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Iowa sure does love gravel roads

Missouri has lots of gravel roads and most are not much wider than one lane. Nebraska's are also inferior to Iowa's. You can't use river rock because it does not bind together to form a base. It would be like driving on marbles. You have to use rock with jagged edges.
I've been over a lot of north Missouri. Not much limestone gravel. Regardless the dust is a health hazard to travelers and home owners. We didn't mind it much when farming, but now I just hate going down those roads.
 
Fvcking gravel!
CSB time.
So our acreage is on a highway and has a highway address but it’s also on a gravel. When we first looked at the place in late November it was completely covered in snow and we were paying no attention to the gravel road. Unfortunately for us, it’s one of the most traveled gravel roads in our county, so we get all the gravel dust blowing onto our property. Like others have said, it’s easier to keep it a gravel road because it’s so hilly which means we’re stuck with it. Stupid gravel roads!!!

Moral of the story, do your due diligence when buying a home/property.
 
Nothing more exhilarating than flying down a gravel road at 60+ miles an hour knowing the slightest little slip of the wheel can send you flying into a death spiral, lol. I used to traverse gravel on the regular. Been probably 10+ years since I’ve drove a gravel road. One of those things you don’t think about until it’s brought up at random on HBOT. Kinda feel a little home sick right now……

Like riding a bike. Nothing handles corners on the gravel like a 1987 z24
 
My first accident was on freshly laid gravel at 17 years old.

Late for work and speeding on gravel. Fishtailed into a 180 that ended up in the ditch. Was only going about 50. lol.
 
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