Lincoln Highway Jeff Morrison 1/12/03

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10bridge2.jpg The morning sun spells out "Lincoln Highway" in the shadow of the Lincoln bridge in Tama, Nov. 27, 2002. Around 1930, the Lincoln, by then officially US 30, was rerouted away from the bridge. (Jeff Morrison/Final)	11bridgeN.jpg Full view of the north side of Tama's Lincoln Highway bridge, May 30, 2002. (Jeff Morrison)	12bridgeS.jpg Full view of the south side of the Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama, May 30, 2002. A plaque on the outside says the construction firm was from Strawberry Point. (Jeff Morrison)
13montour.jpg A set of old-fashioned "Burma-Shave" signs stand along E49 east of Montour, Nov. 29, 2002. Roger and Nancy Green placed the signs, an earlier generation of which stood in the same location when this route was the Lincoln Highway. (Jeff Morrison/Final)	14marker.jpg This bust of Abraham Lincoln is on a marker at Niland's Cafe in Colo, Dec. 5, 2002. In 1928 markers with a bust like this were placed across the entire route. Many other markers can be found in Iowa towns. (Jeff Morrison/Final)	15colostation.jpg The Niland's Corner area in Colo is undergoing extensive remodeling. This picture was taken September 21, 2002, before the ground around the station was torn up. (Jeff Morrison)
16colomural.jpg This mural in downtown Colo was an Iowa Sesquicentennial project in 1996. Photo taken Dec. 5, 2002. (Jeff Morrison)	17nevadasign.jpg The west half of a pair of Lincoln Highway markers is two miles west of Nevada on what is now E41, May 10, 2002. The other side of the sign thanks you for visiting Nevada and has a quote from Abraham Lincoln. (Jeff Morrison)	18lodge.jpg Perry and Nancy Upchurch stand on the balcony of the second floor of the Lincoln Lodge Motel, Dec. 10, 2002. The Upchurches own the lodge and also the Ames Motor Lodge to the east, which is the oldest working motel in Iowa. (Jeff Morrison/Final)