The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-11
SNOW RAPIDLY
CLEARED FROM
STATE ROADS
Highways in Good Shape;
New Bridges Remove
Two DetourS.

Snow in northern Indiana failed
to block state highways, TIE weekly
bulletin of the state highway depart
ment announces.
In a few instances, drifts formed,
but maintenance crews with snow
Flows quickly opened the traffic
lanes and travel was uninterrupted.
Director John D. Williams re-
poloed all state roads in the best
shape in history.
During the week new bridge
went into service on road 25, elimi-
mating three-mile detour, and an
other on road "A, near Connersville,
eliminating a six-mile detour.
General road conditions:
Road bridge run-arounds one-half
and one mile east of state line.
Road swatch for men working on
berms north of Hartford City. Detour
from five miles north of Hartford City
north, is two miles. Bridge run-around
one-half mile north Of Petroleum.
Road 7-one-way traffic bridge ten
miles north of Madison.
Detour for Miles
Road 15-Bridge run-around two and
one-half miles south Of La Fontaine.
Detour at La Fontaine is one mile.
U. s. Road 24-Pavement from Month
cello fourteen miles east, then detour one
half mile north to old route to Logansport.
Detour lust east of Huntington while
-kak1 De O.
q. S. Road 27-Detour two miles south
of Richmond is five and one-half miles.
Detour from Winchester to nine miles
north Of winchester is eleven miles.
Road 26-Bridge run-around one and
one-half miles west of Romney. Detour
three miles east Of Romney is three miles.
Road 29-Detour five miles south Of
Road 80 is two miles. Detour from Kirk
lin north Is three and one-half miles.
Bridge run-around north of Michigantown.
Drive carefully past workmen between
Winamac and Knox.
U. s. Road 30-Run-around at Erie
railroad crossing two miles east Of
Schererville.
Long Detour Listed
Road 34-Detour from Charlottesville to
New Ross is about sixteen miles, eight Of
which is pavement.
Road 35-Detour from three miles south
OF Salem to one mile south of Salem is
three miles: narrow road and in fair
condition.
Road 37-Detour from Paoli to three
miles north Of Paoli is four and one-half
miles, fair condition. One-way traffic
three miles north of Bloomington.
U. S. Road 40-Bridge run-around at
Stilesville.
Road 46-Maintenance has started on
this section. Surface somewhat rough;
many sharp turns and narrow bridges.
Road Sat two miles north of Linton
is one-way traffic for about 100 feet.
(Traffic drive slowly)
Road Is Impossible
Road 56-Earth surfaces between Salem
and Scottsburg is impossible most of time.
Bridge run-around two miles west of Madi-
son. Detour around earth slide at bridge.
two miles west of Vevay is two and one
half miles; fair.
Road 58-surface is narrow; many dan
gerous bridges.
Road 56-Impassable between Newburg
and Hatfield with no detour. Through
traffic avoid Road Sc and route via Roads
As and 90 until further notice.
Road 67-Bridge run-around three miles
south of Centerton. Detour from five miles
northeast 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.
Roads not mentioned and parts of roads
mentioned. but not specified, and all de-
tours otherwise described, are in good con-
dition.