One Hundred Fifty Thousand Miles of National Highways Proposed By the National Highways Association Washington D.C. With the Alignment of the Lincoln Highway Showing Every City, Town, Village and Hamlet Throughout Its Entire Length

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The National Highway Association (NHA) was founded in 1911. It was preceded by a group of road improvement enthusiast, the League of American Wheelmen (LAW). These men and women were keen on promoting the improvement of local roads. They were effective communicators who compiled maps and travel information. They produced maps for bicycle road users. Early automobile enthusiast also participated. As the range of travel increased so did the interest in creating a network of national roads. The LAW handed off to the NHA the task of promoting "Good Roads Everywhere." In the this context, groups of like minded proponents formed "trails" groups who turned connected roads into national trails. These groups worked to created viable improved road pathways across the country and from border-in-the north to border-in-the-south. There evolved a network of roads that covered the United States. In 1913 a group was founded that focused on a road from New York City to San Francisco. They were the Lincoln Highway Association (LHA). This group rapidly coalesced into an effective organization that created, built and connected roads into the Lincoln Highway (LH) The NHA was tasked with creating the definitive map of the LH. They did so over 100 years ago. This map is the results of the then know layout of the road. On the map every chapter of the LHA on the LH was shown. There is an elevation chart below the map that illustrates the height of the road at any given point. The geographical context of the map highlights the roads significance in the overall continental placement. The NHA produced this map of the LH in conjunction with the LHA and in conjunction with the plethora of named highways in the vignette on the upper left side of the map. The LAW preceded the NHA which then produced this LH map on behalf of the LHA. This is an important cartographic artifact of a time gone by. The Federal numbering system went into effect in 1926 effectively eliminating named trails for long distance travel. The map is seldom seen on the market and is here offered for purchase. Very good condition with mild toning and scuffing to the upper right naming panel. N° de ref. del artículo 608

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