The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-05-02
Redwood County
Builds Much Road
Seasons of 1916 and 1917 Busiest
i'm History of C0unty's Roads;
Fine Work Done
By H. E. Palmer
Supervisor of Roads

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During the year Of 1916 Red
wood County completed TIT
greatest amount of State Roat
work yet undertaken in a single
season.
The following jobs were car
ried to practical completion
though some still require small
amount of grading and finishing
up.
State Rural Highway No. SO
1917 miles in length, running
from Vesta to Lucan and contin.
uing south to meet the Black
Hills Trail between Revere and
Walnut Grove. The villages OF
Vesta and Lucan also did the
grading within their corporate
limits necessary to put these
stretches in good shape.
State Rural Highway No. so,
6 miles in length, which with
one mile Of State Road No. 9
runs south and east from Red
wood Falls through Paxton
Township to the Three Lakes
Township line and forms a link
in the road which will eventual
ly give a direct route from Glenn
.sents to the county seat.
State Road No. 10, Az miles
in length, running north from
the village Of Seaforth to con-
meet with State Road No. l and
Z on the Sheridan-Kintire Town
ship line gives a direct outlet
to the north and east and via
the state road system to all
parts of the county.
State Road No. 1, 61a miles
in length in and on the south
side of Underwood Township
completes the previously con-
structed part of this road west
from Vesta to State Road No. 8
leading into Milroy. 1t also pro-
vides a two-mile spur to the
Lyon County line which with the
proposed work in that county
will afford an inter-county seat
highway between Redwood Falls
and Marshall.
State Road No. 5, 2 miles on
the east end of Redwood Coun-
tvs south boundary line and a
link in the Black Hills trail. This
road was both graded and gray
eled during the past year, the
cost being equally divided be-
tween Redwood and Brown
Counties.
=" Additional Work.
In addition to that above men
toned, the following work was
done:
State Road No. 9, between
Redwood Falls, Gilfillan and Nor
gan, 91s miles were completed
and approximately 2 miles re-
main to be completed as soon as
the weather permits.
State Road No. 7, in the Min
nesota River Valley giving Bel
view an opening to the trade of
this rocky but picturesque coun-
try which lies on both the Red
wood and Renville county sides
of the river. One mile of this
work was completed during 1916
and the remaining three-fourth
of a mile is now under construc-
ton by day labor. This is the
only job Of any Importance not
contracted for in Redwood coun-
ty in recent years.
State Road No. A, in Water
bury and Willow Lake Town
ships leading to Wanda from the
east, the north and the west and
also giving that village an out
let to the grave,ed state road
system at State Road No. 6 be-
tween Lamberton and Wabasso.
On this road 6A miles were COM
pleted but the remaining Ia
miles are awaiting the drainage
of large lakebed in Willow
Lake Township.
Bridges And Culverts.
The above grading also in
Guided the necessary concrete
culverts which had a total length
of IL miles, and the construc-
ton of 6 bridges including two
over the Cottonwood River and
one over the Redwood River.
The crawling program as car
ried out consisted of the follow.
ing jobs:
State Road No. 1, west from
the village of Vesta, AZ miles
in length was completed.
State Road No. 3, on the east