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paths may be made for bicycles along many roads. They 

 may be placed between the ditch and the wagon track 

 on wide grades, or on the bank between the ditch and 

 the fence. In some cases it will be necessary to cut and 

 fill so as to avoid excessive grades. However, since 

 these paths must be made cheaply and bicycle riders 

 can walk up an occasional steep place, or by extra exer- 

 tion overcome steep places, it is not practicable to 

 change the grades as much as in making a track for 



wagons. The path can be 

 constructed in a very sim- 

 ple manner. In many cases 

 the sod should be removed 

 and an excavation made a 

 few inches deep. Into this 

 gravel, or better, coal cin- 

 ders, should be placed, 

 bringing them up even 

 with the sod. This should 

 be thoroughly packed by 

 rolling and on top should 



Figure 236. Steam road roller. Spikes In b e placed fine STavel which 

 eel used to break up macadam surface that * 



* remixed ' roUed and in turn should be rolled, 

 making a fine, hard sur- 

 face. The line of grade should be evened up so as to 

 avoid any sudden depressions or elevations. In cross- 

 ing roadways, the bicycle path should be constructed 

 with more care, making the hardened surface sufficiently 

 deep and substantial so 

 that wagons will not cut 

 it up. A sidewalk or 

 bicycle path 2. feet wide 

 outside the ditch along a 

 country road may be con- 

 structed in several ways: (i) By smoothing the sod 

 and equalizing rough places. (2) By excavating 2 to 4 



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Figure 237 Sidewalk and bicycle path be- 

 tween road ditch and fence. 



