Iowa hwy 20 from I35 to I380
Guys: If headed to the Quad Cities this time of year, would I be better to take I35 to I80 @ Des Moines, or save some miles on Iowa Hwy 20? How would Hwy 20 be maintained this time of year? N...
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C-Leigh Racing wrote:
After driving trucks for 20 years, harder it ...... snowed, better I liked it cause I was on the road by myself.
Neil
Neil, I could not have said it any better. Best thing I ever read around here about driving on the snow!!! The last twenty years of my driving career was spend in the lake effect snow belts south and east of Buffalo, NY hauling gasoline, diesel, and Jet A. Half my mileage was empty miles going back to the refinery. It was so much nicer, and more fun, when there was no one else on the snow and ice covered highways! And yes, like the Ice Road Truckers, I have plowed my own trail on snow drifted roads in the middle of the night with nothing but telephone poles to guide me!
