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day, was born and where so much
has occurred since Sir Walter Ra-
leigh's colonists first began their
attempts at settlement on Roa-
noke Island in the late 1500's.
GAS to the Chesapeake Bay
Bridge-Tunnel, a project which is
most fascinating, it is interesting
to know that traffic engineers
employed by sponsors of this
great feat of engineering say the
fixed crossing will save one and
one-half hours driving time on
Ocean Highway II from New York
to Jacksonville, North Carolina. l
repeat: LET'S GET READY for
this great influx of travellers pass
ing through the Eastern section of
our, State. It will also mean much
to U. S. No. II and other Eastern
North Carolina highways and
| towns.
Highly important to this Won
derful coastal area in which so
many people rest and relax is the
construction by the State of the
modern bridge across the Alliga-
tor River. This bridge, which
should result in the increase of
visitors to Dare County and 9th
err sections of the historic Abe
marie Sound area, will cost APP
proximately $2,S00,000 and the ex-
pected date of it's completion is
in mid-1962.
"This bridge will take it's place
with the Croatan Sound or UNI
stead Bridge, which was opened
in 1857 and cost $2,750,000.
"The Oregon Inlet bridge, now
in the planning stage and on
which our State Highway Depart
ment says much remains to be
done, will cost approximately 49,
100000 when completed. Hydro
graphic studies are now being
made regarding the ultimate loca-
tion of this bridge.
"These bridges are toll-free,
and will make accessible areas
that have been difficult and time
consuming to reach in the past.
When all are completed and open
ed to the increased flow of traf-
fic expected to result from their
construction, the State will have
invested approximately $8,5O0,0OO
and l consider it very good in
vestment in the efforts so many
of our fine people are making to
develop this historic section to
its greatest potential. Again l
say: LET'S GET READY and
show our visitors to this section
what advantages and opportuni-
ties it has for those desiring to
make worthwhile investments in
projects for future operation.
"The Taylor brothers, born and
raised in the Sea Level section of
Carteret County land who have
gone on to fame and fortune in
the world of business, are now
operating a private ferry from
Atlantic to Ocracoke. Tolls are
charged for passengers and cars.
They want the State to take this
ferry over, as they began this
service, not as a money maker,
but to help the people in their
old home territory and at the
same time cause more people to
visit our famed Outer Banks and
the Cape Hatteras National Sea-
shore without having to travel so
far, the State of North Carolina
owe them a big vote of thanks.
"The time has come when the
State should take a hard look at
its ferry operations. 1t will need
new and expensive boats if it is
to consider the ferry run from
Ocracoke to Atlantic or Cedar Is
land. Pamlico Sound needs dredg-
ing. This will be expensive. But II
Pamlico Sound is NOT dredged,
boats will have trouble with their
navigation.
"The Hatteras to Ocracoke fer
nv is still on temporary land
ing basis on Ocracoke Islanl.
"The State should consider
whether or not all these ferries
should be considered as combined
operations and run privately at
low fares for local people and
lower fares for out-of-State PEG.
ple than are now being charged
by the Taylor brothers with State
subsidies being used where need
ed.
Following our custom Of doing
things when you can efford it and
with Highway revenues running
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