This is an original section of the old Lincoln Highway from 1913, and it is now part of County Road E53.
 It runs across 2.4 miles (3.9 km) of relatively level farm land from a curve east of Buttrick's Creek to Iowa Highway 144 just south of Grand Junction.
 At one time the junction with Iowa 144 was a Y-intersection that has subsequently been converted into a T intersection.
 The Lincoln Highway through Iowa had many Y-intersections, and they have likewise been converted.
 A jog in the road was straightened in 1920, and this whole stretch of highway was paved with concrete in 1924 by Empire Construction Company of Des Moines.
 There are six contributing resources to this historic district, all structures: the roadway itself, the road drainage system, and four culverts.
Construction plans from 1923 show that the culverts and half of the drainage system were in place when the highway was paved.
 The roadway is 18 feet (5.5 m) across, and within a 66-foot (20 m) right-of-way.
 The drainage system includes two lines of 6-inch (150 mm) drainage tiles and 12 intakes.
 Each intake is a conical-shaped cast iron grate that covers a subsurface concrete cylinder.
 The four culverts include one concrete driveway culvert and three concrete box culverts, all of different sizes.
This is an original section of the old Lincoln Highway from 1913, and it is now part of County Road E53.  It runs across 2.4 miles (3.9 km) of relatively level farm land from a curve east of Buttrick's Creek to Iowa Highway 144 just south of Grand Junction.  At one time the junction with Iowa 144 was a Y-intersection that has subsequently been converted into a T intersection.  The Lincoln Highway through Iowa had many Y-intersections, and they have likewise been converted.  A jog in the road was straightened in 1920, and this whole stretch of highway was paved with concrete in 1924 by Empire Construction Company of Des Moines.  There are six contributing resources to this historic district, all structures: the roadway itself, the road drainage system, and four culverts. Construction plans from 1923 show that the culverts and half of the drainage system were in place when the highway was paved.  The roadway is 18 feet (5.5 m) across, and within a 66-foot (20 m) right-of-way.  The drainage system includes two lines of 6-inch (150 mm) drainage tiles and 12 intakes.  Each intake is a conical-shaped cast iron grate that covers a subsurface concrete cylinder.  The four culverts include one concrete driveway culvert and three concrete box culverts, all of different sizes.
Lincoln Highway in Greene County, Iowa