Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway
200 South State St
Belvidere, IL 61008
Phone:866-455-4249
Web: www.lincolnhwyil.com Description:The historic byway follows the original alignment of theLincolnHighway, the first paved, transcontinental highway in the UnitedStates. It was the site of the first "seedling mile" of paved roadway,conceived and promoted by Carl Fisher to demonstrate the superiority ofpavement over dirt roads. Byway passes through several cities andhistoric sites, and preserves some of the original navigation markers,allowing visitors toget a sense of the original journey.
Legth: 179 miles. Start/Endpoint: Byway crosses the width of northern Illinois from Lynwood, just south of Chicago on the Illinois-Indiana border, to Fulton on the Mississippi River. Most of the Illinois section of the byway follows US 30 and IL 38. Time to Allow: 3 hours. Designation/Year: National Scenic Byway (2000).
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