In 1913 , the turnpike became part of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway .
Tolls continued to be collected until 1917 , when the State Highway Department bought it for $165,000 , equal to $3,151,714 today .
In 1913 , the turnpike became part of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway , and tolls continued to be collected until 1917 , when the State Highway Department bought it for $165,000 , equal to $3,151,714 today .