The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-23
DETOURS OFF
AS PAVEMENT
IS FINISHED
Several New Bridges Are
Opened to Traffic on
State Roads.

Completion of new pavement and
bridges in the last week brought
elimination of several miles of de-
tours occasioned by the depart
ments expansion program, accord
ing to John j. Brown, director.
A seven-mile detour on Road Z
near Dupont on the road to Clifty
Falls state park; completion of sec
ton of Road IS under Southern rail-
road at Corydon Junction; compile
ton of construction on Road 80 be-
tween Charlottesville and Shannon
dale, and work completed on Road
80. between Antioch and Frankfort
are reported.
Brown called attention that some
bridge gaps are now being paved on
U. S. Highway Al north of Kentland,
and while this is in progress a one
way traffic will prevail.
Road conditions in Indiana for
the week of Aug. 24-30 are:
| Road 3-Run around at two miles north
| at Greensburg. Detour around bridge
construction at four miles north OF
| Greensburg is FIVE miles. Detour from Mt
Summit to one mile south Of Muncie Is
sixteen miles. Detour from Fiat north
10 Petroleum is eight miles. Run around
at one-half mile north of Reifsburg.
Road 28-Bridge run around at eight
and one-half miles west Of Williamsport.
Detour from one mile west of Upton
clinton county line to Upton is sixteen
miles.
Road 2s-Detour from Osgood to juno
ton of Roads as and % Is twenty and
three-fourth miles. Detour from Green's
burg to Shelbyville is tTenty-nine miles
Detour from one-half mile south OF
Bovleston to one mile north of Burlington
Is twenty-five miles. Detour from Wilma
mac to three miles south of Knox Is
tventy-four miles. Detour from one mile
north of La Porte to Michigan City is
eight miles.
u. S. Road si-Detour from seven miles
south of Kokomo to Kokomo is eight and
one-half miles.
Road s2-Detour from Dover to two and
e-half miles vest Of Lebanon Is seven
and one-half miles.
Road s4-Detour in Charlottesville Is
one and one-half miles. Detour west
Of New Ross is one mile.
Load Limit Set
Road se-Detour in Rockville. Five
ton load limit on temporary bridge
Road 37-Detour from four miles south
Of Bloomington to Bedford Is twenty
eight and one-half miles. Detour from
Martinsville north is six miles. Traffic
can avoid detour by routing from Martins
Vile to Indianapolis Road 81.
Road 43-Detour from one mile north
of Brookston to one mile south OF
Chalmers Is eight miles. Runaround at
one mile south of Francesville. Bridge
run-around at two miles north OF
Francesville.
Road 56-Detour from Princeton to
Oakland City is fifteen miles. Detour from
jasper to a point east Of Haysville IS
seven miles and poor, three miles being
earth. Bridge run-sround at two miles
east Of Salem. Detour ebtveen Scots
burg and Blocher is ten miles; sharp
turns. Detour around earth slide ct two
miles west Of Vevay is two and one-half
miles.
Detour at Mt. Vernon
Road 62-Detour from city limits Of Mt.
Vernon east Is three miles.
Road 67-Detour starting at one mile
east OF Oaklandon Is two miles. Detour
from Thirty-eighth street Indianapolis)
to point south of Lawrence Is two miles
and dustless. Detour from Albany to
Portland is twenty-one and one-haf miles.
Road not mentioned, and parts Of roads
mentioned, but not specified. and all de;
tours not otherwise descibed, are in good
! condition.