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US Route 30-Lincoln Highway GIS Database Development

The goal of this research project, funded by the Iowa Department of Transportation, was the development of a management plan for the US Route 30-Lincoln Highway corridor through the state of Iowa. As the first east/west transcontinental highway in the United States, the Lincoln Highway was a model for progressive highway development when first assembled and constructed in the early 1900s. The resources of the corridor hold opportunity for development of interpretive programs and heritage tourism initiatives. GIS was a component of the project’s development. The GIS database developed for the project, as a product for the Iowa DOT, included collection of existing corridor data from a variety of sources, and a mapping of corridor resources through field work, observation, and the use of GPS devices. The Iowa DOT database was queried to identify segments that retained historic road design characteristics. The final product was a GIS database that included both quantitative data and analysis and qualitative data and analysis. This presentation will describe the process of the development of the GIS database, and demonstrate the final product.