Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-16
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
COSTING S1,69O,0OO
COMP LETED IN YEAR
obs Aggregating S10,500,-
900 Are Now in Progress
in State-HighWay Sys-
tenn Has Been Started

tenn Has Been Started
u Highway projects aggregating ST.,
90, 600 have been completed within
4 he past twelve months. and projects
8ggre eating s1O,500,000 are now il
Progress, it was announced Saturday
" the state highway department
hich has begun on a big Scale the
obstruction of a state highway sys
pm linking together every county
BAT in Georgia.
It was stated by the department
fficials that practically all com
eted projects were built with a com
nation of federal, state and county
bnds. and most of the pending prof.
hts are being similarly financed
bunties have found it very adVan-
geous to turn over the engineer
"a, inspection and auditing details OF
cir projects to the highway depart
emit. The whole of Georgia's share
the federal highway fund is re-
hired by law to be expended through
e department.
In the projects now in progress
lie state highway department has
nployed an army Of $500 men; 1900
ans; fifteen steam shovels; thirty
rec road rollers; 108 road scrapes
d other road machinery; seventy
ne concrete mixers; twelve rock
ushers, and five asphalt distribute
g machines.
Every section of the state is repre-
nted in the projects which have
mpleted. The projects now in
ogress number 122, and not only
cry congressional district but more
an two-thirds of the counties are
lbraced in this list.
A list of complete projects, it is
lieved by the highway department
II be Of interest to all citizens TAX
an interest in the highway de-
lopment of the state. and is here
tn given in brief form:
Completed Jobs
From Gainesville, north to the
lmpkin county line, a sand clay
ad twelve miles in length, scien-
Eically graded This is a link in
Gainesville Evansville route via
hlonega.
From jefferson towards Commerce,
o-thirds of the distance, a sand
V road
three directions out of Wash
-on, towards Athens, Elberton and
lcoln, a total of nine miles of
crete road.
From Moreland to Greenville. in
.iwether county, sixteen miles
sand clay road.
from LAGRANGE, twelve miles north
Yards the Coweta county line,
cd clay road and three concrete
dyes, constituting an important
:; in the Atlanta-West Point route.
n Henry county, six miles of sand
road, constituting the Henry
inty link of the Atlanta Macon
tie, which is also the middle route
the Dixie highway.
'rom the Spalding county line 60
south to Griffin, eight and one
miles of concrete road, and from
fin, south for a distance of two
les, concrete road. Two more
,es going south will shortly be
npleted. This road will then bisect
id'ng county with a magnificent
.Lrete link in the Atlanta Macon
.te
kaother important link in the same
tie is nine miles of concrete road
h. the Bibb county line, at Lor-
lie. into the city Of Macon.
IN Bibb county, from Macon south
a distance of two and one-half
direction of Fort Valley and is
,artly completed link in the Ma
1-Americus and Atlanta-Americus
tie. =,
steel and concrete bridge, one-halt
d mile in length, across the Flynt
err in Macon county, connecting
ntezuma with Oglethorpe, and
ming a most important link IN
Macon -Americus-Thom
e route.
E*From brownsville north to the
#A1Iochee river. three miles Of bi-
1inous macadam road, and also a
crete bridge across this river
ch is 80 per cent completed.
From Ouitman, running north to-
IDS Moultrie, eight miles OF con-
te road and five concrete bridges
n Emanuel county, north anC
tn of Swainsboro, the county seat
concrete bridges over streams
were troublesome and often i'm
able in wet weather, thus form
an important link in the mair
a-Macon-Savannah route.
,orth of Valdosta on the Valdosta'
j link of the middle Dixie high
:. an important concrete prldge;
Chatham county, for eight miles
of Savannah, running north
At miles of concrete road, an
ar link in the Atlanta-Macon-Sa'
y nah route.
n Whitfield county, an importan
crete bridge across Swamp creek
Oh has been in the habit Of COINS
a rampage every once In a WINE
| washing away the wooden brldge
3 forms a link between Dalton ane
ious northwest Georgia points,
n Gilmer county, one mile OF OBJ
lesson road out of Ellijay bull
unanimous macadam, and forming
ink in the Atlanta-Blu Hldg'
All Of the above listed road proJ
are located at strategic point!
re a limited amount of road con
elton has had the effect of link
up existing good roads. and open
long routes for inter-city and in
g etafed above the state highway
,artment has under constructor
nresent time a total of 122 proJ
aggregating $10,500,0OO. Som
,hese projects are in an advance
~e of construction. Ii addition
these. the department has let con cor
IT'S for projects aggregating 81;
C,+. on which construction VIII
launched in a snort time
1895 GOODYEAR RAIN