Mount Vernon signal., 1914-01-16
BRISTOL TO
LEXINGTON
lContinued from last week. I


work, Kentucky only has to do as
much as Virginia, and assuming
that the Kentuckians will do their
share OF the work with the same
progressive spirit that character
izes the Virginians. the highway
will be an accomplished fact with
In the next two or three years.
Many persons laughed at the
lmpracticability of CONSTRUCTING
the Memphis-to- Bristol highway
across Tennessee, but that road is
now about three fourths comlpeted
while the same spirit that prompt
ed it, has aroused the Vireinians
to the task of constructing a sim
liar highway from Bristol across
the Old Dominion to the national
capital. The same people are
also constructing highway from
Bristol to Bluefield, w. Va. and
the good road enthusiasts assert
that this is the beginning OF what
is destined to be the Bristol to-
Pittsburg highway.
Leaving Bristol, the Bristol-tc I
Lexington highway runs nine
miles thru Washington County,
Virginia. which link has just been
surveyed by the state highway en-
gineer. The funds to build this
link have been provided by bond
issue and private subscriptions.
Scott county adloins Washington
This county has voted bonds for
the building of its link Of the new
highway. and work is to be com,
menced in the spring Lee coun-
ty, which adjoins Scott on the
west, has already constructed
nearly fifty miles of the new high
way. This means that the Vir-
ginisns have provided for Is of it's
95 miles of the Bristol-to Lexing-
ton highway, extending to Cum
berland Gap.
From Cumberland Gap, Bell
County, Kentucky, has construct
a macadam road to Middlesboro,
but from that town to Crab Orch
ard. KY. a diatance of SO miles.
the highway has not been ptovided
for. At Crab Orchard the high 8
way route connects with the Cen
tral Kensucky system of turn
pixies. over whicy Lexington and
other Kentucky towus may be
reached.
The Bristol to-Lexington High.
way Association will take up with
the coanty officials aud with Others
in Kentucky the matter of push
ing this undertaking to compile
tion. 1t is believed. judging from
information recently published
concerning road legislationin Ken.
lucky, that that state will soon be
in posision to enter more active
Iy into the work of road construc-
lions. The building of the link
from Middlesboro to Crab Orch
lri would be notable triumph,
rince it would be the means of be
,ompleteing this highway direct ing
rom the southeast into Kentucky The
md Ohio. VIII
1t is doubtful if Kentucky coulo
inter upon another single enter Bri
rise that would hold more of sig soc
'ihcance 10 the people of thai
tate than that of building the Spe
ecessary links to make com Mil
'lete hinhway, extending from Mr..
lexington to Bristol. Not only Mt.
7ould Kentuckians then have ert.
met route over the Blue Ridg' V
, the South Atlantic states, br a A
lmillar ronte eastward to Rich Wa,
Iond, Norfolk and Washington; Kar
" the Bristol-to-Wasnineton Hor
ighway will be completed before Lee
will be possible to construct the r;s
lks to complete the Brlstol-to- p 7
exington road. Kno
For direct route beto cen Ken Mo-
cky and the Middle West State Hor
c Observation-Disclosures Highwa, non
absolutely essent' n. and thai Sbel,
Kentuckians appreciat. this coin
lot to be doubted for a n oment. ,ar 9
svel from the Middle Wesl to Y
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