# Donner Summit Rainbow Bridge celebrates its 100th anniversary

- URL: https://travelguysradio.com/2026/09/05/donner-summit-rainbow-bridge-celebrates-its-100th-anniversary
- Image: https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2026/09/lha-dbac-77-lh-hwy-40-rainbow-bridge-bridge-doug-bowyer-photo.jpg

*On the Saturday, September 5th, 2026 edition of The Travel Guys…*

- In the **Travel News**, airport lounges are coming for Southwest Airlines and an express train is on the drawing board from O’Hare Airport into downtown Chicago. What and skip the famous Windy City traffic? Those stories and more in the news.
- For years, we have suggested **Smarter Travelers** should take before and after pictures of their rental cars, now that wisdom is extended to two more areas.
- **Odds and Ends** features a story about changing demographics at Burning Man in the Nevada desert, and a run-down of the rudest things you can do while boarding a plane.
- We have a story about the historic Lincoln Highway. It pre-dates Route 66 and it passes through Sacramento. Recently the **Rainbow Bridge** near Donner Summit celebrated its 100th anniversary and local Lincoln Highway buffs threw a party. The story of old highways, classic cars and historic bridges comes up in the final segment.

Photo by Doug Bowyer

## Highlights

- [Lincoln Highway Donner Bridge Centennial Celebration](https://travelguysradio.com/sites/default/files/2026/09/lincoln-highway-donner-bridge-centennial-celebration_0.pdf)
- [The story of US 40 and the Lincoln Highway through the Sierra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU6QQnpqM_I)
- [Lincoln Highway Map](https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/map/)
- [Lincoln Highway Association](https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/ca/)
- [An excellent overview of the pros and cons of bringing a larger carry-on on the plane with you](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/air-travel/travelers-keep-paying-extra-to-avoid-checking-a-bag-then-their-carry-on-gets-taken-at-the-gate-there-is-no-overhead-bin-space-left/vi-AA2a1ckG?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=6a999f66b53f4a12a9ef907c057780f7&cvpid=b4dcb20dd4e84a9397d795785f683964&ei=13)

Tags: [smarter traveler](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/smarter-traveler), [travel news](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/travel-news), [airports](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/airports), [Southwest Airlines](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/southwest-airlines), [o'hare airport](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/ohare-airport), [car rentals](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/car-rentals), [Odds & Ends](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/odds-ends), [Lincoln Highway](https://travelguysradio.com/tag/lincoln-highway)

Previous Episode: [United announces their biggest ever international expansion](https://travelguysradio.com/2026/08/31/united-announces-their-biggest-ever-international-expansion) — August 29, 2026

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