Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-05
IAD COMMISSION

lldltCOth- 0IVOhEs 0Aito3 (
h, Wetzel, Tyler, Peasants,
Wood, Writ. Calhoun, Roane,
jackson counties are described
the state road commission in q
Zport issued today Mr.. H. E. Sny-
der is in charge of this division with
headquarters at Parkersburg. The
report follows:
State Route % extends from Weir
ton to the Pennsylvania state line,
distance of approximately five miles
and consists Of brick paved road
part fourteen and part nine feet
wide. in fair conditional connects at
the Pennsylvania line with an unim-
proved road in fair condition, which
Leads to Pittsburgh.
State Route 81 extends from
Wellsburg to the PENNSYLVANIA line
and consists of three and one-half
niles Of penetration maeadam in
good conditioas and two and one-haf
mikes of worn out macadam under:
with road leading to Washington,
contract for reconstruction. It con-
meets at the Pennsylvania state line
Pennsylvania approximately four
thousand feet Of which is unimproved
hut it is to be surfaced this year.
Due to the construction in Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia, this road
will be closed beyond Fowlertown,
and traffic east from Wellsburg to
Pennsylvania should use the Beth
any pike, which is county district
road improved from Wellsburg to
Bethany, and an unimproved earth
road. in fair condition from Bethany.
to the Pennsylvania line. This will
be the route to AvilIa, Washington,
aand Pittsburgh, from Wellsburg
Route 20 is the National Road.
which will be open throughout the
entire year after June IS. Due to
reconstruction on Wheeling Hill, at
Seventh street, a. detour through
the city Of Wheeling is temporarily
necessary.
Route is the Wheeling Fairmont
road by way of Cameron, Hundred
and Littleton to the Marion county
line. In the city of Moundsville one
half mile of macadam road is in bad
condition, but passable. Between
Moundsville and Beelers Station one
mile of brick and eleven miles of
worn out macadam road in fair corr
dition. Beelers Station to Cameron,
five and one-half miles of concrete
in good condition, one mile of brick
pavement through Cameron, and be-
tween Cameron and Denver six miles
of grading under construction to be
completed about August l. From
Denver to Littleton five miles of un-
improved earth road, three miles of
which is passable in good weather
and two miles impossible. One mile
of graded earth road from Bisset
Bridge to Littleton is in good condi-
ton. Through Littleton one mile of
rock asphalt lin good condition.
From Littleton to Hundred, three
and three quarters miles under con-
struction and impossible. Hundred
to Cottonwood, four miles of brick
and concrete road in fair condition.
Cottonwood to Marion county line,
one and one-half miles Of grading
under construction and impossible.
one mile of graded earth road from
Bisset Bridge to LittIeton is in good
condition. Trough Littleton one
mile, Of rock asphalt in good cotsdi-
ton. From Littleton to Hundred
three and three quarters miles I'M
der construction and iupassable. Hum
dred to cottontown, four miles of,
brick and concrete road IN fair cam
ditions Cottontown to Marion fcoun-
ty Line, one and one-half miles Of
grading under construction and in, q
passable- This road will be- closed |,
after July from Moundsville to
Goudy Forks and from Limestone to
Beelers Station. From Cameron to
Littleton use Green Run road, Franz
els District) three miles to the Pal
state line and thence by Deep Val y
ley. to SLittleton and Hundred. From.
Hundred to Warrington. Fairmont
and Morgantown, use Route to Cot
ton town and Route z to the Mon /
ongalia county line.
Route 2 has one mile. of 14-foot
concrete in good condition and one
half mile of unimproved earth road
to the Monongalia county line.
Route 55, New Martinsville-Hun
dred road, thirty-one miles. From
New Martinsville east, five miles of
concrete. pavement in good condition
and three miles of gravel surface un-