Lincoln Highway, WyomingSummit Rest Area Interstate 80, Wyoming, Lincoln Highway east of Laramie, Wyoming
The Summit Rest Area is the highest point, anywhere, on interstate 80. The elevation is 8640 feet.. The scenery is beautiful and the welcome center is host for all the information you will need to learn about what there is to do and see in the beautiful state of Wyoming. In addition you can absorb the history of the Lincoln Highway.
Interstate 80 as seen from the Lincoln Highway east of Larmaie,Wyoming
In 1913 Lincoln had a vision for a cross country highway. Completed in 1927 the Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway crossing thirteen states from New York to San Francisco. It later became federally marked US Highway 30. Today, Interstate 80, being the cross-country highway most closely aligned, is considered the grandson of the Lincoln Highway.
Interstate 80 from the Lincoln Highway Memorial east of Laramie, Wyoming
Beautiful view of Interstate 80 in Wyoming at the Summit Rest Area and the Lincoln Highway Memorial.
The Summit on Interstate 80, The Lincoln Highway east of Laramie, Wyoming
This picture was taken on a beautiful day in July. However, in the icy winter months this stretch of Interstate 80( The Lincoln Highway) can be very treacherous and the summit is often covered in snow. .
The Lincoln Memorial commemorates The Lincoln Highway east of Laramie, Wyoming
The only Lincoln monument along his namesake highway. It is located at the Summit Rest Area on Interstate 80 about 17 miles from Laramie Wyoming. This monument commemorates the Lincoln Highway, America's first transcontinental automobile road and Henry Bourne Joy, the first president of the Lincoln Highway Association (1913.) Joy is also known as father of the nations modern highway system. The monument and the base was located on the original Lincoln highway. In 1969 when Interstate 80 was completed it was relocated.
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