Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway
Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in Nebraska. Within Nebraska it covers roughly 450 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
This byway follows the route of the Lincoln Highway — America's first transcontinental auto road — across central Nebraska along the Platte River valley. The corridor traces the same broad path used by the Oregon and Mormon trails and the transcontinental railroad before it. At Kearney, the Great Platte River Road Archway arches over Interstate 80 to tell the story of westward travel.
- first transcontinental highway
- Platte River valley
- Archway Monument at Kearney
- westward-trail corridor
- central Nebraska
Designated for its historic qualities
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Places to stop along Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway
Fremont Seedling Mile
The longest of the Lincoln Highway's original seedling miles, about six miles of early concrete toward Ames.
Grand Island Seedling Mile
A preserved stretch of 1915 concrete, Nebraska's first seedling mile.
Great Platte River Road Archway
A museum built as an arch over I-80 near Kearney, telling the story of pioneers, the Pony Express, and the Lincoln Highway along the Platte.
Golden Spike Tower
An eight-story tower overlooking Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte, the largest rail classification yard in the world.
Where to Stay along Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway
No campgrounds are listed close to Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway yet, but there are rooms near the route.
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
National Scenic Byways are roads recognized at the federal level for at least one outstanding quality — scenic, natural, historic, cultural, archaeological or recreational — that gives travelers a reason to seek them out rather than just pass through.