The Monroe journal., 1922-06-02
REVIEW OF ROAD And BRIDGE
WORK DONE In union COUNTY
Many Projects Have Been Completed.
While Others Are Under Con-
structlon
EQUIPMENT ON HAND FOR
THE PROPER MAINTENANCE
1t Is Believed That Work Is Now in
Such Shape That All Roads May Be
Kept in Good Condition.

tuu county II attracting more dlteN
tion than any other endeavor, because
of the fact that good roads are on,
of the most important of all develop,
ments, and that it takes "a great dea
OF money to construct them. The fol.
lowing review of the work of the
road commission VIII prove intensely
interesting and will also serve to cleal
the minds of the public as to just
wha, Eas been done and as to what
projects are now under construction
Goose Creek Township
Finished the construction of the
Concord Road; built five steel and con.
crete bridges; constructed road from
Concord Road to Unionville; con-
structing Morgan Mill Road through
Goose Greek; contract let on road
from Unionville to Morgan Mil road;
built Hopewell church road from Mrs
NJ. Z. Morgan's to Cabbarrus line.
New Salem Township
Finishing construction of Morgan
Mill road; contract let for Monroe
Olive Branch road; completing the
Marshville-Euto road from Mullis
bridge to Euto; contract let for Mul-
lis bridge across Richardson Creek on
Marshville-Euto road, (this bridge be-
ing 200-foot steel and concrete
bridge); constructing road from
Marshville to Olive Branch and from
Marshville-Olive Branch road to An
son county line near Fountain Hill;
contemplate extending Marshville-
Olive Branch road to Rocky River,
and Marshville-Euto road to Rocky
River, also to Morgan Mill bridge.
Marshville Township
Constructed the Marshville- Mt.
Olive road from Marshville to Five
Forks; constructing Marshville-
Olive Branch road; bridge construct
ed across Lanes Creek at White Mill
on Marshville- Mt. Olive road; contract
let to complete road from j. c. Au-
tins, near Marshville, to Carelock
place.
Lanes Creek Township
Contract let to finish Pageland road
from Monroe to South Carolina line
contract let to complete Marshville-
Pageland road from Carelock place
to Marshville; contemplate building
the Hornsboro road from Hollis
Smiths to Landsford road; construct
ed steel and concrete bridge at Belk's
mill, constructing bridge across Lane
Creek at Carelock place; contract let
for construction of bridge across Car
olina Branch near Martin Bakers.
Buford Township
Contract let for the completion OF
Stack road from d. W. Flows to
South Carolina line; constructing
Wolf Pond road from Monroe to
South Carolina line; construction
of Rocky River road from Rough Edge
to South Carolina line.
Jackson Township
Constructing Providence road from
Waxhaw south to Walkup's store;
constructing Monroe-L Lancaster road
via Wilson's old store to South Caro-
lima line; constructing Waxhaw-In-
dian Trail road; contemplating con.
structing Waxhaw- Marvin road from
Waxhaw to Marvin.
Sandy Ridge Township
Constructing Providence road from
Waxhaw to Mecklenburg line; con.
structed Wellington Matthews road
contract let for road from Providence
road to Marvin; reconstrueting New
Town road from W. r. McCorkle's tc
Marvin; constructing Waxhaw- lndiar
Trail road.
Vance Township
Considerable work done on Secrest
Short Cut road; fill put in at Almond
Bridge across Crooked Creek; con.
template building road from Hemby
Bridge via Indian Trail to Matthew's
Weddington road Antioch camp
ground; several other short roads in
this township under consideration.
Monroe Township
Constructed road from Lees Mil
to Center Church; constructed Wolf
Pond road; contract let to complete
construction of Stack road; construct.
ed about one mile on Davis Gold Mine
road; completed construction Of Con-
cord road; contract let to complete
Monroe-0liye Branch road; contract
let for steel bridge 200 feet long al
Lees Lower Mill; reconstructed New
Town road from McCorkles to town
ship line; contract let to finish Mon
roe Lancaster road
Total for County
In other words approximately 1876
miles of top soiled road have beer
built throughout the county by the
present road administration. The fol
lowing bridges have also been com.
pleted: bridge at Twelve Mile Greek
on Providence road; three bridges
over branches of Twelve Mile Greek
on Monroe Wellington road; bridge
at Twelve Mile Creek on Antioch.
Wesley Chapel road; Crooked Greek
bridge on road east from Indian Trail
bridge at Marion Suttons on Monroe.
Weddington road; bridge on Potter
road at Howie's; Crooked Creek bridge
on Secrest Short Cut; Long Branch
bridge on Concord road; Crooked
Creek bridge on Concord road; Ducl
Creek bridge on Concord road; clear
Greek bridge on Concord road; Demp
sie" b dye on Unionville road; Ash
st&I Mill bridge on Gilboa road
Belk's Mill bridge on Lanes Greek
Gum Log bridge near Smyrna; bridg,
across Lathan's Branch on Rocky
River road; Willoughby road bridg,