The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-29
MODERN BRIDGE
TO Be ERECTED
ON ROAD NO. 10
VIII SuppIant Narrow One
Way Structure Over
Wabash Railroad,


on State Rd- No. 10 is being RACED
TO make way for a modern grade
separation, it was announced today
BY John D Williams, State roads
director.
Williams called attention that
while traffic is using pavement all
the way between Indianapolis and
Kokomo on No. by aid Of two road
side rur-arounds at bridge projects
near the HamiIton-Tipton County
line. il is best to take the detour
after heavy rain as these run
arounds viii be hard to negotiate
Under ordinary conditions proceed
straight through on the pavement
DetOtlrs on No Il al Chester account OF
new bridge work Will be lifted on Aug 20:
State road conditions for the week OF
State Road No. l New Albany Indian
zpolis South Bend. Michigan lnel-|
Pavement from Indianapolis TO KokOmo,
but traffic should drive carefully over two
roadside run-arounds at bridge projects
near the Hami!ton-TIpton County line.
After heavy rain best 70 use oetour and
not run-arounds here Take marked de-
tour north Of hokOmo via Bunker Hill ac-
count construction between hokou1o and
Peru South Of Indianapolis detour via
DudIevt0ygn between Seymour and Crothers-
vile account construction near upper
Muscatstuck River. Detour around con-
structIon south Of Scottsburg. and between
Perry and Sellersburg-
New Paved Road
No. 2 dyer. Valparaiso. Plymouth
Warsaw. TT. Wayne. Ohio lnel-Surface
only fair between Valparaiso and Hamlet
Construction at intersection with new
paved road two miles east Of Whitley
Allen County line
No. s (Terre Hsute. Indianapolis. Rich
mondl-Exercise care az bridge in Cam
bridge CITY One-way bridge at Putnam
Terre Haute-
No. 4-fSuIlivan TO Bloomheld-Bedfo-d-
Seymour. Ohio Ine)-One mile of earth
road between Dugger and Linton; detour
over county gravel road in wet weather
Detour at street construction at west cor
porate line IN Seymour
No. ) CVincennes. Washington French
Lick Paoh New Albsnyl-Constructi
between LOOgootee and West Baden
No. s Madison. Greensburg. Indianapo-
lis Oxford Closed Tor paving for three
miles from south edge Of Lebanon Leo-
anon-Ind5 annapolis traffic use 33 and l. or
80 and Is. Closed for paving between
New Bethel and Shelbyvflle. detour via
open to local traffic near New Bethel and
Actonl Short detour near Versailles
where road joins No 4
No. illinois line west Of Kentand.
JoEansDort Wabash Mt. Wayne) Closed
for about fve miles west OF Peru (portion
overlapping No 1 being paved; detour
marked
No. 9 Linton to Brazn)-Run-arounds
al bridge projects between Clay City and
Brazil Detour west at four miles south
OF Brazil account bridge out
Marked DetOurs
No so Evansville. Terre Haute. Attiea.
Dye2 CEicagOJ--ClOsed between Patoka
and HaZeltOn: detOuT marked Closed al
north edge Of Sullivan 10 one mile north of
Veedersburg account bridge construction;
detour to east: detour west at Robroy.
thence 2-75 miles TO Attica- Det6ur at
west side of Attica through WuliamspOrt
account Wabash railroad bridge construc-
ton Run-arOunds at bridge projects be
tween Atticd ana Boswell Closed from
Dyer to Hammond
No. IL Greenfield Anderson. Marion.
Huntington, Michigan linel-BridEe out at
one and one-haf miles north of Road II.
roadside run around Closed for a mile at
three miles south of Albion: detour good
Open Aug. %.
No. l. (Vincennes. Spencer Martins
vile. Indianapolis Traffic drive slow at
bridge Eun-around al four miles south OF
FREEDOM.
No. Is (Lewisvine Newcastle. Nuncie
Fl. Wayne, Michigan linel-Detour one
nile north of Montpelier account bridge
out over SaiamOnle River. Closed from
the Huntington road south Of Fl. WAYNE TO
Ossian account construction; good detour.
Roadside run-arOunds at bridge projects
between Ossian and Button Construction
Tor ten mules south OF Garrett, and Tor one
and Ons-haIf miles north Of Angola to a
mile south Of Michigan line
No Il tCanneltOn. Tell City. st. CroiKl
Closed for construction north of Tell
City. AVOID UNTIL COMPLETED.
No. 10 indianapolis. LoganspOrt. Mich
tgan llne)-While Marion County Is paw.
ing to county line, leave Indianapolis via
y. Meridian ST.. cross canal on Illinois St.
proceeding on Sprlngmlu Rd- TO county
line. thence on detour to No. Is. DetOur
at two and one-haif miles north Of Marion
County line account bridge construction
Closed for three miles south of Knox
No 10 mt. Vernon. Evansville. Leaven-
worth. Gordon. New Albany -Construuc-
ton from De Coma to Lincoln City and
from s.. Meinrad to JeavenwOrth- Traffic
from Bonneville to Chrisney go Via Mid
way. and from Chrisney, to Dale via Lin.
coin City. No available detour east of
Lincoln Il coin City. AVOID UNTIL CON.
Lanesville: rJIn-sround- Drive carefully at
w6shout three miles west Of New Albany
Detour at west edge Of Evansville account
No. II (Ligonier. KendaIlville. Ohio
1ne(-Constructlng five bridges between
Eendalivills and Waterloo; r1ln-arou1ds:
also run-around east of Waterloo.
No IS (ROckpOrt. Gentryvile. Jasper
-Constructlon between junction of 10 and
over dirt road. DetOur north OF Dale
account construction.
No. 90 mt. Vernon New Harmony.
Owenvlllel Bridge construction one-hali
around.
No. 21 liberty. Richmond. Portland.
a
Randolph-Jay County line. Bridge con
strnctIOn at Chester: detour lifted Auz ~
No. % English. Paoli. Mitchell. Bed
ford, Bloomington, Martinsvile. Indian
apolis Use No. 10 between indianapolis
and MartinsvIlle No. % is closed for
paving. Construction north of Blooming
E0G with detOur marked DetOur Is bad
Construction south of Paoli Avoid until
completed; Bridge construction just south
Of HarTodsburg.
No. "a Palmyra. Salem to No. 4 south
Of Vallonia l-Constructio between Pal
nyrs and Salem with detoUr via Fred
erleksburg or Martinsburg. New Albany
and Louisville traffic detour via Pekin
and Mart1nsburg coming out on Rd-
at Greenville.
hart Ohio lnel-ClOsed for miles west
of Lagrange for paving; detour fair. Road
side run-a-round at bridge l y miles east
of Spr1ngvtlle.
No. 20 Bloomington. Columbus. Madi-
son)-Four mile detour around consruc-
ton at North Madison
Goshenl-Detour only fair around bridge
cut over Elkhart river between New Paris
and Waterford At 4l9 miles north of
Lafountslne. follow detour to Wabash.
No. % (winslow. Petersburg Washing
ton. Elnora to Rd- 4 west of Bloomfeld)
Earth road between Sandy Hook and
Rodgers. ferry over White River.
No. 30 Bloomington. Greencastle.
Charlottesville. Lafayettel-Culvert con-
structlon 1 mile southeast Of Spencer:
run-around. Roadside run-around at two
bridges between Spencer and Greencastle
Side detour al bridge Just south of Rom
ney.
No 50 illinois line. Charlottesville. Leb-
anon. Anderson. Muntle. Ohio hnel-
Closed near Eagleton (HRmilton County
linel for bridge construction: fair de-
tour. Detour around construction , miles
east of Muncie 10 Selma
No 20 (Princeton. French Lick. Madi-
son. Ohio lineI-Brldge construction be
tween Madison and Brooksburg- Closed
from ScottsburE to Blocher for grading;
detour starts l mile east of Scottsburg.
Grading east of Madison Construction be-
tween Crystal and French Lick Detour
v1o CuZco. Three and a half miles of