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 Directions to Plaque Bridge and Indiana state line.
From the center of Van Wert, drive westerly with Main
Street. Use mileage as shown.
0.15—Brumback Library at Right was the first county library in the
United States (1901); at Left, opposite the library is a restored
concrete post
0.7—Spray's Radiator Service is at northeast corner; has nice display
of petroliana signs; began as a Shell station in 1927
0.8—B&K Root Beer stand at Right; original neon sign
1.0—Stipe's Westside Motel at Right
1.2—Old Carl G. Wright complex at Left; post cards list "modern
cabins, restaurant, garage, service station, and barber shop"
1.7—Former Restwell Motel at Left
1.9—Ridgeway Drive-In Theater at Right was formerly Lincoln Drive-In
2.4—After stop sign at U.S. Route 224, continue westerly with Lincoln
Highway
3.7—Original roadway angled sharply here, passing at the immediate
north edge of the cemetery; remains of a small culvert are sometimes
visible in the grassy area at the southeast corner of the Richey Road
intersection
4.6—Replica Burma-Shave signs at Right
9.4—Where Dixon-Cavett Road angles Left, continue northwesterly with
the Lincoln Highway for 0.1 mile to observe the bridge over Upper
Prairie Creek, which has Lincoln Highway signs in the ends of the
parapet walls.
Drive westerly on Dixon-Cavett Road toward U.S. 30 to end at state
line.
Thanks to
Mike Buettner and his "History and Road Guide of the Lincoln
Highway" in Ohio for these instructions. |
 Lincoln Highway ceramic plaques on the
bridge nine miles west of the city of Van Wert. |
