The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-15

~ NoAPtAy approved
by WPA authorities in Washington
Warren H. Booker, director O:
the state division of sanitary en-
cheering, tonight headed for Nor
genton on a trip to visit commun.
itles where the water supply ha:
been seriously menaced. Specia
emergency equipment fol purify.
ing water is being held in readi
ness for shipment to western NORTH
Care mar
The state highway and public
works department reported thai
the flood situation was particular.
~ critical in Watauga, Ashe, ALE.
ghany, Wilkes and North Caldwell
county, where go per cent of the
county bridges" are estimated te
have washed out.
The main current of the Yadkir
river was pouring in the front door
of the state highway garage al
North Wilkesboro and the bridge
leading to the prison camp there
is out.
Between Wilkesboro and North
Wilkesboro on U. S. 421 the Yadkin
river had swollen until only the
light posts of the bridge across
the river could be seen. Water al.
so rose over the hand rails of a
bridge west of North Wilkesboro.
The detailed report on r o a d S
blocked to traffic late this after.
noon is as follows:
Eighth district North Wilkesbo.
70 headquarters) N. c. 81 under
water one mile east of Elkin; RI
closed.
U. S. 16 closed from Winston
Salem to Mocksville.
N. c. is from Warrensville to
Tennessee state line closed.
All highway and railroad bridges
reported out between West Jeffer.
son and Warrensville.
N. c. 1862 from Warrensville to
Virginia state line closed.
N. c. 88 between New River and
Laurel Springs closed because ap.
proaches to bridges washed out.
u. S. 291 between Twin O a k
and Jefferson closed b e c a u S e
bridge approa ches washed out.
U. S. 421 closed because of big
slide at Wilkes = Watauga county
line and several other places be-
tween county line and Miller's
Creek are under water.
N. c. Is from Millers Creek to.
ward Blue Ridge parkway closed
because approaches to bridge
washed out.
U. S. 421 closed between Wilkes.
boro and North Wilkesboro, and
east of Wilkesboro; Yadkin river
bridges flooded.
Ninth division shelby headquar-
ers)-no roads closed yet in Ire
dell county but water there is re-
ported to be still rising.
N. c. 16 closed between Conover
and T~aylorsville because of high
water.
N. c. 96 between Hickory and
Taylorsville closed because bridge
is out. -.
N. c. 90 closed between Lenoir
and T~aylorsville because of high
water.
N. c. SO closed from Hickory to
intersection of route 10 because
of weak abutment at Brookkor.
N. c. 80 from Newton to Toluca
closed because a bridge is out
just west of Newton.
N. c. 10 from Newton to Cataw-
ba is closed because of high water.
N. c. q in Lincoln county is
closed because bridge is out be-
tween Lincolnton and Toluca.
N. c. 10 from Morganton to
Shelby closed because bridge out
at Jacobs Fork.
N. c. 100 between Polkville and
Fsllston closed because bridge lis
weak.
N. c. 10 between Polkville and
Caesar closed because water over
new bridge.
N. c. rs north of Shelby closed
until water goes down.
N. c. $50 from Boiling Springs
to South Carolina is closed until
water goes down.
U. S. 7 open into Asheville, but
traffic is being detoured by county
roads in Rutherford county be-
cause of high water. l
N. c. 108 closed from Mill
Springs to Rutherfordton because
bridge fills washed out.
U. S. 70 open to Point Lookout
where a big slide was expected to
be cleared up late this afternoon.
= N. c. 26 to Mitchell county line
closed because of high water.
N. c. 104 from intersection OF
u. S. 70 to Buck Creek gap closed;
two bridges out.
N. C. $50 closed because of high
water in Catawba river west OF
Mooresville.
N. C. 80 closed going into Nor
Canton from the south because two
bridges out.
Direct route from Shelby to
Hickory closed; traffic is being de-
toured via U. S. "a to Gastonia and
. S. 321 via Newton and Conover.
Tenth division Baskerville head
quarters) - N: c. sos closed be-
tween Stockville and huntsville.
All roads to Sunburst closed be-
cause bridges out.