1913-14 DEPAKTMENT OF LANDS, FORESTS AND MINES. 109 



EOADS IN THE DISTRICT OF KENORA, IN THE VICINITY OF THE 

 TOWNS OF KENORA AND KEEWATIN. 



Number of miles of road graded (of wiMch 9 miles were surfaced) 15 



Operations on the Kenora and Keewatin roads began early in May. 



The approaches to the Keewatin Station were repaired by cutting down and 

 widening the rocky approach. A car load of cinders were spread over the ap- 

 proaches and a new ditch was opened up on the north side of the road. 



The old wooden bridge from the Canadian Paciiic Railway across the channel 

 to the Village of Keewatin was improved by renewing all the old plank in the deck 

 and repairing the railing. 



The two steel bridges across the east and west branches of the Winnipeg River 

 were also repaired. They had not been painted since they were constructed and 

 both had to be scraped and repainted. The bridge over the east branch was given 

 two coats of paint, and a portion of the bridge over the west branch also received 

 two coats. A new deck was placed on the bridge across the east branch, also a 

 new railing and wheel guard. The best tamarac plank, 3 in. x 10 in. and 3 in. x 

 12 in. all seasoned and surfaced on one side, was used. The old joists were re- 

 placed by new ones and a new railing was constructed and painted. All the rods 

 were examined and the bolts tightened. These bridges are now in a condition to 

 last for many years. The bridge over the west branch is 24:2 feet over all, 21 feet 

 wide and is composed of one single span set on four steel tubes filled with concrete 

 and set on cement foundations. There are two approaches, the one on the west 

 end 185 feet long and on the east 150 feet. The bridge over the east branch is 

 composed of three separate spans, the east one 124 feet long, the centre one 158 

 feet and the west one 140 feet long. The width is 18 feet 6 inches. 



After completing these bridges, operations were commenced on the road con- 

 structed last season commencing about one-half a mile east of the Village of 

 Keewatin and running north-west across Darlington Bay of the Lake of the Woods 

 through the Township of Pellatt and in a westerly direction to Pelican Pouch Lake. 

 This road was regraded and surfaced with gravel in places, and continued to a 

 point 18 miles from Kenora. It is now in splendid condition, all the heavy 

 grades being cut down and diversions made around hills which were heretofore 

 impassable for heavy traffic. The distance can now be travelled over from Kenora 

 with an automobile in one hour. This road now opens up all the good agricultural 

 land north-west of Keewatin and Kenora. 



ROADS IN RAINY RIVER VALLEY, DISTRICT OF RAINY RIVER. 



New roads cut and graded 23.75 miles 



New roads cut and partly graded 6.25 miles 



Old roads graded (including 29.5 miles surfaced with gravel).... 62.10 miles 



Old roads partially graded or improved 1.50 miles 



Number of bridges constructed 4 



During this season work was carried on over 94 miles of road, the greater 

 portion of which was completed. The grading of the trunk road between Fort 

 Frances and Rainy River was finished and there are now 40 miles of gravelled 

 road between these two places. There still remains about 22 miles of this road 



