Lincoln Highway vs US 30
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When the highway numbering schema was created many different named roads were consolidated under the new monickers.
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The Lincoln Highway began as a major east-west highway connecting Atlantic City, NJ with San Francisco. It traversed 12 states.
When the numbered road designations was introduced, the western end-point became Astoria, OR and only the first 9 states remained the same counting from the east. California, Nevada and Utah were replaced by Oregon and Idaho as part of the route.
The
US 30 route is 3073 miles. Throughout the decades many sections of the
original highways have been widened or bypassed to increase traffic
volumes and facilitate faster heavier vehicles. The needs of the
trucking industry drove the development of flatter profiles and larger
radius curves. Tunnels and bridges needed greater carrying capacities.
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My idea of travel is to run the old alignments (where still possible) and photograph what I find in those aging places. Every day another increment of that cultural past passes from reality to mortality.
My favorite photo album is also my largest one. Scenes Along the Highway contains 172 images (as of this writing) and a related album, Front Porch Project, embody what one was able to experience when traveling the back roads of America.
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