The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-26
RACE CROWDS
TO Give ROADS
TRAFFIC TEST
State Highways in Good
Shape for Annual Influx
of Visitors.

Indiana highways are ready for
the great annual traffic test, Di-
rector John D. Williams of the
State highway department, an
nounced today.
The test consists of the influx of
thousands of cars from all parts of
the United States driving here for
the annual 500-mile Speedway
classic.
Vast preliminary work has been
done all over the State system,
Williams said. This included the
dragging and repairing of stone
surfaces, moving weeds and grass
tending to conceal hazards, erect
ing additional guide, warning and
information signs, white-washing
bridge-ends, guard rails and all
other distractions close to the right
pf-way.
Best traffic routes to the race
were listed as follows, in the weekly
bulletin:
CHICAGO traffic take U. $. Al to U, S.
bctoar Be- SRe4 FROM no Jc5 of e. 5 80 % to ST. john
is miles. Bridge run-around at 2 miles
north Of Kentland. Detour at south edge
bein is / mile. Detour in city of Lebanon.
Or, take Illinois Rd. l to WatseSa lIll),
then U. S. "a to Kentland, then U; S. A
and U. S. So to Indianapolis via Lafayette
a or: lake u s. 20 to Gary, then Rd; IS
to U. S. 30 then U. S. 80 to Plymouth,
then U. S. 81 to Indianapolis Bridge run
tnS@ or tssS ssse dn2S 6n 2n6is @f an3 9 Paa Paan
10 and "a to Crawfordsyille. then "a; 81
to Lebanon then u s. 81 70 y I9gianaPoiils al iS -
nfEour nies lFS Possbe e0sh short detours between
Charlottesville and Lebanon.
Bridge Run-Around at KOkomo
GARY tGaffic take Rd 4bdS IS t. =. 8 5l 49, 10
aTeVen 1hTGlaH9PHiiI5s mPiies north lio Of Kokomo. -
MICHIGAN CITY traffic take Y. S. 20
is. 'oqsaf Brfdge e"T run-around at eleven miles
north of Kokomo. y, -
indianapolis Bridge run-around at eleven
miles north of Kokomo.
ELKHART traffic take y. S. 20 to South
Bend, then. U. s., 81 to indianapolis Bridge
0ePT Fl WAYNE WAYNE traffic take U. S. "a to
City city paving pa at east edge of Huntington is
one ana onenaItt e. Mt mieS Ribs briSe EGw ei9'e1
PORTLAND traffic take U: s. 81 to the
beginning of detOur at north euge OF
Gle, then Fd. 81 to indianapolis Detour
north of Winchester is nine miles.
RICHMOND traffic take u S. 40 to In
nianapolis.
Detour on Evansville Rd.
CINCINNATI traffic take Ohio Rd. to
Eaton, then Ohio Rd. II and U. S. 40 to
iSiaiia or taEe Ss-T u. s 27 to Venice, then Ohio
Rd. 126 to Scipio (Ohio), then county
road to Brookville (Ind.), then Rd., / to
Connersville, then Rd. "A to Rushyille,
completed berms on paved stretch between
Rushvile and Indianapolis.
or, tawe u, S. q to Richmond, then
Liberty is four and one-half miles.
MADISON traffic take Rd. to Colum-
bus, then y 81 to Indianapolis Ind Bridgds
seven and one-half miles north OF Madl-
LOUISVILLE (Ky) traffic take U. S. 81
70 TELL f51l'9dH CITY traffic take Rd 81 to IN
dianapons. Detour from two and one
half miles north OF Paoh to orleans Is
SEW EVANSVILLE traffic take U. s. Al to
Detour at i mile north Of Vincennes is
two and one-half miles. Detour from
Busseron to Oaktown is three miles.
Route From Illinois Points
VINCENNES. traffic. take Y. s. Al to
Conditions are same as described in route
for Evansville traffic.
TERRE .HAUTE traffic take U. s. 40 to
1nfl2S52 DaNyfIIE PIf nll tgpnio take III! .,ia Rd
then Rd 80 to Lebanon, then y. S 81 to
indianapolis Detour from Veedersourg 10
u. S. Al is 112 miles. Possible, short de-
tours between Crawfordsville and Lebanon.
xentand. H 9dLiA then nj i. S. Al and u g. So via
Lafayette to Indianapolis. Detour at south
edge of Kentland is 1a mile. Detour az
| DetOuT
NGSTnOJE 81. JOE CMich) traffic should route
via South Bend then on U. S. 81 to IN
dianapolis. Bridge run-around at II miles
'iV5I7iA GPAND f9H9TS RAPIBS tMich.). traffic should
route via South Bend the same as for ST.
Joe traffic. Conditions on U. S. 81 same
as degcribed above; .roe,o sbor,d route
via - toledo and Bryan (ohiol. then
through Hicksville, then, over county road
to Ft. Wavne. then Rd. to Anderson,
then Rd 81 to Indianapolis. ConoltlonS
in Indiana same as described for Ft.
Wayne traffic.
Through TrafTiceways
TOLEDO (Ohio) traffic route via Ft.
Wayne. then to Indianapolis as described
for Ft Wayne traffic.
CLEVELAND (Ohio traffic route via
Worcester and Columbus (Ohio) then on
U. S. 40 to Indianapolis.
koneta and Celina (Ohiol then by way
of Bryan Gnd0 to Portland, then on
routes described for Portland traffic:
ST. LOUIS CMo) traffic take U. S. 40
~ sPRINGFTEID ulll traffic route either
by Danville Ill) or via Terre Haute, and
over Indiana roads as described for DAN
vile CHI trafi cor for Terre Haute
traffic.