According to good ol' Wikipedia, Carl Fisher first proposed a coast-to-coast rock highway to a group of automobile industry friends at a meeting on September 10m 1912. he wanted it completed by may 1, 1915, in time for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition being held in San Francisco.
The Lincoln Highway was dedicated October 31, 1913. To me, this would be the official birth date.
So, I was wrong with the first birthday announcement if this is correct.
Good 'Ol Loncoln. --RoadDog
Some more on the AVUS motorway. It is considered the world's first motorway (interstate) and opened this date in 1913. It is a short twelve-mile stretch of highway near southwest Berlin. It is still there and still serves as an automobile racetrack.
Its official name is Automobil Verkehrs--und Ubungs--StraBe.
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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