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Regional Boards => Pacific Southwest => Topic started by: Max Rockatansky on October 24, 2024, 01:00:32 PM

Title: The Lincoln Highway Bridge Rails
Post by: Max Rockatansky on October 24, 2024, 01:00:32 PM
The Lincoln Highway Bridge Rails are presently located at the eastbound truck parking area near Mile Marker 6 of Interstate 80 in Washoe County, Nevada.  These bridge rails were part of the Mogul Road culvert which was completed in 1914 as part of the Northern Branch of the Lincoln Highway.  The railings were intended to be a common feature of the Lincoln Highway but ultimately were only installed at one other location in Tama, Iowa.  During 1926 US Route 40 would be carried for a time through the Lincoln Highway Bridge Rails.  The bridge rails were abandoned during a realignment of US Route 40 during the 1930s but were ultimately salved during the construction of Interstate 80 in 1970.

https://www.gribblenation.org/2024/10/the-lincoln-highway-bridge-rails.html?m=1
Title: Re: The Lincolnshire Highway Bridge Rails
Post by: Rothman on October 24, 2024, 02:36:12 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on October 24, 2024, 01:00:32 PMThe Lincoln Highway Bridge Rails are presently located at the eastbound truck parking area near Mile Marker 6 of Interstate 80 in Washoe County, Nevada.  These bridge rails were part of the Mogul Road culvert which was completed in 1914 as part of the Northern Branch of the Lincoln Highway.  The railings were intended to be a common feature of the Lincoln Highway but ultimately were only installed at one other location in Tama, Iowa.  During 1926 US Route 40 would be carried for a time through the Lincoln Highway Bridge Rails.  The bridge rails were abandoned during a realignment of US Route 40 during the 1930s but were ultimately salved during the construction of Interstate 80 in 1970.

https://www.gribblenation.org/2024/10/the-lincoln-highway-bridge-rails.html?m=1

Heh.  I was in Tama a couple of years ago and got a picture of them there.