Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Jul 12

Lincoln Highway in Carroll County

Posted on Friday, July 12, 2013, at 1:40 PM by Jeff

July 5, 2013: In downtown Carroll, the city erected special Lincoln Highway pillars at intersections between 3rd Street and the courthouse. One has a time capsule. (Just because I skipped a day doesn’t mean I should skip a county. Oops!)

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Jul 11

Lincoln Highway in Harrison County

Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 3:11 PM by Jeff

June 22, 2013 The Iowa Welcome Center/Lincoln Highway Interpretive Center northeast of Missouri Valley is a definite stop for any traveler. A film inside the welcome center, as well as the displays and representations of the early days of highway … Continue reading →

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Jul 10

Maybe not the Lincoln Highway in Crawford County

Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at 11:15 AM by Jeff

Hold on, because this may get confusing, and I haven’t had time to make maps yet. The presumed route of the Lincoln Highway heading out of Denison from the present north US 30/59 intersection was southwest on later-abandoned concrete around … Continue reading →

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Jul 09

US 63 has been rerouted in Rochester

Posted on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at 9:28 AM by Jeff

About a month ago, according to KAAL.

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Jul 08

The Ideal Section of the Lincoln Highway

Posted on Monday, July 8, 2013, at 3:34 PM by Jeff

In far western Indiana near the Illinois state line, in the early 1920s, the “Ideal Section” of the Lincoln Highway was built. It was four lanes of concrete pavement with streetlights. Here’s a link to an article with pictures.

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Jul 08

Lincoln Highway in Greene County

Posted on Monday, July 8, 2013, at 9:25 AM by Jeff

May 15, 2011: A Lincoln Highway marker is on Lincolnway in Jefferson’s business district, between IA 4 and the courthouse. Visible in the background is the Mahanay Memorial Carillon Tower. Greene County plays a very important role in Lincoln Highway … Continue reading →

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Jul 05

Lincoln Highway in Boone County

Posted on Friday, July 5, 2013, at 10:49 AM by Jeff

December 14, 2002 The “billboard” shown above is on E41 on the west side of Boone, but it’s not on the original Lincoln Highway. The very first iteration headed southwest out of town on Ringgold Street and then crossed the … Continue reading →

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Jul 04

My Lincoln Highway centennial column

Posted on Thursday, July 4, 2013, at 3:17 PM by Jeff

is now available on the Register’s website.

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Jul 04

Lincoln Highway in Story County

Posted on Thursday, July 4, 2013, at 1:27 AM by Jeff

July 7, 2004 The Reed-Niland corner in Colo is an example of a Lincoln Highway landmark that has been given new life in the 21st Century. The cafe and small motel had been closed for years, but both have been … Continue reading →

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Jul 02

Lincoln Highway in Marshall County

Posted on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at 12:54 PM by Jeff

State Center has four different historic routings of the Lincoln Highway, and that’s not counting present-day US 30 to the south or the 1912 Transcontinental path. The town recently put out a pamphlet to explain the different markings. The photo … Continue reading →

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