The Lincoln Highway at Elkhorn

The Lincoln Highway at Elkhorn. . , This three-mile brick segment of roadway was once the route of the Lincoln Highway. The Lincoln Highway Association was founded by private interests in 1913 to develop a paved, toll-free, transcontinental highway from New York City to San Francisco. Its work was part of a national movement to improve the nation's highway system, then in its infancy. , This section of the Lincoln Highway, mapped in 1913 to connect Omaha and Elkhorn, was originally unpaved. In 1920, as part of a broader initiative to improve the entire highway across the state, it was paved using concrete underlayment with brick surfacing providing two, eight-foot lanes. In 1930 the official route of the Lincoln Highway (now U.S. 30) was relocated to provide a shorter route from a new Missouri River toll bridge at Blair to Fremont, bypassing this segment, which continued to serve local traffic. , This well preserved example of early twentieth-century road construction reflects the importance of the Lincoln Highway and its role in promoting today's modern highway system. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.