Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-11-17
CALHOUN HIGHWAY
GETS ATTENTION
Three Big Bridges to be Constructed
on R0ad-Makes Fourth
Route.


Route.
Considerable progress has beel
made on the Calhoun highway since
It's incorporation into the state sys
tenn by the highway commission ant
reports from officers of the Calhoun
Highway association, which Is pro
noting the road, indicate that this
road will be rapidly built and every
possible effort to speed up the worl
will be made. This highway has now
been recognized by the Georgia ant
South Carolina highway departments
The route runs from Cheraw across
Chesterfield county to Lancaster
thence to Chester, Carlisle, Whitmire
Clinton. Mountville, Cross Hill, Coro-
naca, Greenwood, Abbeville, Calhoun
Falls, Elberton and Athens, Ga. 1t
will probably reduce the mileage OF
the Bankhead National highway be-
tween Raleigh and Atlanta by about
40 or IS miles, and will be strong
competitor for recognition as a short
route Of the Bankhead National high
way.
At a recent meeting Of the board Of
directors Of the association authority
was given for the development Of a
branch line, Cheraw to Wilmington,
N. c., which would give short route
from Wilmington to Atlanta and the
West. This road will be complete
top soil road early in 1922 across
Chesterfield county. Lynches river
bridge Is now about to be built.
Lancaster county expects to have
the road finished across that county
by the middle Of 1892. A portion Of
the road has been built In Chester
county, but the section from two miles
west Of Chester to Broad river has
given for bond issue which will pro-
not been built. Authority has been
given for bond issue which will pro-
duce funds to complete the route
when the bonds can be sold at par.
One township in Union county has
also provided for bond issue, with
which it will build the Calhoun high
way across the township where it
comes within three miles of the Appa-
lachian highway, aready constructed
into Whitmire. !
Counties at Work.
Newberry county requires only to
Improve the Appalachian highway
from the Enoree river into Whitmire
and to build one mile to the Laurens
county line. Laurens county is now
building, with a force Of IS laborers,
between Whitmire and Clinton, and
has already built the greater portion
OF tthe road from Clinton to Mount
vile. This section has not yet been
top soiled, but vii be topsoiled dur
ing the winter.
Laurens Cross-Hill highway will be
used from Mountville to old Cross
Hill. Thence the new road will
shortly be constructed to Puckett's
ferry on the Saluda river. A bill has
already been passed requiring Green
wood and Laurens counties to bridge
the Saluda river at Puckett's ferry,
and funds will be provided at the
next meeting Of the legislature for
the construction of this bridge.
Greenwood also contemplates early
construction to the Abbeville county
line from the city Of Greenwood. Alb
beville is now building from the
Greenwood county line into Abbevill ,
and Is surveying from Abbeville to
Calhoun Falls.
The bridge engineer OF the Georgia
state highway department is making
surveys of Savannah river near Cal
noun Falls with a view to determine
upon the site Of the Savannah river
bridge.
All of the counties in South Caro-
lima are pledged to the support Of this
highway and have made requests to
the state highway commission for
recognition OF the highway as a por-
tion Of the state highway system. The
route is now eligible for federal aid
when available. Three large bridges
will have to be built on the Catawba
Broad and the Savannah, with fair
" large bridge on the Saluda. Fed.
eral aid will be sought for the three
large bridges and possibly for the
saluda bridge. Other smaller bridges
will have to be improved later.
May Reopen Next Year.
1t Is highly likely that the route
will be declared open for traffic no
later than July 1 1922, though three
of the rivers will have to be crossed
by ferry at that time. 1t is the desir'
of the association to have no tolls, bu
to have free bridges and fres road
fhrourhout ultimately TempoNarily