Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway , devised by Carl G. Fisher in 1913 , was the first road in the United States to connect the east and west coasts. It ran from Times Square , New York , to Lincoln Park in San Francisco and originally connected 13 US states: New York , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Iowa , Nebraska , Colorado , Wyoming , Utah , Nevada and California . Its original length was 5454 kilometers (3389 miles). In 1928 the route was moved so that the Lincoln Highway now also touched the northernmost tip of West Virginia . Since then, the highway has passed through 14 US states. Its current length is 5057 kilometers (3142 miles) due to the straightening of the route.
literature
- Michael Wallis, Michael S. Williamson: The Lincoln Highway: Coast to Coast from Times Square to the Golden Gate. WW Norton, New York 2007, ISBN 0-39-305938-3
See also
Web links
Commons : Lincoln Highway - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
- wyomingtalesandtrails.com: History of the Lincoln Highway in Wyoming, Part 1 (US Highway 30 ) (accessed February 2, 2013)
- wyomingtalesandtrails.com: History of the Lincoln Highway in Wyoming, Part 2 (Pine Bluff ) (accessed February 2, 2013)
- wyomingtalesandtrails.com: History of the Lincoln Highway in Wyoming, Part 3 (Pine Bluff ) (accessed February 2, 2013)
- wyomingtalesandtrails.com: History of the Lincoln Highway in Wyoming, Part 4 (Burns ) (accessed February 2, 2013)
- wyomingtalesandtrails.com: History of the Lincoln Highway in Wyoming, Part 5 (Cheyenne to Tree-in-the-Rock ) (accessed February 2, 2013)
- wyomingtalesandtrails.com: History of the Lincoln Highway in Wyoming, Part 5 (The Summit ) (accessed February 2, 2013)
- wyomingtalesandtrails.com: History of the Lincoln Highway in Wyoming, Part 6 (Telephone Canyon and Laramie ) (accessed February 2, 2013)