South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-06
SUNDAY
Road Conditions
In This Vicinity


northwest ~ Chicago were benefited
hy heavy rain though made more
foft empolarllE.
Reports from all sections indicate
roads generally ln good shape with
fcfy heavy tourist travsl in all d.
rectious.
D1e 70 an immense number OF
road-buIdlng projects in all sections.
de-ours are numerous but these are
for the most part vel marked.
The Lincoln highway from Chi
cago west is reported good Go Chey-
cnae except fae one dsour between
Calumus and L.owden. q Iowa. be-
f- paved at p0u live miles west
oc Dewitt ia From Cheyenne
west 90 salt Lake CITY the road %
fair. but bad across Utah and Ne
va6a East from Chicago 20 Pitts
bareh the highway Is not recon-
mended
Yellowstone TRAN is not good
through the kaukakee river section.
paved 90 Arlw aukee. bur there are
two long detours in reaching Fond
du Lac from this point to ST. Pau
and rhroushout the northwest the
road 8 good
Custer Harleaeld highway from
omaha 90 Sioux city and on 60
Glacier Park IS. for the most part
reported in good shape. with some
roush spots due Co rain
ILLINOIS.
Dixie highway CWestern svenuel
stiil closed between 1st and S7th
use route suggested last week
Garfield blvd LO0mis blvd Mar
.euette road. Ashland av.. S7th st. 20
Atc tern av.
higgins road is closed from Chi
ct-3 cIty limits west TO the Des-
I.a5ues river. use Grand av or
Washington - Marengo p Randolph
y h1tTher Lake SITS. 20 the River
rosl (5th at.. MaywOodJ then north
90 zinc Higsins road
The detour north of Marshall on
the Chlcago-Dauville-S Louis route
hae been removed. the overhead
beidge on the Pennsylvania railroad
having been completed
The Springfield Quincy road
through Jacksonville and Meredosia
s now open. the railroad bridge at
Mcred0sia having been planked
Detours have been eliminated on
Tho State road between Henry and
Pekin. repairs having been made a
section Of this road. from Bureau
cast % within three miles Of HOl-
lowayville all new concrete has
been opened 90 traffic. leaving the
unDaved section from Spring Valley
west only about eleven miles i'm ex-
tent his being good gravel
Complaints have been made that
private Interests have placed "a sign
directing traffic into DePue. H.. from
the hicag0-L.aSaIle-P Peoria st. Louis
state road whereas the road is i'm
bad shape and would be impossible
in wet weather.
County roads fin most sections are
reported good. with considerable oil
being laid on dirt and gravel sur
faces
The ocean 70 r. Ocean highway
across Morgan county is 90 per cent
oiled and the NV highway 60 per
cent.
INDIANA.
Practically aH thc unpaved roads
across the extreme northern end Of
the state are in bad condition. due
to heavy traffic nd little work there
on There is not one good road he
tween Gary and Michigan city and
severe criticism on the part of tray
elers is laid against the state and
counties because of absolute lack of
repair work over the Gary Michigan
City roads This condition is true OF
the Chicago-South Bend road and
the highway between Michigan cts
AMI South Beud.
Reports indicate Indiana roads
farther south I'm much better shape,
with heavy traffic in all sections.
MICHIGAN.
NIL. West Michigan Pike-State
line 90 ST. Joseph Nuskeg0n Iud-
inEton, Traverse Cay. Petoskey.
Alacknac-g0od between state line
and Perstou. fair detours encounter
"a around construction south of
Herz0nia. between Penston and
Lcverinc. and between lowering and
1Iackinac city.
M-t2 Sault Sic. Marie ST Igrace
Galley. Escanab5 Crystal Falls.
isonwood -Sault SIC Marie Co ST.
Iguace excellent except five miles
west and south of Eockview, 81.
l-uaCe 90 Moran good. Moran 20
GIchrist unimproved section pass
able containing nine miles poor
roaj. remainder fair. Gi.chriSt 10
Eugadine excellent Engadine 10
Bryan fair uriuproved dirt road.
BRYAN GO Ironwooj excellent except
IL miles near Tbney
M-15 Meromiuce Escanaba. Mar
oucte and Copper Country Me
nominee 90 10 miles north OF Rapid