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Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous
Jul
08
The Ideal Section of the Lincoln Highway
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
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
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
is now available on the Register’s website.
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Jul
04
Lincoln Highway in Story County
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
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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Jul
01
Lincoln Highway in Tama County
Happy LH centennial! Today is also the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg. November 27, 2002: Morning shadows on the Tama bridge. November 27, 2002 July 23, 2008: RAGBRAI riders pedal through Montour on the Lincoln … Continue reading
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Jun
30
Lincoln Highway in Benton County
November 29, 2002 (open picture in new tab for larger version) The George Preston station in Belle Plaine is one of Iowa’s best-known Lincoln Highway landmarks. He tacked up signs for just about anything road-related, or that you’d buy on … Continue reading
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Jun
29
Lincoln Highway in Linn County
August 8, 2009 East of Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon Road had a little hiccup in its straightness that was ironed out by the late 1930s. The segment left behind between 44th Street and Wilder Drive is named Lincoln Heights Drive, … Continue reading
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Jun
28
Complete, comprehensive U.S. Lincoln Highway map
The Lincoln Highway Association has a zoomable, detailed, nationwide overlay on Google Maps of the 1913 Lincoln Highway and some subsequent iterations. I do see one potential issue in Iowa related to the railroad crossing west of West Side, but … Continue reading
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