Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-18
HIGHWAYS PARTY
BACK IN RICHMOND.
AFTER STATE TOUR
Coleman and Newspaper Men
Passed Over 53S Miles of
Roadway on Trip.
LAST LAP BEGINS AT
.CHAPPAWAMSlC SWAMP
Half-Mile Stretch of Concrete
Pavement Inspected on
Return Journey.
CONSTRUCTION MAIN OBJECT
Program of Commission Provides
for building and Maintenance
nf (,r.,,ynJ Wayv
LAST LAP BEGINS AT
.CHAPPAWAMSlC SWAMP
CONSTRUCTION MAIN OBJECT
Program Of Commission Provides
for building and Maintenance
OF Gravel Ways.

N!rginia's Good Roads tourists,
George r. Coleman and ncwspa per
men from Richmond Norfolk ami
Newport News. arrived in this city
yesterday afternoon aftcr "A four-day
tour OF the state Highway system
in an effort TO find out the condition
OF the roads in Virginia. The sec
tions Of the State visited were
Tid"watcr Northern Neck ana Up
per" Northern Neck. During the trip
the commissioner and the representa-
tivcs OF the press. Travelled dis
tancc OF approximately 53S miles, OF
which i3S were State Highway. The
remaining 100 miles was over roads.
while although not u part o! tho
system. Will be ia a snort space Of
time. 1t Is the plan % Commissioners
Coleman to ma ke this Too miles part
OF the state system as soon as suf-
iicicnt funds are available for the
work.
The las, lap Of the journey began
morning, when the party visited
Chnppawamsic swamp. twenty miles
north OF Fredcricksburs. Commis-
sioncr Coleman prolonged the tour
ten miles. and carried his party as
tar North as the outskirts OF Guam
t!co, the camp OF tnc marines.
Pms. Over Contrctr Road.
In the Journey over the road be-
tween Fredericksburg and the out
skirts OF Qnantico the party passed
over a ha!f mile OF -concre,. road.
recently completed by the Si.,tc,
which covered stretch Of land
most feared by tourists travelling bc-
tween Richmond and Wa"h!ng:on.
The section runs through Chappa-
wamsic swamp, and is located about
twcnty-four miles from Frcdericks-
burg The stretch forms "a part of
The Richmond Washington Highway.
and was completed by De Highway
Commission last summer.
Virginia herself has taken the lead
in the construction Of II highway he
| tween Fredericksburg and Washing
ten, which is declared TO be far
above the average road OF the coun-
try About two miles north Of Fred
ericksburg the party struck TWEEN
ty-iive- mile stretch of dirt road.
which proved 10 be excellent for tour
ing purposes, and showed advantage
o: considerable attention by District
Engineer Bell for the sections sur
rounding Fredericksburg.
Construction Is Main object.
While construction OF highways
throughout Virginia is the main OBJ
jcct OF the Highway Commission OF
Richmond, maintenance of the roads
also plays an important part in the
plans of Commissioner Coleman. This
fact was emphasized in all sections
visited by the party in the last four
days. Road machines We're seen in
every part of Virginia through which
the tourists passed, and impressions
gathered from the trip arc that Vir-
ginia's Highway Commission plans
TO maintain the rdaos under it's juris-
diction.
During the four days on the road.
Commissioner Coleman's party travel
ed over seventy-tive miles OF asphalt
and concrete road. In addition to the
seventy-fivc miles the State has con-
tIacted Of fourteen and one-half miles
more of asphalt and concrete high
way. Statistics issued by Commits
sioncr Coleman show that Virginia
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