Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Traffic Operations › Chapter 131 - Signing on Primary Highways › Rule 761-131.10 - Signing for Named Routes and Memorial Bridges

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This rule establishes the requirements and procedures for
				  placing special signs along the primary highway for the purpose of designating
				  a primary highway as a memorial highway, a historic trail, or a scenic trail or
				  a bridge on the primary highway as a memorial bridge.
(1)
Definitions.
"Historic trail"
means a route located on
				  or near the approximate alignment of a trail on which a person or group
				  traveled while making a journey of regional or national historic
				  significance.
"Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
				  (MUTCD)"
means the Federal Highway Administration standards on traffic
				  control devices, as adopted in rule 761-130.1 (321).
"Memorial bridge"
means a bridge on the
				  primary highway that has been given a name to commemorate a person, group,
				  place or event of regional or national significance.
"Memorial highway"
means a primary highway
				  that has been given a name to commemorate a person, group, place or event of
				  regional or national significance.
"Named route "
means a memorial highway, a
				  historic trail or a scenic trail.
"Primary highway "
for the purpose of this
				  rule, does not include an interstate highway.
"Scenic trail"
means a route, loop or
				  circuit with special scenic or recreational appeal.
(2)
General requirements.
a. Interstate highways have been designated
				as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense
				Highways" and are not eligible for naming under these rules. However, bridges
				on interstate highways may be named.
b. The named route shall be continuous with
				no breaks at the boundaries of political subdivisions. Each city and county
				through which a named route passes must provide the department a resolution in
				support of the route designation. This includes portions of the route off the
				primary highway system. The memorial bridge shall be located on the primary
				highway, and the city and county in which the bridge is located must provide a
				resolution to the department in support of the bridge designation.
c. A memorial highway should normally
				encompass the entire length of a primary highway within the state. However, it
				is permissible to name a section of a primary highway if the section is unique
				or independent by virtue of its design characteristics, such as a freeway, or
				its geographic location, such as a segment between two junctions. No more than
				one name shall be used for a bridge or for the same section of a
				route.
d. Signs designating a named
				route or memorial bridge shall be furnished and paid for by the applicant
				including any replacements needed due to sign deterioration or damage. Failure
				to comply with this requirement may result in removal of all signs for the
				named route or memorial bridge along the primary highway. The applicant is
				responsible for providing the department with the applicant's current contact
				information. If the department is unable to make contact with the applicant
				when replacement signs are needed, it may be necessary to remove all signs for
				the named route or memorial bridge along the primary highway.
e. The applicant shall be responsible for the
				costs to install the signs, including the posts and hardware.
f. A named route or memorial bridge shall not
				be given a name which could be considered discriminatory, biased or
				inappropriate.