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Title: Biennial Report of the State Highway Commission of North Carolina
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: North Carolina State Highway Commission North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission
Subjects: Roads
Publisher: Raleigh, N.C. : The Commission
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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m. Hyde Construction in Hyde County consists of grading Project No. 151, 4.3miles of road from Swan Quarter to Rose Bay Fork, which is about 50 percent complete and will cost approximately $47,000. Martin There are two projects under construction in this county as follows:Project No. 154 from Williamston to the Beaufort County Line on route No.30. This project is of asphaltic-concrete construction on a plain concretebase, 11.3 miles in length, and will cost approximately $358,000. Project No. 155, extending from Bethel, Pitt County, to Williamston, Mar-tin County, on route No. 90, is being constructed of sand-clay surfacing andwill cost approximately $90,000, 38 per cent of which has been expended. Nash Construction in Nash County consists of three projects, two of whichare being constructed under the present administration from State funds,the third of which was begun under the preceding administration and wasbuilt from Federal Aid, State and county funds. The first two projects form
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State Highway Commission 71 an important link in the highway leading from Raleigh to the eastern sectionof the State. Project No. 159 begins at Nashville, the county seat and extends 11.22miles to Tar River west of Spring Hope. This project, which is 32 per centcomplete, will cost in round figures $82,000, which cost includes a bridgeover the Tar River consisting of eight 35-foot reinforced concrete spans andone steel span across the channel proper. Project No. 160 extends from Tar River, 9.86 miles across a corner ofFranklin County and one-half mile into Wake County, only 3.9 miles ofthis project being in Nash County. This latter project will cost approxi-mately $49,000 and at the present time is 68 per cent complete. Federal Aid Project No. 73 is located on route No. 40, between RockyMount and Whitakers, a distance of 8.73 miles. The road is surfaced withtop soil and sand-clay and has been completed at a most of approximately$143,000. Northampton In addition to the portion of Projec

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