A segment of the concrete-based Iowa River Trail, looking east near
the intersection of South 11th Street and Nevada Street in Marshalltown,
is pictured. A large committee of Hardin and Marshall County residents
have been working aggressively the past three years to develop the
paved, multi-purpose, 34-mile recreational trail from Marshalltown to
Steamboat Rock.
In September, Trails, Inc., the Marshall County-based group, passed a
major milestone in its effort to pave the Marshall County portion. A
Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation challenge grant of $62,000 was matched.
Large and small donations came from citizens and businesses, coupled
with a $30,000 allotment from the city, are moving the project forward.
In Marshalltown, the trail begins at Wilson Circle, and proceeds
northwest to the end of Summit Street, then north along the former Iowa
River Railroad right-of-way. Older Marshalltonians may remember it as
the former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad line.
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