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MARYLAND MANUAL 81
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Additions to
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Accumulative Mileage on
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Year.
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System-
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State System.
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1933....................
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113.10
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3,757.11
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1934....................
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69.13
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3,826.24
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1935....................
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84.72
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3,910.96
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1936....................
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44.10
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3,955.08
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1937....................
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84.03
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4,039.09
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1938....................
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65.75
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4,104.84
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1939....................
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84.98
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4,189.82
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A classification of the roads maintained by the Commission, as of
September 30, 1939, was:
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Graded and Drained .................................
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5.37
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Stabilized Roads .....................................
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58.62
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Bituminous Road-Mix ................................
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26.74
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Untreated Gravel ....................................
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34.00
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Treated Gravel ......................................
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662.96
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Brick ...................................... .
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1.78
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Bituminous Surfacing ................................
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307.22
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Macadam ..........................................
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1,380.19
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Concrete .................................. . ...
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1,712.94
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Total ..........................................
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4,189.82
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Concrete Shoulders ...................................
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855.30
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Among the many projects of new construction completed during
the past year, the most outstanding ones were the Philadelphia
Road, New Location, toward the Delaware State Line. The con-
struction of the entire Philadelphia Road to the Delaware Line, with
a dual highway, will be completed in 1940. The Governor Ritchie
Highway from Baltimore City to the Severn River has been com-
pleted, this route being of the dual type.
In addition to the numerous grade elimination and bridge projects
concluded during the past year, the Commission has developed a
system of Primary Bridge Construction, and work has begun on the
building of a new bridge across the Susquehanna River and across
the Potomac River. The financing of the Primary Bridge Program
will be accomplished through the Grant of Federal Funds together
with the proceeds of the sales of Bridge Revenue Bonds. The Sus-
quehanna and Potomac River Bridges on which work has begun
and for the construction of which the Federal Government has appro-
priated forty-five percent. (45%) Grant Funds, will cost approxi-
mately $9,500,000.
In view of the vast expenditure under the direction of this body,
the Legislature has authorized compensation for three members of
the Commission with a view to the elimination of waste and extrava-
gance and the reduction of operating costs to a minimum.
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