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==1928–1930 final routing== {{Main|Route of the Lincoln Highway}} [[File:LincolnHighwayTerminus 01.JPG|thumb|right|Sign marking the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway at the intersection of [[42nd Street (Manhattan)|42nd Street]] and [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] in [[Times Square]], [[New York City|New York]]]] [[File:Lincoln Highway - Western Terminus.JPG|thumb|right|upright|The Western Terminus Marker of the Lincoln Highway in [[Lincoln Park (San Francisco)|Lincoln Park]] in [[San Francisco]], near the [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|SF Muni]] bus stop]] ''Note: A fully interactive free online map of the entire Lincoln Highway and all of its re-alignments, markers, monuments and points of interest can be viewed at the [http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/ Lincoln Highway Association Official Map website].<ref name="Lincoln Highway Association">{{cite map |author= Lincoln Highway Association |title= Official Map of the Lincoln Highway |url= http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/ |publisher= Lincoln Highway Association}}</ref> Google Maps prominently labels the 1928–1930 route.'' Most of [[U.S. Route 30]] from Philadelphia to western Wyoming, portions of [[Interstate 80]] in the western United States, most of [[U.S. Route 50]] in Nevada and California, and most of old decommissioned [[U.S. Route 40 in California]] are alignments of the Lincoln Highway. The final (1928–1930) alignment of the Lincoln Highway corresponds ''roughly'' to the following roads: * [[42nd Street (Manhattan)|42nd Street]] from the intersection of [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] at [[Times Square]] in New York City westward 6 blocks to the [[Hudson River]]. The Lincoln Highway Eastern Terminus is marked by a metal street sign that says simply “Lincoln Highway” mounted on the street lamp pole at the northeast corner of 42nd Street and Broadway. * [[Holland Tunnel]] from New York City westward under the Hudson River to [[Jersey City, New Jersey]].<br />''(Note: The [[Lincoln Tunnel]] (opened in 1937), near 42nd Street, was not an original part of the Lincoln Highway. In 1913, Lincoln Highway travelers crossed the Hudson River via the [[Weehawken|Weehawken Ferry]] from New York City to [[Union City, New Jersey]]. In 1928, the Lincoln Highway was re-routed through the Holland Tunnel (opened in 1927) from New York City to Jersey City. However, the original Lincoln Highway Association made no attempt to map a route from Times Square to the Holland Tunnel.)'' * [[U.S. Route 1/9 Truck]] from Jersey City westward to [[Newark, New Jersey]]. * [[New Jersey Route 27]] from Newark southwestward to [[Princeton, New Jersey]]. * [[U.S. Route 206]] from Princeton southwestward to [[Trenton, New Jersey]]. * [[U.S. Route 1]] from Trenton southwestward to [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. [[File:Bedford fraser tavern.jpg|220px|Lincoln Highway in [[Bedford, Pennsylvania]]|right|thumb]] [[File:Lincoln Highway marker, Canton, OH.jpg|220px|Lincoln Highway marker, Canton, OH|right|thumb]] * [[U.S. Route 30]] from Philadelphia westward across [[Pennsylvania]], the northern tip of [[West Virginia]], and westward across [[Ohio]] and [[Indiana]], to [[Aurora, Illinois]].<br />''(Note: There have been many new 4-lane bypasses constructed on U.S. Route 30, so to follow the 1928 route of the Lincoln Highway, at times it is necessary to travel the old U.S. Route 30 alignments through the center of the cities and towns along the route.)'' * [[Illinois Route 31]] from Aurora northwestward to [[Geneva, Illinois]]. * [[Illinois Route 38]] from Geneva westward to [[Dixon, Illinois]]. * [[Illinois Route 2]] from Dixon westward to [[Sterling, Illinois]]. * [[U.S. Route 30]] from Sterling westward across western [[Illinois]], [[Iowa]], [[Nebraska]] and [[Wyoming]], to [[Granger, Wyoming]]. * [[Interstate 80]] from Granger westward across western Wyoming and [[Utah]], to [[West Wendover, Nevada]]. * [[U.S. Route 93 Alternate (Nevada)|U.S. Route 93 Alternate]] and [[U.S. Route 93]] from West Wendover southward to [[Ely, Nevada]]. * [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|U.S. Route 50]] (aka “The Loneliest Road in America”) from Ely westward across [[Nevada]], to 9 miles west of [[Fallon, Nevada]]. * From 9 miles west of Fallon to [[Sacramento, California]], there are two Lincoln Highway routes over the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]: ** ''Sierra Nevada Northern Route'': [[U.S. Route 50 Alternate (Nevada)|U.S. Route 50 Alternate]] northwestward to [[Wadsworth, Nevada]], then [[Interstate 80]] & old [[U.S. Route 40]] westward, through [[Reno, Nevada]], and over [[Donner Pass]] and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento. ** ''Sierra Nevada Southern Route'': [[U.S. Route 50]] westward, through [[Carson City, Nevada]], then around [[Lake Tahoe]] and over [[Echo Summit|Johnson Pass (nearby Echo Summit)]] and the Sierra Nevada to Sacramento. * Old [[U.S. Route 40 in California|U.S. Route 40]] (with sections under [[Interstate 80]]) from Sacramento southwestward across California's [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]] to the University Avenue exit in [[Berkeley, California]].<br />''(Note: Originally this leg of the Lincoln Highway followed what would later become [[U.S. Route 50 in California|U.S. Route 50]], from Sacramento south through [[Stockton, California|Stockton]] crossing the San Joaquin River Bridge at Lathrop and over the [[Altamont Pass]] to the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]] (now Interstates [[Interstate 5|5]], [[Interstate 205 (California)|205]], and [[Interstate 580 (California)|580]]), but was realigned when the [[Carquinez Bridge]] in [[Vallejo, California]], was completed in 1927.)'' * University Avenue from [[Interstate 80]] westward to the [[Berkeley Pier]].<br />''(Note: In 1928, Lincoln Highway travelers crossed the [[San Francisco Bay]] via a ferry from the Berkeley Pier to the [[Hyde Street Pier]] in San Francisco.)'' * From the Hyde Street Pier in San Francisco, take: ** Hyde Street southward 2 blocks to North Point Street. ** North Point Street westward 3 blocks to [[Van Ness Avenue]]. ** Van Ness Avenue southward 16 blocks to [[California Street (San Francisco)|California Street]]. ** California Street westward 54 blocks to 32nd Avenue. ** 32nd Avenue northward 2 blocks to Camino del Mar ** Camino del Mar westward into [[Lincoln Park (San Francisco)|Lincoln Park]], arriving at the Lincoln Highway Western Terminus at the plaza and fountain in front of the [[California Palace of the Legion of Honor]]. The Western Terminus Marker and Interpretive Plaque are located to the left of the Palace, next to the bus stop.
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