Re: Oldest 4-lane Highway?

"Brian Reynolds" <allball@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> <froggie> wrote ...
>>> Eric Smith wrote:
>>> Does anyone know in which state the first 4-lane highway in the United
>>> States was built?
>>
>> Divided or undivided? Urban or rural?
>>
>> Or doesn't it matter?
>>
>> Froggie | Virginia Beach, VA | http://www.ajfroggie.com/roads/
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>
> I don't know if this was the first, but I recently read about the Lincoln
> Highway Association (c. 1920?) sponsoring a stretch of 4-lane somewhere in
> the heartland as a demonstration project. The idea was to show state
> legislatures how good a modern road could be.

You're thinking of the "ideal section" over in Dyer, Ind (just east of the
stateline, in Chicagoland)
Constructed in 1922/3. Scroll to the bottom here -
http://www.roadfan.com/valwlha.html

> --
> Brian Reynolds
> Hastings Michigan


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