The Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway connects visitors with the American journey by preserving and telling the story of the Lincoln Highway. Connecting 43 communities in 13 counties in Iowa, the 1913 Lincoln Highway was the first improved transcontinental road created with existing roads, Native American paths, wagon trails, and newly paved roads. Iowa’s Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway has many original intact elements that are actively preserved and restored for generations to come.
- Length
- 197 mi / 317 km
- Fees
- None
We publish 9 places that sit on this road, listed in the order you meet them. This is not a route and not a drive time — it is the names, so you can put them into whatever navigation you already use.
Of those, 1 is a roadside oddity — the sort of thing you would drive past without knowing it was there.
“Off” is a straight line from the place to the road, rounded. It is not a driving distance, and the road itself is a simplified centre line, so treat a mile or two as noise.
AmesIAon the road
No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.
Elwood the GnomeIA1 mile offRoadside oddity
Giant concrete garden gnome
Cedar RapidsIA1 mile off
In our guide: 2 parks
Palisades-Kepler State ParkIA4 miles off
No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.
The Loess HillsIA1 mile off
No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.
Council Bluffs, IowaIAon the road
No guide of our own yet — the name is here so you can find it.
Men's College World SeriesNE1 mile offAnnual event
sports-motorsport at Charles Schwab Field Omaha
- When
- June
- Since
- First held 1947; in Omaha since 1950
- Runs for
- more than one day
OmahaNE1 mile off
In our guide: 2 parks · 1 animal attraction
Fun-PlexNE6 miles offFun park
summer-only rides and water park
- Season
- Seasonal