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Map of the route of the Jefferson Highway, 1921

Map of the route of the Jefferson Highway, 1921. From the Jefferson Highway Company photo album (Jefferson Transportation Company records, box 67).

Construction of Jefferson Highway

Construction of Jefferson Highway. Photograph by C. S. Burdsol, 1919.

Construction of Jefferson Highway in Anoka County

Construction of Jefferson Highway in Anoka County, 1919.

Traffic on Jefferson Highway

Traffic on Jefferson Highway, US Highway 10, near Elk River, on newly paved concrete, 1919.

River Drive and Jefferson Highway, St. Cloud

Colorized postcard featuring a view of Jefferson Highway and River Drive in St. Cloud, with the Tenth Street bridge in the center left, ca. 1917.

The Jefferson Highway, established in 1915 and named for President Thomas Jefferson, was a product of the early twentieth century’s Good Roads movement. Its route followed existing roads that extended from Winnipeg to New Orleans. In this way it passed through Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana on variant routes. Like other named routes, the highway faded from public awareness after the advent of the federal numbering system in 1926.

The steamboat International

A photograph of the steamboat International, undated. From the Probstfield family photos (Box 3), Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead. Used with the permission of the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County.

Minnesota and International Railway trestle bridge with a view of Coburn Creek

Minnesota and International Railway trestle bridge with a view of Coburn Creek. Photograph by Debra Kellner, ca. 2013. From the photograph collection of the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, St. Paul (inventory number BL-BKC-012). Public domain.

Minnesota and International Railway trestle bridge after the April 2015 fire

Minnesota and International Railway trestle bridge after the April 2015 fire. Photograph by Debra Kellner, 2015. From the photograph collection of the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, St. Paul (inventory number BL-BKC-012). Public domain.

Minnesota and International Railway trestle bridge exposed tie and stringers

Minnesota and International Railway trestle bridge exposed tie and stringers, east side. Photograph by Debra Kellner, ca. 2013. From the photograph collection of the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, St. Paul (inventory number BL-BKC-012). Public domain.

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