A Journey through America's Highway History (Video Course)
- Course Number: C1039
- Credits: 1 hours
- Instructor: Ellen Huang, PE
- Price: $10
Course Outline
This course explores the rich history of America's first coast-to-coast automobile road, the Lincoln Highway. It is based entirely on the popular PBS documentary "100 Years on the Lincoln Highway." Established over a hundred years ago, the Lincoln Highway connected Times Square in New York City to San Francisco, California, forever changing the landscape of American travel and culture. This course takes learners on an educational journey across America, narrating the development, evolution, and legacy of the iconic Lincoln Highway. It provides a unique lens through which to understand America's growth, evolution, and the democratization of mobility in the early 20th century.
At the end of this course, there will be a multiple-choice, open-book quiz designed to enhance your understanding of the course material.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Be able to understand the historical, social, and economic factors that led to the creation of the Lincoln Highway and the consequent rise of automobile travel in America;
- Be able to articulate the role of key figures such as Carl G. Fisher and Henry Ford in shaping the course of American transportation history;
- Be able to comprehend the impact of the Lincoln Highway on local communities and commerce, as well as its influence on state and federal road construction policies; and
- Be able to gain a broad understanding of the narrative of the Lincoln Highway, its milestones and challenges, and its lasting legacy on American culture and the concept of the road trip.