Traveling the Lincoln Highway US30

[Julie-Bob]

We are starting to plan our 2019 summer trip and thinking about traveling east only on highway 30.
We live in the Phoenix area so we would pick it up north of Salt Lake City. Any thoughts of what we need to stop and see along the road?

We done I-90, I-80, I-40 and all of what’s left of US 66.

[Smartstream]

Pick up a copy of this book. https://www.amazon.com/American-Road.../dp/B00H0UT5IG

It's the story of the first army convoy across country on the beginning of the Lincoln Highway. A great read before your trip.

[Hans627]

Originally Posted by Julie-Bob

We are starting to plan our 2019 summer trip and thinking about traveling east only on highway 30.
We live in the Phoenix area so we would pick it up north of Salt Lake City. Any thoughts of what we need to stop and see along the road?

We done I-90, I-80, I-40 and all of what’s left of US 66.

Do you have specific interests?

[centennialman]

The Lincoln Highway is on my bucket list as well. I hope to get this one checked off in the next couple of years.

[featherbedder]

Originally Posted by Julie-Bob

We are starting to plan our 2019 summer trip and thinking about traveling east only on highway 30.
We live in the Phoenix area so we would pick it up north of Salt Lake City. Any thoughts of what we need to stop and see along the road?

We done I-90, I-80, I-40 and all of what’s left of US 66.

If in Aurora Il. Plainfield Il. area my house and small farm is on historical rt.30 and I offer parking w/well water avble. [no elect. hook up]. If rain and wet park on gravel, if dry parking on 2 acre grass area close to house a & can dump there as away from houses no restrictions as to parking etc. as farm and horse area. My AS parks at designated area at house. My Mother and Sister & I owned prop. Florence Ariz. Now only bro. in law still there as mom & sister died & I sold my house several yrs ago. If interested in parking PM or email bill73r1@gmail.com me & I can tell you address so can google earth shows prop. not run down area.

[Magnet18]

I live along a chunk of that in Indiana, around Fort Wayne

Keep in mind parts of it have been rerouted, so there's "30" "old 30" "33" and "lincolnway" highways around here, which were all part of the original 30 but not called that anymore. Researching the exact route would be fun and you'll see lots of good scenery. I like the local chain-o-lakes indiana state park. Good hikes/walks/kayaking

[VAtom]

We traveled on a lot of the marked historical route in Ohio and WVA this year. We even went out of our way to travel on some of the original brick section.
Went to the museum but it was closed for remodel.

http://www.lhhc.org/

I lived on or within a block of the Lincoln Hwy in Rawlins WY, Cheyenne WY, Fremont NE, and Denison IA. It's part of my life. All of those sections paralleled the UP Railroad.

Like Magnet18 said, you need to do some research to actually find the old route.

[kittrik]

Gettysburg and Flight 93 memorial in PA are on RT30

[uncle_bob]

Hi

As you get to Chicago and head east, 30 becomes a fairly congested road over much of its length. That's not to say the trip is a bad idea. Simply allow more time for stoplights and city traffic. Also accept that some parts of it will be a bit tight when pulling a trailer.

Another key point, over some parts of the route, 30 and the old Lincoln Highway are not the same thing. Route 30 goes one way and the "correct" route continues on under a different highway number (like Route 1 ...). Spend some time digging into all this and understand the zigs and zags well ahead of time.

If you haven't already watched it, there is a Wyoming PBS hour long program on the Lincoln Highway. It's on YouTube so it's fairly easy to find. While it's somewhat specific to ... errr ... Wyoming ... it's still worth watching. There are *many* other videos on the topic.

Even more confusing, if you take a look at:

https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/

There's more than one "official" route along with some other routes that (at least to me) don't make a lot of sense ....

Bob

[VAtom]

Originally Posted by uncle_bob

Hi


If you haven't already watched it, there is a Wyoming PBS hour long program on the Lincoln Highway. It's on YouTube so it's fairly easy to find. While it's somewhat specific to ... errr ... Wyoming ... it's still worth watching. There are *many* other videos on the topic.

Even more confusing, if you take a look at:

https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/

Bob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIW2-bH84u4

[featherbedder]

Originally Posted by Magnet18

I live along a chunk of that in Indiana, around Fort Wayne

Keep in mind parts of it have been rerouted, so there's "30" "old 30" "33" and "lincolnway" highways around here, which were all part of the original 30 but not called that anymore. Researching the exact route would be fun and you'll see lots of good scenery. I like the local chain-o-lakes indiana state park. Good hikes/walks/kayaking

Rte.30 west from Indiana to Aurora Il. is called rte. 30 but at 111th street West of Plainfield Il.turn rite [west]off 30 stretch is original historical Lincoln highway 11th becomes Rance rd. turns rite [North] then bcomes Harvey Rd. 2 miles then joins us 30 then becomes Lincoln Highway thru Aurora Il. This short stretch was original before zig zag was taken out for strait line There some videos of entire rte. I have several, 1 is along Lincoln Highway another I don't recall but has history of of it, including boy scouts that placed markers along rte. why was built many other facts. 1 of dvds I recorded from netflix a few yrs. ago. There is a lot of info avble. from Lincoln Highway museum, just google the museum for info about it. Lincoln Highway is also called lincoln highway Heritage corridor

[Sovereign85]

We found the best ideas for planning a US 30 trip is to use https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/, click on legend in upper right corner of map, and then click on points of interest, which puts an array of named points along the map route. Zoom in on the map after clicking hide in the far upper right corner. You will find some answers to your question. Hope this is helpful. Enjoy your adventure. Jim

[featherbedder]

At Fort Wayne Indiana there is Studebaker museum & has many famous cars and designs that were well ahead of big 3 & also was larger than big 3 until folded. In Auburn Indiana also Cord Duesenburg Museum w/huge display. At one time Indiana was #1 or #2 w/Ohio manf. auto states.

[KRPS]

If you are interested, ft Wayne has one of the largest Lincoln museums around. Auburn just small ways north of Lincoln highway does have very nice Auburn Cord Dusenberg museum.
I believe the Studibaker museum mentioned earlier is in South Bend Indiana.
Safe travels

[tommyglen]

In Iowa, halfway between Denison and Carroll, drop south 12 miles to the little German town of Manning. Two great (undiscovered) small RV parks. $10/nite. Historical site with German Hausbarn, Country church, Farm stead, visitors center. No reservations required. Don't miss Deb's Cafe on brick-paved Main Street.


You will also go thru Ames and Iowa State University, with the prettiest campus in the Midwest.

[rbs]

definitely make the time to visit the Cord/Auburn museum, we traveled 30 across Indiana, Ohio, W Va, and into PA, but found the PA stretch to be great viewing but literally almost entirely towns and stoplights with way too much traffic. Visit Gettysburg, the battlefield is worth two days.

[Julie-Bob]

Originally Posted by featherbedder

If in Aurora Il. Plainfield Il. area my house and small farm is on historical rt.30 and I offer parking w/well water avble. [no elect. hook up]. If rain and wet park on gravel, if dry parking on 2 acre grass area close to house a & can dump there as away from houses no restrictions as to parking etc. as farm and horse area. My AS parks at designated area at house. My Mother and Sister & I owned prop. Florence Ariz. Now only bro. in law still there as mom & sister died & I sold my house several yrs ago. If interested in parking PM or email bill73r1@gmail.com me & I can tell you address so can google earth shows prop. not run down area.

Super will do

[featherbedder]

Originally Posted by KRPS

If you are interested, ft Wayne has one of the largest Lincoln museums around. Auburn just small ways north of Lincoln highway does have very nice Auburn Cord Dusenberg museum.
I believe the Studibaker museum mentioned earlier is in South Bend Indiana.
Safe travels

Memory loss Studibaker is South Bend not Fort Wayne sorry for misinformation.

[TDOW]

http://www.youngvillecafe.com/

If you're traveling through Iowa on a Tues. or Thurs., stop here for lunch!

[Julie-Bob]

Thanks for the great information. We just start out each day and see where we end up. Yes we stop a lot to take in this great country of ours.