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Horseshoe Bend is a superb example of an entrenched meander. [1] Six million years ago, [6] [7] the region around Horseshoe Bend was much closer to sea level, and the Colorado River was a meandering river with a nearly level floodplain. Between six [8] [9] and five [1] million years ago, the region began to be uplifted. This trapped the ...
Prior to the 1990s, the eastern junction with SH-44 in Eagle was a quarter-mile (0.4 km) east at Horseshoe Bend Road, which was SH-55. In late 2006, the route was realigned away from downtown Nampa when a new interchange, Interchange #33 along Interstate 84 was opened and provided a more direct connection to State Highway 55 from the Interstate.
The new multi-lane grade of Highway 55 into Horseshoe Bend was completed in the fall of 1991; [2] the old curvier road is to the west, long plagued by landslides and closures. [3] Part of an ancient lake, dozens of springs fed water and undermined the roadway. [2] Of the major grades from Boise to north Idaho, it was the last to be improved.
New Zealand flag referendums, 2015–16. New Zealand announces the flag design chosen by the public that will challenge the current flag in a March 2016 vote. Voters will choose between the current flag, which features the British Union Jack with a dark blue background, and the challenger, a silver fern and four red stars on a black and blue ...
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The community sits in a horseshoe-shaped bend along the Brazos River. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.73 square miles (4.5 km 2 ), of which 1.65 square miles (4.3 km 2 ) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km 2 ) is water.
Central African Republic's National Election Authority announces voters approved (93%) the new constitution in the December 13 referendum. Amid sporadic violence, 39 percent of registered citizens voted in the two-day poll. The first round of the presidential elections and Parliamentary elections now can be held on December 27, 2015.
December 5, 2015 5 Michigan State Spartans: 16: 4 Iowa Hawkeyes 13 Indianapolis, Indiana: Pan Am Plaza Big Ten Championship Game: Dallas Clark: Michigan State Spartans December 12, 2015 Army Black Knights 17 21 Navy Midshipmen: 21: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Xfinity Live! Philadelphia [112] Army–Navy Game: Roger Staubach: Navy Midshipmen ...