This is the second segment of a cross-country e-bike ride inspired by an historic military convoy that followed the Lincoln Highway in 1919. Ike Eisenhower was a reporting officer of the convoy. His experience would ultimately lead to the creation of the US Interstate Highway System.

We're Going to Get There: That's All

Lieutenant Colonel

Charles McClure

Expedition Commander, 1919 Convoy

This segment of the route connects Pittsburgh with Fort Wayne.

Segment Rating Summary 

80% Overall

We will post a segment rating summary once we have e-biked this segment of the route. The maximum grade is 8.7% and the paths are mostly on asphalt.

8.7%
grade
99%
Asphalt
1%
Gravel

E-bike Trail

The red line is the e-bike route. Red markers indicate stops by the historic military convoy that left Washington DC on July 7, 1919. TH markers indicate trail head markers.

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Where we Stay

We stay overnight at the following locations. Distances are in miles.

City/Town/Area

Location

Electricity

Distance

Total

Pittsburgh. PA

Hotel/B&B

Available

0

340

Pittsburgh to Monaca, PA

Hotel/B&B

Available

28

368

Monaca to Salem OH

Guilford Lake State Park

Available

44

412

Salem to Wooster, OH

Hotel/B&B

Available

64

476

Wooster to Shelby, OH

KOA Shelby

Available

54

530

Shelby to Bluffton, OH

KOA Bluffton

Available

78

608

Bluffton to Van Wert, OH

Hotel/B&B

Available

50

658

Van Wert to Fort Wayne, IN

Hotel/B&B

Available

48

706

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