Evening journal., 1922-10-26

1 cOncIcle nOWt beNduHc lho cast dhu
west street forms part OF the later.
al that runs from the Delaware rail-
road to the main dupont road. q
three-mile road constructed this
year.
South of Camden workmen are
now engaged putting the final touch
es on the shoulders. South OF Cam
den 10 Woodside Is a new four-mlle
stretch completed this year. This
road runs directly through the heart
OF the Kent county apple country,
and the trees are still bending un-
der the weight OF the 1922 red har-
vest. The Notwithstanding
road leads TO the three-mile stretch
that extends TO FELTON,. following a
new location. From FELTON, east for
six miles to Frederick Is another
important lateral complete except
for the last work on the shoulders.
only those who were familiar with
the condition OF the old dirt road
between FELTON, and Frederick can
appreciate what a blessing this i'm
provement Is. Formerly two and
three horses were required many
seasons OF the year to pull a light
wagon to haul one sack OF mail from
Frederick to the railroad at FELTON,.
At Frederick there is break IN
the main DUPONT highway where the
road crosses the Murderkill river
and the extensive marshes there
The building OF this part of the road
proved to be the most difficult con-
struction throughout the whole sys-
tenn. Tons and tons OF fill were re-
quired for the foundations and base.
Fully fifty per cent more I'LL was
required thst the contractor had es-
timated upon. But the work is now
about done and the road will be
thrown open to traffic by November
20. over the Murderkill river
there Is well-proportioned con-
crete bridge with four spans. The
bridge abutments are twenty feet
and the pilings under all are drlv-
en- TO a depth of 40 feet. The road
base is all in now and a top OF rock
dust is being rolled in to give a tenn
porary surface for the winter sea-
SON
From FREDERICK to Milford one
over a road with a new To-
cation which has been completed
for two years. The straight tam
gents here effect considerable saw
Ing OF distance. A new lateral from
Milford TO Harrington Is just COM
plete. The stretch from Milford to
Houston is four miles and from
Houston TO Harrington In approx
mately thes same distance. Along
this road one sees the new type OF
guard rails that are proving so sue
cessful. Careless motorists in parts
OF the State have been breaking the
old style wooden guard rails at
bridges and along the sides of high .
The new type of |
guard rail consists of heavy cast
posts through which are /
strung two wire steel ropes. The |
posts are sunk three feet in the
ground and should stand almost any
blow. II has been found that the
cable guard rail is no more
expensive than the wooden rails
'ormerly used.
From Harrington south one goes
,ver the West road. officially called
Route No. 3. over n 16-foot con-
,rete highway which has been COM
)lete in all sections for over a year.
Passing through the busting towns
# Pennington. Greenwood. Bridge
lille Seaford and Laurel one reach
- the southern terminus at Delmar
n the middle OF state street.
with regard to the width OF the
main highways the West road is 16
eet throughout. The dupont State
highway from Selbyville to Milford
$ IA feet. from Milford 10 Odessa
3 16 feet. and from Odessa to Will
nington Is is feet wide.
At Seaford there is still a big
liece OF work TO he done. the con-
tructiOn of n bridge over the Nan
locke river. This will probably he
bascule bridge. Between Seaford
nd Laurel one sees quite a few new
ouses building showing that per-
ons are settling in greater num-
ers along the new road. At Laurel
obstruction work Is in progress on
he bascule type bridge over the
Iroad river. A short stretch OF
oadway north OF this bridge Is now
eing completed.
An interesting thing to point out
that where the State highways
ass through the heart OF towns an
greement has been reached with
lese towns that no new building
i'll be erected that would encroach
pom a sixty-foot right of way. This
III mean that in time there will be
60-foot right of way even through
oh /
so be noted that the whole Of Sus-
* county west of the Delaware
,ilroad is yet to be developed with
odern roads.
From Laurel there extend two
1portant laterals, one northeast to
epper. a distance of four and one
alf miles. the other the highly i'm
Drtant one to Georgetown. This
tier road is thirteen miles IN
myth and the middle. section OF II,
lie last TO be built. has been open
! to traffic for about three weeks.
his road also is noted for Its long
ngents and opens up a section
ever before blessed with a good
ad.
From Georgetown south to Selby-
lie is the original dupont, Boule
lrd with practically all new loca-
'n. This road laid in 1914 is still
perfect condition and. II only the
liberties can keep the trucks from
FRYING over IL TOO heavy loads,
.ould last almost indefinitely.
From Millsboro there extends a
teral 10 Mission, a distance OF
Iree miles. Passing on the ont
,irts of Dagsboro and Frankford
he comes to Selbyville and at the
aryland state line a perfect union