Lions Club Tree Park

Located east of Grand Junction at the intersection of Highway 30 and 222nd Street (old Lincoln Highway), this site is dedicated to interpreting the Lincoln Highway. It is designed to show the development of the nation’s highway system. The site features an artistic representation of “Decade Markers,” concrete pillars that represent the population of Iowa, the miles of paved roads in Iowa, and the number of registered vehicles in Iowa from 1910 to 2000. Interpretive panels detail the development of the Lincoln Highway and the Good Roads Movement that transformed Iowa’s muddy roads. A viewing platform at the west end of the park features a view of four generations of bridges, including a 1915 concrete slab bridge on the original Lincoln Highway route (abandoned) and a 1921 bridge on the second alignment (now the byway). A byway wayside exhibit interprets watersheds at West Beaver Creek. Two byway panels near the RR interpret the relationship between railroads and the Lincoln Highway.