The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02
TT. MYERS SEEMS NOT TO
HAVE MADE DISCOVERY
News That State Road No. = is Short
Route to Arcadia Hasn't
Reached Fort Myers

From an article appearing in the
last issue of the Arcadia News it
might be inferred that because of the
discovery that State Road No. is
the shorter route between Fort Myers
and Arcadia by some five miles the
people of the Lee county metropolis
including the staunch friends of No.
5, have decided to abandon that
route and concentrate all their efforts
on State Road No. 2, news to this
effect having been carried to Arcadia
by citizen of that town who had
been to Fort Myers and alleged that
this discovery had been made there.
If any such discovery has been
made by the Fort Myers people it
seems that they are keeping ii well
under cover and the newspapers of
that city are saying nothing about it.,
but on the other hand are still main
tanning, as they have for months,
that the route through New Pros
pect, Acline and Punta Gorda is the
shorter route, and nothing can be
found in any of them to indicate that
the people are ready to abandon
State Road Number 5 in favor of
Number 2. There is, however, an
indication that the two factions in
that city -re nearer to getting to-
gether than ever before, and both
sides, it seems, have awakened to the
fact that Myers needs all the roads
she can get and Is now in a fair way
to get both roads open at an early
date-Number perhaps before
Number 9.
Following Is a comment which ap-
peared in the Press:
The completion of State Road No
2 and the Fort Myers-West Palm
Beach Highways are of the utmost
Importance. It's good news that
State Road No. 2 is now in travel
able shape. And we want State Road
No. S, the shortcut to Punta Gorda
and the new bridge across the Caloo-
sahatchee here All these are pro-
jects that deserve the undivided sup
port of every citizen of Lee county
as does the completion, as soon as
possible, of the Tamiam Trail"
The following appeared in the
News:
"The first highway loop in the
l. nrtK tsN,N
We refer to the rpad now being sur
faced to Woodrow from above the
Olga bridge. tapping State Road No.
9. When the bridge is constructed
across the river here at Fort Myers
and the road completed through
Woodrow down to the bridge this
The state road is now built to the
Woodrow turmoil above the Olga
bridge, a distance of sixteen miles
from Fort Myers. From this point
TO Woodrow it Is distance of five
miles, and from Woodrow to the foot
Of the proposed bridge along the pro-
posed highway it is only three and
, half miles, making about twenty |
six mile loop out of the city.
Col Halgrim is hauling the mari
or hard surfacing the highway for a |
distance of two and half miles west
If State Road No. 2 near the county |
inc towards Woodrow. The work |
It this time will furnish a hard sur
aced road for the two and a half !
niles. Col. Halgrim located a fine
narl bed at the junction of the two
,ads from which the mari is being !
lauled for this road.
Another interesting fact in rela-
ion to this road is that when COM
,leted it will give Fort Myers three
lifferent routes to Arcadia; the State
Road No. 2 by way of Olga bridge;
he short cut via Punta Gorda which
aves four and half miles; and
cross the Caloosahatchee at Fort
dyers via Woodrow, which saves six
niles"
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