The Lincoln Highway is one of the first transcontinental highways in the United States and one of the first roads designed expressly for automobiles, running coast to coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher and formally dedicated on October 31, 1913, its route eventually passed through fourteen states, 128 counties and more than 700 cities, towns and villages over its history.
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Completion Year SignificanceOne of the first transcontinental highways in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. 1 Classification
StatusDecommissioned or Closed 1 Connections
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Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated October 31, 1913, the Lincoln Highway runs coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City west to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.
Lead section, 1913 dedication sentence
Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, and formally dedicated October 31, 1913, the Lincoln Highway runs coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City west to Lincoln Park in San Francisco.
Lead section, first-transcontinental-highway sentence
The Lincoln Highway is one of the first transcontinental highways in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles.
Numbered highway transition section
After the Interstate Highway System was formed in the 1950s, the former alignments of the Lincoln Highway were largely superseded by Interstate 80 as the primary coast-to-coast route from the New York City area to San Francisco.
Followed By: Interstate Highway System, Interstate-succession sentence
After the Interstate Highway System was formed in the 1950s, the former alignments of the Lincoln Highway were largely superseded by Interstate 80 as the primary coast-to-coast route from the New York City area to San Francisco.
In Group: Modern Highway Systems, Lead sentence
The Lincoln Highway is one of the first transcontinental highways in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles.
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