The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-19
HIGHWAY BOARD
REVEALS STATE
ROAD DETOURS
Increase in Construction
Throughout Indiana
Is Disclosed.

The number Of new detours estab-
hshed in the state last week re-
fleets the increase in highway con-
struction. Many former detours
have been eliminated by completion
OF construction and surface treat
ment.
Many new detours are in corpora
ton limits Of cities and towns
where federal-aid highway routes
are being improved by the state
highway commission.
Detours due to construction are as
follows:
Road f-Detour through Button. &C
count street repair and bridge con&truc-
ton, is one mile
Road 2-Ons and one-han mile detour
IN m MlsnaVaka. account Of removing car
Road s-Derour from ? mile soY.b ~
vernon a. junction Of Roads and 3 70
Blocner is BY way OF Road Z 70 Madison
and then Road S.
Road 6-Detour in Gary. account Of
conjunction work is II miles
Road 9-Drivs slowly over unpaved gap
north Of Wolcottvile. Detour from Hunt
lnBlon 70 one mile north Of Road IA
account q paving. IS ten miles over good
gravel Defour from Sheihvville 70 Green
I r,iia account Of paving. g twenty-five
niiiies, hiteen miles pavement ana seven
Road l2-Dstour west Of Michigan civ.
account construction is ~ miles over
Repairs Near wabash
Road 13-Surface treatment runctior
Roads y and p north 70 Wabash county
me. Deiour completed May I5 Detour
S gort o. wabash. account Of patching
ROAD. Detour from Noblesville north. ac-
count o. paving is eighteen miles over
eignt miles concrete and ten miles fair
Road "a -Detour from Silver Lake west
aSTiount OF bridge construction. IS FIVE
Fgooa gravel Detour open to local
u. S Road 2o-Detour Just west of
St;nnesterton, account overhead construc-
tlon. Is miles for Westbound traffic:
~ mics Tor eastbound traffic oil mat
., Road 2l-Short detour in Muncie over
Road "a Detour just nest Of Lorans-
pol account Of pavement construction,
is "a miles over fair gravel
Road 25-Detour from H. miles weet
Of Shadeland 70 2i2 miles east. account
Of paving, is 6iz miles over good gravel
Detour at wiHiamsport
>, Road "a Detour from wiliamsport 10
Illinois state line account OF paving
Is seventeen miles over good gravel
- H eS,o, 2gm,,Detour at four miles north
is four miles over bitumnous surface
Road 3l.-Short detour in Kokomo. sc-
count Of construction. is over CITY streets
One mile detour from Franklin south.
account Of bridge construction. is over
Road BE Short detour in Jefferson
vile account construction, over city
Road a2,-Fourteen mile detour marked
between Lebanon and Hamilton Boone
coggnty line, account Of surface treatment.
hoaq 54-Detour just west Of Craw-
preach; is twelve miles over gravel and
MoresntOwn street Work
Road 35.-Detour from Morgantown TO
Bean Blossom. IS ten and one-half miles
Morgantown. account construction Of city
Road 4O-Detour between Greenfield
Eastbound through ira &C detour from In
dianspolls to Greenfield over routes So
bound tra &c under. five ton weight from
i've tons detour over 50 and 9
Road 43-DeJour for soUthbound ira &C
from one mile south of Greencastle to
Road 40, is five. miles over narrow gravel
NoTthbound detou one EASY Te from oF1 5e
ton 40 and 43. thence into Greencastle.
Part Of detour narrow and not suitable
Road 45@Three ton load ID ON on bridge
one-half mile east of Helmsburg De-
ton. is twenty-four blocks over pavement
and stone streets. Surface treatment in
progress between junction Roads g. and
20. Finish Nav IS.
Road 58.-Detour in Bedford. account
street construction, is over good city
street Four ton load limit on bridge
two and One-han miles west of Helton-
Road s9.-surface treatment. Linton to
Jasonville. Detour marked. Complete
Paving at Salem
Road oo.-Detour at Salem. account
paving, is twelve miles over fair gravel
Detour from Mitchell to Salem. account
surface treatment. is by way OF Paoh and
Palmyra Open about Nav IS
Road 63-Detour north of Clinton. &C
count bridge out. is four and one-haf
miles over fair gravel and pavement.
Road 64-Detour from New Albany TO
New Salisbury. account paving in George
town. is over Roads 50 and IS
Road 1Ol-Detour from RoSeburg to
Brookville account grading is twenty
seven miles TWENTY-FIVE miles paved, five
miles good gravel. Open for local ira isc
Road l24-DetoUr at six miles vest OF
Button. account bridge construction. Is
four miles over good gravel and bituml-
nous pavement
Road 1856 Detour from Road a. east
account construction. is six miles over
Road 527-Detour from Decatur to Ohio
line account grading and paving. is over
Roads q and l24 through Monroe. Road
open TO local traisc from Decatur TO
Pleasant Mills.