Limited-Access Highway
The sigh told the truth, but not for the intended reason. Travel off and on US-71 (since upgraded to I-49) was restricted by floodwaters from the Marais des Cygnes River, rising to near-record crests, and covering farm after farm, and inundating many secondary roads such as the one crossing the center of the photograph.
4 N Rich Hill MO (9 Jul 93) Looking SSE
38.1665, -94.3532