Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway was an early coast-to-coast highway in the United States

United States

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. Begun early in 1912 the route went from New York City

New York City

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 to Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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. It was in direct competition with the Lincoln Highway

Lincoln Highway

The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America.Conceived and promoted by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, the Lincoln Highway spanned coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco, originally through 13 states: New York, New Jersey,...

 and the National Old Trails Road. It route markers were marked PP-OO.

It started as a boosterism campaign in Colorado Springs, and depended upon cities and towns along the route to participate with monetary contributions and road improvements. It was formalized March 18, 1914, at a meeting in St. Joseph, Missouri with State and Federal highway officials. The highway was completed in 1924.

Originally the route was to be from Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 to San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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, but the existence of the good National Old Trails Road in the east made New York City a natural terminus, and competition with the Lincoln Highway and the ease of the southern route to California determined the change to Los Angeles.

The route through Colorado took two different paths from Colorado Springs to Grand Junction

Grand Junction, Colorado

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. The first went through Manitou

Manitou Springs, Colorado

The city of Manitou Springs is a Home Rule Municipality located in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,980 at the 2000 census.Students are served by Manitou Springs School District 14 and Manitou Springs High School....

, Buena Vista

Buena Vista, Colorado

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, Leadville

Leadville, Colorado

Leadville is a Statutory City that is the county seat of, and the only municipality in, Lake County, Colorado, United States. Situated at an elevation of , Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States...

, and Glenwood Springs

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

The City of Glenwood Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimated that the city population was 8,564 in 2005...

 and the second went through Canon City

Cañon City, Colorado

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, Salida

Salida, Colorado

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, Montrose

Montrose, Colorado

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 and Delta

Delta, Colorado

The City of Delta is the county seat and the most populous city of Delta County, Colorado, United States. The population was 8,915 at the 2010 census...

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Route

East to West

• New York:
  • New York City
• New Jersey:
  • Trenton
    Trenton, New Jersey
    Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
    
    
• Pennsylvania:
  • Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
    
    
  • Harrisburg
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
    Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
    
    
  • Hollidaysburg
    Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
    Hollidaysburg is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, on the Juniata River, south of Altoona. It is the county seat of Blair County. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area and is one of the communities that comprises the Altoona Urban Area...
    
    
  • Blairsville
    Blairsville, Pennsylvania
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  • Washington
    Washington, Pennsylvania
    Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
    
    
• Ohio: primarily State route 7, State route 151
  Ohio State Route 151
  State Route 151 is an an east–west state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 151 is at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 250 approximately southwest of Bowerston...
  
  , U.S. Route 22
  U.S. Route 22
  U.S. Route 22 is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 near the Newark Liberty International Airport.US 22 also carries the names of the William...
  
  , U.S. Route 250
  U.S. Route 250
  U.S. Route 250 is a route of the United States Numbered Highway System, and is a spur of U.S. Route 50. It currently runs for from Sandusky, Ohio to Richmond, Virginia. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio. It goes through the cities of Richmond, Virginia,...
  
  , U.S. Route 36
  U.S. Route 36
  U.S. Route 36 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where it meets U.S. Route 34. Its eastern...
  
  , State route 751
  Ohio State Route 751
  State Route 751 ' is an east–west state highway located in the east-central portion of Ohio. The highway runs between its western terminus at State Route 93 in West Lafayette and its eastern terminus at a diamond interchange with Interstate 77 on the outskirts of the village of Stone...
  
  , U.S. Route 36
  U.S. Route 36
  U.S. Route 36 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where it meets U.S. Route 34. Its eastern...
  
  , State route 571
  Ohio State Route 571
  Ohio State Route 571 is an east–west State Route highway in west-central Ohio, part of a state-wide road transportation system. It indirectly connects the cities of Union City and Greenville with Springfield via a final on U.S. Route 40...
  
  
  • Coshocton
    Coshocton, Ohio
    Coshocton is a city in and the county seat of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population of the city was 11,682 at the 2000 census. The Walhonding River and the Tuscarawas River meet in Coshocton to form the Muskingum River....
    
    
  • Bellefontaine
    Bellefontaine, Ohio
    Bellefontaine is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,069 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003...
    
    
• Indiana: primarily what became State Road 32
  Indiana State Road 32
  State Road 32 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west highway in central Indiana that crosses the entire state, covering a distance of about .-Route description:...
  
   and what became U.S. Route 136
  U.S. Route 136
  U.S. Highway 136 is a spur of U.S. Highway 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of 804 miles .-Nebraska:...
  
  
  • Anderson
    Anderson, Indiana
    Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is the principal city of the Anderson, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Madison county. Anderson is the headquarters of the Church of God and home of Anderson University, which is...
    
    
• Illinois:
  • Danville
    Danville, Illinois
    Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is the principal city of the'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 32,467. It is the county seat of...
    
    
  • Decatur
    Decatur, Illinois
    Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...
    
    
  • Springfield
    Springfield, Illinois
    Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
    
    
• Missouri: primarily State Route MM, and what became U.S. Route 36
  U.S. Route 36
  U.S. Route 36 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where it meets U.S. Route 34. Its eastern...
  
  
  • Hannibal
    Hannibal, Missouri
    Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606...
    
    
  • Chillicothe
    Chillicothe, Missouri
    Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,515 at the 2010 census. The name "Chillicothe" is Shawnee for "big town", and was named after their Chillicothe, located since 1774 about a mile from the present-day city.Chillicothe is...
    
    
  • St Joseph
• Kansas: primarily what became U.S. Route 36
  U.S. Route 36
  U.S. Route 36 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where it meets U.S. Route 34. Its eastern...
  
   and U.S. Route 24
  U.S. Route 24
  U.S. Route 24 is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Clarkston, Michigan, at an intersection with I-75 and its western terminus is near...
  
  
  • Marysville
    Marysville, Kansas
    Marysville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,294.-History:...
    
    
  • Colby
    Colby, Kansas
    Colby is a city in and the county seat of Thomas County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,387.-History:...
    
    
• Colorado:
  • Limon
    Limon, Colorado
    Limon is a Statutory Town that is the most populous town in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States immediately east of Elbert County. The population was 2,071 at the 2000 census. Limon has been called the "Hub City" of Eastern Colorado because Interstate 70, U.S. Highways 24, 40, and 287, and...
    
    
  • Colorado Springs
    • First route through Glenwood Springs
    • Second route through Montrose
  • Grand Junction
• Utah:
  • Price
    Price, Utah
    Price is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The city is home to the USU-College of Eastern Utah, as well as the large USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum affiliated with the college. Price is located within short distances from both Nine Mile Canyon and the Manti-La Sal National Forest...
    
    
  • Beaver
    Beaver, Utah
    Beaver is a city in Beaver County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,454 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Beaver County.Settled by Mormon pioneers in 1856, Beaver was one of a string of Mormon settlements extending the length of Utah...
    
    
  • St. George
    St. George, Utah
    St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah. It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is 119 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles ...
    
    
  • Shivwits
• Arizona: primarily what became old U.S. Route 91, now a county road
  • Beaver Dam, Arizona
    Beaver Dam, Arizona
    Beaver Dam is an unincorporated community in Mohave County located in the extreme northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona, in the Arizona Strip region. It is located along Interstate 15 approximately 10 miles northeast of Mesquite, Nevada...
    
    
  • Littlefield, Arizona
    Littlefield, Arizona
    Littlefield is an unincorporated community in Mohave County located in the Arizona Strip region of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located along Interstate 15 approximately 10 miles northeast of Mesquite, Nevada...
    
    
• Nevada:
  • Las Vegas
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
    
    
• California:
  • Barstow
    Barstow, California
    Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....
    
    
  • San Bernardino
    San Bernardino, California
    San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
    
    
  • Pasadena
    Pasadena, California
    Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
    
    
  • Los Angeles

External links

• "Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway" US Dep't of Transportation
• Rick Martin's "Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway" website