The log cabin Democrat., 1921-09-22
MAKE FAST START
 ON STEEL BRIDGE
U. s. ROAD MEN INSPECT
Palarm Highway Construction and o K. JOb-Prepare for More As-
 phalt Surface.

Al SpeCldl DTlQSe crew rom LlLCle Rock yesterday made start on the long trestle across Cadron bottoms on the Damascus highway, and by night had erected about 30 feet of steel. Shipments of the framework being fabricated at Little Rock are being received at steady rate and it was said today enough for 15 of the 5O l "bents' comprising the structure are on the ground or the tracks here. | No delay is anticipated in the receipt | of materials or construction, and the work will be completed, it is indicated by October 15 or earlier. Work being done on the Palarm highway was examined yesterday at 15 different points by Inspector Sikes and Ayers of the federal roads bureau and approved by them. Holes were made through the highway as this far completed and examination made of the quality of stone used and the manner of construction. The inspect ors certified both as meeting federal requirements and directed the con- tractors to proceed. Between 1000 and 1,200 running feet of top course of stone has been placed on the Palarm highway south from Conway and is being prepared for the final surfacing of asphalt. Three carloads of asphalt have been ordered by the contractors, and one car is already on the tracks. The stretch ready for the surfacing starts at the Conway Compress sidetrack and ex- , tends south. It is being rolled today, but the surfacing may be delayed pending the arrivol of screenings, only a relatively small amount of which is on hand.
 On the Vilonia highway, where a long stretch of asphalt already has been placed and is in use, all concrete work has been completed. Steel for the few bridges of this type was or dered about two weeks ago and will be delivered possibly two weeks hence Surfacing on the road was held up today to allow the roadway to dry out from the recent rains
 Inspector Sykes and Ayers, going over the Damascus highway yester- day with the commissioners and en- gineers, were emphatic in their praise of the purposes which it will serve and the type of construction be- ing carried out. As noted by other federal aid representatives, the Dam- ascus road, while only lateral from the transstate highway, will serve section of country somewhat handi- capped by inferior roads and will aid vastly in it's more rapid development. The inspectors were as much inn pressed with the substantial type of the highway under construction and the thoroughness with which the con- tractors are doing their work
 Base rock is being placed on the Damascus road from two points, Cad ron Gap and Pleasant Valley. After the quality of stone had been inspect ed and approved by federal represen- tatives, crushers were re-started at full speed and the placing of the stone is progressing rapidly. As is the case on the Vilonia road, practically all
 
 concrete work is completed and the arrival of steel is awaited for erec- ing the bridges and connecting up the several links for traffic except where construction does not permit.
 | One phase of construction on the Damascus road is receiving favor able comment on all sides. Concrete piers, pedestals and abutments for the Cadron bottoms bridge, erected by F. L. Scull of this city, comprise per haps the most substantial piece of construction on any of the three high ways. The main weight of the tres tie will be carried by ten big pedestals with abutments of the same type while smaller pedestals will bear the steel partially supporting each "bent." Photographs of the work and the crews which did it were made Satur- day afternoon by Jack Barnes. Fifty "bents" will comprise the complete trestle, five "bents" being 100 feet of bridge.