The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-27
STATES ROADS
ARE READY FOR
SPEEDWAY RUSH
All Highways Leading to
City in Splendid
Condition.

Indiana state highways are in
top-notch condition for traffic which
annually Is attracted 70 the Speed
way race on Memorial day, Il was
announced today by Director John
J. Brown Of the state highway de-
partment.
According to reports made 70
Brown by A. H Hinkle. superin-
tendent of maintenance. virtually
every road Is in splendid condition
and there Is no choice between the
several high speed routes
IN the weekly traffic bulletin Of
the department a few oiling pro-
iects are set forth as follows.
Road s-shslbyvills 70 Hope. Detour is
u miles. guod gravel.
Road Is-From road 30 70 road a. De-
tour changes daily
Road 2s-oroverton 70 wslksrton. De
tour is ia miles, part pavement. re-
msindsr good gravel
Rosd f7-From road 81 10 Thorntoun.
No detour necessary.
Road ea-New Harmony south Detour
r. 10 miles. fair gravel
Length and surface condition Of
detours due TO paving and bridge
construction. are listed in the bulle-
tin as follows.
Road l-Detour a. north edge u Bluff
con. account bridge repair. Is 81 miles
good gravel Vehicles under ia ton
cspacity. use bridge
Road s-Detour from miles vest Of
junction with road IS 70 EapDanee sc-
count paving. Is z miles. good gravel.
Road 9-Dstour north Of Hope account
surface repairs, IS ~ miles good gravel
Roads 2 and 24-Detour a. north edge
y Huntington. account construction Of
subway approaches, Is - mile good
gravel
Road i3-Detour from 2 miles north Of
Aiooiebury 70 the Michigan State line
account paving IS miles. good gravel
Road is-Detour from miles south Of
warsaw 10 east city limits ~ North Man
chester is a miles. miles concrete. re-
mainder good gravel.
Road is-Detour from junction Of Road
81 70 Road A.. account paving. is IS miles
good gravel and stone.
Road Is-Detour from junction Of Roads
3, and 10 70 ! mile north Of Marion.
account paving. Il II miles. good gravel
and stone.
Road 2s-Dctour from Lafayette 10 Ar
chervile. account paving and bridge con-
struction, Is g. miles. good gravel. De-
TOUR from mile south Of Delphi 10
mile east Of Rockield account Of pave
ment and bridge construction. is - miles
over good gravel
Q. S. Road 27-short detour during dav
from Waterloo north account Of resur-
facing work. open during night Detour
from ] mile south Of Monroe 10 miles
north Of Monroe. account paving. is 3
miles. good gravel.
Road 29-Detour a. 2 miles northwest
Of Logansport. account paving. is = mile,
GOOD gravel
Road 32-Detour a. miles west Of An
eerson account Of paving. Is miles over
fair gravel
Road 55-Detour from miles south Of
salem 70 ! mile south. account Of bridge
construction. Is miles. narrow and
winding gravel and stone road Detour al
- miles north Of Salem account OF bridge
repair Is 5 miles, good gravel but mar
row. Detour from MorgantoWn 10 Helms
burg. is miles. fair gravel but narrow
y. s. Road 36-Detour from - mile
east Of Montezums 10 Rockville. account
but miles Is winding road with narrow
nrldges. Detour from Junction with Road
~ 70 Bsinbridpe account OF paving is
miles; fsir gravel surface.
Road 3T-Detour from Tel CIV n ST
CroiN account OF grading and paving IS
~ miles. over State Roads S. 24s 1852 and
q. al dustless except y miles.
Road 5s-Detour from Cadiz west ac-
gravel surface
o. s Roads H-Ons-uay traffic be-
s z, Of paving gaps Of Two points north
Cravfordsville account Of street paving
hoad tf-Det9ur from Glenwood 10
Connersville account Of paving is rs miles.
~ miles concrete and 1873 miles good
gravel
Road 46-Detour from Ashboro west ac-
count OF paving is n miles. good gravel
Road f1-Detour from CraWfordsville 10
4 miles west Of Waveland Is 2Iis miles.
mostly over state Roads - and 234
Road 49-Detour from Chesterton north
account Of city sewer construction and
paving. s 4 miles. good gravel.
u =. Road 5O-Detour from Mitchell 10
sn9sls account g. paving is via Road 81
70 Paoli thence Road $50 10 Shoals
Road 54-Detour between Hobbieville and
springviile. account construction. is
miles between Avoca and Needmore
miles. Both over narrow. stone roads.
narrow bridges. Through traffic al iunc-
ton Of Roads IS and 81 take Road as IN
Bloomington. thence Road 81 10 Bedford
ROAD 5I-Detour from PETERSBURG 10
washington account grading Is via Mon
roe City and Wheatland is n miles. good
conoltlon, mostly paved state roads
hoad b2-Detour from Hanover south
vest account OF paving is 81 miles: fair
EraFel, narrow in places.
. hoad 66-Under construction between
New Harmony and Kasson detour either
roads. each route being about IS miles
ROAD 6l-One-way traffic az miles
north OF Ninoennes city limits account OF
U. S. Road iSO-Detour from PALMYRA 10
New Albany account OF paving near
Greenville IS IS miles via Corvdon over
hoaos 50 and 81, all oil mat and pavement