Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-12
SRD INTALLMENT OF ROAD
CONDITIONS OF w. VA.
CHARLESTON. W. VA. June 10


Conditions on all state routes in
Division No. 4 are officially announc-
ed by the State Road Commission in
report made public today. Division
A of which Mr.. w. S. Downs is divis-
ion engineer with headquarters at
Morgantown includes Monongalia,
Preston, Marion, Taylor. Harrison,
Deddridge, Barbour, Upshur, Lewis.
Gilmer, Braxton, and Webster coun-
ties The report follows:
Route No. from the Maryland
state line to Richie county, via
Aurora, Grafton Clarksburg, and
West Union. From the Maryland
line to Aurora four miles dirt road
under construction fair; Aurora to
Fellowsville sixteen miles under con-
struction passable in dry weather;
Fellowsville to Grafton twelve miles
of earth road passable in dry wea-
Their, and two miles paved; Grafton to
Pruntytown, paved road in good con-
dition; Pruntytown to Bridgeport,
nine miles under construction for
paveing detour approximately
twenty-one miles from Pruntytown
to Boothsville and thence to Bridge
port. Detour is dirt road rough and
in bad condition during wet wealth
err; Bridgeport to Clarksburg, five
miles paved road rough but passable;
Clarklburg to West Union, thirty
miles paved road in good condition;
West Union to Toll Gate road under
Constitutional from West Union
approximately ten miles via Tunnel
Hill to Greenwood.
Route No. from Pennsylvania
state line, near Point Marion via
Morgantown, Fairmont, Clarksburg,
Weston, and Sutton to Nicholas
county line. Point Marion to Nor
gantown ten miles paved road in
good condition. Morgantown to Fair
mont, nineteen miles paved road in
good condition; Fairmont to Clarks
burg, twenty-five miles paved road
in good condition; Drive carefully
between Worthington and Enter
prise, Bridges under construction,
one way traffic. Clarksburg to
Weston, projects under construction
detour from Clarksburg via Mount
Clare and Lost Creek to Jane Lew,
approximately fifteen miles seven
miles Of which is paved road in good
condition, remainder dirt road fair
in dry weather; Jane Lew to Weston,
fivemiles paved road in good condi
ton; Weston to Bulltown; one and
one-half miles paved and nineteen
miles dirt road impossible at pre-
sent; Bulltown to Sutton, eleven
miles dirt road in good condition;
Sutton to Sumersville, dirt road pas
able in dry weather only
Route No. S, from Elkins, via
Buckhanon Weston and Chenille to
Spencer. From Randolph county
line to Buckhannon, eleven miles dirt
road in fair condition; Buckhanon to
Lorentz, four miles paved road IL
good condition. Deaour from Lor-
entz via Buckhannnon Mountain and
Berlin to Weston, approximately ten
miles, dirt road from Lorentz to Ber-
lin, fair in dry weather, paved road
from Berlin to Weston in good con-
dition; Weston to Chenille, twenty
six miles under construction but pas
able in dry weather. Wet weather
detour from Weston via Sand Fork
to Glenvilie, approximately thirty
eight miles dirt road in poor condi-
ton; GSenEille to- Calhoun county,
line via Normantown, approximately
nineteen miles under construction,
passable in dry weather only.
Routes No. 6 and No. Sc, from
Wetzel county Line to Glovers Gap,
via Fairmont, Grafton and Philippi
to Elkins. From Wetzel county line
to Glovers Gap two miles under con-
struction. Detour to right at Hun
bred for Glovers Gap, approximately
nine miles; from Glovers Gap to
Metz paved road in fair condition,
four miles; from Metz to Manning
ton, road under construction, detour
at Metz to Flat Run approximately
five miles, passable but in poor 'con-
dition; Warrington to Fairmont
fourteen miles paved road in good
condition; Fairmont to Grafton to-
tai distance twenty-one miles, good
paved road for five miles out of Fair
mont, thence to Pruntytown, eleven
miles dirt road, fair condition in
dry weather, Pruntytown to Graf
ton three milepaved road in good
condition.; Grafton to Webster, five
miles paved road in good condition;