Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
VALUABLE INFORMATION ON
CONDITION OF w. VA. ROADS

vision No. are announced by the
State Road Commission in a report
made public today. Division in
cludes Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire,
Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Tucker,
Morgan, Pendleton and Randolph
counties. Mr.. B. E. Gray is divis-
ion engineer with headquarters al
Keyser. The report is follows:
Route No. l, the Northwestern
Turnpike, from Gormania to a point
on the Virginia line Is miles from
Winchester. This road from Preston
county line across Maryland is pass
able but very rough, ten miles; from
Gormania to Hartmonsville, under
construction as a graded road, fair
with few bad stretches IT miles;
from Hartmonsvilie to Craysviile
under construction as graded earth
road, good five miles; from Clays-
vile to Burlington, macadam and
shale, excellent, eleven miles; Bur-
lington to Junction detour, eleven
miles good earthroad Junction to Me-
cianicsburg to Romney, to French
burg to Pleasant Dale, five miles
earth road, good; Virginia line to
Winchester, good. Only one detour,
Burlington to Junction.
Ronte No. Romney to Hancock,
Maryland. County road to Great
Cacapon, poor except seven miles
under construction south of Great
Cacapon which is fair; Great Caca-
pom to Berkeley Springs, five miles
under construction as a graded earth
road, use part of old road. will be
open to traffic about July 1; Berke-
~ Springs to Hancock, six miles
concrete and shalA excellent. No
detours.
Route No. 50, from Winchester
Virginia, via Martinsburg to WILL
Transport, Maryland Thirteen mics
asphAlt, excellent, TO Martinsburg
Eleven miles old macadam to Will
Transport good. No detours.
Route No. So. from Winchester.
virginia, via Martinburg to William
port, Maryland. Thirteen miles as
phalt, excellent, to Martinsburg.
Eleven miles old macadam to Will
Transport good No. detuors.
| Route No. so. from Harper Ferry
via Charles Town to Berryville Vir-
ginia. Harper Ferry to Charles
Town, seven miles concrete and mac
adam, excellent; Chales Town to Ri
pom, four and one half miles macad-
am excellent: Rippon to Virginia line
under construction, detour four miles
vina Summit Piont, fair stone road.
Route No. 40 Charles Town via
Ransom and Kearneyville toMartins-
burg. Under construction Ransom
one mile west, detour via Shenando-
ah Junction to Kearneyville. Under
construction Kearneyville to Mar
tinsburg, detour from Martinsburg
via Burke Street route. Entire route
available only for local traffic.
Route No. 48 Kearneyville to Shep-
hertown, five miles, good macadam;
concrete street under construction
| in Shepherstown; no detours.
Route No. At, Martinsburg to Ber-
kelly Springs, Martinsburg to Hedge
vile, five miles macadam, excellent
Hedgesville to Berkely Springs, TWEEN
ty miles fair county earth road.
/ Route No. Sd, Cumberland, Mary
land, via Ridgely and Frankfort to
Romney. To Frankfort, twelve mile
good shale and gravel; Frankfort to
Ramney, Seventeen miles poor but
passable.
Route No % from Junction via
Moorefield, Petersburg, and Frank
lin to Virginia line and Monterey,
Virginia. From Junction to Hardy
county line, eight and one half miles
shale, excellent; Hardy county county
line to Old Fields, five and one half
miles under construction, local de-
tours at times, fair; Old Fields to
one mile south of Moorefield seven
miles good macadam; detour over
bridge to right over old road, bridge
on new road not completed; to Peter
burg, nine miles good earth road and
two and one half miles excellent mac
adam; from Petersburg south, fiji
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over old road two miles on account
of new bridge at Upper Tract, detour
passable but rough; Upper Tract to
Franklin. thirteen miles excellent
gravel; Franklin to Virginia line,
twelve miles county road, very poor
but passable. Detor on route,
Moorefield to Petersburg, and at Up
per Tract.
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