Encyclopedia Dubuque
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Almond | Almond | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Ellis west on the Bluffs, first street north of Mineral | ||
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1867---second street east of Spring | 1867---second street east of Spring | ||
1870--3rd north to Julien Avenue, first west of Pine | 1870--1873---3rd north to Julien Avenue, first west of Pine | ||
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1856---from Third to Julien Avenue on the Bluffs | 1856---from Third to Julien Avenue on the Bluffs | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Julien Avenue to Mineral | ||
1870---Julien north beyond 14th, first east of Spring | 1870---Julien north beyond 14th, first east of Spring | ||
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Ann | Ann | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Division to Peosta | ||
1867---third street south of 1st; Eagle Point | 1867---third street south of 1st; Eagle Point | ||
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Ash | Ash | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] to Peosta | ||
1867---twelfth street east of Main | 1867---twelfth street east of Main | ||
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Birch | Birch | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---20th to Peosta | ||
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1856---second street west of Main | 1856---second street west of Main | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Dodge to Mineral at Fifteenth | ||
1870---Dodge north to Mineral, second west of Main | 1870---Dodge north to Mineral, second west of Main | ||
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1856---from Julien Avenue to 14th on the Bluffs | 1856---from Julien Avenue to 14th on the Bluffs | ||
1857-- | 1857--1867---from Julien Avenue on the Bluffs to suburbs | ||
1867---second street west of Spring | 1867---second street west of Spring | ||
1870---Julien Avenue north, fourth west of Alta Vista | 1870---Julien Avenue north, fourth west of Alta Vista | ||
1873---Julien Avenue to Third, to the suburbs | |||
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Broadway | Broadway | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Sanford to Diagonal | ||
1870---Sanford north to Diagonal, first west of Couler | 1870---Sanford north to Diagonal, first west of Couler | ||
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Burlington | Burlington | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Sabula N. W. to suburbs | ||
1867---third street south of Dubuque | 1867---third street south of Dubuque | ||
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Byron | Byron | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Dubuque and Millville Road north | ||
1867---from Bee Branch road north crossing Shelly | 1867---from Bee Branch road north crossing Shelly | ||
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Camanche | Camanche | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Park Hill to Dubuque | ||
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Camp | Camp | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---Harbor Company's levee to Locust | ||
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Cariff | Cariff | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from 3rd on the Bluff south | ||
1870---3rd south | 1870---3rd south | ||
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Cedar | Cedar | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 10th to 19th | ||
1867---ninth street east of Main | 1867---ninth street east of Main | ||
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Charles | Charles | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from McCabe west | ||
1867---from head of Diagonal west | 1867---from head of Diagonal west | ||
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Charter | Charter | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---from Harbor Company's levee to Locust | ||
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1856---from Levee to Eighteenth | 1856---from Levee to Eighteenth | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from 7th to 18th | ||
1865--1870---from 3rd to 18th, second east of Main | 1865--1870---from 3rd to 18th, second east of Main | ||
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Commercial | Commercial | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---Commercial---from 7th Street bridge to main river | ||
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Couler Avenue | Couler Avenue | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 18th to Peru Road | ||
1867---west of Clay, from 18th north | 1867---west of Clay, from 18th north | ||
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Davenport | Davenport | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Park Hill N.W. to suburbs | ||
1867---first street south of Dubuque | 1867---first street south of Dubuque | ||
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Diagonal | Diagonal | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Couler Avenue to McCabe | ||
1867---north of 22nd, from Couler Avenue, west | 1867---north of 22nd, from Couler Avenue, west | ||
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Division | Division | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Johnson Avenue to Eagle Point | ||
1867--1870---from Johnson Avenue, northeast to city limits | 1867--1870---from Johnson Avenue, northeast to city limits | ||
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Dock | Dock | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Peosta to Division | ||
1867---second street south of First;Eagle Point | 1867---second street south of First;Eagle Point | ||
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Dodge | Dodge | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] to summit on the Bluffs | ||
1867---first street south of Jones | 1867---first street south of Jones | ||
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Dubuque | Dubuque | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Camanche N.W. to suburbs | ||
1867--1870---west of Couler Avenue, from Park Hill Avenue north | 1867--1870---west of Couler Avenue, from Park Hill Avenue north | ||
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Eagle Point Levee | Eagle Point Levee | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---lies along the river shore at Eagle Point, length undefined | ||
1867---northern part of city | 1867---northern part of city | ||
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Ellis | Ellis | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Mineral north | ||
1867---west of Main, from Mineral north | 1867---west of Main, from Mineral north | ||
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Elm | Elm | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 10th to 19th | ||
1867---sixth street east of Main | 1867---sixth street east of Main | ||
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Fenelon | Fenelon | ||
1857 | 1857---from Prospect to Cardiff on the Bluffs between 3rd and 5th streets | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---Prospect to Old Corporation Line on the Bluffs between 3rd and 5th streets | ||
1867---north of Third, crossing Summit | 1867---north of Third, crossing Summit | ||
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Forest Lane | Forest Lane | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Nevada west | ||
1867---south of Julien Avenue, from Alpine, west | 1867---south of Julien Avenue, from Alpine, west | ||
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Glen Oak | Glen Oak | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---Forest Lane across 3rd | ||
1867---west of Spring, from Forest Lane, south | 1867---west of Spring, from Forest Lane, south | ||
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Grove | Grove | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 11th to Walnut | ||
1867---west of Bluff, from 11th north | 1867---west of Bluff, from 11th north | ||
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Hickory | Hickory | ||
1865---20th to Peosta | 1865--1873---20th to Peosta | ||
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High | High | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 11th to Walnut | ||
1867---second street west of Bluff, from 11th north | 1867---second street west of Bluff, from 11th north | ||
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Hill | Hill | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 5th to 8th diagonally | ||
1867---second street west of Bluff, from 8th, south | 1867---second street west of Bluff, from 8th, south | ||
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Iowa | Iowa | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Mississippi River to 17th | ||
1867---first street east of Main | 1867---first street east of Main | ||
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Inner Levee | Inner Levee | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---from 1st to 6th and 10th to 18th | ||
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Jackson | Jackson | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Mississippi River to Peru Road | ||
1867---fourth street east of Main | 1867---fourth street east of Main | ||
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James | James | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---from Camp north | ||
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Johnson Avenue | Johnson Avenue | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Lake to Sanford | ||
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Jones | Jones | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Mississippi River to Bluff | ||
1867---from ferry landing west to Bluff | 1867---from ferry landing west to Bluff | ||
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1856---from 8th to Delhi | 1856---from 8th to Delhi | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from 8th to city line | ||
1867--1870---from 8th west | 1867--1870---from 8th west | ||
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Julien | Julien | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873----from Davenport to Keokuk | ||
1867---second street north of Park Hill Avenue | 1867---second street north of Park Hill Avenue | ||
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Keokuk | Keokuk | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Julien Street N. W. to suburbs | ||
1867---fourth street south of Dubuque | 1867---fourth street south of Dubuque | ||
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Lake | Lake | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---20th to Eagle Point | ||
1867---second street east of Division | 1867---second street east of Division | ||
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Lemon | Lemon | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---27th N. W. to suburbs | ||
1867---west of Couler Avenue from 27th to Peru Road | 1867---west of Couler Avenue from 27th to Peru Road | ||
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Levee | Levee | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---Barney Cut to 7th on main river | ||
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Levee | Levee | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Waples Cut south on lower island | ||
----- | ----- | ||
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1857---first street west of Main | 1857---first street west of Main | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---15th to Southern Avenue | ||
1867---first street west of Main | 1867---first street west of Main | ||
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Lynn | Lynn | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 12th to Peosta | ||
1867---eleventh street east of Main | 1867---eleventh street east of Main | ||
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1856--1870---from Jones to Seminary | 1856--1870---from Jones to Seminary | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from the slough to Valeria | ||
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Maple | Maple | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 12th to 18th | ||
1867---eighth street east of Main | 1867---eighth street east of Main | ||
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McCabe | McCabe | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from head of Diagonal, north to Park Hill Avenue | ||
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1856---from Locust running west | 1856---from Locust running west | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Locust to 15th running west | ||
1867---an extension of Locust | 1867---an extension of Locust | ||
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Muscatine | Muscatine | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---from Park Hill N. W. to suburbs | ||
1867---second street south of Dubuque | 1867---second street south of Dubuque | ||
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Nevada | Nevada | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 5th to Julien Avenue | ||
1867---first street east of Spring | 1867---first street east of Spring | ||
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Park Hill | Park Hill | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---Muscatine to Couler | ||
1867---from Couler Avenue, west, first street north of 25th | 1867---from Couler Avenue, west, first street north of 25th | ||
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Peosta | Peosta | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Willow to Eagle Point Levee | ||
1867---third street east of Division | 1867---third street east of Division | ||
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Pine | Pine | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Mississippi River to Lake | ||
1867---seventh east of Main | 1867---seventh east of Main | ||
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Prairie | Prairie | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 11th to 14th on the Bluffs | ||
1867---fourth street west of Bluff, from 11th north | 1867---fourth street west of Bluff, from 11th north | ||
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Railroad Avenue | Railroad Avenue | ||
1859-- | 1859--1873---Harbor Company's levee to Locust | ||
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Reed | Reed | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Peosta to Division | ||
1867---first street south of First; Eagle Point | 1867---first street south of First; Eagle Point | ||
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Sabula | Sabula | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Davenport to Burlington | ||
1867---first street north of Park Hill Avenue | 1867---first street north of Park Hill Avenue | ||
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Salina | Salina | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---from Dodge to West Main | ||
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Sanford Avenue | Sanford Avenue | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Couler Avenue to Johnson Ave. | ||
1867---twenty-second street north of Jones | 1867---twenty-second street north of Jones | ||
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Seminary | Seminary | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 18th running west | ||
1867--1870---from head of 18th, west | 1867--1870---from head of 18th, west | ||
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Southern Avenue | Southern Avenue | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Locust to Pratt's Mills | ||
1867---second street south of Jones, from Locust, wesst | 1867---second street south of Jones, from Locust, wesst | ||
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Spring | Spring | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Third to 14th on the Bluffs | ||
1867---from head of Third, north across Julien Avenue to 14th | 1867---from head of Third, north across Julien Avenue to 14th | ||
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Stafford | Stafford | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from Lake to Division | ||
1867---second street north of Johnson Avenue | 1867---second street north of Johnson Avenue | ||
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State | State | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Davenport to Keokuk | ||
1867---third street north of Park Hill | 1867---third street north of Park Hill | ||
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Sycamore | Sycamore | ||
1856-- | 1856--1873---from 12th to 19th | ||
1867--tenth street east of Main | 1867--tenth street east of Main | ||
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Summit | Summit | ||
1861-- | 1861--1873---3rd to 5th on the Bluffs | ||
1867--1870---first west of Bluff, from 3rd to 5th | 1867--1870---first west of Bluff, from 3rd to 5th | ||
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Tower | Tower | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Commercial south to Barney Cut | ||
----- | ----- | ||
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Valeria | Valeria | ||
1857-- | 1857--1873---from Main N. W. | ||
1867---west of Couler Avenue, crossing Eagle Point Avenue | 1867---west of Couler Avenue, crossing Eagle Point Avenue | ||
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Warren | Warren | ||
1858-- | 1858--1873---from Waples Cut levee to D & PRR grounds | ||
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Revision as of 00:13, 18 May 2015
STREETS. The congressional act of July 2, 1836 provided for surveying the lots and streets of several area cities including Dubuque. A total of $3,000 was appropriated to cover the expense. On March 3, 1837, an amendatory act was passed by which three commissioners were appointed to hear all evidence under the claims. These commissioners were to be paid six dollars per day.
Surveying streets did not suggest the early settlers wanted to quickly improve this means of transportation.
Indian trails and miners' paths there were through
Dirty Hollow,over Whisky and Hamilton hills, through
the tortuous windings of Madden hollow, over the
rugged ascent of Lorimier Hollow, now Julien Avenue,
and through several other wild ravines and over the
craggy steeps of the bluffs around the city. The only
unobstructed approach to the city was by way of what
is called the Couler at the upper end of town. Farmers,
of course, complained, but their complaints were for
some time unheeded. They had to watch the opportunity
of fair weather to come to town and wait for each other
at the foot of the hills to double and sometimes treble
teams to help each other through. This process went on
for years until other markets superseded this largely.
Galena enterprise put a ferry across the river at Tete
des Mortes and secured much of the trade of Jackson and
southern Dubuque counties. Other points — Bellevue,
Muscatine and Davenport — drew from the county west.
It was then realized that Dubuque would have to improve its
Indian trails and miners' paths."
(Express and Herald, October 24, 1855.)
The following are the names and locations of streets listed in the local directory.
Air Hill
1856--1870---from 8th to Julien Avenue on the Bluffs
Almond
1856--1873---from Ellis west on the Bluffs, first street north of Mineral
Alpine
1856--1865---from 3rd to Julien Avenue on the Bluffs
1867---second street east of Spring
1870--1873---3rd north to Julien Avenue, first west of Pine
Alta Vista
1856---from Third to Julien Avenue on the Bluffs
1857--1873---from Julien Avenue to Mineral
1870---Julien north beyond 14th, first east of Spring
Ann
1856--1873---from Division to Peosta
1867---third street south of 1st; Eagle Point
Arch
1857--1865---from Centre No. 1 each way; West Dubuque
1867--1870---fourth street north of Delhi; West Dubuque
Ash
1856--1873---from the MISSISSIPPI RIVER to Peosta
1867---twelfth street east of Main
1870---12th north to Peosta, twelfth east of Main
Aspen
1858--1865---20th to Peosta
Bee Branch Road
1867---twenty-ninth street north of Jones
Birch
1858--1873---20th to Peosta
Blake's Hollow
1867---south side of Mineral, west of Bluff
Blocklinger's Alley
1867---from Couler Avenue, west to Broadway
Bluff
1856---second street west of Main
1857--1873---from Dodge to Mineral at Fifteenth
1870---Dodge north to Mineral, second west of Main
Boundary
1867---from Julien Avenue, south across Dodge to South Avenue
Brad
1870---5th north to Mineral, second west of Main
Broad
1856---from Julien Avenue to 14th on the Bluffs
1857--1867---from Julien Avenue on the Bluffs to suburbs
1867---second street west of Spring
1870---Julien Avenue north, fourth west of Alta Vista
1873---Julien Avenue to Third, to the suburbs
Broadway
1856--1873---from Sanford to Diagonal
1870---Sanford north to Diagonal, first west of Couler
Burlington
1857--1873---from Sabula N. W. to suburbs
1867---third street south of Dubuque
Byron
1857--1873---from Dubuque and Millville Road north
1867---from Bee Branch road north crossing Shelly
Camanche
1857--1873---from Park Hill to Dubuque
Camp
1858--1873---Harbor Company's levee to Locust
Cariff
1857--1873---from 3rd on the Bluff south
1870---3rd south
Cedar
1856--1873---from 10th to 19th
1867---ninth street east of Main
1870---10th to 19th, ninth east of Main
Centre No. 1
1857--1865---from Julien Avenue to Corporation Line; West Dubuque
1867---from Delhi north; West Dubuque
Centre No. 2
1857--1865---from Delhi south; West Dubuque
1870---Center, Delhi south
Charles
1857--1873---from McCabe west
1867---from head of Diagonal west
1870---crosses Muscatine to McCabe
Charter
1858--1873---from Harbor Company's levee to Locust
Cherry
1857--1865---from Centre No. 1 each way; West Dubuque
1867---first street north of Delhi; West Dubuque
1870---west city limits, east
Chestnut
1870---Grove west, second north of Julien Avenue
Clay
1856---from Levee to Eighteenth
1857--1873---from 7th to 18th
1865--1870---from 3rd to 18th, second east of Main
Commercial
1857--1873---Commercial---from 7th Street bridge to main river
Couler Avenue
1856--1873---from 18th to Peru Road
1867---west of Clay, from 18th north
1870---18th north to northwest city limits
Davenport
1857--1873---from Park Hill N.W. to suburbs
1867---first street south of Dubuque
Delhi
1857--1865---from Julien Avenue to Centre No. 1 to Corporation Line; West Dubuque
1867---from Julien Avenue west; West Dubuque
1870---west city limits, east to Julien Avenue
Diagonal
1856--1873---from Couler Avenue to McCabe
1867---north of 22nd, from Couler Avenue, west
1870---Couler Avenue west to Charles
Division
1857--1873---from Johnson Avenue to Eagle Point
1867--1870---from Johnson Avenue, northeast to city limits
Dock
1856--1873---from Peosta to Division
1867---second street south of First;Eagle Point
Dodge
1856--1873---from MISSISSIPPI RIVER to summit on the Bluffs
1867---first street south of Jones
1870---Main west to city limits, first south of Jones
Dubuque
1857--1873---from Camanche N.W. to suburbs
1867--1870---west of Couler Avenue, from Park Hill Avenue north
Eagle Point Avenue
1857--1865---from Couler Avenue east and west indefinitely
1867---twenty-first street north of Jones
1870---Washington, west to west city limits, first north of Lake
Eagle Point Levee
1857--1873---lies along the river shore at Eagle Point, length undefined
1867---northern part of city
East
1856---from Julien Avenue to 14th
1857--1865---from Julien Avenue to suburbs
1867---first street west of Spring
1870---Julien Avenue north, third west of Alta Vista
Ellis
1857--1873---from Mineral north
1867---west of Main, from Mineral north
Elm
1856--1873---from 10th to 19th
1867---sixth street east of Main
Fenelon
1857---from Prospect to Cardiff on the Bluffs between 3rd and 5th streets
1858--1873---Prospect to Old Corporation Line on the Bluffs between 3rd and 5th streets
1867---north of Third, crossing Summit
Finley
1857---first street west of Centre; West Dubuque
1858--1865---from Delhi across Green; West Dubuque
1867---first street west of Centre; West Dubuque
Forest Lane
1857--1873---from Nevada west
1867---south of Julien Avenue, from Alpine, west
Fulton
1867---third street west of Bluff, from Eleventh, north
Gilliam
1857--1865---from Delhi south; West Dubuque
1867---from Delhi, west of Centre, south; West Dubuque
Gilman
1870---Delhi south
Glen Oak
1857--1873---Forest Lane across 3rd
1867---west of Spring, from Forest Lane, south
1870---west of Spring, from Forest Lane north
Grand View Avenue
1870---south of Dodge from Bluff to South Dodge
Green
1857--1865---from Centre No. 1 each way; West Dubuque
1867---second street north of Delhi; West Dubuque
1870---west city limits east
Grove
1856--1873---from 11th to Walnut
1867---west of Bluff, from 11th north
1870---11th north to 14th, third west of Main
Harrison
1870---Jones south
Hazel
1857--1865---from Centre No. 1 each way; West Dubuque
1867---fifth street north of Delhi; West Dubuque
1870---west city limits east, second north of Arch
Henion
1867--1870---west of Bluff, from 14th north
Hickory
1865--1873---20th to Peosta
High
1856--1873---from 11th to Walnut
1867---second street west of Bluff, from 11th north
1870---11th north to 14th, fourth west of Main
High
1867---first street east of Division
1870---Johnson Avenue northeast to city limits
Hill
1856--1873---from 5th to 8th diagonally
1867---second street west of Bluff, from 8th, south
1870---8th southwest to city limits
Humboldt
1867--1870---third street north of Johnson Avenue
Iowa
1856--1873---from Mississippi River to 17th
1867---first street east of Main
1870---1st north to 17th
Inner Levee
1858--1873---from 1st to 6th and 10th to 18th
Jackson
1856--1873---from Mississippi River to Peru Road
1867---fourth street east of Main
1870---6th north to north city limits, fourth east of Main
James
1858--1873---from Camp north
Jefferson
1857--1865---listed but not described
1867---south of 11th from Walnut east
1870---Spruce east to Olive
John
1867---from Dodge west
Johnson Avenue
1856--1873---from Lake to Sanford
Jones
1856--1873---from Mississippi River to Bluff
1867---from ferry landing west to Bluff
1870---Levee west to Bluff, first south of 1st
Julien Avenue
1856---from 8th to Delhi
1857--1873---from 8th to city line
1867--1870---from 8th west
Julien
1857--1873----from Davenport to Keokuk
1867---second street north of Park Hill Avenue
Keokuk
1857--1873---from Julien Street N. W. to suburbs
1867---fourth street south of Dubuque
Lake
1857--1873---20th to Eagle Point
1867---second street east of Division
1870--Jackson northeast to city limits
Lemon
1857--1873---27th N. W. to suburbs
1867---west of Couler Avenue from 27th to Peru Road
Levee
1857--1873---Barney Cut to 7th on main river
Levee
1857--1873---from Waples Cut south on lower island
Locust
1856---from Dubuque's Grave to 15th
1857---first street west of Main
1858--1873---15th to Southern Avenue
1867---first street west of Main
1870--Southern Avenue north to Mineral
Lorimier Avenue
1858---8th west to city line
Lorimier's Furnace Road
1867---from South Avenue east
Lynn
1856--1873---from 12th to Peosta
1867---eleventh street east of Main
Madison
1861--1865---head of Main N. W. to Locust
Main
1856--1870---from Jones to Seminary
1857--1873---from the slough to Valeria
Maple
1856--1873---from 12th to 18th
1867---eighth street east of Main
1870---12th to Lake, eighth east of Main
McCabe
1857--1873---from head of Diagonal, north to Park Hill Avenue
Mineral
1856---from Locust running west
1857--1873---from Locust to 15th running west
1867---an extension of Locust
1870---16th west to city limits
Mineral
1857--1865---from Washington to Corporate Line; West Dubuque
1867---second street south of Delhi; West Dubuque
1870---Gilman to Center
Muscatine
1858--1873---from Park Hill N. W. to suburbs
1867---second street south of Dubuque
Nevada
1856--1873---from 5th to Julien Avenue
1867---first street east of Spring
1870---5th north to Julien, second west of Pine
Olive
1867---second street east of Walnut, from Julien Avenue to 11th
1870---11th couth, first west of High
Orange
1856--1857---from Mississippi River to 19th
Park
1857--1865---from Centre No. 1 to Corporate Line; West Dubuque
1867---third street north of Delhi, from Centre, west; West Dubuque
1870---west city limits south
Park Hill
1857--1873---Muscatine to Couler
1867---from Couler Avenue, west, first street north of 25th
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Pearl
1857--1865---from Corporate Line across Washington; West Dubuque
1867---first street south of Delhi; West Dubuque
1870---west city limits east to Washington
Peosta
1856--1873---from Willow to Eagle Point Levee
1867---third street east of Division
1870---Lynn northeast to city limits
Peru Road
1867---twenty-ninth street north of Jones
Pine
1856--1873---from Mississippi River to Lake
1867---seventh east of Main
1870---Eighth to Lake, seventh east of Main
Pine
1867---third street west of Bluff, 8th to Hill
1870---Hill north to 8th, second west of Prospect
Prairie
1856--1873---from 11th to 14th on the Bluffs
1867---fourth street west of Bluff, from 11th north
1870---11th north to 14th, fifty west of Main
Prospect
1867---west of Bluff, from 5th to 8th
1870---first west of Bluff, 5th to 8th
Race
1867---west of Walnut from 11th north
1870--Julien Avenue north to 14th, first west of Prairie
Railroad Avenue
1859--1873---Harbor Company's levee to Locust
Reed
1856--1873---from Peosta to Division
1867---first street south of First; Eagle Point
Rose
1867---north of 11th, from Walnut west
1870---High west, first north of 11th
Rush
1867---second street south of Dodge, from Bluff to South Dodge
Sabula
1857--1873---from Davenport to Burlington
1867---first street north of Park Hill Avenue
1870---Wellington to Davenport
Salina
1858--1873---from Dodge to West Main
Sanford Avenue
1856--1873---from Couler Avenue to Johnson Ave.
1867---twenty-second street north of Jones
1870---Couler east to Johnson, first north of Eagle Point Avenue
Seminary
1856--1873---from 18th running west
1867--1870---from head of 18th, west
Shelly
1867---north of Peru Road, crossing Bryon
1870---west city limits to Couler, north to city limits
South
1857--1865---from Julien to Centre No. 2; West Dubuque
1867--third street south of Delhi; West Dubuque
Southern Avenue
1857--1873---from Locust to Pratt's Mills
1867---second street south of Jones, from Locust, wesst
South Dodge
1867---west of Bluff, from Dodge, south
1870--Dodge south to city limits
Spring
1856--1873---from Third to 14th on the Bluffs
1867---from head of Third, north across Julien Avenue to 14th
1870--Third north beyond 14th, first west of Alta Vista
Spruce
1867---east of Walnut from Julien Avenue to 11th
1870---11th south to Julien, first east of Alta Vista
Stafford
1856--1873---from Lake to Division
1867---second street north of Johnson Avenue
1870---from Sanford to Lake
State
1857--1873---from Davenport to Keokuk
1867---third street north of Park Hill
Sycamore
1856--1873---from 12th to 19th
1867--tenth street east of Main
1870---tenth east of Main, 12th to 19th
Summit
1861--1873---3rd to 5th on the Bluffs
1867--1870---first west of Bluff, from 3rd to 5th
Tower
1857--1873---from Commercial south to Barney Cut
Valeria
1857--1873---from Main N. W.
1867---west of Couler Avenue, crossing Eagle Point Avenue
1870---Seminary north, first west of Couler Avenue
Walnut
1857--1865---from Prairie to Grove
1867---south of 14th, from Prairie to Grove
1870---11th south to Julien, second east of Alta Vista
1867---west of Bluff, from 8th to 14th
Warren
1857--1865---from McCabe west
1867---first street north of Charles
1870---Muscatine to McCabe
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Warren
1858--1873---from Waples Cut levee to D & PRR grounds
---
Washington
1858--1865---from Mississippi River to north city line
1867---fifth street east of Main
1870---7th north to Sanford, first east of Main
Washington
1857--1865---from Julien No. 2 to Mineral; West Dubuque
1867---from Delhi, east of Centre, south; West Dubuque
Water
1858--1865---Waples Cut to Dodge
Wellington
1870---Sabula to northwest city limits
West Main
1858--1865---Main below 1st, south
West Pine
1856--1865---from Hill to Eighth on the Bluffs
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White
1856---from Levee to 19th
1857--1865---from 7th to 19th
1867---third street east of Main
1870---4th north to Lake, third east of Main
Willow
1858--1865---from outlet of Lake Peosta to Peosta
1867---thirteenth street east of Main
1870---Mississippi River north to Peosta, thirteenth street east of Main
Willow
1867---third street north of Delhi; West Dubuque
1870---Park east
Windsor Avenue
1859--1865---Lake to Division
1867---first street north of Johnson Avenue
1870---Sanford to Lake
Wood
1857--1865---from Julien Avenue to the suburbs
1867---third street west of Spring
1870---Julien Avenue north, fifth west of Alta Vista
First
1856--1865---from the Mississippi River to Bluff
1867---first street north of Jones
1870---Iowa west to Bluff, first north of Jones
First
1867---from Division east to Peosta; Eagle Point
Second
1856--1865---from the Mississippi River to Bluff
1867---second street north of First; Eagle Point
1870---Bluff east to Clay, first north of 1st
Second
1867---second street north of Jones
Third
1867--second street north of First; Eagle Point
1870---Clay west to city limits, second north of 1st
Third
1856--1865---from the Mississippi River to Spring
1867---third street north of Jones
Fourth
1856--1865---from Levee to foot of the Bluffs
1867---fourth street north of Jones
Fourth
1867---third street north of First; Eagle Point
1870---Bluff east to Whhite, third north of First
Fifth
1856--1865---from inner levee to Spring
1867---fifth street north of Jones
1870---Jackson west to West Dubuque, fourth north of 1st
Sixth
1856--1865---from inner levee to Bluff
1867---sixth street north of Jones
Sixth
1867---fifth street north of First; Eagle Point
1870---Washington west to Hill, fifth north of 1st
Seventh
1856--1865---from Levee to Bluff
1867---seventh street north of Jones
Seventh
1867---sixth street north of First; Eagle Point
Eighth
1856---from Mississippi River to West Pine
1857--1865---from Pine to Old Corporation Line
1867---seventh street north of First; Eagle Point
1870---Washington west of Pine, seventh north of 1st
Ninth
1856---from Mississippi River to Bluff
1857--1865---from Maple to Bluff
1867---eighth street north of First; Eagle Point
1870--Bluff east to Cedar, first north of 8th
North First
1870--Mississippi River west
North Second
1870---Mississippi River west
Tenth
1867--ninth street north of First; Eagle Point
Tenth
1856---from Cedar to Bluff
1857--1865---from Levee to Bluff
1867---tenth street north of Jones
1870---Bluff east to Cedar, second north of 8th
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Eleventh
1856---from Mississippi River to summit of the Bluffs
1857--1865---inner levee to Old Corporate Line
1867---eleventh street north of Jones
1870---Mississippi River west to Spruce, third north of 8th
Twelfth
1856---from Mississippi River to Bluff
1857--1865---from inner levee to Bluff
1867---twelfth street north of Jones
1870---Mississippi River west to Alta Vista, fourth north of 8th
Thirteenth
1856---from Mississippi River to Bluff
1857--1865---from inner levee to Bluff
1867---thirteenth street north of Jones
1870---Bluff east to Mississippi River, fourth north of 8th
Fourteenth
1856---from Mississippi River to Wood
1857--1865---from inner levee to Wood
1867---fourteenth street north of Jones
1870---Wood east to Mississippi River, second north of 12th
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Fifteenth
1856---from Mississippi River to Locust
1857--1865---from inner levee to Locust
1867---fifteenth street north of Jones
1870---Bluff east to Mississippi River, first north of 14th
Sixteenth
1856---from Mississippi River to Locust
1857--1865---from inner levee to Locust at Mineral
1867--sixteenth street north of Jones
1870---Bluff east to Mississippi River, second north of 14th
Seventeenth
1856---from Mississippi River to summit of the Bluffs
1857--1865---from inner levee to Old Corporate Line
1867---seventeenth street north of Jones
1870---Mississippi River west, third north of 14th
Eighteenth
1856---from Mississippi River to Clay
1857--1865---from Lake Peosta to Clay
1867---eighteenth street north of Jones
1870---White east to the Mississippi River, fourth north of 14th
Nineteenth
1856---from Mississippi River to Couler Ave.
1857--1865---from Lake Peosta to Couler
1867---nineteenth street north of Jones
1870---Couler Avenue east to Mississippi River, fifth north of 14th
Twentieth
1856---from Mississippi River to Lynn
1857--1865---from Lake Peosta to Jackson
1867--twentieth street north of Jones
1870--Jackson east to Lake, sixth north of 14th
Twenty-First
1856---from Mississippi River to Willow
1857--1865---from Lake Peosta to Willow at Peosta
Twenty-Second
1857--1865--from Couler Avenue east to suburbs
1867--twenty-third street north of Jones
1870--second north of Eagle Point Avenue
Twenty-Third
1857--1865---from Couler Avenue east to suburbs
1867---twenty-fourth street of Jones
1870---third north of Eagle Point Avenue
Twenty-Fourth
1857--1865---from Couler Avenue east to suburbs
1867--twenty-fifth street north of Jones
1870---fourth north of Eagle Point Avenue
Twenty-Fifth
1857--1865---from Couler Avenue east to suburbs
1867---twenty-sixth street north of Jones
1870--fifth north of Eagle Point Avenue
Twenty-Sixth
1857--1865---from Couler Avenue east to suburbs
1867---twenty-seventh street north of Jones
Twenty-Seventh
1857--1865---from Couler Avenue east to suburbs
1870---seventh north of Eagle Point Avenue
In 1865 John D. Bush proposed the laying out of Grand Avenue, commencing at Quigley lane opposite the brewery on Julien Avenue and extending along the ridge road until its intersection with the MILITARY ROAD on the top of Whiskey hill. In November, 1865, so unclean had the streets become, the citizens turned out en masse, formed a brigade, and cleaned them.
Over time, Dubuque, like other cities, changed street names. Many changes were made in 1921 at the suggestion of Ossian E. CARR, Dubuque's first City Manager. Among those that have been changed are the following:
| Original Name | New Name | Date of Change |
|---|---|---|
| Adams Avenue | Prescott Street | 1921 |
| Adams Street | Sac Street | 1921 |
| Alma Street | Montrose | |
| Altman Avenue | St. Joseph Street | 1921 |
| Anne Place | West 18th Street | |
| Arch Street | Seminary Street | 1921 |
| Aspen | Linden | |
| Audubon | Grandview | |
| Austin Place | Raymond Place | |
| Blocklinger Lane | West 24th Street | 1921 |
| Bluff Street | Providence | |
| Bluff | High Bluff | |
| Boundary Street | Grandview Avenue | 1871 |
| Brad Street | Booth | |
| Broad Street | Mt. Pleasant | |
| Brugh | Schiller | |
| Cardiff Street | Summit Street | 1921 |
| Cascade Road | Fremont | |
| Centre Street | Asbury | |
| Center Street | Finley Street | 1921 |
| Church | 6th | |
| Clay Street | Central Avenue (1st to 18th) | 1921 |
| Clifford Street | Eighth Street | 1921 |
| Clifford | Foye Street | |
| Clifton Street | Altman Avenue | 1921 |
| Columbia | Lexington | |
| Cora Street | South Hill St. | |
| Couler Street | Central Avenue (18th to city limits) | 1921 |
| Delhi Street | University Avenue | 1921 |
| Division | Lincoln | |
| Dubuque Street | Sumner | |
| Eagle Point Street | 20th Street | |
| Eagle Street Extension | Lindberg Terrace | |
| East Street | McCormick Street | 1921 |
| East | Glen Oak | |
| Eleanor Street | Indian Ridge | |
| Edith Street | Roland Street | 1921 |
| Empley's Lane | Thomas Street | 1921 |
| Exchange Street | South Hill | |
| Fink Street | Jansen Street | 1921 |
| Forrest Street | Florence | |
| Franklin Street | West 16th Street | 1921 |
| Franklin | Fulton | |
| Franklin | Edison | |
| Fremont Avenue | Wartburg Avenue | circa 1889 |
| Fremont Avenue | Wartburg Place | 1921 |
| Front Street | Peosta | 1938 |
| Grandview Heights | Plymouth Court | |
| Grant Avenue | Wilson Street | 1921 |
| Grove Street | Greeley Street | 1921 |
| Hales Mill | Asbury | |
| Hall Street | Auburn Street | 1921 |
| Harrison | Monroe | |
| Hart Street | West 23rd | 1921 |
| Hazel Street | Sunnyview | |
| Herron Street | South Locust Street | 1921 |
| High Street | Rhomberg | |
| High Street | Highland Pl. | |
| Iowa Street Extension | Shelby Street | |
| James Street | Huff | |
| Jefferson Avenue | Carter Road | |
| John Street | Simpson | |
| Julien Avenue | Lorimer Avenue | 1858 |
| Julien Avenue | University Avenue | 1940 |
| Julien | Primrose | |
| Karrick Street | Finley Street | 1921 |
| Kerrigan Road | 1956 | |
| Klingenberg Street | Hennepin Street | 1921 |
| Lake Street | Garfield | |
| Leibnitz Street | Lowell Street | 1921 |
| Lemon | Viola | |
| Lenox Avenue | Van Buren | |
| Linden Boulevard | Logan Street | 1921 |
| Logan | Belmont | |
| Lorimier Avenue | Julien Avenue | 1859 |
| Louisa Street | Algona Street | 1921 |
| Main Street | Front Street | |
| Malady | South Booth | |
| Maple Street | Morton Street | 1921 |
| Martha Ann | Martha | |
| McCabe | Broadway | |
| Middle Avenue | Farley Street | 1921 |
| Mineral Street | West Locust | |
| Millville Street | 32nd Street | 1921 |
| Military Street | Rockdale Road | |
| Monroe | Harlan | |
| Mount Carmel Avenue | South Locust Street | 1921 |
| National Street | Delhi | |
| North Cascade Road | Fremont Avenue | 1921 |
| North Street | Hale | 1921 |
| North 1st Street | Kimball Street | 1921 |
| North Iowa Street | Shelby Street | |
| North Main Street | Main Street | 1921 |
| O'Neill Street | Langworthy | 1921 |
| Orange | Washington | 1921 |
| Park Avenue | Randall Place | 1921 |
| Park Street | Asbury Road | |
| Park Hill | West 28th | 1921 |
| Park Way Avenue | Park Street | 1921 |
| Peru Road | 32nd Street | 1921 |
| Pine Street | Caledonia | |
| Pine Street | Pinard | |
| Pine Street | Poe Street | 1921 |
| Planke Road | Couler | |
| Pleasant View Avenue | Lexington Street | 1921 |
| Rebecca Street | Fairview Place | |
| Reed Avenue | Marshall Street | 1921 |
| Riga Street | Algona Street | 1921 |
| Rosedale Avenue | Auburn Street | 1921 |
| Russell Street | Rowan Street | 1921 |
| Sanford Street | East 24th | 1921 |
| Seminary Street | Clarke Drive | 1955 |
| Seminary Street (from 17th to 18th) | Heeb Street | 1921 |
| Shields | Pine | |
| South Dodge Street | Bryant Street | 1921 |
| South Street | Lombard | |
| Spring | North Booth | |
| State | National | |
| Stewart Street | Southern | |
| Thomas Street | West 16th Street | 1921 |
| Union Avenue | Kirkwood Street | 1921 |
| Valley | Dillon Street | |
| Vine Street | Burns Street | 1921 |
| Walnut | Karrick | |
| Wall | Wallace | |
| Wabash Avenue | Seward Street | 1921 |
| Warren | Putnam | |
| Wartburg Avenue | Fremont Avenue | 1920 |
| Washington Street | O'Hagen Street | |
| West Street | Needham Place | |
| West 4th Street | Melrose Street | 1921 |
| West 14th Street | Loras Avenue | 1940 |
| West Main Street | Shields Street | 1921 |
| West Eagle Point Avenue | Kaufmann | |
| West Seminary | Ungs Street | |
| Whelan | Bradley | |
| Wilde Street | Mt. Loretta | |
| Willow | Rosedale Street | 1921 |
| 1st Avenue | Decatur | 1921 |
| 2nd Avenue | Hamilton | 1921 |
| 3rd Avenue | Whittier | 1921 |
| 4th Avenue | Emerson | 1921 |
| 5th Avenue (west of Linwood Cemetery) | Edith Street | 1921 |
| 5th Avenue (east of Linwood Cemetery) | Roosevelt Street | 1921 |
| 6th Avenue | Stanton | 1921 |
| 7th Avenue | Shiras Avenue | 1921 |
| 8th Avenue | Farragut | 1921 |
| 9th Avenue | Hawthorne | 1921 |
| 10th Avenue | Sumner | 1921 |
The name Whiskey Hill was used colloquially to refer to Southern Avenue through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but never appeared on any printed map or street sign. (1)
In 2014 Dubuque motorists noticed a new type of signal added to two traffic lights on Ninth Street as part of recent construction projects. The flashing yellow left-turn arrow signal was a new traffic management tool aimed at keeping traffic moving, increasing safety, and reducing fuel consumption. (2)
The new signals were installed at the intersections of Ninth and Locust and Ninth and White streets in Dubuque and were being added to intersections across Iowa. The new signal featured a flashing yellow left-turn arrow, in addition to a red, green and steady yellow arrow. The flashing yellow arrow replaced the circular green signal used in the traditional left-turn signal configuration to indicate the need for left-turning vehicles to yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. A flashing yellow arrow meant left turns were permitted, but motorists first had to yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians, and then proceed with caution. The flashing yellow arrow did not replace the solid yellow arrow and its meaning; it did replace the green “ball” indication as a signal for a yielding left turn. (3)
In November 2014 a new traffic control pavement marking was announced in the redesign of two downtown Dubuque streets. Dubuque motorists were reminded to note the change and stop where directed by the signage at the four intersections featuring diagonal crosshatch markings. The purpose of the markings was to force traffic to stop at a red traffic signal at a distance before the intersection, which allows truck traffic adequate space to safely make turns on to that street from the right of the intersection. (4)
White “Do Not Block” diagonal crosshatch markings were added to two intersections on Ninth Street and two intersections on Eleventh Street as part of the conversion from one-way to two-way streets. The intersections were for westbound traffic at the intersections of Ninth Street and White Street, Ninth Street and Central Avenue, Eleventh Street and White Street, and Eleventh Street and Central Avenue. Each intersection featured signage stating “Stop Here on Red. (5)
Source:
1. News Release. City of Dubuque. September 8, 2014. Online: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/newsreleases
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. News Release. City of Dubuque. November 25, 2014. Online: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/newsreleases
5. Ibid.
- Lorimer Avenue." Dubuque Times Journal. Dubuque, IA, May 4, 1858.
- Map of the City of Dubuque.Iowa Publishing Company. Davenport, Iowa, 1906.
- "Ordinance Changing Street Names is Passed by Council at Last Meeting." Dubuque Times Journal, Dubuque, IA, March 27, 1921.
- Oldt, Franklin T., History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association
- Research by John Klauer; 1918 Dubuque City Directory
- Stessman, James T. "History of the Names of Streets of Dubuque." April 26, 1954. On file at Carnegie-Stout Public Library.
- "Folks on Seminary Street Have New Address; It's Clarke Drive." Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, IA, September 7, 1955.
- "Whiskey Label Sticks to Steep Hill." Telegraph Herald, Dubuque, IA, March 16, 1999.