FreightWaves Classics: Lincoln Highway is dedicated on 10/31/1913

A typical U.S. country road in the early 1900s. (Photo: Lincoln Highway Association)

Sunday is October 31, so there will be Halloween parties, trick-or-treating and shenanigans across the nation. But October 31 is also the anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Highway, which occurred on that day in 1913.

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. (Photo: The White House)Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. (Photo: The White House)

What is the Lincoln Highway?

The Lincoln Highway was named for President Abraham Lincoln. It was the first transcontinental road for automobiles in the United States. It was over 3,000 miles...

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