Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-23
GAIN IS SHOWN IN
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
IAvnnI Itt0IRlHnB
5aS Miles OF Improvement ACCOM-
piishcd on NTrauscontincntal
Road I'm 1920.
ALL STATES ARE GIVING AID
More Than ss,ooo,ooo Spent by
commemorative anu Counties
Through Whlcl, 1t Passes-AIucl,
CONSTRUCTION Forecast.

nt,rn,,r
- hoi u MlCli.. Jan. 22.--In
checking the ACCOMPLISHMENTS -, ,ha
end Of 1920 o.lici.,I, =, 49,
Hi-hw,, ,...,..,. ~ i"'.coih
selves -. nIa,,,ii, EXPRESS them
prorr.s.. -" ,, ,nt1shtiy pieased with tho
: In, ..r,n, ,a.,.. III .ne AuhpTosoihenl or
y. ing III. vc.,r ,,.,',n'i route our
- vc.sca ~. ,hn tinal,, EIucn state ira
= tn. Atlon,t -, J., -. oinngIIhS hwag from
all thu n woa ~ "si c,.Ii,. ms dope
- comI,lish dmrIs,p 'ysisaldy aoie to &C
!. dih lack o. monSv hn,n;er -, ,omnere
As n -.s,,,, ~ ,' 'iinps ,hc worE.
proynmcn, $500 II , 's' - "I' VIII I'M
4. prca; ,ran.rnntI,n,,,,, .,t ~ INV
That Is 10 nn, con, ~ ,ii's ,.',. y
length Of the ROAD. Tho monnv snnn,
on tho Lincoln IIipb,rnv IN ,rao 81,
but lille shnr: nr ,rn ~ 80" ~,
in 1919. which rsornscn;nu ~. hI,.h
= Lincoln Way in any Din" "eor '"e
Had IL not been for nhysic;i hnnai
caps. such as thc lurk ~ ,rnns,,nr,n
/, tiou facilities thn Inck or hniiIin,.
materials the Nigh prica ANA nrcy.i
Ont shortage Of lai,nr IN. ronlit ion
"f the securities market nnectinu m.
s;'ic OF bonds for road building. and
tho extreme reluctance on The n:,rt
or reputable. contractors 10 undrr
- 'iAc rnad work In consequence III Is
an assured fact that 1920 would have
seen a srentcr outlay for building the
i.ihcnin Way than any yenr in the
IhSt Much OF tho work contc,n-
pa'"l Tor 1920 has Of .peccssitty. been
Narrich over into 1921. and accord
- hGly the Lincoln Highway Associa-
ION - ontmis;ica!lv anticipating a
~" fc1r OF splendid results
hItchy stated. The States iravcrsei
.e l.'hSo'n lfishway have TO their
i.. ny the end OF 1920. the follow
!" ~ My 81 aCtuai construction
~" we Lincoln HIGHWAY:
- xn,,. Se" 1ernsS:
mil con,plet.' iourtern
.
at NE r., ~, MI nan i,'rnSs ,hick
"a, ~ fI ~. .l'h,-I.c, tnick
,Io,,S ,,,s,rn,S mtn ,ir.e oot hltuini-
win IA" "a,,n,, .non.u' r. sGnt,nnons
win , '"v tpno, IN. sides. and
The ,,,i'.,,i,,m I,nt SSe,,hs "ntslun OF
.io;nl ,vta,t, i ,nnlhE q
THIS 49, ~ 81 WI 'E,ie.,'
m:,y L Oh. ,i%,,1. ~. ii.,h,o,n nish,
.m0dern h,.bw.@ =, ~. ,,,,,,, = p r., 80, no
.t.uit.u S,at.,, IN .,aditian -, ~.
.scrt.ofi aC4,ril,cl 80, Jcr.
tfainca som. fortw r,t,av -, ,s,i,In,
iinroin Hiunway nn,I ,itora,har ' IN
.NCr,cti Il total of sCSS asI
III TIN. STATE IIirh,x,v pa,,r.,,o, =,
Nav jrryrv ADVISES 80, ~ " y.
, sulans Dr.viIe frr q rnn, t.','.,, -
.ram IN iinrrey, mon, -. ~. ~"
two mennon. ~ rapi,ily ns INC
" p rnns.ita,,i..
II. No fnal drurns !, ' as -, ,,.t,,h,.
.uF 10 the cgprndi,m,.s mon m liz
coin t1shway j. psnnsSivania dur dur
.sflna;e ,laccs - '',If, r, oNn
;,',,., p. .a,'1 ". 1oiu! ~ Si,'"-,oVo.
NAN GU. to"p Nv, sns lae same
] w"fn ,I,t...I,,,, {, .,,n -, tx, t IN
.oin IiI,,,.,..,, 60, 'ons o. ~" In
,,rci. i.in,.:. ~ ~, "ihGnt con
concrete Msr. un ni.,gs 2, rei"fnIosh
( ~ 'ouhS IN I".p ana - miles OF
~, s.,.m. ,sp. eating west from
! ttttF sbn!E 70 chambers burg. Due TO
.uc p"Fu'hFN! - ani resultant heavy
franc upon the Lincoln Highway In
,.i"nhsyNan'a, naiHtcnancc costs are
.A4ry teavS and this together with the
necessary expense OF snow removal
during tn. winter, cos, not less than
=, .i.i = million dollars, Included in
Lincoln IItRhsay Improvement was
y" sum Of sil2.ooo for the building
~ on. ~ the fncst bridges upon III.
i.tncoln iiighwa%. The total cxr.adt-
lures Tor ;Ais state 40 no, IaclCd"
local or inuniclual contracts which
make thc total much greater.
Ohio
Onto was able to complete but 1919
miles ot s;audHr,l construction upon
the Lincoln H'ghway or total OF
closr - - mlcs cont mplated at
thr beginning ~ the year. New con
tracts ;ci t37 miles Were let. the
SoiE completed, costing *5oT.6ia.li.
IT Is Interesting t. note tina, ever,
fco; - the Lincoln Highway across
tile %air Or Ohio is either completed
81 brick; concrete. macadaEl. asphalt,
- asphaltc concrete or under com
trHct fnr construction with one OF
titcsc types.
Indiana planned to bald 40 miles
~ concrete on the Lincoln Highway
in 1920. Her best cGorts however.
resulted in the construction OF but