Vacaville in Solano County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Lincoln Highway
Photographed by Frank Gunshow Sanchez
1. Lincoln Highway Marker
The Lincoln Highway is an iconic mishmash of roads across 13 states. Construction began in 1913. It was Carl Fisher's goal to make the most direct and safe route from coast to coast. The original route spanned more than 3,300 miles, from times square (New York) to Lincoln Park (San Francisco). The original route to San Francisco went through Stockton, Tracy, Livermore, Dublin, and Oakland. However, with the completion of the Yolo causeway and Carquinez Bridge, a third generation of the icon was born, taking it through Solano County. It sashayed its way across county roads, such as present-day Midway Road, and came into Vacaville on what is now East Monte Vista Avenue, that turns into Merchant Street.
Carl Fisher originally called it the coast-to-coast rock highway, and it was budgeted at $10 million to build. Franklin Seiberling and Henry Joy, who were the founders and presidents of Goodyear, pledged their support for us route 40. Henry Joy suggested they name it route 40 after Abraham Lincoln's "40 acres and a mule" promise.
Erected by Chief Solano Historical Society 1851 Yerba Buena #1 Capitulus Redivivus Mother
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus, and the Lincoln Highway series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 38° 21.257′ N, 121° 59.452′ W. Marker is in Vacaville, California, in Solano County. It is on 490 Merchant Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vacaville CA 95688, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, in Sacramento Valley, and specifically in the Central Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Andrew Carnegie Public Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Barcar Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); "The Hospital" (approx.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 27, 2025
2. Lincoln Highway Marker - wide view
Looking northeast along Merchant Street
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2025, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 303 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 15, 2025, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. 2. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
