New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
FIRST CONCRETE
ROAD IS TORN UP
Experimental Stretch Makes
Way for Modern Highway
STRIDES IN CONSTRUCTION
Progress on New Fire House-Ob-
>er,ancc Of Rockwell Day-Wed-
ding of Anne Mary Collar and
Laurence Ebert Thorpe.

The first concrete roadway in
America which over 20 years ago
vas land between Peguabuck ami
Ferryville. has been finally torn M
10 make Way for hnk OF the new
highway which is being constructed
from Bristol to Thomaston. The
carly Roadway. which Was in the
nature OF an experiment and which
at the time OF its removal Was sadly
IN need OF :, paid. Mas built in the
same manner that the concrete side
walks OF that DAY were built. Al
ternatlnG blocks or frameN ork Sec
tons Were constructed, and were
later flied evenly with concrete.
After the first sections became dry,
the other alternating sections were
filled. Rapid strides IN roadway
construction have been made since
that time, and the new roadway is
being laid in the most approved
modem manner and with the latest
and most efficient equipment.
The actual " rk of laying the con-
crete over the new highway which
has been torn up and in an almost
| impossible condition for several
weeks, started last Friday. The CON
| tractors are laying the new smooth
surface roadway on the north halt
of the highway from the Pequab buck
river bridge al Bullhead street in
Terryville. easterly toward Bristol
| The work was started from the
Terryvllle end because OF the fact
that the work OF getting the road
way surface ready for the concrete
| has not been completed at the Bris-
| tol end which starts at the Water
bury bridge. Just east of tine en-
trance of Rockwell park. Consider.
able grading work still remains to
be done between this point and the
Bristol and Tcrryvlle town line and
the bridge abutments at the railroad
underpass still is incomplete.
Due to the change in the location
of the roadway at the Big Bend
between Pcquabuck and Terryville
the Bristol Traction Co. is now
changing the rails at that point to
conform to the contour OF the new
roadway. The work of changing tn,
rails on Shovel Shop hill has beer
completed A change in the waite,
mains between the junction of Psrl
and Divinity streets and Barlow
| ct !,
the fact that the cutting down of tn
roadway at that point had left tn
large trunk line mains practically OF
the surface This work IL now he
ing done. and 2 change from the OLE
to the new mains was effected owe
the weekend.
During III" laying OF the new high
way. a tremendous amount of traffl,
bound for Terryville and Waterbury
has made use of the roadway L
Terryvllle by way of Terryville ave
nue. and this road, which was no
getting in bad shape and will be sub
lect to repairs as soon as the nev
highway is opened for traffic.
New Fire House
Rapid progress is being made II
the construction of the new fir
and Pennington avenue. All of tn
work of excavation has been com
pleted and the foundations hav
been laid. In addition that part O
Oakland street which extends be
yond Framington avenue TO tn
junction with Lewis street. has bee
wldened and improved.
Rockwell Day
The observance of Rockwell Da
at Rockwell Park yesterday was
fine success and was marred by n
serious accident although the life
guards We're called upon TO resCu
an lnehriatsd swimmer from drown
ing and a swimmer cut his hands o
a broken bottle which reposed o
the bottom of the lagoon near th
temporary diving board which ha
been erected for the special divin
, events
The team OF Waterbury aquati
experts carried off first honors j
the senior, junior and midget swim
ming races while the diving honor
were captured by MCCue and Sal
mon of this city. The canoe tlltin
: and the ocean going boxing bout
| furnished the comedy for the afte,
noon. 1t was estimated that Their
: We're over 5000 in attendance
Cc!ia:-1horrc
. The wedding of Miss Anne Mar
Collar. daughter of Milton c. Cola
: of Mount Vernon. n. Y. and Laul
ence Ebert Thorpe. son of DR. Wa
: ter Thorpe. well known oculist {
this city. was held Saturday aftel
; noon in the parsonage of the Brist,