The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-13
GRAVEL ROADS
BENEFITED BY
RECENT RAINS
DetoUr on u. s. 81 Will Be
Opened by Sept. 18,
Bulletin Says.

Stone and gravel roads of the
state highway system have been
benefited greatly by recent rains,
the weekly bulletin of the state
highway department announced TO-
day.
Announcement that the detour on
q. S. 81, which went into service
during the week, will be opened
Sert. 10, was made in the report.
It was necessary for paving an in
tersection with state road %, now
under construction.
General road conditions are listed
In the bulletin as follows:
Road 9-Run-around three miles south
OF Huntington. Detour ten miles south
OF Columbia City is three miles.
Road l4-Detour from Rochester to
Akron is eleven miles.
Road 18-Detour from Pennville to Road
J, two miles west Of Fait is FIVE miles.
May be open Sept. 49,
Detour From state Line
q. S. Road 24-Detour from ulinois-In-
diana line to junction with Road Al is
FIVE and one-haf miles. Detour from
Goodland to wolcott IS sixteen miles.
Pavement from Monticello fourteen miles
east. then detour one-half mile north
TO old route to Logansport. Detour one
and one-hah miles from Rich Valley east
to new pavement. Detour from Lagro
to Wabash river is four miles. Detour
east OF Huntington until the Erie rail-
road constructs viaduct under its tracts
through which the city is to complete
paving TO meet state road. is one mile.
Road 29-Detour from Osgood to juno
ton Of Roads IS and 20 is twenty and
three-fourths miles. Detour from Green's
burg to one mile north of Waldron is
twenty-three miles. Detour from one-half
mile south of Boyleston to one mile north
Of Burlington is twenty-five miles Detour
from Winamac to three miles of Knox is
twenty-four miles. Detour from three
miles south of LaPorte to LaPorte Is three
miles. Detour from one mile north of
LaPorte ITO Michigan City is eight miles.
Roads Just Treated
O. 8 Road 3l-Detour north of Jones'
vile is one-half mile; watch for fresh
treatment Detour two and one-half miles
one-haf miles; will be lifted Sept b.
Road 32-Detour from Dover to two and
one-hsH- lailes west of Lebanon is seven
and one-half miles.
Road 34-Detour in Charlottesville is
one and one-half miles. Detour west of
New Ross is one mile.
Road 36-Detour in Rockville account
city sewer construction. 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: good surface, but mar
row and many sharp turns. Detour from
Martinsville north is six miles three miles
being pavement. Gravel section is mar
row. sharp turns. one-way bridges.
Road 38-Detour four and one-half miles
west of Richmond is five and one-half
miles.
other Detours Listed
Road 44-Detour from Roseburg to Lib
erty is nine miles.
U. S. Road 52-Detour from eight miles
west Of Metamora to Brookville is eigh-
teen and one-half miles. Part of detour
over Road !. Through traffic follow Road
1 to Connersville. then Road A to Rush
Vile
Road 67-Detour one and one-half miles
east Of Lawrence is one mile (dustless).
Detour from Albany to Portland is twenty
one and one-half miles
U. S. Road l5o-six mile detour three
miles west of Prospect is via West Baden
and Road Sc and narrow Bridge run
arounds three ana one-half miles west of
Prospect and two miles east Of Hardins-
burg.
Roads not mentioned. and parts of roads
mentioned. but not specified. and all de-
condition. 80 3NON