The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-09
new PAVING IN
USE; BRIDGES
ALSO CLEARED
Several Stretches of Road
Ready for Traffic in
State.

Several stretches OF new pavement
and new bridges went into use on
state highways this week, the bull
letin of the Indiana highway de-
partment discloses.
Construction was completed on
Road is from New Paris to Water
ford On Road q new pavement
was completed from one-half mile
west of Berne to a mile south of
Monroe. Treatment work was COM
pleted on the same road between
Waterloo and Pleasant Lake.
General road conditions:
Road 2-Three bridge run-arounds one
half mile and one mile east of state line
and two and one-haf miles west of
Lowell
Road s-Bridge run-around one-half
mile north Of Petroleum
Road 7-one-way traffic bridge ten
miles north OF Madison.
Road lo-Bridge run-around three miles
east Of Bass Lake. Detour two and one
half miles east Of Culver to culver Is
three and one-half miles.
Road 15-Brdge run-around two and
one-half miles south OF La Fountaine. De-
tour at La Fountaine is one mile.
Monticello Paving Open
/ u s. Road 2f-New pavement open from
Monticello for fourteen miles east. then
detour one-haf mile north to old route
! to Logansport.
Road 25-Pavement open from Logans-
port to Rochester with one mile detour
in Fulton and three and one-half mile de-
tour two and one-half miles north OF
Fulton.
Road 26-Temporary detour IN Russia
Vile is three miles.
U. s. Road 27-Detour two miles south
OF Richmond is fiye and one-half miles
Slow down between Richmond and Chester.
Detour from Bryant TO one-han mile north
Of Bryant is three and one-half miles
Detour from seven miles north OF De-
catur to two miles south OF TT. Wayne Is
thirteen miles.
Road 28-Bridge run-arounds fve and
one and one-half miles west of Romney.
Detour three miles east OF Romney is
three miles,
Several Detours Listed
Road 20-Detour Ave miles south OF
Road 80 is two miles. Detour at inter-
section OF Road 80 is four miles. Detour
from Kirkln north is three and one-half
miles. Bridge run-around north OF Mich
igantown, Drive carefully past workmen
between Minamac and Knox. Detour near
Bass Lake Is three and one-mile miles De-
tour six miles north OF Knox is two
miles. one OF which is over Road 80.
S. Road 30-Run-around at Erie rail-
road crossing two miles east Of scherer-
Vile.
U. g. Road S1-Run-around at south
edge of University Heights (Indianapolisl
account public utility laying gas main.
Road 94-Detour from Veedersburg to
Road Al Is one and one-half miles. De-
tour from Charlottesville to New Ross is
about sixteen miles. eight Of which is
pavement.
Road 55-Detour from three miles south
Of Salem to one mile south Of Salem is
three miles: narrow road and in fair con-
diuon.
Road s7-Detour from Paon to one and
one-half miles north of orleans is twelve
and one-half miles, fair condition. De-
tour from Bedford to four miles south Of
Bloomington is twenty-five miles, narrow
steep grades and sharp turns although
good surface. Bridge run-arounds I'VE
miles north OF Bloomington.
Road 59-Detour from one and one-half
miles north Of Rossville is three miles
One Bridge Run-around
U. s. Road 4O-Bridge run-around at
Stilesville
U. S. Road 4l-Detour at veedersburg
is one-half mile. (open Nov. lol.
Road 44-Detour from Connersville west
is six miles.
Road 5o-Bridge run-around Just west OF
Seymour. Detour from junction Of roads
/ and so via Milan and Mooreshiu to
Aurora is twenty-five miles, part Of
which is only fair condition (Road
opened between Dillsboro and Aurora for
local traffic..
Road 53-Detour from Rensselaer, to
four miles north of Rensselaer, is eight
miles, part fair.
Road 56-Bridge run-around at junction
of roads Sc and 81. Earth surface be-
tween Salem and scottsburg is im-
passable most Of time. Bridge run
arounds at two and four miles west Of
Madison Detour two miles west of VetOg
is two and one-half miles; fair.
Road 57-Bridge run-around six and
one-half miles north Of Newberry.
Bridges Are Dangerous
Road 58-Surface is narrow; many
dangerous bridges.
Road 62-New pavement open from New
9lbany to two miles west OF GAINESVILLE.
Through traffic to Corydon detour over
State Roads $50 and 35 which is thirty
three and one-half miles. Heavy construc-
ton between Untontown and sulphur is
being done under trafTic-ten mile speed
| limit.
Road 66-Impassable between Newburg
and Hatfield, with no detour. Through
traffic avoid Road sc and route via Roads
As and 81 until further notice.
Road 6-Detour from Bicknell two miles
north. Bridge run-areund six one-hali
miles north Of worthington. Bridge run.
around three miles south Of Centerton
/ Detour from three and one-half milet
northeast OF Muncie TO Albany Is seven
miles. Detour from Albany to Portland
is twenty-one miles. Detour from Bryant
to Indiana-Ohio line is ten miles, lwill
change this week..
H U. S. Road l50--Workmen building
/ shoulders between West Baden and Fred
H ricksburg. Ten mile speed limit. Bridge
run-around six and one-haR miles east
of Pson.
Roads not mentioned and parts Of roads
mentioned but not specified. and all de.
tours not otherwise described are in gooc
II condition.
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