The Meridian Highway: From Canada to Mexico

The Meridian Highway: From Canada to Mexico (HM1GBJ)

Location: Edgar, NE 68935 Pierce County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 9.164', W 97° 29.105'

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The Meridian Road was organized in 1911 by a group of "good roads" boosters. Proposed as a direct north-south automobile route through the central United States. Its name and derived from the Sixth Principal Meridian. In 1912 the route was largely established through six states, connecting Winnipeg, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.



The Meridian Road, later renamed the Meridian Highway, eventually extended to Mexico and became U.S. Highway 81. In northern Nebraska, the road connected Norfolk, Hadar, Pierce, Wausa, and Crofton, crossing the Missouri River at Yankton, South Dakota. The route of the highway was relocated in 1939, eventually bypassing all of the smaller communities from Norfolk to Yankton.



This marker stands on a segment of the original highway laid out in the fall of 1911, which followed section line roads north and west to Pierce. It includes a steel truss bridge built in 1915 and improvements such a concrete culverts and graveled roadbed dating to the 1920s. This segment has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is preserved and maintained by Pierce County.
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HM NumberHM1GBJ
Series This marker is part of the Nebraska: Nebraska State Historical Society series
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Marker Number434
Placed ByNebraska Department of Roads; Pierce County; Nebraska State Historical Society.
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 5:32am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 625162 N 4667844
Decimal Degrees42.15273333, -97.48508333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 9.164', W 97° 29.105'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 9' 9.84" N, 97° 29' 6.3" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)402
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 201-299 W Railroad St, Edgar NE 68935, US
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