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The Lincoln Highway by Richard Ref Weinroth. In July 1, 1913, a group of automobile enthusiasts and industry officials established the Lincoln Highway Association to procure the establishment of a continuous improved highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, open to lawful traffic of all description without old charges. In its time, the linking highway would become the nation's premier highway as well known as U S 66 was to be in its day and as well known as I 89 95 are today. The Lincoln highway also played an important role in the evolution of highways leading up to the Dwight D. Eisenhower system of interested in defense highways. This role is illustrated by the horns twin goals. One goal was stability. Coast to coast Rock Highway from Times Square in new york city to Lincoln park. In san Francisco, The second goal was to make the Lincoln highway an object lesson that would, in the words of its creator, Carl G Fisher stimulated. There's nothing else could the building of enduring highways everywhere. That will not only be a credit to the American people, but that will also mean much to American agriculture. In American commerce. In 1912, The nation's highways are just emerging from the dark ages of road building. In the second half of the 19th century railroads dominated interstate transportation of people and goods roads were primarily local interest outside cities. Market roads were maintained for better or worse by counties or townships. Many states. We're prohibited by their constitution from paying for internal improvements such as world projects. The federal aid Highway Program would not begin until 1916 and because of structural problems in the Advent of World War I in 1917 would not accomplish much until 1921. The country had approximately 2,199,600 miles of railroads and only 190,476 miles 8.66% of the total had improved surfaces of gravel, stone, sand, clay, brick shells, oil drenched by two minutes or as a U. S. Bureau of public roads, BP are bullets and put it etcetera. Many people thought of interstate roads as peacock alleys, intended for the enjoyment of wealthy travelers who had time to spend weeks riding around the country in their automobiles. Fisher saw the situation differently. He was nearly automobile enthusiast who had been eraser, the manufacturer of presto, like compressed carbide gas headlights used almost earlier motorcars and the builder of the Indianapolis speedway. In the 1920s, he would be known as the promoter and builder of Miami Beach. He believed that the automobile won't get anywhere until it has good roads to run on. He began actively promoting his dream, a transcontinental highway. In 1912. On September 10, he held a dinner meeting with many of his automobile industry friends in the deutsches, Haus and Indianapolis. His hometown. He called for a coast to Coast Rock Highway to be completed by May one, in time for the Carl G Fisher Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, The project would cost about $10 million, he said. Let's build it. He told the group before we're too old to enjoy it Within a month. Fishers, Auto Industry Friends had plenty $1 million. Henry ford, the biggest automaker of his day was a notable exception. He refused to contribute in spite of a personal plea by Fisher over Pigpen at the State Fair in Detroit, Ford believed the government, not private individuals or companies should build a nation throats. By July 1913, Fisher and his associates have chosen a name for the road after objecting the fishery highway, the jefferson Memorial Highway and the american road. Among other possibilities, the group named its highway after one of fisher's heroes. Abraham Lincoln fisher adopted the name only after Congress rejected a proposal by another group to build a Lincoln memorial road from Washington to Gettysburg. Instead, Congress authorized construction of the Lincoln memorial on the mall in Washington. Next the group participate route. Having agreed on new york city in san Francisco is the terminate. The founders wanted the shortest, best and most direct route possible between the two points, selecting the root for the eastern section was relatively easy. The roads east of the Mississippi River were generally in better shape than those in the thinly populated west to select the best roads for the western section fishermen Trailblazer tear set out from Indianapolis in 17 cars and two trucks on july 1st 1913, the same day the letter was established at its headquarters in Detroit. The highly publicized trip to san Francisco took 34 days, 34 days of mike. Pitts in Iowa send drifts in Nevada and Utah radiator's boiling over flooded roads, cracked axles and enthusiastic greetings in every town that thought it had a chance of being on the new highway. After a triumphal on operate down Market Street in San Francisco before thousands of cheering residents, the trail blazers returned to Indianapolis by train. They announced the read on September 14, 1913, the announcement disappointed many of the town officials, particularly in colorado and Kansas who had greeted the trailblazers and thought the passage of the harm and the route had been selected. The her leaders particularly hungry joy, president of the Packard Motor car company decided on a straighter route is possible and that decision dictated the course That initial line was 3,389 miles long. Less than half of it 1598 miles was improved. Eventually, as segments of the rooms were improved, the length shrunk through about 3140 miles. Some segments of the Lincoln highway followed historic roads In the east. The Lincoln Highway Incorporated a road laid out by Dutch colonists of New Jersey before 1675. The root in pennsylvania followed the 62 mile philadelphia to lancaster pike, the first extensive turnpike in the United States, completed in 17 96 and a british military trail built in 17 58 by general john Forbes of England from Chambersburg to Pittsburgh during the french and indian war, it was later known as the Pittsburgh road and the clone is still growed. A section in Ohio followed an ancient indian trail known as the Ridge Road In the west. The Lincoln highway used sections of the mormon trail. The route, a language Brigham Young led his morning followers to Utah as well as the root of the overland stage line. In the pony express entering California um addressed on the Lincoln highway cross the sierra Nevada through Donner Pass, named after the Donner party, which became stranded after attempting to cross through the past too late in the winter of 18 46 to 18 47 or could follow an alternate route that was once a pioneer stagecoach route. They are dedicated the root of the Lincoln Highway on October 31, 1913, bonfires and fireworks, smart ceremonies and hundreds of cities in the 13 states along the line, concerts and parades took place and at least two locations. The streets were swept and washed so dances could be held on the highway during a dedication ceremony in jefferson state Iowa state engineer thomas h Mcdonald's summarized what many people felt the enthusiasm for the Lincoln highway would become, he said, the first outlet for the road building energies of this community. It would lead to construction of connected radio roots and eventually the great transcontinental highways that such a radio system of roads should be built as a very much more important than that. One great continuous road across the state shall be built. Five years later in 1919, MacDonald became commissioner of the BP. R. a post he held until 1953, overseeing the early stages of the interstate system. During the early years, I tripped from The Atlantic to the Pacific on the Lincoln Highway was according to the 1916 Official Road Guide, Something of a Sporting Proposition. The estimated the trip would take 20 to 30 days, but that assumed the madras could average driving time of 18 miles an hour at a time when the service infrastructure to support the automobile did not exist. The guide urges motorists to buy gasoline at every opportunity, no matter how little had been used since the last purchase, motorists were advised to wade through water before affording it with their vehicle and to avoid drinking alkali water, serious cramps result firearms weren't needed, but full camping equipment was especially west of Omaha Nebraska. The guide advised motorists to select campsites early. If you wait until dark, you may be unable to find a spot free from rocks. Equipment needed included chains, a shovel, medium sized ax, jack's terry casings and inner tubes, a set of tools and of course one pair of Lincoln highway penance in view of the modem address could expect to travel through. The guide offered one bit of practical advice. Without further comment. Don't wear on issues as the motorist approach fish springs Utah, He could take comfort in the guide's advice. If trouble is experienced, build a sage brush fire. Mr thomas will come with the team. You can see you 20 miles off. Mr Thomas and his soil team were bypassed in time for the Guides. 4th edition, published in 1921. However, that guide advised motor setting west to stop adores ranch before deciding the trail to follow. The older brothers can be relied upon to know which was better motor setting East from Nevada, Where to ask mr Casey Davis of Gold Hill for advice he too could be relied upon. The motorist could expect the trip to cost no more than $5 a day per person. That included everything. Food, gas, oil, even allowing for five or six meals in hotels, car repairs caused by breakage, or where would of course increase the cost. In September 1912, Fishermen had described his plan in a letter to a friend, he pointed out that the highways of America are built chiefly of politics. Where is the proper meter