Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-05-26

have 4 hard road surface Of al least
Is feet in width.
Attention is further invited to
the Interpretation placed upon the
constitutional amendment BY the
State Legislature as set forth III
section IT.. chapter ~. acts Of 1921.
which reads as follows:
AS soon as may be after this act
becomes effective, the State Road
Commission shall locate. establish.
construct end maintain under The
authority and as herein provided.
4 system of State Roads and high
ways connecting at least thr various
county seats Ct The State and with
Important roads Of adjoining
States
The State Road Commission has
complied with the law us above in
following designations:
State route No. > froin Charles
ton by way Of the Midland Trail.
through Anstcad Cliff Top, Hico.
Raincllc and Lewi>burs to the Nir
ginia line, connecting there with a
Richmond. This road is an im-
designated in section IL Of the road
law. 1t also serves rs 4 connection
for the following couny seats: Char
lesion. Fayetteville SummvrSv;lIc
and Lcwisburs.
State route No. / passes through
u .,n.>t,. E.,tlv J.,.-,yi,,-,tI,
ley and Princeton. This route il
also Il federal primary.
State route No. ~ connects Beck
icy, Hinton and I.cwisburg.
by these roads kanawha coun-
| ~ is connected TO Faycttc county.
Fay cite county is connected to
Grcenbricr county, Grccnbricr to
Monroe, Faycttc county is connect
cd to Raleigh county, Raleigh couu-
~ to Summers county. Summers
county to Grecnbricr. Grcenbricr to
Monroe and Raleigh 10 Mercer.
The statement that more county
seats would be connected by what
is spoken of us the southern route
Is misleading in that it claims five
county seats would be connected bv
ms route, while only two are con-
ncctcd by State road No. 3, which
latter road connects in the short
est possible way the following coun
~ seats: CharlcSon, Fayetteville
and Lcwisburg. Bccklcy is con-
nectcd TO Fayetteville. as stated
! above land also Hinton. so it might
be argued that The northern route
connects three county seats and the
! southern route. in reality add two
more Ito The list. Bccklcy is lakrn
care OF by federal primary No. 1.
| MS connects Btcklcy and Prince
Ton. also Bcckl"y and Fayetteville.
1.-THE distance by way OF State
rod No. 3 TO the Virginia Stale line
Is ia miles. The number of miles
by way OF Stftc Road No. II, with
the additional part of State road No
between Charleston and the iunc-
non with State road No. 81, is I5l
miles.
State road No. 3 has nc following
advantages ovu: the so-caIled
southern route, or State road No. 81
i. II Is shorter By approximate
ly 81 miles.
-. 1t offers the most direct con-
nection between Ohio and Ken
lucky on the west and Virginia on
the east, and also the shortest con
neetion for three county seats.
The trend of the existing
through traflics is over State road
No. 3.
II. Route No. 3 provides the
greatest number of miles of exist
ing improvements, which have been
| constructed in accordance with
State standards. such as width IF
pave ment. width Of grade. aling-
mcnt. bridges. etc.
D. State route No. 5 has fewc;.
bridges TO construct and no toll
bridges.
10. All previous authorities for
me past eight o" ten ycars--fcdcraI
state and countl--have approved
State routc No. 3 rs The logical con-
necdlon Tor an interstate road.
-. The counties invested their
money on route No. 3 with the
above thought in mind and have
expended all available funds on this
road, and if the State and federal
government do not now carry ONT
their part of the agreement, the
road cannot possibly be completed.
y. State route No. 3 has fewer
grade crossing examinations.
-. The total cost Of construction
by completing gaps on this road
VIII be hundreds of thousands dol
lars less than that of any other con-
neotion through the State.
THE following are a few of the
many disadvantages State route No.