Among tho roads constructed this
year, perhaps the most important,
both as to cost and usefulness, is the
one from Huffman to the St. *'Th!r
county line, a stretch totaling nearly
15 n.iles in length, on which already
$218,490 has been spent, with approx
imately $20,000 still to be voted. This
road is still in the construction stage,
lust when completed will foirm an Im
portant link in a continuous paved
road from the county line practically
through Jefferson county, with the
exception of a short strebch In Bir
mingham, which is under city and
state control. It is planned to have
this highway Completed bjy the first
of the year.
Another important road included in
this year’s program is the one known
as the North Bessemer highway,
built at a cost of $148,147 and con
necting Fairfield and Bessemer.
There is now a first-clajss highway
between Birmingha.m and North Bes
semer. a distance of about 2 2 miles.
Following is a list of the roads
comleted during tho last four years,
with mileage and cost:
Adger to Oak Grove, 9*4 miles,
posting ?24.S27 (old road resurface...)
North and south highway through
Bessemer, costing $67,408 (paved).
Bradford to Trafford, 6% miles,
costing $30,120 (graded an4 paved).
Docena cut-off, .0 miles, costing
$2,07# (graded and resurfaced).
Ensley to Fairfield. 1.3-mlle
stretch, costing $58,272 (paved and
resurfaced).
Falrview to Fairfield, 2% miles,
costing $88,887 (paved).
Flat Creek to Lamrioo, 2.? Whiles,
costing $2,130 (resurfaced).
Ground Hog road, 6 n.iles, costing
$16,520 (graded).
Irondale to Leeds, 11 miles, costing
$69,842 (resurfaced).
Lock 17 road, 8 miles, costing $18,
158 (graded).
Leeds to Shelby county line, 2.6
miles, costing $20,000 (resurfaced
and graded).
Littleton to Lynns Crossing, 8*4
miles, costing $5,417 (resurfaced).
Mt. Pinson to Center Point, 2 miles,
costing $30,024 (graded).
