The Jersey City Police Department held a minute of silence in honor of police officers Robert Nguyen and Shawn Carson, who died in 2005 when they drove off the Lincoln Highway Bridge when the center section was raised. The bridge was renamed after the officers in 2007.

• Cops to honor Carson, Nguyen, The Jersey Journal (Jersey City, N.J.), December 24, 2008

Bob Chase and Bernard "Buddy" Rosenbaum have finished their cross-country trip across the Lincoln Highway on their Piaggio MP3 scooters. One of their goals was to raise awareness for the Lincoln Highway.

• 2 pals in their 70s chase adventure while atop scooters, The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), July 15, 2008
• Road Trip! A Scoot Along the Lincoln Highway, City Room blog of The New York Times, July 14, 2008