The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-09
STATE HIGHWAY
BULLETIN LISTS
DERBY ROUTES
Indiana Roads Are in Good
Condition to Carry
Race Traffic.

Indiana highways are in first class
condition TO handle the Kentucky
Derby traffic May II, according TO
a state highway department bulletin
today.
Here is how the bulletin advises
travellers to avoid detours en- route
to Churchill Downs:
South Bend traffic go over U. s. 81,
open all the way from South Bend TO
Louisville.
Chicago traffic vii find the best route
over U. S Al and 50 to Indianapolis.
thence o. s. 81 TO Louisville.
Detroit traffic go over U. s. III and
U. s. u 70 Fl Wayne (detour north Of
IT Wayne over paved road thence on
u. S. "a to Huntington. to Anderson.
then 81 to Indianapolis and U. s. 81 to
Louisville.
Toledo traffic go through Ft. Wayne.
Anderson, Indianapolis. thence to Louis
Vile or enter Indiana from Celina. o.,
on No. 81 via Portland. Muncie. Indian
auolis and U. S. 81 to Louisville.
GlLE4QIdbl tIdult ny N9A+ab ~FS' -
through Madison can avoid two detours on
U. 8. SO, one east Of Seymour and the
other east Of Versailles.
st. Louis traffic probably will find o. S.
so and $50 the best entrance into Louis
vile, although there IS detour on .. s
50 east Of Washington. and on U. S. $50
vest OF West Baden. both in fair condi-
ton. How 9ver. No. 81 is open all the way
from Eva. 5ville to New Albany, just OPP
posite Louisville.
Surface conditions. length and 10
cation of detours are shown in the
bulletin for the week Of May lois,
as follows:
Road swatch for loose stone three
miles north Of Greensburg. Detour four
miles north Of Greensburg is 1--WE miles.
Bridge run-around one-hah mile north
Of Reinsburg. Detour hve miles north OF
Button is seven miles.
Road CLOSED between Writ and North
Vernon. Through traffic detour over state
roads. Indianapclis-Msdis traffic 90
via 20.
Road e-Watch for grading gangs be-
tween Greenfield and Pendleton. Detour
south Of Columbia City for heavy traffic
is five and one-han miles. Light traffic
use bridge run-around. Detour from iunc-
ton OF 9 and north Of Albion to Rome
city is FIVE miles.
Road lf-Run-around three and one-half
miles east of Richmond.
U. S. Road 24.-Detour one-haf mile
north fourteen miles east of Monticello to
old route to Logansport is ga miles. one
way traffic Just east Of Peru for 100 feet.
Six-mile detour between Wabash and La
gro account OF paving gap. Detour from
Five Points to Ohio line is seven miles.
Road 2s-Detour Just west of Upton.
U. S. Road 3l-Drive slowly near White
land.
Road 37-Drive carefully between Need
more and bloomington account unfinished
shoulders and between Sulphur and Paoli-
U. s. Road 40-Detour from county line
road to "a miles west of Indianapolis is
five miles.
Road 43-Detour from Linden to three
miles north of Romney is seventeen miles.
Detour from I'VE miles north Of Lafayette
to Brookston is eleven miles. Detour just
south Of Monon is five miles. Detour over
earth road ia miles north of La Crosse
is one mile. Unsuitable for heavy loads
in wet weather. Detour one mile north
of Wanatah is five miles.
Road 45-Traffic drive slowly over new
pavement west of Bloomington.
q. S. Road 52-Detour from eight miles
west Of Metamora to Brookville is 1872
miles. part over No. 1. Cincinna Indian
apolis traffic use No. l from Brookville
to U. S. 40, thence on 40 to Indianapolis.
Bridge run around near Julietta.
Road 67-Detour from three miles north
of Lyons to junction Of so and 81 is six
miles. Short detour at north edge of
Albany. Short detour in Redkey.