The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1921-09-15
HIGHWAY ROUTE
INCLUDES KDNCSTREE
AS MAPPED OUT FOR RECON-.
MENDAITON TO HIGHWAY
COMMISSION

The Executive Committee of the
South Carolina division of the South
Atlantic Coastal Highway, met at
Florence late last week and elected
two Florence men as president and
secretary. Mayor William R. Barrin-
ger, president and Walter ]. Johnson,
Of Florence Chamber Of Commerce,
secretary.
As state chairman pro tenn, elected
at the four states convention in Sa-
vannah Mr.. Barringer called the exc
cutive committee to meet here yester-
day and map out the South Carolina
section. This was done through re-
ports from the counties which the
highway will traverse.
AS mapped out for recommendation
to the South Carolina Highway Com
mission, the route of the South Allan :
tic Coastal Highway through this
state will be as follows: Taking off
the National highway at Wadesboro
or Rockingham, N. c., the road will
enter South Carolina through Ches-
terfeld county via Cheraw, traverse
Darlington via Darlington, Florence
via Florence and Lake City, Williams
burg via Kingstree, Berkeley via
Moncks Corner, Charleston via
Charleston, Colleton via Green Pond
and Combahee ferry, possibly via Wal
terboro though this point is very
doubtful, Beaufort county, and into
Jasper to Ridgeland. Mapping ends
there pending the plans for bridging
the Savannah river. ;
The Wilmington branch Of the
road will be taken up later because OF
the uncertainty of the Pee Dee river
bridge. There were no representa-
tives from cover the Pee Dee" and it
was felt that no action regarding the
route through those counties should
be taken until they were heard from.
In this connection the executive
committee drafted a resolution deplor-
ing the situation regarding this bridge.
Reports at the meeting indicated that
this project is now in danger Of being
lost because of personal and official
jealousies and squabbling. The high
way cannot long await the settlement
of these differences and for the pres
ent the Cheraw route where there is
already a bridge, will be developed
to bring the traffic this way from the
North.
A resolution of regret over the sud-
den death of A. Mason Gibbes, of Co
lumbia, also was passed. This spoke
of him as a loss to the state at large
because of his progressive activity In
the interest of developing good roads
ir South Carolina and the states ad-
iacent to her. Copies of the resolu-
ton will be sent to the family.
Many of the state executive commit
teemen were present. The meeting
was a good one and got down to the
business in hand with good results.
Reports from all of the counties pres
ent showed that the route of the South
Carolina section of the highway is
via good roads or is being improved
now. Within six months the highway
will be an accomplished reality in the
state, save possibly one or two big
spans which must be built across
streams.
The South Atlantic Coastal High
wsy is intended to open tourist and
military defense route through the
coastal section of the states OF North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida, in general via the ports OF
Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah,
Brunswick and Jacksonville.