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?D. iir. Salhock, Chairr.an of the U, S. Houoe n-unoerir.g Committee, su'onitteo the following recorr.snaa'Aons of tho ccmittee ana novea their adoption. Hr. Tallany seconded, ana the .T.otion carriec.

APPROVED

STATE ROUTE iiC. LESCRIFTIOi-.'

Maine US 2 Relocation of US 2 between Old Town and US 2 Alt. Orono over new construction, ty way of Great Works; and the old location, by '‘'V.4 way of Stillwater, to be designated as US ^ .^.tornate.

South Carolina- US 17 Alt. A new alternate route beginning on US 17 Georgia approximately 6 miles south of Hardee- viile; thence southerly over the recently constructed toll bridge into Savannah to a junction with US 17 at Ogeechee Road.

Pennsylvania US 22 Relocation of US 22 between Easton aind US 22 Alt. Allentown over recently completed new four-lane construction. The new route is somewhat to the north of the present route and will by-pass Bethlehem.

US 22 Alternate crossing the river from New Jersey is rerouted to the north in Easton to a junction with the new lo- cation above described, and the remaining portion of US 22 between Easton and Bethlehem is to be abandoned.

Maryland US 29 Relocation of US 29 on the Baltimore- US 29 Alt. Wasnington Highway, more particularly that portion between Columbia and White Oak. The new location is essentially direct, going through Scaggsville and Burtonsville to a junction with the present route at White Oak. The old route from Columbia through Ashton to White Oak is to be designated US 29 Alternate, the change to be effective upon completion of the construction work, which is Indicated as being in *’\ ;c“ t?;.-;'i>jt’''^''*"'jV^*^-'^'^V-'Vi^. the latter part of 1955. , .i'j'r.v t'v' -v-^. • -•.•"’^. ‘.IT;-- IlUnois- US 50 The establishment of a new US 50 By-Pass Missouri By-Pass route around East St. Louis and St. Louis. This route will begin at the junction of US 50 and Illinois Route 159 and proceed southerly to a point near Swansea; thence northwesterly a short distance on Illinois Route 161; thence turning due west with a crossing of US U60 on Missouri Avenue and continuing to an intersection with Illinois Route 157; thence on 157 to the intersection with Illinois Route 163 and continuing on this route to Millstadt; thence via Illinois Route 158 to Columbia and up to an intersection with Illinois Route 157; thence via Illinois Route 157 over the Jeffersor*- Barracks Bridge on to Missouri Route 77 to Mehlville; and thence via US I6l rxjrthwesterly to an intersection with US Route 50 and 66. 82 C

3> Texas TS 59 Selocation of "JS 59 frcn Beevillc to Lareco CX by way of Texas -u:ute 202 through George West and Freer, with tr.e old location by way of Alice and iiebbronville to be abandoned.

Oklahoma US 66 Relocation of US 66 and US 77 from a point US 77 east of Edmorh, where 66 and 77 now Join; US 66 Busi- thence due south past the Witcher Toll Gate; ness Rt. thence southwesterly past the point of the present intersection of US 66 a.nd US 77 with the new construction toward the Oklahoma Turnpike to a point where US 77 presently turns south, US 66 to continue westerly from this point to the present intersection with US 66 and US 270. The old location of US 66 lying to the northwest of this point will be abandoned. (US 66 is, in effect, the . hypothenuse of a triangle, the other two legs formed by previous routing of US 66.)

A new US 66 Business Route, beginr-ing at the point above described, where US 77 left US 66 in Oklahoma City; thence due south via US 77 to an intersection with US 270; thence due west via US 270 for a distance of approxi- mately U miles; and thence north to an inter- section with US •«6 as relocated in accordance with the above description. This last point of intersection is where US 66, as above re- located, Joins US 270. Florida- US 98 The extension of present route US 96, from Alabama- its present western terminus at Pensacola, Mississippi " westerly by way of Florida Route 293, to the Alabama State line; thence by way of Alabama Route 39 through Foley, and Alabama Route loll and US 90-into Mobile; thence via Alabama Route li2 through WiLmer to the Mississippi line; thence via Mississippi Route 15 through Lucedale to McLain; thence via Mississippi Route 15 and 2ti to a Junction with US li9 south of Hattiesburg, with a 6- mile overlap on US U9; thence continuing on Mississippi Route 21i through Columbia and •. .4' >; - l\-r!^Ck T''*'^ Tylertown to McComb, there doubling US 51 jr

DEFERRED Arkansas- US 78 (Deferred from summer meeting.) Proposed Missouri- extension of US 78 from its present western Kansas- terminus in Memphis, Tenr.essee, via US 63 Colorado to West Plains, Missouri; thence via Missouri . Route 111, US 166, Missouri Route 39, 96, and 57, and US 66 through Missouri; thence via Kansas Routes 57, U7, 96, US 81 and US 50-N to Colorado State line; thence via Colorado : • .V •Tf'.T- Route 96 and US UO and 267 into Denver,

**• ".ii"'**',.-.^ri's* ;*^ V>'->:'i’' (Note: This deferment applies only to that portion of the route from West Plains, Missouri, to Eads, Colorado, and the States involved were requested to resubmit petitions for further consideration of that portion for a new U, S. Route Number, not an extension of US 78.)

Kentucky- US 127 Proposed extension of US 127 from present Tennessee southern terminus at Cincinnati, Ohio, southerly via Frankfort, Danville, Russell Springs, and Albany, Kentucky; Jamestown, Crossville, Pikeville, ar.d Dunlap, Tennessee, into Chattanooga.

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Georgia- J6W (Deferred from s^jnr.er meeting.) Proposed new Ala ba-na- ;\u.Ticer U. S. N'ur.cered -voute from HomervULe, Georgia, hississippi westerly through Hay City, Acei, Moultrie, Camilla, iiewton, Morgan, Port Gaines, Georgia} through Accevlile, Brundidge, Trey, Luverne, Greenville, Camden, Millers Ferry, Dixon Hill and Butler, Alabama} Meridian, Mississippi, to Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Colorado- few Proposed new U. S. Numbered Route from New I'lejd-co Number Walsenburg, Colorado, via Fort Garland, San Luis, Colorado} Costilla, Taos and Plverside, New Mexico, into Santa Fe, Mew Mexico.

DENIED

Florida US 23 Proposed extension of US 23 from present southern terminus at Jacksonville southerly through Palatka, Astor Park to a junction with US 92 and US 98 at Lakeland.

Florida US 27 Alt. Proposed new alternate route from Leesburg i to Avon Park via Orlando and Kissiaaiee.

Oklahoma US 66 Alt. Proposed designation as US 66 Alternate and US 77 Alt. US 77 Alternate the former location of these routes from a poir4 3 miles east of Edmond westerly through Edmond} thence southerly to Oklahoma City. (See approved relocation of route above.)

: ;'.4 Wisconsin- US 55 Proposed new US 55 (Wisconsin suggests lowa-Kansas- ISl) from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, south- hissouri- westerly across Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma- Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and ' /.-.rcV New Kexico- Arizona to the International Border at --t; '’Sjp-'-'.Ti^-;-l5^^.»:;:j.i^i3j;>-;;j Arizona Nogales, Arizona.

When the George Bartlett Award was established, with the sponsori/i orgaJiizations being designated as the American Association of State^ Highway^Qfficials, the American Road Builders' Association, and Highway Research Eosird, certain rules governing the Award were^-^tab- lished by thJ)^ organizatior.s. Incorporated in those rules^/^rc pro- cedures for mooi^cations of the rules. Such governing jadles have previously been nbdified in 19lil and again in 19li5 af>^ approval by the sponsoring orgaJiijations.

The Executive Secretary,''S^ir4 submitted a of the rules to each member of the Executive Comlha^tee, recommp<(aed that the Executive Com- mittee recommend modificatienNaf item^^^'Qualifications for Recipient of Award", as follows;

"At the top of page 3 of t^ attlr^ed pink sheets following tne wore 'some' in the line, >o irisert the word 'living'v At the end of the senjCTce in the seeb^ paragraph of page 3 i to add another sentence as follows; 'ra»,^ward shall not be' made at any timevro any paid staff member the three sponr soring organiM^ons'. The two paragraphs wi^ the modifi- cations proDQ^d and begirr-ing at the top of pa^ 3 would then read as fo^fi^ws:

• conferred annually upon some living indiviavj^ rfb has made ein outstanding contribution to highwa^ progress in the opinion of the Board of Award, pro- vided that in any year the Board of Award may refrain from makir^g such an award if in its opinion no award should be made.