Evening star., 1923-03-04

Improvement between those two
points is to be accomplished in 1928,
completing a paved road from the
Pennsylvania state line to Mansfield.
Road conditions west of Mansfield
are spotty and long sections of old
macadam are likely to be rather
trough during the season of 1928. Ohio
spent S40,430 on the maintenance of
113 miles of the Lincoln way last
year. an average of s356.52 a mile.
mostly on the old macadam sections.
Indiana.
The Hoosier program of Lincoln
highway Improvement hase been one
of the most consistent of any of the
states traversed by the route, with
the result that the end of 1924 will
doubtless find the road completed
from Fort Wayne to Chicago. In
of new concrete pavement on the
Lincoln highway at total cost of
$I66, 900. or an average of S30,64O per
mile, exclusive of the special "object
lesson" project built by the Lincoln
Highway Association with funds con-
tributed by the United States Rubber
Company-the ideal section" In Lake
county. The pavement of this model
stretch of road was completed in 1922,
but many refinements remain to be
accomplished in the spring. including
the installation of the illumination,
the landscaping of the right-of-Way
and the provision of pathway for
pedestrians. With the completion of
the ideal section in 1928, Indiana will
have as a portion of her translate
road the finest and most modern sec
tion of highway in the world. 1t will
set the pace for adequacy and perma-
nency along the route between Chi
cago and New York for many years
to come.
Indiana spent sS9.790 on the main
tenance Of Ill miles of Lincoln high
way last year an average of $685.
mile. Much of this was spent on the
unpaved sections of the route. aggre-
eating some sixty miles. onethird of
which at least will be built this year
! to the same high standard.
Illinois.
| Illinois would have finished the
| Lincoln highway entirely across the
state-112 miles-in 1922 had it not been
for delays in securing the required right
of-way between Aurora and Plainfield.
where the new pavement will shorten
| the route considerably. This section
and a short gap near New LenoX. to-
falling seventeen miles. are all that re-
main to be done. State Highway En-
! gineer Older expresses the hope that
| this year will see the completion of
the route, remarkable accomplish
| ment when it is remembered that in
| 1915 there was not mile of pave
ment on the Lincoln highway in Illi-
nois outside of municipal limits.
Last year Illinois built 2.5 miles
of new concrete pavement at cost
of S10,658.62. an average of S2S.263.4o
! per mile. The cost of maintenance
was largely restricted to the work
necessary on the unpaved stretches.
which comprise rather poor gravel
and carry very heavy traffic Main
tenance on l10 miles of the route
averaged $500 per mile.
Iowa.
Iowa took another long step toward
| the completion of proper road from
| the Mississippi to the Missouri in
i 1922. completing 1913 miles, which
included IA miles of concrete paving.
| The permanent grading of the Lin
/ coin way for $50 miles across the
state is very nearly accomplished and
! only very inadequate road law IN
! Iowa prevents rapid pavement of the
roads in the state.
The average cost of Improvement
| per mile on the Lincoln highway in
Iowa last year was Sl6,11S. The en-
tire route is under state maintenance
and the average cost per mile in 1922
was s351.8o.
Nebraska.
Very little complaint can be made
| of the condition of the Lincoln high
way across Nebraska. Some Is or 30
miles of the route were in rough
| shape during 1922. but the state
maintains those sections which have
been adequately improved in excel
| lent shape and in dry weather tour
i lists of 1928 can anticipate boule-
ward from the Missouri river at