,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ahh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjac ,mr4 
,johanns 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1 &    
,mr4 ,kirk7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ,june #cj1     
#bjac1 z ! c5t5nial ( ! ,l9coln         
,highway1 ! fir/ transcont95tal highway1
 :i* orig9ally spann$ #c1chi miles ?r\gh
 #ac /ates1 includ+ ! great ,/ate (     
,nebraska4  ,:]eas ,c>l ,g4 ,fi%]1      
creator ( ! ,l9coln ,highway1 believ$   
?is project w\ld /imulate z no?+ else   
c\ld ! build+ ( endur+ highways ev]y:]e 
t w n only be a cr$it to ! ,am]ican p b 
t w also mean mu* to ,am]ican           
agriculture & ,am]ican comm]ce2 ,:]eas1 
on ,octob] #ca1 #aiac1 ?is great highway
 became ! fir/ national memorial to !   
#af? ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1       
,abraham ,l9coln2 ,:]eas ! ,l9coln      
,highway br\ght economic developm5t1    
t\rism1 & adv5ture to e community x     
t\*$2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #bb1 #bjac1      

hundr$s ( motori/s w p>ticipate 9 !     
,l9coln ,highway ,c5t5nial ,auto ,t\r1  
:i* w />t simultane\sly f ! bu/l+ /reets
 ( ,new ,york's ,"t ,squ>e 9 ! ,ea/ & f 
,san ,francisco's s]5e ,l9coln ,p>k 9 ! 
,we/2 ,:]eas a c5t5nial celebration w   
take place f ,june #cj1 #bjac1 ?r\gh    
,july #a1 #bjac1 :5 ,l9coln ,highway t\r
 motori/s w jo9 at ! c5tral meet+ place 
( ,ke>ney1 ,nebraska1 :i* is precisely  
#a1gcc miles f bo? ! ,atlantic & !      
,pacific coa/s2 ,:]eas ! ,l9coln        
,highway s]v$ z a model & an inspiration
 = ,presid5t ,dwight ,d4 ,eis5h[]'s gr& 
initiative = a national highway sy/em to
 connect e p]son 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &   
,:]eas ! ,l9coln ,highway1 m            
affectionately kn[n z ,am]ica's ,ma9    
,/reet1 w cont9ue to be a symbol (      
,am]icana & ! s5se ( fre$om t comes f   
driv+ on ! op5 road3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 recognizes ,june    
#cj1 #bjac1 z ! c5t5nial ( ! ,l9coln    
,highway2  7#b7 commemorates ! important
 role t ! ,l9coln ,highway has play$ 9  

significant hi/orical & cultural ev5ts 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 recognizes !  
economic gr[?1 mod]nization 9           
infra/ructure1 & rural developm5t t     
result$ f ! ,l9coln ,highway4