The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-12-05
(HOWAN RIVER BRIDGE
ENDORSED AT NEW BERN
Atlantic Coastal Highway Association on We'd
nesday Promised to Support Separate
Movement for Funds to Bridge River

The movement 10 secure
funds To bridge the lower
Chowan River was endorsed at
the meeting ui the North Caro-
lima Coastal Route 50 held III
New Bern OH Wednesday Of
this week. and local boosters
Of the bridge propcct lined Cp
some strong hackers among
the delegates at the meeting.
The Route ~ Association Is Sub.
division OF the South Atlantic Coast.
nj Highway Association which Is
working in the interests Of tour-
ist highway from Washington. d. {.
Ia Florida along the Atlantic Sea.
board. II was Fred q. Ward. secre-
tary Of the latter association who
declared In one Of the leading
speeches at New Bern, that proGll.
ncnt tourists call this biz highway
project the greatest OF any III IT,
mutton.
II the South AtlDntic Coasla!
highway is completed, II Is cstimat.
ed that 100000 automobiles annual.
~ will traverse this route. Tie
route hns been approved by ma.T
OF the big highway officials. A..
prominent tourists. for several re-.
onS. among which are the facts IT,.
this route Is 1913 miles shorter tE.l
any other route between New ".
and Florida. there are 10 hills /,
climb. and II irayerses the most
historic territory.
Route 30. covering Norfolk, El!2.'
ubcth City. Hertford, Edcntop, VII.
liamston. Washington, New BcFn.
and ether towns. aud which would
hr n part of this Coastal Highway,
Is dependent upon the erection OK
the chowan River Bridge. before
" CHn UP uuJptcu'
Resolutions adopted included the
recommendation 10 the state iigh.
way commission tliut all uew pr,
Jrcis be at least rs feet wide and
that al ronds and extensions Of
route 30 bc completed as soon as
possible. the compilation Of histor!.
cal data on Route 80, the providing
free tourists camps, and the hearty
support for the building OF q bridge
acroSS the Chownn River.
Chcwan Bridge lndorsed
l,y adoption Of q motion the cen.
vcniion went on record ~ ildorSing
the road program to be brought be-
for" the next state Legislature for
the appropriation cf $s5 OO0,GGO
more for roads AMI ~ sponsoring
u separate general bill for the con.
Sructiou If u bridge across tie
ChOwan river.
Visitors from Elizuaeth City were
&. u. Pugh, 4. II. Worth. W. u.
Foreman, ". r.. Griffin, Jr.. {. ".
Gnitbrr. ". u. Wea,hcrly. 9. d.
Robinson, T.. II. Williams, 6. I.
Gnrrcti, j. ". Foreman. -. Z.
Yarobi, ". J. WOoodlcy, ". l. Ha'.
stead of South Mills aud ID. W.
Buglcy Of Moyock.
e. Il. pugh. OF Elizabeth City.
speaking for the north side OF Abe.
marie Sountd, appealed primarily
for the chOwnn bridge; then by alrs.
4. +. Ellis. Of Norfolk. Va, sacre.
tury Or the Tidewaier Automobile
association, who stated that tie
South Atlantic CoastuI highway rrs.
scssed the four chief characters.
ties or the best rpads; best read.
shortest routS hest scenery and
fewcst large cities.
Speaking for the Tidewater Hote!
Mems ns,ociution, j. VI Dcrr, o:
Newport News Va, pledged the SIP.
port Of his organization IN oIc".
in. publicity ana financial aid Icr
the highway. He extended an lIIi.
'atiGn TO the meeting of the T.tc.
water Trail meeting to bc held me-!
Thursday "a; Newport News.
Judge Francis IS, Winston. OF
WiGdyor, responded for the South
side of the sound. capturing his Gu.
diCncc immediately by tie witty
wIIinlsir1lIy of his talk and imp:es.
sing them with his descriptions ~
The sccnic beauty, hcalthful aspects.
historical interest aud pleasure rC.
sorts of The highway.
The next meeting n BEHALF of
this movement will be held at WIND
sOr on December II, and the ho'.
ers will celebrate with u barbecue.