How Bad Was It? The Lincoln Highway in 1915-- Part 3

Continuing with Henry Joy's photos from 1915 as shown in the Lincoln Highway Association's Spring 2008 Forum.

Nearing the town of Lamoille in Iowa, more difficulties were encountered, namely, stuck in the mud again.

Another phot was of a wash-out east of Ames May 31st. The road had been literally washed away near what appears to be a bridge. Another shows the crossing of a two foot washout a short time later.

They had to put new tire chains on west of Ames.

Then there was mud, mud, mud, and then some more mud in all the pictures.

Mud wasn't the only problem. On the afternoon of the 31st, a brake had to be repaired and adjusted.

I'm sure they were happy to later find a team of four horses "dragging" the Lincoln Highway near Ames on the 31st. The horses were pulling several wooden contraptions across the dirt with two me standing in the back. This stretch was actually looking non-rutted, flat, and dry. Joy and party must have been smiling.

This little part of the trip continues next entry.

And We Complain About the Occasional Roadwork. --RoadDog