The Main East and West Highways
The main east and west highways in alphabetical order are:
The Bankhead Highway, from Washington, D. C., southwesterly to San Diego, Cal., a distance of 3,450 miles, and leading through Richmond, Raleigh, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, Little Rock, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Douglas, Tucson, Phœnix to San Diego. The colors are yellow [[171]]and white bands with letters B. H. on white band.
The Dixie Overland Highway, from Savannah to San Diego, a distance of 2,814 miles, and passing through Montgomery, Meridian, Shreveport, Dallas, Fort Worth, Roswell, El Paso, Douglas, Bisbee, Tucson, Phœnix to San Diego. Colors: Black letters D. O. H. on yellow and black sign.
George Washington National Highway, from Savannah northwesterly to Seattle, 3,943 miles, and going through Atlanta, Memphis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, Deadwood, Butte, Spokane to Seattle. Colors: Red, blue and red bands with white letter W on wide blue band.
Lincoln Highway, from New York to San Francisco, 3,323 miles, through Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Canton, Lima, South Bend, Chicago Heights, Cedar Rapids, Omaha, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Oakland. Colors: Red, white and blue bands with letter L on the white.
National Old Trails Road, New York to Los Angeles, 3,281 miles, passing through Philadelphia, Hagerstown, Wheeling, Columbus, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Pasadena. Colors: Red, white and blue bands.
National Parks Highway, from Chicago to Wenatchee National Park, 2,436 miles, passing through Milwaukee, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Fargo, [[172]]Bismark, Dickinson, Billings, Butte, Missoula, Kalispell, Spokane. Colors: Red and white bands.
Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, New York to San Francisco, 3,606 miles, through Newark, Reading, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, Springfield, Chillicothe, St. Joseph, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Reno, Sacramento, Oakland. From New York to Pittsburgh known as the William Penn Highway. Colors: Red and white bands. The Pershing transport route.
Old Spanish Trail, Jacksonville to Los Angeles, 2,956 miles, reaching Tallahassee, New Orleans, Lake Charles, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Douglas, Tucson, Phœnix, San Diego to Los Angeles. Colors: Red and yellow bands.
Roosevelt National Highway, Washington, D. C., to Los Angeles, 3,368 miles, via Richmond, White Sulphur Springs, Huntington, Lexington, Louisville, Vincennes, St. Louis, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Topeka, Denver, Grand Junction, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles. Colors: Orange, black and orange bands.
Theodore Roosevelt International Highway, Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon. Via. Montpelier, Burlington, Plattsburg, Oswego, Rochester, Niagara Falls, London, Ont.; Port Huron, Mich.; Bay City, Duluth, Grand Forks, Spokane, Seattle to Portland, Ore. Colors: White, red and white bands with letters T. R. in white on wide red band. [[173]]
Yellowstone Trail, New York to Seattle, 3,594 miles, via Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, Toledo, South Bend, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Billings (Livingston to Yellowstone Park), Butte, Missoula, Spokane to Seattle. Colors: Black letters on yellow sign.
Then there is the great highway that circles around by way of a number of the national parks which is called:
The National Park to Park Highway, which begins at Denver and returns to the starting point (4,403 miles) via Rocky Mountain National Park, Cheyenne, Casper, Yellowstone National Park, Great Falls, Glacier National Park, Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma, Mount Ranier National Park, Portland, Crater Lake National Park, Sacramento, Yosemite National Park, Roosevelt National Park, Los Angeles, Zion National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Flagstaff, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Springs to Denver again.