The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1957-02-08
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ington Counties. An experienced
roadbuilder, w. N. Spruill, is Divi-
sion Engineer. His able engineering
staff includes j. J. Gilbert, Assist
ant Division Engineer; George X.
Mack, District Engineer at Eliza
beth City, for road maintenance in
Camden, Currituck, Dare, Gates,
Pasquotank, and Perquimans\ Coun-
ties; T. C. Liverman, District En-
gineer at Ahoskie, for road main
tenance in Chowan, Hyde, Martin,
Tyrrell, and Washington Counties.
r. C. Speight is Division Road Oil
Supervisor.
In BERTHE County, by contract,
US 10 was paved with a sand as
phalt wearing surface from Pow
ellsville south to NC 305, a dis
lance of 10.5 miles. 8.3 miles were
paved % feet wide while % miles
were paved 20 feet wide.
Some of the projects in the dis
trict are as follows
In Camden County, State forces
paved with a sand asphalt wearing
surface, % feet wide, on US II
from the Virginia State line for
80 miles to the Pasquotank County
line. US 158 was widened from Bel
cross south for 2.8 miles and re-
surfaced from Elizabeth City to
Belcross for five miles with 22-ft.
wide sand asphalt leveling course.
NC 10 was improved by State
forces by leveling the 3-foot WIDEN
ing on each side for 2.8 miles from
Belcross to the county line.
State forces placed a drag seal
on the following 16-18-foot wide
Camden county roads, and their
lengths: from Tar Corner via Lilly
to junction with US II, 3.9 miles;
and from Currituck County line via
Tar Corner to junction NC 343,
six miles.
An 18-foot wide sand asphalt
base course was completed by State
forces in Camden from the junction
of US 1853, 0.8 mile south of Cam
den, to junction of county road, a
distance of O.8 mile. Countrywide,
0.3 was stabilized by using local
road materials.
In Chowan County, NC 81 was
improved from NC 80 southeast to
Chowan-Perquimans County line by
constructing three drainage pipe
lines of variable sizes.
The road which runs from
Small's Cross Roads for 2.8 miles
to Tyner was widened one foot on
each side with sand asphalt by
State forces. A drag seal was COM
pleted for IL miles from the juno
ton of NC 80 southwest to the
Marine Base. The road is 10 feet
wide. Countrywide, 1872 miles of
unpaved roads were stabilized by
using local road materials.
In Currituck, State forces finish
ed 22-foot wide drag seal on IA
miles. on US ~158 at the Currituck
Sound Bridge. NC 81 and ITO from
Barco by Sligo to the county line
were improved by leveling the
three-foot widening on both sides
of the highway with sand asphalt
for Is miles. The above work was
done by State forces.
A drag seal was completed by
State forces on the following 16-
18-foot wide Currituck county
roads, and their lengths: from
Shawboro east and north to Sligo,
So miles; from Moyock west to
Camden County line, five miles;
from Virginia State line via Knots
Island to Currituck Sound, 20.6
miles.
Countrywide in Currituck, IL
miles of unpaved roads were
stabilized by using local road ma
terials while another 5.4 miles
were stabilized by using CONNER
cial materials.
Dare County Roads
Dare County m prove EN- mt s
included grading the relocation
of US 81 and 264 from
point on US 264 and "a in Manns
Harbor to the west end of the
Croatan Sound Bridge ~and also
from the east end of the Croatan
Sound Bridge to NC 345 near Fort
Raleigh. Under the same contract,
another section from the tie-in
with NC 345 and running along