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Show OUTLINE OF DIXIE HIGHWAY Route Is Approximately 4,500 Miles Long, Traversing Eight States Work Being Pushed. The Dixie highway is approximately 4,500 miles long, traversing the eight states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. Construction work is now in progress along the entire stretch. The route at the present time is passable pas-sable over all divisions with the exception excep-tion of the link between Lexington, Ky., and Knoxville, Tenn. ; Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn.; along the western division, through central Florida, Flor-ida, Tallahassee to Gainesville, and ' ) JCPJr"t,m 2i NORTH-f;(w-- SOUTH fir,""' : Q V w ' , .p .ftA (V;--'" i DlXIEr Highway from Arcadia to Jupiter across Florida. The Lexington-Knoxville link Is In course of construction now and will bo passable within six mouths. The trip from Nashville to Chattanooga can be made over the mountain, provided dry weather precedes the trip; otherwise, the road by way of Huutsville, 100 miles farther, Is best. The counties in central Florida are hard at work on the road and hope to provide a good route in another year. It is the aim of the Dixie Highway association to provide pro-vide a route within two years time that will enable motorists to travel comfortably comfort-ably from Chicago to Miami In six days. |
