Lincoln Highway, named for our 16th President, was the first
automobile road to cross the US. And in Lancaster County, you can follow some
of the old 1915 highway and enjoy many of the sights from long ago. You can
occasionally see the original markers that say things such as "47 M to P,
15 to L" meaning 47 miles to
Philadelphia and 15 miles to Lancaster. Although many of the old tourist courts
are gone now, there are still some of the diners and shops that have been
around for years.
On the west side of Lancaster there is still one of the old
Tourist Courts still in business. An occasional diner will also pop up in the
towns of Mountville and Columbia. In Columbia, the road crosses the river to
York County. The original Lincoln Highway bridge was demolished in 1964, but
you can still see the stone piers from the modern bridge. The old bridge was
originally a wooden covered bridge burned down to halt the Confederate Army
during the Civil War, but replaced with a steel structure in 1897. The problem
with the bridge was that cars and trains had to share it, and it didn't always
work out!
There is so much history in Lancaster County. And as you
drive down the old Lincoln Highway, you may catch a glimpse of what travelers
saw almost 100 years ago!
Submitted by Lark and Michael McCarley, Innkeepers of the Lovelace Manor Bed and Breakfast
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