Clinton County Iowa
Historical Society

Lincoln Highway #2

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Before paved roads, travel was often difficult.

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The early route of the Lincoln Highway directed the traffic out Fifth Avenue South to Bluff Blvd. This is a view looking west out Fifth Avenue from Fourth Street. Note the still young Elm trees that lined this street.

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The point where Fifth Avenue and the Bluff meet looks very much the same today.

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Lincoln Highway in DeWitt, Iowa.

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Lincoln Highway in DeWitt, Iowa.

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