Lincoln HWY
Anyone do a road trip following the Lincoln hwy? I know route 66 is the (mother road) but the Lincoln hwy is older.
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- If you make it out to California, the Lincoln runs right along Donner Lake west of Truckee. Then follow it over Donner Summit on the old highway. The summit portion is 2.5 miles of two lane, and will make you really appreciate interstate hwys.--This used to be one of the major routes east out of Cali and has volumes of history about it. At the summit, there are railroad tunnels, snow sheds, hand built walls, wagon train trails, and more! Just the summit is good for a days exploring.
I enjoyed many hours up there, and you might also. Summer only!!! Winter has 20 to 35 feet of snow. - We've done much of the 1913 route thru Nevada. It follows the general route of hwy 50, but not the exact route. It's mostly dirt and at times requires 4 wheel drive.
- 1926 map through York, PA This set only goes to Pittsburg
http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/
The Association's official map (using Google Maps)
There's an important difference between Route 66 and the Lincoln Hwy. US66 was a designated federal highway, that was gradually replaced by interstates. Lincoln Hwy was the result of promotion, by individuals, associations, and locals businesses. It wasn't a federally designated route, not even a state designation. As such the route evolved as local and state roads were developed or rerouted.
But the two are similar in the sense that a lot of what you see (or used to see) are the businesses and tourist attractions created to capitalize on the road's fame. - Like many above have said following the original lincoln Highway can be tough to do. One site that may help you in PA is here I just looked at York County and the first mention of Rt 30 Lincoln Highway is on the 1941 maps. You should be able to look at new and old maps to figure out where the original road was.
- The Lincoln Highway in PA is a nice drive in your 4 wheeler, there are some steep grades and curves, we did parts of it in our MH, rather travel it in the 4 wheeler. In october the Western Pa portion, from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh is a great drive as the "leaf peepers" like to come and see all the fall colors of the trees. In PA the LIncoln Highway is Route 30.
jfkmk wrote:
Parts of Lincoln Hwy no longer exist.Wiki article wrote:
Most of the 1928 Lincoln Highway route became US Route 30, with portions becoming US Route 1 in the East and US Route 40, US Route 50 and US Route 93 in the West. Since 1928, many sections of U.S. Route 30 have been re-aligned with new bypasses; therefore, today's U.S. Route 30 aligns with less than 25% of the original 1913–1928 Lincoln Highway routes.
.... Today, Interstate 80 is the cross-country highway most closely aligned with the Lincoln Highway. In the West, particularly in Wyoming, Utah and California, sections of Interstate 80 are paved directly over alignments of the Lincoln Highway.- 2013 is the 100th Anniversary of the Lincoln Highway. This summer there was an organized tour with classic cars. Some of the participants were from Europe.
2013 Lincoln Highway tour - You can take US30 across Nebraska. It closely travels the Union Pacific mainline, so if you're a railfan it's a great drive. The sections I've driven the last few years were in good shape.
- Parts of Lincoln Hwy no longer exist.
- We have done most of rt 30. It is posted as the Lincoln Hwy thru most of PA.
