<P> The Lincoln Highway was one of the earliest transcontinental highways for automobiles across the United States of America . Conceived in 1912 by Indiana entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher , and formally dedicated October 31 , 1913 , the Lincoln Highway ran coast - to - coast from Times Square in New York City west to Lincoln Park in San Francisco , originally through 13 states : New York , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois , Iowa , Nebraska , Colorado , Wyoming , Utah , Nevada , and California . In 1915 , the `` Colorado Loop '' was removed , and in 1928 , a realignment relocated the Lincoln Highway through the northern tip of West Virginia . Thus , there are a total of 14 states , 128 counties , and more than 700 cities , towns and villages through which the highway passed at some time in its history . </P>
where does the lincoln highway begin and end
from Times Square in New York City west to Lincoln Park in San Francisco