The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-22
HIGHWAYS BETTER
WITH ARRIVAL Of
81 RING WEATHER
Roads Improved Since March
Rains-Much Construction
Work Under Way

MONTGOMERY. Ala. April I'll
Springtime motorists in the state are
finding the driving better now as the
road conditions continue to improve
with the arrival of summer weather.
The report for the principal high
ways of the state according to the
weekly statement issued by the high
way department follows:
Hartselle to Cullman. road good,
except during extremely wet weather.
Detour is provided four miles north
of Cullman for Vinemont and Eva
into Falkville on account bridges out.
Athens to Huntsville, passable;
Huntsville to Gurley, good; Gurley to
Woodville, passable; Scottsboro to
Scottsboro. passable; Scotsboro to
Tennessee line, good
Huntsville to Guntersville. road
under construction from toy of noun
tain four miles south of Huntsville
to Flint river Bridge out at Cove
creek; detour Huntsville to Gurley,
condition good; Gurley to New Hope,
pas sable: Hew Hope to Paint Rock
river, passable; Paint Rock river to
Tennessee river at Guntersville, con-
dition good; Guntersville to Gadsden,
conditions good; Detour. Huntsville
to Hobbs Island, condition good;
Hobbs Island to New Hope, condition
passable.
Marbury to Montgomery, gravel
road, rough but passable; Montgom-
cry to Troy, good except three miles
which is passable; Troy to Ozark.
good with exception of eight miles
near Ozark which is rouNl but pass
able; Ozark to Dothan, rough but
passable except Newton to P1nckard,
which is good.
Montgomery to Wetumpka. Tower
route" poor but passable; take Ell
more route; Wetumpka to Good
water, rough but passable; Goodwa-
ter to Sylacauga, good, except / y
miles near Goodwater. Detoufs
marked.
Montgomery to Tuskeegee, good to
Shorters Detour by way of Millstead
during rains; Tuskeegee to Opelika,
good Opelika to West Point, rough
but passable.
Goodwater to Alexander City, rough
but passable; Alexander City to
Dadevlle, poor but passable except
during protracted rains; Dadeville to
Opelika, rough but passable; Opeiika
to Columbus, rough but passable.
Montgomery to Benton, good to
Burkeville. Poor but passable, Bur
keville to Benton.
Montgomery to Luverne, good ex-
cept 10 miles which is passable but
rough; Luverne to Andalusia pas
sable; Calera to Chiffon county line,
under construction, passable; Chill
ton county line to Clanton. good.
O O O
Gadsden-A nnfstOn.
Gadsden to Admission, fair; Annis-
ton to oxford, good; oxford to Tai
ladega county line. fair; Talladega
county line to Talladega, fine; Tai
ladega to Goodwater, good
Admission to Cleburne county line,
fair; Cleburne county line to Heflin,
good Heflin to Georgia state line,
passable.
Birmingham to Argo, Jefferson
St. Clair county line), good St Clair
county line to Ashville, fair; Ash
Vile to Etowah county line, fair;
Etowahr county line to Gadsden
under construction and passable;
Gadsden to DeKalb county line,
fair: DeKalb county line to Collins
VILE, fair; Collinsville to Fort
Payne, under construction; Fort
Payne to Valley Head, fair; Valley
Head to Georgia state line. rough
Birmingham to Jefferson walker
county line, good; Walker county
line to Warrior river, under construc-
ton, passable in dry weather only;
line off travel, preferable, Birmlng-
ham to Lynns store at Warrior
river, should go through Maxine and
Cordova to Lynns store; from Lynos
store at Warrior river to Jasper
good; from Jasper to Sulphur Springs.
(two miles west of Jasper), good
Sulphur Springs to Marion county
line by way of Townley, Carbon HILL
and Eldridge, graded road only pas
sable in dry weather.
Birmingham Tuscaloosa route good
all the way.