Lincoln 1926-1940

August, 2014Posted by Bill

 

The original alignment takes you through town. It is marked with a "1930-1940" banner. This alignment does follow the posted BUSN Loop I-55 through town. It leaves the four lane by-pass at North Kickapoo Street, and follows that south into Lincoln. At Keokuk Street (Illinois 10/121) it heads west briefly to Logan Street. Once on Logan Street it goes south to 5th Street, then back to the four lane by-pass.

At the junction of BUSN Loop I-55 and Illinois 10/121 (Kickapoo & Keokuk) the 1926-1930 alignment continues south on Kickapoo until Broadway. At Broadway it heads west and rejoins the 1930-1940 alignment on Logan Street.

Click this link for info on the 1926-1930 Alignment:
1926-1930 Alignment

Lincoln

This starts at Lincoln Parkway and Fifth Street. It runs with BUSN Loop I-55 east.

Looking east along NB Rt. 66 (1930-40).
Several blocks east of Lincoln Parkway is the Postville Courthouse. This is a replica of the original building from 1841. The original courthouse is at Henry Fords Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.

The Postville Courthouse

A few blocks east of the courthouse, the old highway turns to the north. Here it passes along the westside of Downtown Lincoln. This is worth a side trip. Here you'll find the Lincoln Train Station. This is where Abraham Lincoln christened the town with the juice from a watermelon. Just past the train staion is the Logan County Courthouse.

NB Rt. 66 near downtown.

A display at the train station about the town christening.

A old Coke mural in Downtown Lincoln.
North of the downtown area Rt. 66 briefly jogs to the east on IL St Rt 10/121. At Kickapoo Street it heads north.

NB Rt 66 north of IL St Rt 10/121 on Kickapoo Street.

NB Rt. 66 along the northside of Lincoln.
Shortly ahead of the picture above, to the left you'll be able to see the 1940-1977 alignment of Rt. 66. It is very easy to spot, it's the four lane highway. This alignment becomes a service road to the newer version of the highway. This ends in a "T" intersection with the main alignment of Rt. 66.

NB Rt. 66 near the northeast side of Lincoln.

This is the northern end to the 1930-1940 alignment.

The northern end makrer.

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