The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-08
INDIANA ROADS
ARE REPORTED
UNDER WATER
Load Limit Rules Will Be
Enforced Strictly to
Save Highways.

Several soutkefn Indiana roads
and one in Sne northeastern section
we're blocked by overflow waters
from rivers and streams this week,
according to the state highway de-
partment traffic bulletin, issued to-
day.
Reports from engineers show gra-
vel and state roads in the system
soft and subject to serious damage
if load limits are not restricted.
Strict enforcement of load limit
rules are prescribed.
General road conditions were list
ed as follows:
Road bridge run-around one-half
mile east of state line.
Road 3-Watch for men working on
berms north OF Hartford City. Bridge
run-around one-half mile north of Petrol
cum.
miles north of Madison.
Road I5-Bridge run-around two and
one-half miles south of La Fountaine. De-
tour at La Fountaine is one mile.
U. 8. Road 2LPavement from Month
cello fourteen miles east. then detour one
half mile north to old route to Logans-
port. Detour just east of Huntington I'M
til city completes paving to meet state
road. is one-half mile.
DetOur of Nine Miles
Road 25-Bridge run-around three and
one-half miles north of Fulton.
U. s. Road 27-Detour from Winchester
to nine miles north account of grading is
eleven miles.
Road 28-Bridge run-around one and
one-half miles west of Romney.
Road 2s-Drive carefully past workmen
between Winamac and Knox.
United States Road 30-Run-around at
EIie railroad crossing two miles east of
cherereville.
Road 34-Detour from Charlottesville to
new Ross is about sixteen miles, eight of
which is pavemtnt
Road 35-Detou.- from three miles south
Of Salem to one mile south of Salem is
three miles; narrow road. but in fair con-
dition.
Road 39-Detour north of RossvilIe is
three and one-half miles.
Road 45-Run-around Just south of
Haysville
Road 46-surface somewhat rough; many
sharp turns and narrow bridges.
Warned of Slides
U. Q. Road Swatch for slides between
Harrison and Brookville. Much worse IN
rainy or thawing weather.
Road 56-Earth surfaces between Salem
and Scottsburg is impossible most of tirle.
Bridge run-around two miles west of
Madison. Detour around earth slide at
bridge two miles west of VaVay is two
and one-haH miles; fair.
Road 5s-Surface soft and very narrow
in places; impossible for light traffic
only between Patriot and Jet, with S.
Several one-way bridges.
Road 59-Run-around four miles north
of Linton is 500 feet long and surface
somewhat rough.
Road 62r-Run-around account of en-
bankment slide three miles west of Sui
phur for one-way traffic only.
one-way Traffic
Road 64-One-way traffic at river bridge
at MaxviIle where men are working.
Road 66-Impassable between Newburg
and Hatfield. with no detour. Through
traffic avoid Road 66 and route via Roads
45 and 81 until further notice.
Road 67-Detour from five miles north
east Of Muncie to two and one-half miles
west of Albany is three miles. Detour
from Albany to Portland is twenty-one
and one-half miles. Detour one and one
half miles east of Bryant is three miles
and only fair condition.
Roads not mentioned and parts of roads
mentioned. but not specified. and all de-
tours not otherwise described, are in good
condition.