The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-16

SIX GREAT HIGHWAYS
WITH THIRTEEN TRUNK AND FOEGei
TY LINK ROADS ENTIRE COST
IS ESTIMATED AT---
v356,121y000.

plans maps ana estimates for taoa
construction OF 10000 miles Of hign-
ways, connecting ana interHnkin8
every part OF the United states Wilk
De presented 70 the Federal aid good
roads convention. which meets her0s
tomorrow and Wednesday.
IN pamphlet just issued ~ tne
statement is MADE that tnere arc
more than 100000 miles Of htgh-
ways IN the United States. OF thssS
NOT one miie can truly Dc called
hationai hishway, " exception u maze
| OF the roads In the national parks ana
the District OF Columbia. To propOs9
the building OF $4,000 miles Of ma
iohai highways may seem 70 the Nm.
tninking revolutionary tdea, yek
oV'oo" mics OF highways - but HS-ss
tie more than per cent. OF the total
ROAD mileage OF this country Ana
what Is that. compared to the ma9-7
nincent showing OF France; ana the
much Greater need OF our own enor-
NOUS territory Tor hrst-class roads -
connect Its several parts?
The plans OF the association. Il =
stated, have been accurately and carc-
fully prepared. and the roads have
been located by trained and -
perlenced road engfneerR wUTkmx
with complete office and drAfttn9
force Tor more than four months.
To De SIX Main Highway.
The highways system. ~ laid 0n9
and corrected to date. consista %
slx main highways. thirteen trunks
highways and forty link Highways
connecting the mains and the trunks
and reaching out In all difecttonos
| until the country as whole y COW
cred with almost spider-web trAcory
nf rnadh II 1tafAA that In anita
OF this apparently complete covering
OF the country. however. the network
of suggested roads aggregate but u
per cent. Of the total highways Of
the nation.
The main highways, contcmplated
in the plans are: The northern. from
Boston to Seattle. distance Of a.-s
s7b miles: the central, from Waelt-
inGton to San Francisco. 4.02b miles,
tine to San Diego. BATS miles. Or
. total OF east and west main high
ways OF 11.275 miles The north ana
south main highways are the At~a
lantic, from Calais. Me-. to MiAmts
Fla. 2.4o0 miles; the Mississippi. from
I Duluth to New orioans 1,4se miles
and the Pacific. from Seattle to San
Diego, l.176 miles, total north Ana
south mileage OF 5,62S miles OF main
0Ss
Proposed Trunk Highways.
The trunk highways proposed BY
the association are the AppaiachiAns
between Albany. N. r., and MOBILIZE
| with length Of about l.61b miles:
the Canada Gull. from the RED river
OF the North to New Orleans. l.10O
miles; the Great Lakes-Atlanttc. from
Chicago to Charleston. 3 Co. l.e1A#
miles: the Great Lakes-Gulf. from
Chicago to Appalachicoia. Fla. $50
miles: the PAcln0
from Chicago to Los Angeles. S,Sbo
miles: the Mfssouri-Arfzona from ~.
Louis to Phoenix. 1.77b miles: the
Northwest, from Chicago to Hhlineses
Mont. 1.SO0 miles; Okiahoma-Caf0~
linas. from Guthrie TO Beaufort. H.
Ats miles: the Puget-Gulf, from seat
tie to Galveston, 1.sz5 miles; the
Reeky- MeHhfaifs,-kfa iH-Eeft Assam
boine. Mont, TO Ell Paso. l.1SO miles,
the santa Fe, from Kansas CITY 20 nan
Franciscp. 1850 miles: the Sou&hMeese
from Philadelphia to LAREDO. Tex
z.475 miles. and the Texas-At!antlcs
from Ell Paso 70 Wlminkton. =, 49,
1900 miles Total 5a.SVO miles.
the forty INK highways IN the pI0s8
posed system are deM8nateo 20 con-
nect .ne n,Ains anu .ne M. -