The Lincoln Highway - The Ideal Section
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BruceS
N 41° 29.568 W 087° 30.570
16T E 457470 N 4593590
Historical marker commemorating the Lincoln Highway.
Waymark Code: WM2TX8
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/22/2007
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The Lincoln Highway
United States' first transcontinental highway, constructed 1913-1928, from
New York City to San Francisco. Dedicated to the memory of Abraham
Lincoln. Conceived by Carl G. Fisher to encourage building "good roads."
Sponsored by Lincoln Highway Association and supported by automotive industries.
The "Ideal Section"
"Ideal Section" - 1.5 miles - of Lincoln Highway, completed 1923, designed
and built as a model for road construction. Funded by county, state, and
U.S. Rubber Co. Features included 100 foot right-of-way, 40 foot paved
width, 10 inch steel-reinforced concrete, underground drainage, lighted,
landscaped, bridge, and pedestrian pathways. ~ text of marker