Looking to bypass Chicago by taking 74 out of Indy

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  1. 25(2)+2

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    Better than a few miles east at Davenport. It's more out of route for me, so I don't go there often. There's also parking at the Pilot across from Blue Beacon, either is easier access than back rows at the J in Davenport. Walcott is big enough there was usually coming and going anytime.
     
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    Good assuming they don't have an event on that they have 200+ parking spots blocked off.
     
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    i74 x-149 leroy. loves & mom n pop trk stp bout 20 miles b4 bloomington.
     
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    then above waterloo ia is mom pop stop. think its wagon wheel cafe/ trk stop.maybe 20 miles. right where us 218 splits with us18/27
     
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    That's at Floyd, haven't been there since the restaurant reopened. 218 heads up towards Austin,MN, and continues north by northwest, while18 continues west, I have crossed the Big Sioux from South Dakota once, on 18, iirc.
     
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    yep, new loves being built across the street from them. little bit of const. there but wasnt too bad last time i ran through. beats chicago anytime
     
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    Don't get that way much anymore, used to drive it alot.
     
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    There are two pilots on that exit as well. I did the one with the arbys several times for the b&g. One down the roads showers were fairly clean if I remember because you can only fit like 20 trucks.
     
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    They built a Kwik Trip on the east side of the freeway in Clear Lake. It has quite a few truck parking spots.
     
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    ]No problem. The only time I've seen parking scarce there is during the bad winter storms.

    BTW, the restaurant across the street, Grandma's, near the Pilot has the best food in Walcott. And a decent watering hole in the back of the restaurant.
     
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