Lincoln Highway

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1. The Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) was established “to procure the establishment of a continuous improved highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, open to lawful traffic of all description without toll charges.” What year was the association established?

• July 1, 1913
• July 1, 1917
• July 1, 1921

2. At the time of the establishment of the Lincoln Highway Association there were 2.2 million miles of rural roads between farm and town. Of the rural roads, what is the percentage of roads considered “improved” surfaces: gravel, stone, sand-clay, brick, shells, oiled earth, etc?

• 8.66%
• 25.66%
• 55.66%

3. The first goal of the association was to build a rock road from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Pacific end would be Lincoln Park, San Francisco. Where would the Atlantic end be?

• Times Square, New York
• Lincoln Park, New York
• Hudson Bay, New York

4. For the most part the Lincoln Highway follows two routes across the United States. Which is NOT a route along the Lincoln Highway corridor?

• US 30
• I-80
• US 66

5. According to the Association's 1916 Official Road Guide a trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific on the Lincoln Highway was “something of a sporting proposition.” How many days might it take?

• 3 to 6 days
• 10 to 15 days
• 20 to 30 days

6. What would be the daily cost to travel the Lincoln Highway? The daily per cost per person, includes food, gas, oil, and even “meals in hotels.” Car repairs would, of course, increase the cost.

• $5 a day
• $10 a day
• $20 a day

7. In July 2007, the W.W. Norton Company published The Lincoln Highway by best-selling author of Route 66, and voice in the movie Cars, and Michael Williamson, twice a Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer with The Washington Post. Who is the best selling author?

• Michael Wallis
• Michael Ware
• Michael McWeeny

8. Which is NOT a major city the Lincoln Highway passed through?

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Santa Fe, New Mexico

9. For the most part, the Lincoln Highways was built with private funds. Who received Highway Certificate #1 for his $5 contribution?

• former president Theodore Roosevelt
• Inventor Thomas Edison
• President Woodrow Wilson

10. In 1919, the U.S. Army sent a convoy to Gettysburg, PA to met the Lincoln Highway and continue their travel to San Francisco. The trip took about two months. Who was one of the members of the convoy and latter make a contribution to the formation of the Interstate Highway system?

• Lt. Col. Dwight Eisenhower
• Lt. Col. George Patton
• Maj. Carl Fisher

Check Your Answers

1. July 1, 1913
2. 8.66%
3. Times Square, New York
4. US 66
5. 20 to 30 days
6. $5 a day
7. Michael Wallis
8. Santa Fe, New Mexico
9. President Woodrow Wilson
10. Lt. Col. Dwight Eisenhower