Ericson: BN - US 30 @ MM 137.3 (IA 17)
Ericson straddles the U.S. Route 30–Iowa Highway 17 interchange in Boone County, central Iowa, a position that links Boone with the surrounding agricultural country. The Des Moines River runs through the county, part of a broad drainage system that has shaped its low, open terrain and cultivated fields. U.S. 30 follows the wider corridor of the Lincoln Highway, the transcontinental route established in 1913, while the modern divided road carries traffic across Iowa. Nearby Boone is home to the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, a heritage line recalling the railways’ long role in central Iowa.
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Ericson occupies gently rolling agricultural country in central Iowa, within the broad interior plains of the United States. Its setting is defined by a regular network of rural roads, cultivated fields and widely spaced farmsteads rather than a dense townscape. Corn and soybeans have long shaped central Iowa’s economy and everyday identity, while the seasonal farming calendar remains an important part of the region’s character. Ericson is a quiet reference point for exploring the surrounding countryside and the communities of Iowa’s interior. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across central Iowa.
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