The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
FLORIDA RUSHING
ROAD REPAIRING
ON LARGE SCALE
Many Highways Being
Prepared for Winter
Auto Influx.
HIGHWAYS Gle A r
Survey Of States Road Con-
dition of Interest to
MOtorist.

The number of motorists who Wis
tied Florida last winter was greatly
in excess Of predictions. Believing
that license plates from every State
will be seen in 1.-The land Of flowers
during the winter OF f972-23 and
that occupants OF there car, make
their plans months beforehand
Florida good roads authorities have
compiled up-to-date Information on
the condition OF the routes.
Automobiles will Hnd road con-
ditions greatly improved. according
TO c. z. Hunt who supplies tour
ing information for the Jackson
Vile. Fla. Motor Club. In fact i'm
provement has been so rapid that
II has been almost impossib TO
keep maps up-to-date. Most Of the
poorest links in Florida's 5000 miles
OF surfaced roads have been elimi-
mated and the tourist can do his 15J
miles or more a day in comfort.
The Dixie Highway leading from
Jacksonville down the East Coast
Of Florida through st. Augustine
Ormond. Daytona, Palm Beach to
Miami, a distance of 377 miles is
being put in good shape for winter
touring The route skirts the At
lantic Ocean. Halifax and Indian
Rivers for more than 900 miles, fol
lowing the line Of the Florida East
Coast Railway between the railway
and the water for about 200 miles
il is the longest marine drive in the
world.
With the exception OF the first
nine miles which is shell, the first
stretch of the Dixie Highway from
Jacksonville to ST. Augustine is
forty-one miles, a brick road ten
feet wide. The shoulders of this
road have been badly broken in
spots. The Florida State Road Com
mission in July took over that por-
tion of the Dixie Highway from the
Duval County line to st. Augustine
and is setting gangs to work re-
pairing the road according to F. A
Rolleston of the st. Augustine Board
of Trade.
An alternative route from Jack
sonville to st. Augustine will be
provided via Pablo Beach down the
ocean shore by October l, when the
bridge under construction between
North Beach and St. Augustine is
completed. The beach is 300 feet
wide at low tide and is a natural
speedway.
From ST. Augustine the road
leads inland to HASTINGS and
thence southeast to Bunnell, a dis
tance OF IS miles from which a
new road has been completed into
Ormond via Ocean City. The road
between Ormond and Ocean City
has been greatly improved and
work Is now going on upon it. ac-
cording to e. W. Simpson. of Ocean
City. At Ormond the motorist can
try out the 30 mile Ormond-Day-
tona speedway. a famous course
FIVE hundred feet wide at low tide.
where many auto records have been
made and broken.
Asphalt Road.
An asphalt road runs for eight
miles beyond Daytona. the motor
ist having enjoyed brick or asphalt
roads almost continuously for 112
miles. For the next 120 miles the
road is she'll The shell road is
rated as improved by the American
Automobile Association with sew
several short gaps. probably total
ling 80 to 35 miles, rated as fair
to good" These sections worn last
year by the traffic which probably
average 100 cars a day. from Oc-
tober l to May 1. are now being
put into shape. according to reports
all up and down the line. Between
Vero and st. Lucie the road has
been widened and is now in good
shape. according to George p. Tip
pin. secretary of the Vero Cham
ber of Commerce. The road north