenic byways are that the routes have high guide states for heritage that features should be " . . . significant heritage visual quality and uniform visual character. Evaluation of these factors (historic and cultural) areas, sites or markers that illustrate the development shows the following results. of Iowa or show Iowa's historic relationship to the nation ...·• The guide * The average quality rating for the scenic byway category is below 4.0 further says that both scenic and heritage features should be consistently for Segments 1 and 3. Segment 2 is rated at 5.72%. Less than 50% of displayed along the entire route. Segments 1 and 3 are rated above 4. Segment 2 has 71.23 % of its length rated above 4. A numerical rating of 4 or higher indicates a visual or heritage quality * Over 40% of Segment 2 was rated as offering good or outstanding sufficiently high to qualify under the scenic byway program. Consistency of views. Segments 1 rating showed that 20% was at or above 4. the visual or historic quality is expressed in part by the percent of the route Segment 3 had less than 10% rated as offering good or outstanding that is rated at or above this value. Routes with 50% or more of the corridor views. Areas with high scenic quality were found on Segment 2 along rated above 4 generally meet the desired consistency. The following tables M12 south of Iowa 10. provides the evaluation results for the four county corridor. * Evaluations of roadway character and adjacent visual elements along the nominated corridors showed that over 42% of Segment 2 offered a Nomination Evaluation Statistics: roadway background rated as good or outstanding. The same Segment#} background evaluation along Segments 1 and 3 showed that this Length: 38.63 miles percentage was less than 10%. ) Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage Quality Rating (Average rating): 3.39 1.53 Heritage Byway: Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 33.11% 5.87% Evaluation criteria for heritage byways are that the routes have heritage quality and provide a uniform sense of the corridor theme. Evaluation of Maximum Rating: 12.20 12.00 these factors shows the following results. Minimum Rating: -0.80 -1.00 The average quality rating for the heritage byway category is below 4.0 Variety Rating (Variance): 4.85 1.87 * for both nomination segments. The percentage of each segment rated Segment#2 above 4 is also less than 50%. Length: 29.18 miles * Comparison of current land use with land use associated with the Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage corridor theme (from the 1860's) showed that the land use from the two Quality Rating (Average rating): 5.72 2.03 periods matched along 11 % of Segment 1, 25% of Segment 2 and 5% Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 71.00% 9.72% of Segment 3. Maximum Rating: 14.00 7.00 * The Peterson area offered some of the best sites and land use matches Minimum Rating: 0.00 -0.00 found along the nominated corridor. Several exploration routes also Variety Rating (Variance): 6.52 l.32 offered good heritage settings. Segment #3 [East - West) Length: 17.43 miles Other Factors: Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage Segment 2 and that part of Segment 1 along Iowa 10 from the intersection of Iowa 10 and M12 to Iowa 10 and M36 could be combined to provide a Quality Rating (Average rating): 3.13 1.09 quality scenic byway. This loop would offer both high quality and uniformity. Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 20.11% 00.90% Two exploration routes were surveyed in addition to the nominated Maximum Rating: 11.20 5.00 corridors. The landscape along these exploration routes presented an Minimum Rating: -1.10 -2.00 image of an earlier time providing a counterpoint to the activity along the Variety Rating (Variance): 3.16 0.69 nominated corridors. #4-9 I - ' '. ~ Nomination #5 Winneshiek County Nomination #5 Winneshiek County D BLUFFTON Route Begins in Fort Atkinson Ends in Burr Oak ; ' #5-1 l Heritage Byway Character: Nomination #5 The heritage element of this corridor involves the early /, .__ ; settlement of the area and the ethnic background of the settlers. Location: The four decades between 1850 and 1880 saw immigrants from Winneshiek County Bohemia establishing Spillville and Norwegian immigrants locating in Decorah. The famous Broadway-Phelps Park District in Decorah Category: began to emerge with stately homes, attractive businesses, the Scenic/Heritage Vesterheim Museum and Luther College. Burr Oak was settled in 1851 and was an important stopping point for emigrants traveling Evaluated As: west. Fort Atkinson on the southern end of the corridor also has One Route - Fort Atkinson to Burr Oak historic significance. Historic sites and features along the corridor ( are listed on page #5-3 and shown on the page #5-4 display. Towns Along Nominated Routes: • Fort Atkinson ·Spillville • Decorah •Burr Oak Inventory Discussion: Field data was collected for both scenic and heritage features. ' ' Basis for Nomination: Nominated roads were driven and inventoried in both directions to Scenic Byway: ensure that scenic and heritage elements that may be visible from General visual quality and visual character of the area. just one direction are recorded. Heritage Byway: Nomination #5 was driven south to north for inventory Heritage Theme: No specific theme selected but a general purposes. The corridor started at county road W14 in Fort Atkinson time associated with early development. and concluded at Burr Oak. The route description included a city tour of historic buildings in Decorah. Pages #5-7 and #5-8 have an Scenic Byway Character: inset of Decorah with the historic sites identified. The main street The agricultural lands that dominate much of this corridor are through Burr Oak was also inventoried for historic sites and is characteristic of northeast Iowa. These aesthetic agricultural lands shown on pages #5-7 and #5-8. are interrupted along the corridor with river valley scenes with delightful displays of woodlands and limestone bluffs. The Evaluation Discussion: roadway's alignment is a positive enhancement feature through the A continuous rating of the corridor's scenic and heritage segment around Decorah. Rock cuts, outcroppings, hills and characteristics is shown in figures on pages #5-5 through #5-8. The scenes and focal points of vegetation are major visual features in corridor maps on these pages show sections of the corridor which this area. Unique urban scenes in Decorah are both scenic and have good scenic quality. Graphs that accompany the maps display historic. The drive through the college and downtown area offers a a continuous numerical rating. It should be noted that data in one variety of architectural styles. The impressive scenic views of the inventory direction is reversed (through software management) so river valley off Park Street are rare to urban settings. Hilly regions that the graphs as seen in this report reflect the ratings from the near Spillville in the Turkey River Valley expand the scenic beauty same beginning point. along this corridor. #5- 2 HERITAGE SITES & POINTS OF INTEREST • WW. Miller-Norris House: Built in 1856. Located at 118 N. Mill St., Decorah. • WX. Painter-Bernatz Mill: Built in 1851 of native limestone and depicts 19th century pioneer industry in Iowa. Located at 200 N. Mill St., Decorah. The heritage evaluation investigates features that represent consistently • WV. Steyer Opera House: 19th century structure. 102-104 W. Water St. along a corridor" .... significant heritage (historic & cultural) areas, sites, or Decorah. markers that illustrate the development of Iowa .... ". (Iowa Scenic Byway • WZ. Luther College Farm: Farm complex with 1860's to turn-of-the-century Program criteria) Sites and features were acquired from the nominating buildings. Located on the Luther College Campus in Decorah. • entities and from the National Register of Historic Places. National Register • WAA. Ten Mlle Creek Bridge: Happy Hollow Rd., northwest of Decorah. sites were recorded and are shown with a closed square (•). Sites • WBB. Horn House: Built in 1869. Located northwest of Decorah. identified by an open square (0) are notable to the corridor's theme. • WCC. Upper Bluffton Bridge: Ravine Rd. over Upper Iowa River, Bluffton. Features noteworthy along the route are shown with a starburst (*) symbol. • WDD. Gllliece Bridge: Cattle Creek Rd. over Upper Iowa River, Bluffton. • WEE. Locust School: Built in 1854. Constructed from locally quarried The sites and features are shown on the adjacent map. This map depicts limestone. the land use during the time frame indicative to some of the historic sites. • WFF. Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel: Pre-1860 hotel. State Street in Burr Oak. • WGG. Kinney Octagon Barn: 19th century barn off US 52 near Burr Oak. HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: Winneshiek County FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST: Winneshiek County 0 WA. Old Mission: Twenty acre site on the Turkey River located south of Festina. O WB. World's Smallest Church: Built in 1885 and located in Festina. 1l' W1. Ashmore-Jewell Barn Farm Park: No Comments. 0 WC. Fort Atkinson State Monument Park: 1840's military post, Fort Atkinson. 1l' W2. Bily Clocks Museum Collection: Located on Main Street in Spillville. O WD. St. James Lutheran Church: Built between 1840 & 1850. Near Ft. Atkinson. 1l' W3. Twin Springs State Park: Park located west of Decorah off Hwy 52. • WE. Fort Atkinson Bridge: 150th St over the Turkey River, Fort Atkinson. 1l' W4. Pulpit Rock: Pillar rock formation located near Decorah. • WF. Taylor. Wenzil Building: Located on Main St. in Spillville. 1l' W5. Luther College: College founded in 1857 by Norwegian Lutheran O WG. St. Wenceslaus Church: Old World stone church built in 1860 near churchmen. The first building was completed in 1856. It is still in operation and is Spillville. located in Decorah. O WH. Spillville Mill: Historic mill located on the Turkey River near Spillville. 1l' W6. Dunning Springs City Park: Picturesque park located in Decorah. • WI. Washington Prairie Methodist Church: Limestone church built between 1l' W7. Phelps City Park: Located on Upper Broadway in Decorah with a 1863 and 1868 located southeast of Decorah. spectacular view of the river. An 1870's brick kiln is located in the park. 0 WJ. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church: Early Norwegian settlement church W8. Vesterheim, the Norwegian-American Museum: Established in 1877 & located southeast of Decorah. 1l' • WK. Jacobson Farm: 1850's farm located southeast of Decorah on Rt.1 . located at 520 W. Water Street. America's oldest museum devoted to one ethnic O WL. Siewers Spring: Located Upper Iowa River near Decorah. (Fish hatchery) group. •· WM. Freeport Bowstring Arch Bridge: One of four "bowstring arch" bridges in 1l' W9. Malanaphy Spring: Limestone cliffs on the Upper Iowa River, NW of Winneshiek County. Built in 1879 and located east of Decorah. Decorah. • WN. Birdsall Lime Kiln: 19th century kiln located northeast of Decorah. 1l' W10. Bluffton Indian Mounds: Located near Bluffton. • WO. Decorah Ice Cave: Ice forms in this cave in the spring and melts by 1l' W11. Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum: Childhood home of author Laura September. Located on Ice Cave Road, Decorah. Ingalls Wilder located in Burr Oak. • WP. Steyer Bridge: 1875 stone arch bridge. Oneata Road off US52, Decorah. 1l' W12. Hesper Quaker Settlement: The Hesper community was established in the • WQ. Koren Library: Located on the Luther College Campus in Decorah. 1850's. Three buildings are currently used by the Society of Friends. • WR. Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District: West Broadway from Winnebago St. to Park Dr., Decorah. • WS. Clarksville Diner: 504 Heivly St. Decorah. • WT. Cooley-Whitney House: Built in 1867. Located at 305 Grove St., Decorah. • WU. Decorah East Side Elementary & Middle School: 210 Vernon St., Decorah. • WV. Ellsworth-Porter House: 1867 Victorian home. 401 W. Broadway, Decorah. #5- 3 l • Site & Feature Symbols • Sites Listed on NRHP 0 Other Corridor Sites • Corridor Features Nole: The leUers and numbers are keyed to the site description list. 1855 - 1860 Land Use D Prairie ~ Woodlands a Croplands f~ Wetlands Town ,~··'""\...... \ • \ ... ,./ ... >)..~, ) ~ -- / ) #5-4 i '139\ ; 1 ; I Scenic Byway \...... !...... }_~·· ·-,.+'.:~..... L ...... f ·\ .... .) Evaluation Results - Northbound \. .... _j ,. .... , ...... ,'.;...... ~.-... ~.""' Nomination #5 Winneshiek County ._ .... ; ...... J., ...... ,-./·"·.. , .....\ ...... -.-···············t+;"'-:::;; ! r--1 l \ l ; / \. __ J··········.L.·'-··(_ ..!~:.t__ ' ... ,...... > ~ . ';...... , .. ~,,,,l.. .,~ .. ···----·····~ -. ) "-~, \ ' \ --···~ ••• ( < ' ~ j ...... \ f/''-··r············ / ,-rh?\ \.._ f j Cl' : \ ! BLUFfiTON ,.\ L .../ /'l ···--···l..L, Route Begins in Fort Atkinson Eya!yatjoo Resy!ts Ends in Burr Oak Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating fit Minimum Vfsual Quallity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Visual Quality [4.4 To BJ ~ ,, > . • Very Good Visual Rating [B To 25] ! r·····l ... -·--\.. ': Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating ··················~ ''""" Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] j· .... \.-··-·········· Neutral Visual Quality (0 to 1.5] Poor Visual Quality (-4 to OJ ' '· •·············--\....~---:"'~''': (9\ ' ) i 1... L--···•-...... +····-·•-.······ ...... 1 Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Northbound from Fort Atkinson) ,.;·'''\ ...... i ... . '._ J~ --i- J~--.g lo a 9 -----,--U,_5_5_2----,----.... :.. - : ... ~ ' ----······-.·:::::.. :::;r ...... ,) -4·+-~..... ~~..;.-~....,~~-+-~~ ...... ~--.~~..... ~~1--~...... ~~..,...~~ ..... ~-;..~~.,...~--1~~--' I 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Distance (mi.) ,. / (_;' fi5Cli / L ~,--1L·-·' #5-5 I@ ...... I':,~··· Scenic Byway '"•• .... .!..."'~-··!···· .. "--·········-···········-' % Evaluation Results - Southbound l .. ..\ ...... ·····r. ./"·'r·+··········· ···-·· ·······~+ ...... ~ Nomination #5 Winneshiek County .~ .,~\. ·········-r--J ...... i t, ···r ' ; j \ !... ~...... __ ~_,,..,f.,.. .. r.~/// \--.J Route Begins in Fort Atkinson ' ...... t> Ends in Burr Oak !...... ~ l .... n-.~···~•.c''"" 1,. .. ,...... ;~..;...... l { \,.~J./'"t"/ r./ ( Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Southbound from Burr Oak) 20 25 ~~--=u~S~5~2:--.,--~,_,- 16· C)12~;---+-~--<~~"E-~-+-~_....;f----~-f-~-+~--;>--~+-~- c: ia 0::: 4+0-.--2P.-.--•4-.~5...... """"--~1~0---1•2-.~14 ...... 1~6...,._,.18 ...... 2~0---22+-...-~2~4---2·6-.--2~8---3·0_,. __3~2---34~ Distance (mi.) Eya!uat!on Results Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating @JJW Minimum Visual Qualtity (3.6 to 4.4] 8 Good Visual Quality (4.4 To 8] - Very Good Visual Rating (8 To 25] ~-1 Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] \:' 'l j Neutral Visual Quality [O lo 1.5] 1--L--ossiAN - Poor Visual Quality [-4 lo O] r· n·~r--; ...... 00••··-···-< # 5-6 Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Northbound Nomination #5 Winneshiek County Decoiah ~. ,. .... - '"'- !' • Eva!yation Resylts Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating tilllt Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4! Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Heritage Rating [8 To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating ,_, Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] Neutral Heritage Quality (0 to 1.5] lf..... , .... ~ •.•..•.. <...... r ...... J...... l ... T .... . - Poor Heritage Quality (-4 to OJ \ Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Northbound from Fort Atkinson) 20 .. ..: Iowa 325 l US 52 L. .. ~ ····-······-·····-···········-···1-··-····-··········--······-···-·····;..······llliliil!All '"' -~"y-·· ...... ,,,,..,,,,,.,..,,_T"""'"' .•. i l C) 12¥:-~~~~~+-~~~~~-+-~~~~~...... ~~~~---+~~-.-~~~r-r~~~~~t'.~~~~~.-i.~~~-I c: 0 i ····T··--······· [§fl_! 15 8· ~ i 0::: ·······~· ...... , ...... ,... ~'l'""~""'' ~·-·•·"--~t--~-·· , .. I -~ i / 1 ~\A~~<.. ,"- rt~~ 20 25 30 35 '- ; ·;. 1-t../ '/ Distance (mi.) ,,m•'.., ,..,'{'""""••••••·• ... ••••••••••••••••·•·•• '"'\ ,, ... ,...... ~··· ····-··, '------~r------1 # 5- 7 Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Southbound Nomination #5 Winneshiek County Evaluation Results Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating ®@ Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Heritage Rating [8 To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6) """' Neutral Heritage Quality [O to 1.5) - Poor Heritage Quality [-4 to 0) 20 4 ~0...... _..2...... +4 ...... 6;.-..-~8 ..... --;1~0 ...... -1~2...... ,14....., ..... 1~6 ...... 18...... 2~0 ...... -2~2..... _.,24 ...... 26...... ~28 ...... 3~0 ...... _..3~2..... -34~ ; \ ./" f) ! Distance (mi.) J"·>!JJL l .; -·····-r·c.r-··.,... ] ~ ! --'"···"··"···l!·-·--· ·······/-\-- .... /···w ' o -;J.1) Deco~ah r:n \~·····----,,. \.. ~:L ....~'lf!.1(; Route ,.r..... )Jiws • wo;~ Begins in Fort Atkinson ~..• ~·""_, .,...... ~,, // , Ends in Burr Oak ... : :,..,...v.,,,,,.) y .... .,...... ; )'...,i;" ~ '';>.( ...... ~ ····\ \ .,\~ \ .. \ ..... , i 1<. ... 1 ~ .... j..... ,, # 5- 8 Summary * Evaluations of roadway character and adjacent visual elements along The goal of the Iowa Scenic Byway Program is "to identify and designate the nominated corridors showed that about 38% of the corridor offered roads that are uniformly high in visual and/or heritage quality." Along a roadway background rated as good or outstanding. naturally scenic byways the Iowa program designation guide stipulates that the natural features displayed along the route should have high quality. The Heritage Byway: guide states for heritage that features should be " . . . significant heritage Evaluation criteria for heritage byways are that the routes have heritage (historic and cultural) areas, sites or markers that illustrate the development quality and provide a uniform sense of the corridor theme. Evaluation of • of Iowa or show Iowa's historic relationship to the nation ... " The guide these factors shows the following results. further says that both scenic and heritage features should be consistently displayed along the entire route. .. * The average quality rating for the heritage byway category is below 4.0 for both nomination segments. The percentage of each segment rated A numerical rating of 4 or higher indicates a visual or heritage quality above 4 is also less than 50%. sufficiently high to qualify under the scenic byway program. Consistency of >+:- Comparison of current land use with land use during the time frame the visual or historic quality is expressed in part by the percent of the route associated with the corridor theme (from the 1870's) showed that the rated at or above this value. Routes with 50% or more of the corridor rated land use from the two periods matched along 89/o of corridor. above 4 generally meet the desired consistency. The following tables * Decorah offered most of the good land use matches found along the provides the evaluation results for the Winneshiek County corridor. nominated corridor. Nomination Evaluation Statistics: Other Factors: Segment #1 (North - South) Nomination #8 contained a corridor very similar to this corridor. The ratings Length: 36.15 miles for the Nomination #8 corridor were much higher than those shown above. It is suggested that the Nomination #8 corridor, with emphasis on the Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage historic and visual qualities of Decorah, be considered rather than this Quality Rating (Average rating): 3.71 1.77 nomination. Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 43.67% 13.28% Maximum Rating: 9.90 12.00 Minimum Rating: -0.90 -1.00 Variety Rating (Variance): 3.48 4.17 Comments: The following comments are offered on the inventory and the evaluation results. Scenic Byway: The basic evaluation criteria for scenic byways are that the routes have high visual quality and uniform visual character. Evaluation of these factors shows the following results. "* The average quality rating for the scenic byway category is below 4.0 for both segments of the nomination. The percentage of the corridor rated above 4 is less than 50%. * About 8% of the corridor was rated as offering good or outstanding views. The only area with high scenic quality was found along the county road north of Decorah. #5- 9 Nomination #6 Delaware County Nomination #6 Delaware County 3 ONEIDA l...... , r·· .. -1 ~·,::.; Segment2 LJ Begins in Manchester \ Ends @ entrance to [±!faj l Backbone State Park 3 ! ' j" I ~ .r· ...... 1 _,,,,. -~--/ l j •. l_~ANCHESTER r DYERSVILLE; r····1.... L...... -·· -- ---~---...... , DELAWARE j t ..•.- ! ~ASONVILLE o-> ····-' <. ..•. .> Segment 1 Begins in Hopkinton Ends in Manchester I ~-~~······· RYAN [~ #6-1 are exhibited to the traveler along a roadway of superior horizontal ' . I ,' Nomination #6 and vertical alignment. Location: Heritage Byway Character: • Delaware County This region has unique stories and storytellers that reveal colorful memoirs to past times. The Lenox College complex in Category: Hopkinton has an overabundance of charm and artifacts to excite Scenic/Heritage the visitor. Other historic sites along the corridor are of interest. Even though the area displays the evolution of farming practices Nomination Evaluated As: over the years, regions of native timber and native prairie still exist Segment 1 . Hopkinton to Manchester in their historic land use state. Historic sites and features along the Segment 2. Manchester to Backbone Park corridor are listed on page #6-3 and mapped on page #6-4. Towns Along Nominated Routes: Inventory Discussion: Segment 1. •Hopkinton • Delhi •Manchester Field data was collected for both scenic and heritage features. Segment 2. •Manchester •Dundee Nominated roads were driven and inventoried in both directions to ( i · ensure that scenic and heritage elements that may be visible from Basis for Nomination: just one direction were recorded. Scenic Byway: Nomination #6 was divided into two segments for inventory / ~ \ General visual quality and visual character of the area. purposes. Segment 1 is a south to north corridor from Hopkinton to Heritage Byway: Manchester. Segment 2 is a south to north corridor from Heritage Theme: No specific theme selected but generally Manchester to the entrance of Backbone State Park. Exploration associated with early development. Route 1 followed D47 west from Hopkinton then went north on X31 and X21 and ended at D5X west of Delhi. Exploration Route 2 Scenic Byway Character: (suggested alternative) started in Manchester, went west on D22 The hills of timber and native scenes in the Maquoketa River then followed W69 north to Dundee. valley present the traveler with a wide diversity of vegetation elements. The segment between Hopkinton and Manchester has Evaluation Discussion: A continuous rating of the corridor's scenic \ '"/ good roadway alignment and provides excellent views of the rolling and heritage characteristics is shown in displays on pages #6-5 terrain. The remainder of the corridor displays agricultural through #6-8. The nominated corridors are shown on these pages landscapes typical to Iowa. X31 and 220th Ave. into historic as shaded lines. The type of shading and the line widths indicate Hartwick have unexpected presentations of vegetation, landform the corridor's rating. Wide bands show areas rated as having good and water scenes that add a major visual element to this corridor. scenic quality. The graphs shown with the maps display the Backbone State Park (Exploration Route #3) is an added bonus at I'- ) numerical rating. It should be noted that data in one inventory the northern end of this route. This park, carved by the Maquoketa direction is reversed (through software management) so that the _/' River, is the oldest and largest state park in Iowa. The 80 foot cliffs graphs as seen in this report reflect the ratings from the same ( and column of limestone, peaceful streams, and hardwood forests beginning point. \ _,/ #6- 2 - - t.____.) HERITAGE SITES & POINTS OF INTEREST • L. Backbone State Park Historic District: Much of this State Park, located at the junction of County Roads C57 & W69 is designated as a historic district. The heritage evaluation investigates features that represent consistently • M. Backbone State Park: Area A of the historic district includes the cabins & (_ - ' along a corridor" .... significant heritage (historic & cultural) areas, sites, or bathing areas. This area is located at the junction {Area A) of Co. Hwy W69 and Co. markers that illustrate the development of Iowa .... ". (Iowa Scenic Byway HwyC54. Program criteria) Sites and features were acquired from the nominating entities and from the National Register of Historic Places. National Register • N. Backbone State Park: Picnicking, hiking & camping {Area B). Jct. of Co. Hwy sites were recorded and are shown with a closed square (•). Sites W69 & Co. Hwy C54. identified by an open square (0) are notable to the corridor's theme. • O. Backbone State Park: Richmond Springs (Area C). Jct. of Co. Hwy W69 & Features noteworthy along the route are shown with a starburst (t'i) symbol. Co. HwyC54. The sites and features are shown on the adjacent map. This map depicts the land use during the time frame indicative to some of the historic sites. FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST: HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: • 1. Bravton Timber: This timber land was a gift in 1949 from Emma Louise 0 A. Civil War Monument: A monument to the many Civil War participants form Brayton to Iowa State University. Said to contain every species of tree grown in Iowa, Lenox College and Delaware County is located on the Lenox campus. It is thought to the land is still used for forestry research. be the first Civil War monument placed on a college campus west of the Mississippi. • 2. Bailey's Ford Nature Center: Located south of Manchester, no other • B. Old Lenox College: Lenox College was established in the mid-1800's. It is comments located on College Street, in Hopkinton. 0 C. Hobbs Chimney: Remains of an early settler's homestead are located west of • 3. Milo Wildlife Area: Located south of Manchester, no other comments. Delhi. • 4. Natural Prairie: Located north of 221 st Street southeast of Manchester. This 0 D. Maquoketa River Dam: This dam was erected in 1927 creating Lake Delhi. prairie area was reestablished in 1991. 0 E. Hartwick: This 19th century town was laid out in 1849. The site of this • 5. Trout Farm: The trout hatchery was established in 1896. community was flooded when Maquoketa River Dam was constructed. • 6. "SO's Ice Cream Parlor": Located in Manchester, no other comments 0 F. Stagecoach Inn: A former stagecoach inn located 2 mi. west of Hartwick on D5X. • 7. "Bette's Bread Basket": Located in Manchester, no other comments • G. Spring Branch Butter Factory Site: Southeast of Manchester. • 8. Train Museum: Located near Backbone State Park, no other comments 0 H. Early Architecture: Early architectural styles can be observed in Manchester. No other comments. • 9. CCC Museum: Located in Backbone State Park, no other comments. • I. Delaware County Courthouse: Work on the Delaware County Courthouse was begun in Manchester in 1894. It was completed in 1896. • J. House: Located at 120 E. Union in Manchester, no other comments. • K. Coffin's Grove Stagecoach House: This former stagecoach stop is located 3 miles west of Manchester. #6- 3 Historic Land Use Corridor Sites \ l \ i / v':;, -.,,,., ; / ;-}"':~.,.,.,_,,/.;~-"""" \ 1 Segment.2...... Begins in Manchester Ends @entranee}o Backbone $tate Pl:lrk ·, l l \ / \ j ...... , QELAW:ARElf "".. :; Prairie Woodlands Croplands Wetlands Site & Feature Symbols • Sites Listed on NRHP # D Other Corridor Sites • Corridor Features Nde: The letters and mmbers are keyed lo the site description list :j \. J #6-4 Segment 2 (Northbound from Manchester) Scenic Byway j 38' 20-.-~.,.....,.~----,....~~~ Evaluation Results - Northbound r...... ·--~...... -( 16 Nomination #6 Delaware County g> 12. iii 8~.m!;;--..,...~~+-~--1P---~ 0::: 4-F-"-n--!-::-::-.....;---~~--..1...... -fih \ j oJ!!l~lll.l.ll:cmll;li!ill~filII!llll.J!.illJJlcll.!IllJdf -4+--.-...... ,._ ...... 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Distance (mi.) • :·~-'''""'/..... ••Y•j • \,,••.. ..,...... ~,:,_,,,,,,,,,,...... lj .... ,, f \······--·j ONEIDA ' i ·~\t~: .... ! .1-.·_-l_: __-_-_} ___ J_1\ -11,., c,_: "~:":~==-~:"' t· ..... _ . • Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] Begins in Manchester !,_ i '- very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25) Ends @ entrance to -~·····--~--,....,, i Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating 1 ~·~:r p,m +~----~~-,~ T- ~~-=~~~-er_ya_Vi~~Vi-~~-i~_i_1~~~_£_1z_lity_[?o~[tg_·~-i'.~~1_3_.6_] ____, ~f.NcH~STE : ...l~ --~.. Lr-·· ,,,_ :: ! ;;._..,...... ~-- / .....__; r- r······--·t·· ~-······-· ...... ,.~ ;.,_/ Segment1 Begins in Hopkinton . Ends in Manchester 1··--····-·"·{'"' \ [ ; .. L .. ·--··········· .. ··-·1...... >"':\- .. ,. .. , ... J-·-..,,..... 1..... 0s..1 ...... / ; \ "··· 1--J...... ; _, i ,.. -, l ! \...... { L"'"": Segment 1 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Northbound from Hopkinton) f:t•• ,,,,,,,....,._,,,,,, .. ..,).,,wm...... ,,~. / __ _,,.·--r············· / ~ N. .J············· 4 18 20 22 26 28 30 Distance (mi.) #6-5 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Southbound Nomination #6 Delaware County I , I , • r~Y••• .. ••-'"'''''''" l...... T·-·-·-1·· .... -.. 2 4 10 12 14 ...... , ...... 1...... 1..· ....1 __· ...... ," ... - ..... ,, ... _l -.... <\,_ Disfance Cmi.) ! ··...... ,..-~-...,...-....., -.....-----..------1 ... r···"·f "'WN ,,-•••~ i f"""'""'lONEIDA !""" I ' l i ''''"'f"'""""''"'1 ...... :...,, ,.,._.... i~--·······~-~~, ... _...... Eyaluatjon Results Segment2 Begins in Manchester Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating Ends @ entrance to 4Mt Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] r-·-··"'""""'""'l ""''''"""~'--.., ; Backbone State Park Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] }r""'; : ~ • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] l.Y.Y.~.~.11 ...... J! Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating / ~ : Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] .. - ...... T_ ...... r-·- .... t .. = Neutral Visual Quality [Oto 1.5] Poor Visual Quality (-4 to OJ i MAsoNVILLE ••••L••••-; .,_._.,,..,,_.,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~.,,,m-.•••• .. •••·~·v••• \ I ).;';;?' .., .... .J__ ;...... ~. l ( 1...... r·-···1...... \ ...... --~ .... -,,...... l-.....,..J,...... j...... - .. l Segment1 Begins in Hopkinton i Ends...... in Manchester___ ""./""" i '"'"•-"""T"""'"' ; - ...... _:l,':: !""""'" ;...... "'""""'"Ji_.,·...... [._±=;:><·.··i''.-~~-· .?.'.l.~~..! ( ~ 1 ,,f ,,,,,,,n•,~··••'•••• i E ~ ·············~·i ~~} (,-- ,_ ... _..... ; ...... , ...... ,.;, ...... :1:·_ .. l. ... _._l'''1'""''' Segment 1 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Southbound from Manchester) ·:· : / '· _/ 4 6 8 10 1'2 1'4 1"6 18 20 22 24 28 Distance (mi.) #6-6 Heritage Byway Segment 2 (Northbound from Manchester) 20 "!'69 Evaluation Results - Northbound Nomination #f3 Delaware County L.--... -.. ,...... , ...... , -. 5 10 15 20 25 ----+---+ ...... L ... .. Distance (mi.) .) ~;-J---f---J~_lj~_"r'~\ __ L _: Eya!yatjon Resy!ts 1 Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating Segment 2 ! L .... .J i i Begins in Manchester i ! · 't'Jft Minimum Heritage Qualtity (3.6 to 4.4] Ends @ entrance to _.. ... ~ .. ~...... \ Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To SJ . • Very Good Heritage Rating (8 To 25] iryackbone State Park j ""'""' __ ...... ~'-,. Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating / ~~ Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] /' ...., Neutral Heritage Quality [O to 1.SJ - Poor Heritage Quality [-4 to OJ ·············~·"""'·t--- 1 .. 4...... _.... ~ .. 1.:_4...... - ...... ~ ~ I i i '-~ ... t(.. --·. w ...... 1 t ... ¥ ••1 ...... ··->,:_ ...... ("""" ••,··,,, ...... r: .. L...... ~I ...... I Segment 1 ..,, Begins in Hopkinton Ends in Manchester ---" ... +...... __ _,__, .. _L ...... ;.-- ...... / . .,., ! 1 i ... :...... ~"'~···· ,,,,...... ,_J ...... ~- •-...... /""i"'-··, .. y'······., .. \ t.., •..,1 ,,/··· .. T...... ;,... _ ,.,/ ...T .. f~·······- ...... 9:! ...... 2 4 6 8 10 12 18 20 24 26 28 30 32 Distance (mi.) #6-7 i \ Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Southbound Nomination #6 Delaware County (_,_ ."", \ ) , .. ( .,,,,__.T.-_"...... ,_u•••••"i \ Evaluation Results Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating aj@) Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] l Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] ...•.. ~····''~\., • Very Good Heritage Rating [8 To 25] ~ ...... !. Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating ·--··-r- ...... L ..... 1-···J Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] = Neutral Heritage Quality [Oto 1.5] Poor Heritage Quality [-4 to OJ ,...... ~··1" ...... L...... ~ .... -...... ,...... L... t. L_.JEARLYIU.E ' /v<' ; .,,'"-.,.••••""' ...... \·········--·-···· ...... ,, ...... -.L§.3.. \ .J ·1 ;...... ,...... ;....--..... ~ ..... ,...... \ ( Segment 1 Begins in Hopkinton -...... 1. l: ; 1 ..Ends ,...... in Manchester ,,, ..... /"""" !·····-+"·. .... :....'···········'····-·········.'········.i...... ······- -·- ... .._ .. .L,.' .... , I ,_ ...... ! \ ! / l ...... L,~ Segment 1 - Heritage Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Southbound from Manchester) Iowa 38 ,. ~":::::J., ,, , / 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 28 Distance (mi.) # 6-8 Summary Scenic Byway: The basic evaluation criteria for scenic byways are that the routes have high visual quality and uniform visual character. Evaluation of these factors The goal of the Iowa Scenic Byway Program is "to identify and designate shows the following results. roads that are uniformly high in visual and/or heritage quality." Along naturally scenic byways the Iowa program designation guide stipulates that the natural features displayed along the route should have high quality. The * The average quality rating for the scenic byway category is above 4.0 for Segment 1 and below 4.0 for Segment 2. More than 50% of guide states for heritage that features should be " ... significant heritage Segment 1 was rated above 4. Less than 50% of Segment 2 received (historic and cultural) areas, sites or markers that illustrate the development • a rating of 4 or above. of Iowa or show Iowa's historic relationship to the nation ... " The guide further says that both scenic and heritage features should be consistently * About 18% of Segment 1 and 16% of Segment 2 were rated as offering displayed along the entire route. good or outstanding views. Areas with high scenic quality were found on Segment 1 in the Delhi Lake area. Segment 2 offered outstanding A numerical rating of 4 or higher indicates a visual or heritage quality visual quality in the Backbone State Park area. sufficiently high to qualify under the scenic byway program. Consistency of * Evaluations of roadway character and adjacent visual elements along the visual or historic quality is expressed in part by the percent of the route the nominated corridors showed that 42% of Segment 1 and 19% of that is rated at or above this value. Routes with 50% or more of the corridor Segment 2 offered a roadway background rated as good or rated above 4 generally meet the desired consistency. The following tables outstanding. provides the evaluation results for the Delaware County corridor. Heritage Byway: Nomination Evaluation Statistics: Evaluation criteria for heritage byways are that the routes have heritage Segment #1 (North - South) quality and provide a uniform sense of the corridor theme. Evaluation of these factors shows the following results. Length: 31.37 miles Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage * The average quality rating for the heritage byway category is below 4.0 Quality Rating (Average rating): 4.38 1.80 for both nomination segments. The percentage of each segment rated Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 54.26% 6.45% above 4 is also less than 50%. Maximum Rating: 20.60 15.00 * Comparison of current land use with land use during the time frame Minimum Rating: -1.30 -1.00 associated with the corridor theme (from the 1860's) showed that the Variety Rating (Variance): 5.94 2.31 land use from the two periods matched along 13% of Segment 1 and Segment #2 (North - South) 15% of Segment 2. Length: 14.20 miles * Hopkinton offered some of the best land use matches found along the Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage nominated corridor. The exploration route through Backbone State Park Quality Rating (Average rating): 3.46 1.78 offered a good land use match. The campus of Lenox College in Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 28.02% 8.00% Hopkinton is an excellent historic feature that provides its own period Maximum Rating: 14.30 9.00 setting. Minimum Rating: -0.60 0.00 Other Factors: Variety Rating (Variance): 6.28 1.52 Segment 1 from Hopkinton to Manchester met the criteria of quality and uniformity for scenic byway designation. Much of this rating value results Comments: from the drive through the Delhi Lake area. The quality and character of the The following comments are offered on the inventory and the evaluation views associated with the lake are unexpected and superior in quality. It results. should be noted however that Segment 1 has a long section east of Manchester that does not contain a rating above 4. Segment 2 does not offer these qualities. However, the visual quality of Backbone State Park at the north end of this segment does offer superior visual quality. #6- 9 ,,------. /---, ,,-,, . -~- ,,,.----..__ ' '- '--~' _, ' Nomination# 7 Clayton County Nomination #7 Clayton County DvOLGA Lml.EPORT [7 OSTERoocK 0 Route Begins @ Intersection of Iowa 13 & County Rd C24 Ends in Guttenberg @ C7X Intersection with US 52 r ..... A.. """"--"""-'- 3 O)l-+-··-··t-··-··-·· l ~Ii------+-;--.,.. ../ ' ) ·, #7 -1 waterways. A trip along this corridor reveals the love of the land as Nomination #7 the traveler passes century farms, a renovated barn, Plagman's Barn, and an Amish community. Guttenberg on the east side of the Location: corridor dates back to 1833. It has a very strong German influence Clayton County and celebrates its-heritage. Many buildings and homes in Guttenberg are on the national historic register and are constructed Category: of stone. The main street offers numerous styles of architecture and Scenic/Heritage parallels the Mississippi River. On the other end of the corridor in Strawberry Point are the Franklin Hotel and Strawberry Point Drug Evaluated As: Store which are from the early 1900's. Historic sites and features One Route: Iowa 13 and C7X to Guttenberg along the corridor are listed on page #7-3. Sites are located on the page #7-4 display along with the area's land use in the 1870's. Towns Along Nominated Routes: • Strawberry Point • Edgewood • Elkport •Garber Inventory Discussion: • Guttenberg Field data was collected for both scenic and heritage features. Nominated roads were driven and inventoried in both directions to Basis for Nomination: ensure that scenic and heritage elements that may be visible from Scenic Byway: just one direction are recorded. General visual quality and visual character of the area. Nomination #7 was driven and graphed as one segment. The Heritage Byway: corridor begins at the junction of Iowa 13 and county road C24. (The Heritage Theme: No theme specified River Bluffs Scenic Byway is common to this nomination at this junction.) The route follows Iowa 13 to Iowa 3 and continues east Scenic Byway Character: on Iowa 3 to county road C7X. The routes continues east on C7X to This corridor joins with the existing River Bluffs Scenic Byway Guttenberg. See page #7-5 and #7-7for an inset of the scenic and at the intersection of IA 13 and county road C24. Representative of historic evaluation of Guttenberg. An inventory of Bixby State Park the River Bluffs byway, this corridor nomination continues to deliver north of Edgewood was driven as part of the westbound evaluation exciting panoramas to observers as the road winds along the ridges and is graphed on pages #7-6 and #7-8. and curves through the valleys. Tidy farmsteads dot the landscape with their crops weaving along the hillsides creating patterns of Evaluation Discussion: A continuous rating of the corridor's color. Scenes and focal points of vegetation, limestone rock scenic and heritage characteristics is shown in figures on pages formations, and picturesque streams and rivers add to the charm of #7-5 through #7-8. The nominated corridors are shown on these this region. The descent into Guttenberg is spectacular as the road pages as shaded lines. The type of shading and the line widths ribbons down the bluff and opens to reveal the Mississippi River and indicate the corridor's rating. Wide bands show areas rated as the charming historic town of Guttenberg. The section on Hwy 13 having good scenic quality. Graphs that accompany the maps and the C7X section provide the most scenic features. display a continuous numerical rating. It should be noted that data in one inventory direction is reversed (through software management) Heritage Byway Character: so that the graphs as seen in this report reflect the ratings from the The heritage of this corridor is characterized by how agriculture same beginning point. has influenced the region. Historically, immigrants were enticed into the valleys because of the fertile farmland, abundant wildlife and '>- __ / #7- 2 HERITAGE SITES & POINTS OF INTEREST • CN. Weber House: Located at 822 S. River Park Dr., Guttenberg. The heritage evaluation investigates features that represent consistently • CO. Wehmer House: Located at 910 S. River Park Dr., Guttenberg. along a corridor " .... significant heritage (historic & cultural) areas, sites, or markers that illustrate the development of Iowa .... ". (Iowa Scenic Byway • CP. Lockmaster's House Heritage Museum: Located on River Park Dr., Program criteria) Sites and features were acquired from the nominating Guttenberg. Last remaining lockmaster house on the Upper Mississippi River. entities and from the National Register of Historic Places. National Register sites were recorded and are shown with a closed square(•). Sites Q CQ. Franklin Hotel: Built in 1903. Located at 102 Elkader Street in Strawberry • identified by an open square (Q) are notable to the corridor's theme. Point. Features noteworthy along the route are shown with a starburst (*) symbol. The sites and features are shown on the adjacent map. This map depicts Q CR. Strawberry Point Drug: Early 1900's soda fountain back bar. Located in the land use during the time frame indicative to some of the historic sites. Strawberry Point. HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: • D1. Backbone State Park: Richmond Springs (Area C). Jct. of Co. Hwy W69 & Co. HwyC54. • CA. Albertus Building: Located at 222 Park River Dr., Guttenberg. • D2. Backbone State Park: Picnicking, hiking & camping (Area B). Jct. of Co. Hwy W69 & Co. Hwy C54. • CB. Eckert House: Located at 413 S. 1st St., Guttenberg. • D3 Backbone State Park: Area A of the historic district includes the cabins & • Front Street (River Park Drivel Historic District: River Park Dr. between Lessing bathing areas. This area is located at the junction (Area A) of Co. Hwy W69 and Co. & Pearl Sts., Guttenberg. HwyC54. • CC. Fuerste House: Located at 503 S. 1st St., Guttenberg. • D4. Backbone State Park Historic District: Much of this State Park, located at the junction of County Roads C57 & W69 is designated as a historic district. • CD. Guttenberg Corn Canning Co.: Located at 413 N. 3rd St., Guttenberg. • CE. Guttenberg National Fish Hatchery & Aquarium Historic Dist.: Located at FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST: 315 S. River Park Dr., Guttenberg. * C1. World's Largest Strawberry: Located in Strawberry Point at the City Hall • CF. Guttenberg State Bank: Located at 15 Goethe St., Guttenberg. site. * C2. Wilder Museum: Located in Strawberry Point at 123 West Mission. • CG. Kolker House: Located at 110 Goethe St., Guttenberg. * C3. Backbone State Park: Located 2% miles south of Strawberry Point, it is the first and largest state park in Iowa. • CH. Matt-Bahls House: Located at 615 S. 3rd St., Guttenberg. * C4. Edgewood Locker: Located in Edgewood. * CS. Bixby State Park: Located north of Edgewood. • Cl. Mcclaine House: Located at 300 S. 1st St., Guttenberg. * C6. Amish Community: Located northeast of Edgewood. * C7. Phoebe Lovette Woods: Located northeast of Edgewood. • CJ. Moser Stone House: Located at 211 S. 1st St., Guttenberg * CS. Country Cemetery: Located northeast of Edgewood. * C9. Elk Township Hall: Located northeast of Edgewood. • CK. Nieland House: Located at 715 S. 1st St., Guttenberg * C10. Barn-shaped Farmhouse: Located northeast of Elkport. * C11. Plagman Barn Museum: Built in 1924-25. It is located 2 miles east of • CL. Parker House: Located at 1015 S. 2nd St., Guttenberg. Garber. C12. Lock & Dam #10: Located in Guttenberg on the Mississippi River. • CM. Stone Barn: Located at 12 Goethe St., Guttenberg. * #7- 3 • 1855 - 1860 Land Use D Prairie Woodlands Croplands Wetlands Site & Feature Symbols • Sites Listed on NRHP I O Other Corridor Sites • Corridor Features (I Note: The letters and numbers are keyed to the site description list. #7-4 "'-- Scenic Byway Eyaluation Results /)\ Evaluation Results - Eastbound Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating L.i''f ·\ Nomination #7 Clayton County D Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Visual Quality (4.4 To 8] ~~ ·. • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] .. / ../"'"'T Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating .. ?-·"'-~,,,.::::> . """"' Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] ~// ... """" Neutral Visual Quality (0 to 1.5] - Poor Visual Quality [-4 to OJ i ) ) r/"' , ' \ Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Eastbound from Iowa 13 & C24) 20·r-~~..,-~~--.--~~--,....~~....,..~~ ~~~~~~'""""'~~~~~-,-~~~~~....,..~~--,...~~_,..~~~~~~~---.p1x 16+--- ) C) 12 c iii r::t:: 2 4 6 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Distance (mi.) # 7-5 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results Evaluation Results - Westbound Nomination #7 Clayton County • 3 2 0>12~~--;~~-;-~~-r-~~ c: 'al 0::: # 7-6 Heritage Byway Eya!uation Results Evaluation Results - Eastbound Nomination #7 Clayton County :! ,.,.,..J..,: .... · ./ / i / ...... _,,,,/~i;;J l !./,.# j Route f Begins @ Intersection of Iowa 13 ~--- & County Rd C24 J Ends in Guttenberg @ C7X ).. .. -·· Intersection with US 52 ( / . \ ...... \ \ ~ /\, ~. J ' .L/ -·······-r·····'····1 ...... '" s.( ! i ,_..,, '-,"' -.,.....,,,1 Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Eastbound from Iowa 13 & C24) 20·~~~.,--~~~~~-~~~~~~ ~~~,--~~,..-~~.,--~~~~~~~~-.-~~-,-~~~~~~~~~,----.p1x C> 12 N c (.) 1ij 81+-~~-;-~~-+-~~-+~~-1+~-r--r--;~~--j--~~r--~~+-~~~~~.;.--~~+-~~-+-~ a:: -4~...... _...... _ ...... , ...... ,,...... __ ...... o 2 6 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 Distance (mi.) # 7-7 ------, ! Heritage Byway Eyaluatlon Results Evaluation Results - Westbound r--····~ Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating /~i Nomination #7 Clayton County i ..J~: o,\ ( . """"-, j ,-·'-y-· "--Y~LGA ."""-/''--). /· \ . """\ ·---...._ IC24! • ~/ I ~\ "'--~--- . \ "-,,,_ / r \ / i_ Route ) Begins @ Intersection of Iowa 13 & County Rd C24 Ends in Guttenberg @ C7X Intersection with US 52 \ 1 ~, ~ \. 1' ·1 ! "''"-. ... -····~·····'·····_J-J (f I J r-"-/" i i 1 ·i I I ~"~, .,...... T .. :.. .. m~·········"· t"i Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound from Guttenberg) . . . 4·~0~..... t2 ...... T'" ...... ""'?:'""""!"~a:;--.,....~10::-,....7.12::--,....!14:---'--:1~6~-i;;:::::::::;;;:::::::=:1:;--,....~24:-'",....25::-""'!"'"~2tca:----::3tno....,.--::t::""".,....~34:--,....:36:-,....':t:"""'!""-4t,o::--,....4!·2:----:44t::---' Distance (mi.) #7-8 Summary area also offers outstanding views and many interesting corridor features. >k Evaluations of roadway character and adjacent visual elements along The goal of the Iowa Scenic Byway Program is "to identify and designate "' the nominated corridors showed that about 70% of the corridor offered roads that are uniformly high in visual and/or heritage quality." Along a roadway background rated as good or outstanding. naturally scenic byways the Iowa program designation guide stipulates that the natural features displayed along the route should have high quality. The guide states for heritage that features should be • . . . significant heritage Heritage Byway: (historic and cultural) areas, sites or markers that illustrate the development Evaluation criteria for heritage byways are that the routes have heritage of Iowa or show Iowa's historic relationship to the nation ... " The guide quality and provide a uniform sense of the corridor theme. Evaluation of further says that both scenic and heritage features should be consistently these factors shows the following results. displayed along the entire route. * The average quality rating for the heritage byway category is below 4.0 for both nomination segments. The percentage of each segment rated A numerical rating of 4 or higher indicates a visual or heritage quality above 4 is also less than 50%. · sufficiently high to qualify under the scenic byway program. Consistency of * Comparison of current land use with land use during the time frame the visual or historic quality is expressed in part by the percent of the route associated with the corridor theme (from the 1870's) showed that the that is rated at or above this value. Routes with 50% or more of the corridor land use from the two periods matched along 13% of the corridor. rated above 4 generally meet the desired consistency. The following tables "* Guttenberg and areas around Elkport and Garber offer the most provides evaluation results for the Clayton County corridor. extensive sections with historic sites and matches between the historic and current land use. Nomination Evaluation Statistics: Other Factors: Segment #1 [East- West] The corridor's section along Iowa 3 from east of Edgewood to Strawberry Length: 43.34 miles Point offers a neutral visual character. An optional route through this Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage section would increase the quality of the corridor. It should be noted that Quality Rating (Average rating): 5.55 1.85 Backbone State Park south of Strawberry Point is a corridor feature that Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 66.75% 10.83% contains outstanding visual character. Maximum Rating: 17.60 10.00 Minimum Rating: -1.00 -1.00 Nomination #8 contains a corridor loop that is very similar to this corridor. Variety Rating (Variance): 9.36 9.47 Both nominations include County Highway C7X between Guttenberg and Garber. It is suggested that the two nominations be reviewed at the same Comments: time during the designation process. It is likely that some combination of The following comments are offered on the inventory and the evaluation the two corridors may represent the most desirable corridor. results. Scenic Byway: The basic evaluation criteria for scenic byways are that the routes have high visual quality and uniform visual character. Evaluation of these factors shows the following results. * The average quality rating for the scenic byway category was well above 4.0. The percentage of the corridor rated above 4 was more than 50%. "* About 27% of the corridor was rated as offering good or outstanding views. Numerous areas with outstanding scenic quality were found along the route. Areas both east and west of Elkport and Garber were among the corridor sections with outstanding views. The Guttenberg #7 - 9 / / ' / Nomination #8 Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette & Winneshiek Counties --- ~ . Nomination #8 Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette & Winneshiek Counties Segment#2 Begins in Decorah Ends on A26 @ County line. SPIU.VIUE Segment#1 Begins@ B44 & Iowa 150 Ends in Decorah FARMERSBURG D HAWKEYE 0 Segment#5 DONNAN Begins @ Iowa 150 & B44 D Ends Postville @ Iowa 51 RANDALIAa VOLGA 0 MAYNARD WESTGATE D #8-1 l and focal points of rock formations, towering cliffs, grist mills, and Nomination #8 culminates in two locations when the corridor meets the Mississippi with its locks & dams. The roadway alignment along this corridor Location: enhances the presentation of the key visual elements. Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette & Winneshiek Counties Heritage Byway Character: Category: The ethnic influence in this region has had a significant effect · Scenic/Heritage on this region of Iowa. The traveler can see remains of the work of a prehistoric Native American in Allamakee County. Winneshiek Nomination Evaluated As: County depicts Czech and Norwegian cultures as well as a Quaker Six segments identified as: Settlement. The area is graced with numerous churches of 1. Jct. B44 & IA 150 to Decorah historical and architectural significance. Parks and campgrounds 2. Decorah to A26 & Winneshiek/Allamakee county line present recreational opportunities so the traveler can explore the 3. Winneshiek/Allamakee county line to Waukon region's byways and backways and enjoy its pristine topography. 4. Waukon to Postville Historic sites and features along the corridor are shown on pages 5. Postville to Jct. B44 & IA 150 #8-3, #8-9, and #8-15. 6. Guttenberg to Guttenberg via US52, IA 128, IA 13, X3C & C7X Inventory Discussion: Field data was collected for both scenic and heritage features. Towns Along Nominated Routes: Nominated roads were driven and inventoried in both directions to New Albin • Lansing •Waukon •Postville •Gunder ensure that scenic and heritage elements that may be visible from Elgin • Clermont • Eldorado • St. Lucas • Fort Atkinson just one direction are recorded. Spillville • Decorah • Bluffton •Burr Oak •Garber Due to the excessive mileage, Nomination #8 was driven and Elkport • Elkader • Garnivallo • Harper's Ferry graphed in six sections to aid in understanding the data. Several explorations routes were also investigated. An exploration route Basis for Nomination: was driven as part of the Segment 1 to Echo Valley County Park. Scenic Byway: Two explorations routes around Bluffton were driven as part of General visual quality and visual character of the area. Segment 2 and are shown on page #8-5. New Albin was inventoried Heritage Byway: as part of Segment 3. See pages #8-12 and #8-14. Pages #8-19 Heritage Theme: Native Iowa "Explorerland" and #8-20 contain an inset of Guttenberg with the historic evaluation results as part of the inventory of Segments 5 and 6. Scenic Byway Character: This corridor is proposed to expand the existing River Bluffs Evaluation Discussion: A continuous ratings of the corridor's Scenic Byway. The distinctive topography of this nomination is scenic and heritage characteristics is shown in the figures on pages magnificent and would add significantly to the current byway. The #8-5 through #8-8 for Segments 1 and 2; pages #8-11 through rolling hills are the canvas for the artistry of the crops of color and #8-14 for Segments 3 and 4; and pages #8-17 through #8-20 for texture that are displayed with picturesque farming practices. Segments 5 and 6. The corridor maps on these pages show Native foliage is abundant in the lush forests and the fields of prairie ·sections of the corridor which have good scenic quality. Graphs that grasses are often dotted with hay bales. This corridor crosses accompany the maps display a continuous numerical rating. numerous river valleys and streams that provide spectacular scenes #8- 2 HERITAGE SITES & POINTS OF INTEREST • WM. Freeport Bowstring Arch Bridge: One of four "bowstring arch" bridges in Winneshiek County. Built in 1879 and located east of Decorah. The heritage evaluation investigates features that represent consistently along a corridor • WN. Birdsall Lime Kiln: 19th century kiln located northeast of Decorah. ".... significant heritage (historic & cultural) areas, sites, or markers that illustrate the • WO. Decorah Ice Cave: Ice forms in this cave in the spring and melts by development of Iowa .... ". (Iowa Scenic Byway Program criteria) Sites and features September. Ice Cave Road, Decorah. were acquired from the nominating entities and from the National Register of Historic • WP. Steyer Bridge: 1875 stone arch bridge. Oneata Road off US52, Decorah. Places. National Register sites were recorded and are shown with a closed square (•). • WQ. Koren Library: Located on the Luther College Campus in Decorah. Sites identified by an open square (0) are notable to the corridor's theme. Features • WR. Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District: West Broadway from Winnebago noteworthy along the route are shown with a starburst (•)symbol. The sites and St. to Park Dr., Decorah. features are shown on the adjacent map. This map depicts the land use during the time • WS. Clarksville Diner: 504 Heivly St. Decorah. frame indicative to some of the historic sites. Nomination #8 was divided into three • WT. Cooley-Whitney House: Built in 1867. Located at 305 Grove St., Decorah. segments to aid in the evaluation process. This first segment includes sites and places • WU. Decorah East Side Elementary & Middle School: 210 Vernon St., Decorah. in Fayette and Winneshiek counties. The first letter (example FA) in the description • WV. Ellsworth-Porter House: 1867 Victorian home. 401 W. Broadway, Decorah. indicates the county (Fayette) where the site is located. • WW. Miller-Norris House: Built in 1856. Located at 118 N. Mill St., Decorah. ) HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: Fayette County • WX. Painter-Bernatz Mill: Built in 1851 of native limestone and depicts 19th ' century pioneer industry in Iowa. Located at 200 N. Mill St., Decorah. • FA. Bigler Building: 210 Mill St., Clermont. • WY. Steyer Opera House: 19th century structure. 102-104 W. Water St., Decorah. • FB. Clermont Public School: 505 Larrabee St., Clermont. • wz. Luther College Farm: Farm complex with 1860's to turn-of-the-century • FC. Montauk: 1 mile NE of Clermont on US 18. Home of Governor Wm. Larrabee. buildings. Located on the Luther College Campus in Decorah. • FD. Union Sunday School: McGregor and Larrabee Sis., Clermont. • WAA. Ten Mile Creek Bridge: Happy Hollow Rd. northwest of Decorah. • FE. Eldorado Bridge: State St. over Turkey River, Eldorado. • WBB. Horn House: Built in 1869. Located northwest of Decorah. • WCC. Upper Bluffton Bridge: Ravine Rd. over Upper Iowa River, Bluffton. FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST: Fayette County • WDD. Gilliece Bridge: Cattle Creek Rd. over Upper Iowa River, Bluffton. • WEE. Locust School: Built in 1854. The school is constructed of locally quarried * F1. Gouldsburg County Park: No Comments. limestone. Located north of Decorah. F2. Village of Douglas with Old Mill: No Comments. • WFF. Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel: Pre-1860 hotel on State Street in Burr Oak. ···* • WGG. Kinney Octagon Barn: 19th century barn off US 52 near Burr Oak. :. F3. Goeken County Park: No Comments. * F4. Village of Eldorado: No Comments. FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST: Winneshiek County * F5. Dover School: Last one-room school in Fayette County. No other comments. F6. Gilbertson County Park: No Comments. * * W1. Ashmore-Jewell Barn Farm Park: No Comments. * F7. Echo Valley County Park: Park southeast of West Union. * W2. Blly Clocks Museum Collection: Located on Main Street in Spillville. * FB. Volga River Recreation State Park: Park four miles north of Fayette. * W3. Twin Springs State Park: Park located west of Decorah off Hwy 52. * F9. Brush Creek Canyon State Park: Park southeast of Fayette. * W4. Pulpit Rock: Pillar rock formation located near Decorah. * F10. Upper Iowa University: Located in Fayette. * W5. Luther College: College founded in 1857 by Norwegian Lutheran churchmen. The first building was completed in 1856. It is still in operation and is located in Decorah. HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: Winneshiek County * W6. Dunning Springs City Park: Picturesque park with waterfall located in Decorah. 0 WA. Old Mission: 20 acre site on the Turkey River located south of Festina. W7. Phelps City Park: Located on Upper Broadway in Decorah with a spectacular 0 WB. World's Smallest Church: Built in 1885 and located in Festina. * view of the river. An 1870's brick kiln is located in the park. 0 WC. Fort Atkinson State Monument Park: 1840's military post. Fort Atkinson. WB. Vesterheim, the Norwegian-American Museum: Established in 1877. 0 WD. St. James Lutheran Church: Built between 1840-50. Near Ft. Atkinson. * Located at 520 W. Water Street. Regarded as America's oldest museum devoted to one • WE. Fort Atkinson Bridge: 150th St over the Turkey River, Fort Atkinson. ethnic group. • WF. Taylor, Wenzil Building: Located on Main St. in Spillville. W9. Malanaphy Springs: Limestone cliffs with cascading water along the Upper WG. St. Wenceslaus Church: Old World stone church built in 1860 near Spillville. * * Iowa River northwest of Decorah. · 0 WH. Spillville Mill: Historic mill located on the Turkey River near Spillville. • WI. Washington Prairie Methodist Church: Limestone church built between 1863 * W10. Bluffton Indian Mounds: Located near Bluffton. and 1868 located southeast of Decorah. * W11. Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum: Childhood home of author L!~ura 0 WJ. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church: Early Norwegian settlement church Ingalls Wilder and is located in Burr Oak. located southeast of Decorah. * W12. Hesper Quaker Settlement: The Hesper community was established in the • WK. Jacobson Farm: 1850's farm located southeast of Decorah on Rt.1. 1850's. Three buildings are currently used by the Society of Friends. 0 WL. Siewers Spring: Located Upper Iowa River near Decorah. (Fish hatchery.) #8- 3 Historic Land Use Corridor Sites Nomination #8 Fayette & Winneshiek Counties Segments 1 & 2 ~-I Site & Feature Symbols • Sites Listed on NRHP 0 Other Conidor Sites • Conidor Features Note: The letters and numbers are keyed to the site description list. 1855 - 1860 Land Use D Prairie ~ Woodlands Croplands '.>. Segment #1 •l'ill Wetlands '' Begins @ 844 & Iowa 150 Ill Towns Ends,.in Decorah .• {\. f :~r ... --' ~ \\ L: #8-4 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Northbound Nomination #8 Segments 1 & 2 • Segment 2 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Northbound from Decorah) A18; 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 10 2o 22 24 26 28 30 32 Distance (mi.) Segment 1 - Scenic Byw"ay Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Northbound from Iowa 150) 20 844! 16 0 . LO : C> 12 ~-···········---- ······- !··---...... -...... c: ;: ! iii 8.µl0-tlll-Mlillfflfl1~1:-lt-.llmt---~-m-· 0::: -4·...______....., ______,__ __ ...., ____ ..... ____ ..,... ____,,_ ____ ,.... __ ...... ____...,.. ____.,._ ____ ...... j ..... --i 0 15 20 25 30 35 Distance (mi.) Evaluation Resylts Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating @mt Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] = Neutral Visual Quality [O to 1.5] - Poor Visual Quality [-4 to OJ #8-5 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Southbound Nomination #8 Segments 1 & 2 Eva!uatjon Results Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating ®B& Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] • @!!!) Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] - Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] l ...... ~ .. ,.:.., . ( ! eluFtrOH! Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating ···········t·····t····-t-·'-·--r--···· Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] ..J = Neutral Visual Quality [O to 1.5] __.+...... i ...... ;...... - Poor Visual Quality [-4 to O] i E . Segment#2 Begins in Decorah Ends on A26 @ c,aunty line. ~~·~····...\·~IDGEW1 Segment 2 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound & Southbound from County Line) .. n... .,_.,,,-•''..,,,)'.,'1 20 9 ' -4~...... -1-...... ,...... o 2 4 6 8 10 1·2 14 16 10 2o 22 24 26 20 30 :32 Distance (mi.) Segment 1 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Southbound from Decorah) 20 --~~~~~-~~~~ ~I ~4 , ~~ C> ::· g············-············ .. ··-·-t·-·····_·····_--···_···_····...... _ ...... ______,______.... ·--·-.. ·······-·-·-····1···············~· .. ····· .. =-·r····································=r.~·:·==~~-~ c a 1ij 8.+!;'--c'"'"""~~PHt--ft";-·----llaM11rl.----lt----«r----+.::--=-ri--"'-"1-----+.-b'"'""l)-----,,---i------+~· 0::: 4.111tf'tt.ffi,tttt1ltltttllt 0:11.LUJW.W.W.WW.W.W. -4·~0~~.,....~~5!"-~~...... 10____ ,._~-1~.5~~.,....~-2~0~~.,....~~2~5~_,,~~~30~~~~-3~5~~~ Distance (mi.) Gouldsburg Park was driven only in the southbound direction. #8- 6 '---_/ Heritage Byway ) DECORAH.. J:..• :: ~ ..... --·· Evaluation Results - Northbound ! Nomination #8 Segments 1 & 2 ~;lm:DIIIIIlliM!llDJlllillllJfl~CJl.llil1c:llill:r!mL.im..J.il..._.;...... Jl!II -4+--.--+o--.--.;--.,....-;.-....,.---i---;'!"-.....""'!"--i'--..- ...... ,...... ,...... ,...... ,. __i--.,...... ,...... __, __,_...... ,...--;.--..-..... ---- 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 Distance (mi.) Segment 1 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Northbound from Iowa 150} 20 844 16·'"o~-----*-----."' Cl 12· 1;i•••H••O•OOO•H•••-•••••••••Oo0o c ;;: 15 8~0 _____,______-+-'h--...---+--~--ll--+------~ti!-- 0::: 4tt-~-.-.,1WTTr+.--tr~--..--r- o.11UUW:WW.wIIW.U.WJ.jJ.U.W..U.W.IWJ.W.W.11W.LIWJ.WJ..UJ; -4·""""--.....----....;.---- .....----+-----.-----+------.-----.;-----..-----i'----...,..----.,...----'!"------;l"'---- 0 10 15 20 25 30 35 Distance (mi.) Eya!yatjon Resy!ts Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating @l1$ Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Heritage Rating [8 To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating '""" Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] Neutral Heritage Quality [O to 1.5] - Poor Heritage Quality [-4 lo OJ #8- 7 Heritage Byway / Evaluation Results - Southbound Nomination #8 Segments 1 & 2 Eya!uatjon Results Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating •• Minimum Heritage Qualtity (3.6 to 4.4] Good Heritage Quality (4.4 To 8] • • Very Good Heritage Rating (8 To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating _, Below Minimum Quality (1.5 to 3.6] Neutral Heritage Quality [Oto 1.5] - Poor Heritage Quality (-4 to O] Segment 2 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound & Southbound from County Line) 20: -4·~.--...... 'i'----+- ...... --;--..,...-;-.....,-.-...... ,...... ,...... ,...... _,,,...... ,...._...... , __ ...... ,..-...... ;.-...,...-.---,.....,...... 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 Distance (mi.) ..... (. (...... _,,___ .... ; . Segment 1 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Southbound from Decorah) 20..-~~~~~~~~ B44j 16· CJ 12:1->w-----+- c: ~ 0::: -4+.~...... ,~~~-~~..... ------~-+~~~~;--~..,....~-+~~~~+--~....,-~-+~~....i 0 5 10 1"5 20 25 30 35 Distance (mi.) Gouldsburg Park was driven only in the southbound direction. , .... ,.~ ~\~··--L ...... , #8- 8 HERITAGE SITES & POINTS OF INTEREST 0 AL. Arthur Wendel Residence: Built ca. 1870. Located at 611 Dodge Street, Lansing. The heritage evaluation investigates features that represent consistently along 0 AM. Daniel Brennan Residence: Built 1870. Located at 491 Front Street, Lansing. a corridor " .... significant heritage {historic & cultural) areas, sites, or markers that illustrate the development of Iowa .... ". {Iowa Scenic Byway Program • AN. Old Allamakee County Courthouse: 2nd St., Lansing. criteria) Sites and features were acquired from the nominating entities and from the National Register of Historic Places. National Register sites were • AO. Hager House: Built ca. 1920. Located at 402 Allamakee St., Waukon. recorded and are shown with a closed square (•). Sites identified by an open 0 AP. Barnes Octagon House: Built 1865. Located at 22 E. Main Street, Waukon. square (0) are notable to the corridor's theme. Features noteworthy along the route are shown with a starburst (•)symbol. The sites and features are 0 AQ. Kolarich Home: Built ca. 1885. Located at 111 E. Tilden Street, Postville. shown on the adjacent map. This map depicts the land use during the time frame indicative to some of the historic sites. 0 AR. John Mott House: Built 1867. Located at 225 Williams Street, Postville. Nomination #8 was divided into three segments to aid in the evaluation process. The second segment includes sites and places in Allamakee County. FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST: Allamakee County The first letter (example AA) in the description indicates the county {Allamakee) where the site is located. • A 1. Upper Iowa River Campground: Located near A26 and State 76. • A2. Upper Iowa River Owls Head Bluff & Elephant Hill: Located near A26. HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: Allamakee County • A3. Historic State Line Boundary Marker: North of New Albin. No Comments. * A4. Blackhawk Indian Rock Shelter: South of New Albin. No Comments. O AA. Hartley Residence: Built ca. 1858 and located near New Albin. • AS. State Fish Farm Indian Mounds: An example of prehistoric Native American culture moundbuilders located six miles north of Lansing. O AB. Wiemerslage Farmstead, Log Barn: Built ca. 1860 and located near New • A6. Mt. Hosmer City Park: Park overlooking Lansing & Mississippi River valley. Albin. One of the few log barns that has survived in northeast Iowa. * A7. Landmark Restaurant & Shot Tower: Build ca. 1851. Second oldest building in Allamakee County. • AC. Iron Post: North end of Main St., New Albin. • AS. Lycurges Church: Located northeast of Waukon. No Comments. • A9. Underground Railroad Historic Monument: Located northwest of Waukon. • AD. Reburn Polygonal Barn: Twelve-sided barn built in the 1880's and is located • A10. Courthouse Museum: Located in the old courthouse in Waukon. off IA 26, New Albin. • A11. Sweeney's House of Clocks Collection: Located at 13th Ave. SW in 0 AE. New Albin Town Hall: 1895. Located on Main Street in New Albin. Waukon. * A12. Corp of Engineer Lock & Dam #9: Located near Harper's Ferry on the • AF. Kerndt & Brothers Elevator and Warehouses, No's.11, 12, & 13: Stone and Mississippi. brick structure, ca. 1860. Located 60-90 Front St., Lansing. • A13. Yellow River State Forest and Reserve: 8,000 acres of timbered hills southeast of Waterville. • AG. Kerndt & Brothers Office Block: Built 1861. Located at 4th and Main Sts., * A14. Scenic View Ranch: Picturesque ranch on the Yellow River. Lansing. • A15. Cherry Valley: No Comments. • AH. Lansing Fisheries Building: Between Co. Hwy X-52 and the Mississippi River, south Lansing. • Al. Lansing Stone School: Greek Revival, 1864. Located at 509 Center St., Lansing. • AJ. Allamakee County Courthouse: Built 1861. Located at 107 Allamakee St., Waukon. 0 AK. Moritz Kerndt House: Built ca. 1890. Located at 300 Center Street, Lansing. #8- 9 ) Historic Land Use ( ~~?--S it,., } : Corridor Sites :'.:!/,, !°(( ! Nomination #8 Allamakee County z:::,:.~:ll/ Segments 3 & 4 ' i Segment#3 Begins on A26 @ C_ounty line Ends in Waukon @ Iowa 76 '·~/ '-.,, 1/"\~ ~ .. ·s\<...,<., .· '··-· Site & Feature Symbols • Sites Listed on NRHP 0 Other Corridor Sites - • Corridor Features Note: The letters and numbers are keyed lo the site descriplion list. 1855 - 1860 Land Use D Prairie lli3l Woodlands Segment#4 " Croplands egins in Waukon @ Iowa 76 •Ifill] Wetlands Ends in Postville @ Iowa 51 #8-10 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Clockwise Nomination #8 Segments 3 & 4 Segment 3 - Scenic Byway Evaluation. (Inventory Direction - County Line to Waukon) 20· A26 4~.~...... -;.~....--i-~..--;.~...-....P.~..-....P.~..-....;.~...... ~...... ~.,....-;.~..--;.~..... -..~-- 0 s 10 1s 20 2s 3o 35 40 45 so ss Distance (mi.) \ \ Segment 4 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Waukon to Postville) 20 ~ X6 16 C>12~~~....;.._~~...... :...nl-~-+~--.A~~;.....,.~ Evaluation Results c: 1a 8.P.-,--'T Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating 0::: @fl} Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating 4 ...... --...;.---.--._,____,....,._,____,....-....;..___,.,...... ___,.,....--;.--...,....--;--...,...-1i...... 1--"""'"--..,._....,..___,+-....,.___,~ o s 10 1s 20 2s 3o 35 40 45 so ss 60 '"''' Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] ""'" Neutral Visual Quality (0 to 1.5] Distance (mi.) - Poor Visual Quality (-4 to OJ #8 - 11 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Counterclockwise Nomination #8 Segment#3 Segments 3 & 4 Begins on A26 @ County line Ends in Waukon @ Iowa 76 • ~- Segment 3 - Scenic Byway Evaluation {Inventory Direction - Waukon to County Line) 20 !~ ~a9 ·H;;...-~-+~~~-;.-~~-+-.ffl!·~ 4+.~...... _,.~.,...._,.~ ...... ~-~ ...... ~~..--+-~..-~~..--!----.~~.~ ...... ~..... -+~~....i 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 so Distance (mi.) ~ / ~.. ~ ....1. .... ~...... ! Q~ > Segment#4 Begins in Waukon @ Iowa 76 ; ,_/'~\}lndgeO'{I l j \'··, ;Ends in Postville @!~wa 51 '-~ J8IiU /') ' '·'i'··-·1 . j ,) / ./ ): OSTVILl.E \ .. :. ;' -~: \ ( AL4\MA.KEE ·. ··r·,~:::~~f'<-:. · - .:;...... ••v··~·······~ · •\--!- · · ~· • · - · • Z-- .. - •. - ; . .------...i.i-...:._.:-;.,..,..'---=..J..---•'-""·..;'._...ii,__ ...,.. ~ 1 r-r-qt:Ax;or-t /°'"i:z~ Evaluation Results Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating @ill§ Minimum Visual Quallity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating 5 10 15 20 25 3o 35 so 55 60 ·- Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] """' Neutral Visual Quality [O to 1.5) Distance (mL) Poor Visual Quality [-4 to O) #8 -12 , ___ / Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Clockwise Nomination #8 Segment#3 Segments 3 & 4 Begins on A26 @ County Line Ends in Waukon @ Iowa 76 Segment 3 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - County Line to Waukon) A26 Iowa -4.-4-...... _ ...... 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 45 Distance (mi.) \ l ' ·---·-· A-...... - Segment 4 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Waukon to Postville) 20 ~ ~6 16 . C> 12 c: Evaluation Resylts iii a.+•--~~;...-~~-i.~~~-1-~~.~..;.-~~~;...-~~....,.~~~-1-~~--11i-~~--1t--~~-i.~~~_,_~~-a.i Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating 0:: 4tt--.l-11rr-·-+-~~-1-r.--~-+--~~;...... ~~-+---~-c--&-~-+-..,...... -~11n •..---11---~1-r1in--+--~-+-~~-11 @!@) Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] o-~illilllWIT~-rl..a.!ffi!lliib:iflthlh:l!mIIIIlll:rc:m:t~Dfi:mlIIIIIImm!llml!t!l:mit~J.ill.lll::rl1 • Very Good Heritage Raling [8 To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating -4~0~...... -r- ...... ~-::::-"""'!"'"--:.;-----:::--,...... ~...... ,.~-rn--.--:;-----i:;;====::Tc"""""'!"'--:~....,..-:r.;--.,....;:. n 5 10 15 20 25 3o 35 5 50 55 60 = Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6) = Neutral Heritage Quality [Oto 1.5) Distance (mi.) - Poor Heritage Quality [-4 to OJ #8 -13 Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Counterclockwise T- Nomination #8 i~~~l~~t=-u -;~:s Segment#3 Segments 3 & 4 Begins on A26 @ County Line Ends in Waukon @ Iowa 76 ;;__ • r··········r· ! Segment 3 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Waukon to County Line) f ?~j~~-f~~~1~~~±;8~l~~~~- -4:,__....,...... --1 ...... --1 ...... ~ 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Distance (mi.) 20 Evaluation Results Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating @@; Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Heritage Rating [8 To 25] -4.,_....,...._..,._...,...... ,...... ,.._...,....--;..._..,...... ,..._.,._..,...__,.._..._.....,...._...,.....,...... ,.._...,....--;..._..,...... ,.._..._._. Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating 0 5 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 55 60 '~"" Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] = Neutral Heritage Quality [Oto 1.5] Distance (mi.) - Poor Heritage Quality [-4 to OJ ,.___ / #8 -14 HERITAGE SITES & POINTS OF INTEREST • CE. Guttenberg National Fish Hatchery & Aquarium Historic Dist.: Located at 315 S. River Park Dr., Guttenberg. The heritage evaluation investigates features that represent consistently along • CF. Guttenberg State Bank: Located at 15 Goethe St., Guttenberg. a corridor" .... significant heritage (historic & cultural) areas, sites, or markers • CG. Kolker House: Located at 110 Goethe St., Guttenberg. that illustrate the development of Iowa .... ". (Iowa Scenic Byway Program • CH. Matt-Bahls House: Located at 615 S. 3rd St., Guttenberg. criteria) Sites and features were acquired from the nominating entities and • Cl. Mcclaine House: Located at 300 S. 1st St., Guttenberg. • CJ. Moser Stone House: Located at 211 S. 1st St., Guttenberg from the National Register of Historic Places. National Register sites were • CK. Nieland House: Located at 715 S. 1st St., Guttenberg -, recorded and are shown with a closed square(•). Sites identified by an open • CL. Parker House: Located at 1015 S. 2nd St., Guttenberg. ' square (0) are notable to the corridor's theme. Features noteworthy along the • CM. Stone Barn: Located at 12 Goethe St., Guttenberg. route are shown with a starburst (if;) symbol. The sites and features are • CN. Weber House: Located at 822 S. River Park Dr., Guttenberg. shown on the adjacent map. This map depicts the land use during the time • CO. Wehmer House: Located at 910 S. River Park Dr., Guttenberg. frame indicative to some of the historic sites. • CP. Lockmaster's House Heritage Museum: Located on River Park Dr., Guttenberg. Last remaining lockmaster house on the Upper Mississippi River. Nomination #8 was divided into three segments to aid in the evaluation • CQ. First Congregational Church: Located on Washington St., Garnavillo. • CR. 1.0.0.F. Hall: Located on Centre St., Garnavillo. process. The third segment includes sites and places in Fayette and Clayton • CS. Valley Mills: East of Garnavillo. counties. The first letter (example FA) in the description indicates the county • CT. Garnavillo Township Culvert: Over unnamed stream, Garnavillo. (Fayette) where the site is located. • CU. Garnavillo Township Bridge: Over unnamed.stream, Garnavillo. • CV. Carter House: Built in 1850 and is located at 101 High St., SE, Elkader .. HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: Fayette County • CW. Clayton County Courthouse: Built in 1877. 111 High St., Elkader. • CX. Elkader Keystone Bridge: Stone bridge over the Turkey River in Elkader. • FA. Bigler Building: 210 Mill St., Clermont. • CV. Davis House: Located at 405 1st St., NW, Elkader. • FB. Clermont Public School: 505 Larrabee St., Clermont. • CZ. Elkader Opera House: Build in 1903. It is located at 207 N. Main, Elkader. • FC. Montauk: 1 mile NE of Clermont on US 18. Home of Governor Wm. Larrabee. • CAA. Price House: Located at 206 Cedar St., NW, Elkader. • FD • Union Sunday School: McGregor and Larrabee Sts., Clermont. • CBB. Schmidt House: Located at 101 Oak St., NW, Elkader. • FE. Eldorado Bridge: State St. over Turkey River, Eldorado. • CCC. St. Joseph Church & Parish Hall: Built in 1898 of native stone. It is located at 330 1st St., NW, Elkader. • COD. Stemmer House: Located at 113 Oak, NW, Elkader. FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST: Fayette County- '* F1. Gouldsburq County Park: No Comments. FEATURES & POINTS OF INTEREST: Clayton County '* F2. Village of Douglas with Old Mill: No Comments. F3. Goeken County Park: No Comments. if; C1. Gunder Burger: Located in Gunder. No Comments. '* if; C2. Log Cabin Museum: Located in Garnavillo. No Comments. F4. Village of Eldorado: No Comments. '* if; C3. Ceres Church: Located south of Garnavillo. It is one of the oldest buildings in '* F5. Dover School: Last one-room school in Fayette County. No other comments. Clayton County and examples early pioneer church architecture. '* F6. Gilbertson County Park: No Comments. if; C4. Lock & Dam #10: Located in Guttenberg on the Mississippi River. '* F7. Echo Valley County Park: Park southeast of West Union. if; C5. Plagman Barn_Museum: Located two miles east of Garber. Built in 1924-25. F8. Volga River Recreation State Park: Park four miles north of Fayette. if; CS. Motor Mill: Located on the Turkey River five miles south of Elkader. The seven '* I. '* F9. Brush Creek Canyon State Park: Park southeast of Fayette. story mill is constructed from native limestone and is the tallest mill in the Midwest. '* F10. Upper Iowa University: Located in Fayette. if; C7. Osborne Nature Center: Located five miles south of Elkader on Iowa 13. HISTORIC SITES & PLACES: Clayton County • CA. Albertus Building: Located at 222 Park River Dr., Guttenberg. • CB. Eckert House: Located at 413 S. 1st St., Guttenberg. • Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District: Between Lessing & Pearl Sts. • CC. Fuerste House: Located at 503 S. 1st St., Guttenberg. • CD. Guttenberg Corn Canning Co.: Located at 413 N. 3rd St., Guttenberg. #8- 15 Historic Land Use Corridor Sites Nomination #8 Fayette & Clayton Counties Segments 5 & 6 • 1855 - 1860 Land Use D Prairie Ei>I= Woodlands a Croplands Wetlands Site & Feature Symbols • Sites Listed on NRHP 0 Other Corridor Sites • Corridor Features Note: The letters and numbers are keyed to the site description list. #8-16 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Eastbound & Clockwise Nomination #8 rfl;ft-N{~~f~~,~~ ( Segments 5 & 6 • POSTVIL!.E ' , ••;J . .. "'! AJJ.~KEE .. ~·- . .:-· ~-\··:-·"';"'--··~··-··-·, ...... f "'')'""\.,,....,._ 1 ~ /t"'Gl.i YTOl\f ~ Segment 5 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Eastbound from Iowa 150 & 844) 20 Iowa 150 W51 860 16~-~~~-+-~~~...... ~~~--;~~~~~+-~~~-+-~~~-+~~~-'-~~~--I ci12-t--~~~---4~~~~....;-.~~~~.;.-~~--4=-<~ c: 15 8 c::: -4 ...... __, ...... !-- ...... - ...... __ ...... 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Distance (mi.) 24 20.f-.~~~-<-~~~_....~~·~--l~~~~+-~~rroo~uay.. Eya!uatjon Results Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating ®%1' Minimum Visual Quallity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] II Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] Neutral Visual Quality [O to 1.5] Poor Visual Quality [-4 to OJ -4+...... !-- ...... - ...... o 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 4o 45 Distance (mi.) #8-17 Scenic Byway Evaluation Results - Westbound & · Counterclockwise Nomination #8 Segments 5 & 6 Segment 5 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound from Postville) 20· Iowa 150j W51 860 16 e>12.f-~-:-~-+--.,-~~-;.~~~~+--~~--1F+-~~-:=,--Jt--~~~+--~~~-+-~--~-t;;;i c: iii 0:: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 ,--._ Distance (mi.) ~------...... Segment 6 - Scenic Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Counterclockwise From Guttenberg) 24 07XI Iowa 13 !US. 52 20+-~~~-'-~~~~-;-.~~~.....;.~~~~...;....~~~. Evaluation Results Visual Quality Above Scenic Byway Rating ®li& Minimum Visual Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Visual Quality [4.4 To 8] • Very Good Visual Rating [8 To 25] Visual Quality Below Scenic Byway Rating "".,,. Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] .,,.. Neutral Visual Quality [O to 1.5] - Poor Visual Quality [-4 to OJ 4~.--.....---i---""'!""---!---"""l""---!----.--- .....--...---+------+------+---..---.;---~--.;.....---i 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Distance (mi.) #8 -18 Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Eastbound & Clockwise Nomination #8 Segments 5 & 6 Segment 5 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Eastbound from Iowa 150 & B44) • 20 Iowa 150 l W51 860 1s+-~~~~~~~~~;..---,~~--<~~~.....,..,-;i~~~~-l-~~~~-'-~~~~-'-~~~---1 Segment 6 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Clockwise From Guttenberg) 24 C7X low~ 13 U& 52 20 e> Evaluation Resy!ts Q) Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating C) c 12 411% Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] iii Good Heritage Quality [4.4 To B] 0::: ...... , ...... ;-...... t"'"""""""""""""" "''"''"""'''""""""'""""""' • Very Good Heritage Rating [B To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6] Neutral Heritage Quality [O to 1.5] - Poor Heritage Quality [-4 to OJ 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Distance (mi.) #8-19 Heritage Byway Evaluation Results - Westbound & Counterclockwise Nomination #8 Segments 5 & 6 Segment 5 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Westbound from Postville) 20 : Iowa 150i _, W51 860 • • 16 ;: ' c: i Oj ~ Q) ----tt -Pfi"' ~ i ..... ·-····u·············~r······························· .. r···· -4.,...~.... ~-1-~-.-~-1"~ ..... ,....~..-~..-~-;-~-.-~-1"~..... ,....~..-~...-~-+-~-.-~-1"- o 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Distance (mi.) : '_/ Segment 6 - Heritage Byway Evaluation (Inventory Direction - Counterclockwise From Guttenberg) 17X lo..;ta 13 us 52 Evaluatjon Results Quality Above Heritage Byway Rating G Minimum Heritage Qualtity [3.6 to 4.4] Good Heritage Quality (4.4 To BJ • Very Good Heritage Rating (8 To 25] Quality Below Heritage Byway Rating Below Minimum Quality [1.5 to 3.6) .,... Neutral Heritage Quality [O to 1.5) - Poor Heritage Quality [-4 to OJ 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Distance (mi.) #8-20 Summary Maximum Rating: 18.50 8.00. Minimum Rating: -1.80 -1.00 The goal of the Iowa Scenic Byway Program is "to identify and designate Variety Rating (Variance): 10.85 1.00 roads that are uniformly high in visual and/or heritage quality." Along naturally scenic byways the Iowa program designation guide stipulates that Segment #4 [East - West] the natural features displayed along the route should have high quality. The Length: 62.55 miles guide states for heritage that features should be " . . . significant heritage Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage 1.71 r , (historic and cultural) areas, sites or markers that illustrate the development Quality Rating (Average rating): 7.33 •' of Iowa or show Iowa's historic relationship to the nation ... " The guide Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 88.41% 6.07% further says that both scenic and heritage features should be consistently Maximum Rating: 16.90 9.00 displayed along the entire route. Minimum Rating: -0.30 -1.00 Variety Rating (Variance): 8.49 I.I I A numerical rating of 4 or higher indicates a visual or heritage quality sufficiently high to qualify under the scenic byway program. Consistency of Segment #5 [East- West] the visual or historic quality is expressed in part by the percent of the route that is rated at or above this value. Routes with 50% or more of the corridor Length: 56.60 miles Heritage rated above 4 generally meet the desired consistency. The following tables Evaluation Results Scenic provide the evaluation results for the four county corridor. Quality Rating (Average rating): 5.39 1.57 Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 66.76% 3.06% Nomination Evaluation Statistics: Maximum Rating: 13.00 7.00 Minimum Rating: -0.80 -1.00 Segment #1 [East - West] Variety Rating (Variance): 5.12 0.73 Length: 41.09 miles Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage Segment #6 [Loop] Quality Rating (Average rating): 4.48 1.73 Length: 21.40 miles Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 57.76% 6.84% Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage Maximum Rating: 13.20 9.00 Quality Rating (Average rating): 5.45 1.81 Minimum Rating: -2.20 -1.00 Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 72.76% 7.69% Variety Rating (Variance): 5.16 1.58 Maximum Rating: 21.40 10.00 Minimum Rating: -0.80 -1.00 Segment #2 [East - West] Variety Rating (Variance): 6.72 1.59 Length: 37.59 miles Evaluation Results Scenic Heritage Quality Rating (Average rating): 4.64 1.45 Comments: The following comments are offered on the inventory and the evaluation Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 61.32% 4.85% results. Maximum Rating: 11.90 7.00 Minimum Rating: 0.00 -0.00 Variety Rating (Variance): 5.10 1.17 Roadways: Most roads included in the nomination are paved. However, several segments Segment #3 [East - West] have routes with gravel surfaces. The following is a list by county of roads Length: 48.79 miles with gravel surfaces. Scenic Heritage • Fayette: None of the nominated roads have gravel surface. Evaluation Results • Winneshiek: W20 west of Burr Oak was under construction during 1.47 Quality Rating (Average rating): 8.88 the field survey and it appears that the construction will result in a Uniformity(% ofbyway rated above 4): 92.43% 3.44% paved surface. A26 west of Locust is a four-mile section of gravel #8- 21 surface. Both of the routes are on Segment 2. • Allamakee: A section about 6 miles long on A26 west of Iowa 76 on was the highest rated segment. Segment 5 showed a land use match of Segment 3 has a gravel surface. The section of Segment 4 about6%. between Iowa 76 and X16 about 9 miles long is also gravel. * Many highly-rated areas exist along the nomination corridor. The Lansing • Clayton: None of the roads in the nomination have a gravel and Guttenberg areas are among the highest. surface. Other Factors: Scenic Byway: This nomination was developed to provide a byway loop for a four-county The basic evaluation criteria for scenic byways are that the routes have area. Results of the inventory and evaluation show all segments offer good high visual quality and uniform visual character. Evaluation of these factors scenic quality. However, several issues exist that should be considered shows the following results. during the designation process. One issue is the relationship between the * The average quality rating for the scenic byway category is above 4.0 nomination corridors and the area's existing scenic byway. for all segments. The ratings range from 4.48 for Segment 1 to 8.88 for The River Bluffs Scenic Byway shares common routes with other Segment 3. All of the routes have more than 50% of their length rated nominated segments. It also has sections that parallel nominated routes. above 4. Segment 1 with 57.76% is the lowest percentage while Some compromise should be reached as to the manner new byways are Segment 3 with 92.43% is the highest percentage. associated with the current byway and with the Great River Road. *'" The percentage of nomination segments offering good or outstanding It should be noted that other roads in this area have been inventoried and views ranges from 14% along Segment 1 to 73% along Segment 3. evaluated. Some of these routes are also quite scenic and could be used to The percentages by segment are listed below. develop a desirable byway network. The following is a list of the routes in the Segment 1 : 14% Segment 2: 23% area evaluated during other projects. Segment 3: 73% Segment 4: 56% 1. US 52 from Millville to Luxemburg. This route was highly rated Segment 5: 36% Segment 6: 29% with outstanding views near Millville and south of Luxemburg. Areas offering outstanding views are provided along each segment. 2. X3C and Iowa 3 from Elkport to Luxemburg. Roµte offered Along Segment 3 nearly 38% of its total length offers outstanding views. outstanding views south of Colesburg and north of Luxemburg. The Segment 4 was also rated highly with nearly 21 % of its total length area north of Colesburg was not highly rated. offering outstanding views. 3. US 52 from Garnavillo to Iowa 13. This section of US 52 was not * Evaluations of roadway character and adjacent visual elements along rated highly. It offered some areas with good views but did not the nominated corridors show th.at 39% of Segment 2 offers a roadway maintain a high average nor uniformity. background rated as good or outstanding. This was the lowest rated 4. Iowa 76 from Waukon to X 26. This section of Iowa 76 was highly segment of the nomination. The percentages by segment are listed rated with many outstanding views. below. 5. X20 and X6A from Iowa 9 to A26. The scenic quality along this Segment 1 : 59% Segment 2: 39% route was quite high. Several areas offered outstanding views. Segment 3: 76% Segment 4: 75% 6. US 18 and US 52 from McGregor to Calmar. The section between Segment 5: 65% Segment 6: 73% Monona and McGregor was rated above 4 but may lack uniformity. The section between Monona and Ossian contained isolated sections I: - Heritage Byway: offering good views but was generally below desired quality levels. Evaluation criteria for heritage byways are that the routes have heritage North of Calmar the rating was high but not outstanding. quality and provide a uniform sense of the corridor theme. Evaluation of 7. Iowa 24 Calmar to Fort Atkinson. This short section offered these factors shows the following results. several areas with good views. *'" The average quality rating for the heritage byway category is below 4.0 for all nomination segments. The percentage of each segment rated It should also be noted that Nominations #5 and #7 are also in this area. Both above 4 is also less than 50%. nominations contain roads with high visual quality that intersect or parallel the '* Comparison of current land use with land use during the-time frame routes in this nomination. These routes should also be considered before associated with the corridor theme (from the 1860's) showed that the scenic byways are designated. land use from the two periods matched along 22% of Segment 6 which #8- 22 -- \ __ ) ' '! APPENDIX A Selected Bibliography ,I' APPENDIX A - Selected Bibliography • Decision Data Inc. "Iowa Scenic Byway Evaluation", prepared for Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources the Iowa Department of Transportation, Ames, Iowa, 1995 Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1849-1853 for Allamakee County, Iowa" 1996 Decision Data Inc. "Iowa Scenic Byway Evaluation - 1000 mile Corridor.", prepared for the Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Ames, Iowa, 1995 Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1849-1853 for Allamakee County, Iowa" 1996 Decision Data Inc. "Iowa Scenic Byway Evaluation - Great River Road", prepared for the Iowa Department of Transportation, Ames, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Iowa, 1995. Geographic Information System "Government Land Office Vegetation 1845-1853 for Buena Vista County, Iowa" 1996 Decision Data Inc., Tallgrass Historians L.C. "The Lincoln Highway I Historic Byway Inventory and Evaluation", prepared for the Iowa Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Department of Transportation, Ames, Iowa, 1998. Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1851-1853 for Cass County, Iowa" 1996 Decision Data Inc., Tallgrass Historians L.C. "The Mormon Trail Historic Byway Inventory and Evaluation", prepared for the Iowa Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Department of Transportation, Ames, Iowa, 1998. Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1853-1856 for Cherokee County, Iowa" 1996 Decision Data Inc., Tallgrass Historians LC. "Amana Colonies I Historic Byway Inventory and Evaluation", prepared for the Iowa Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Department of Transportation, Ames, Iowa, 1998. Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1855-1859 for Clay County, Iowa" 1996 Three River Blue Grass League, "The Three River County, Madison County, Iowa - Its Resources, Productions and Industries" Iowa Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources I ) Printing Company, 1889. Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1837-1849 for Clayton County, Iowa" 1996 Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Vegetation 1849-1853 for Adair County, Iowa" 1996 Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1837-1852 for Delaware County, Iowa" 1996 ( 1 Appendix A-1 Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1837-1849 for Fayette County, Iowa" 1-996 Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1849-1851 for Madison County, Iowa" 1996 Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1855-1857 for O'Brien County, Iowa" 1996 Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Geographic Information System, "Government Land Office Vegetation 1848-1853 for Winneshiek County, Iowa" 1996 Smith, Bob L., "Scenic Byways: Their Selection, Designation, Protection and Safety", Midwest Transportation Center, a Consortium of Iowa State University and the University of Iowa, Ames, Iowa, 1992. Smith, Bob L., & Smith, William L. "Selection and Designation of Scenic Byways: A Quantitative Approach", Proceedings of Transportation Research Board 5th International Conference on Low- Volume Roads, Transportation Research Record 1291, Volume 1, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC 1991. Smith, Bob L., & Smith, William L. "Scenic Byways: Their Selection and Designation." Transportation Research Record 1363, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC, 1992. ' '- / Appendix A-2