24 BULLETIN" 386, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGEICULTURE. 



1914, reports were received from oiily one township and two counties, 

 showing additional bonds voted. These were as foUows: 



Allegheny County, Shaler Township $25, 000 



Lackawanna County 100, 000 



Westmoreland County 250, 000 



Total 375, 000 



By adding these three issues to the total given above it appears 

 that the total bonds voted up to and including the year 1914 aggre- 

 gate $27,547,659. Owing to the incomplete returns from counties 

 and townships for 1914, it is impossible to say whether this includes 

 all bonds voted. 



ROAD MILEAGE, 1914. 



In Table 12 it will be seen that at the close of 1914, Pennsylvania had 

 91,555.84 miles of public roads. Of this total, 10,235.5 miles were 

 classed as State roads, 80,376.31 as second-class township roads, 583.87 

 as county roads not on the State highway system, and 164.08 as first- 

 class township roads. The county roads and the first-class township 

 roads are not included in the tahle, except in the total mileage column. 



The portions of State highways passing through boroughs have 

 been included in the table and are shown separately from other 

 roads. While these highways lie within incorporated limits of 

 boroughs, their construction and maintenance is by the State high- 

 way department, since they are the connecting links of these State 

 highway routes which pass through the boroughs. 



Of the State highways, 2,942.26 miles, or 28 per cent, were surfaced 

 as follows: 1,881.8 plain macadam, 198.33 bituminous macadam, 

 269.33 brick, 235.19 gravel, and 367.6 with other materials, such 

 as concrete, stone block, flint, and stone. Of the county roads, 

 all were surfaced, making a total mileage of 583.87 not included 

 among State highways. These are not shown in the table, but are 

 distributed as follows: 485.72 miles in Allegheny County; 32 miles in 

 Cumberland County; 26.8 miles in Lackawanna County; 2.12 miles in 

 Lehigh County; 4 miles in McKean County; and 13.23 miles in West- 

 moreland County. Of the roads in first-class townships, not on State 

 highways and not shown in the table, 46.75 miles are distributed as 

 foUows: 21.75 miles in Allegheny County and 21 miles in Montgomery 

 County. Of the second-class township roads, it is estimated that 

 about 8 per cent, or 6,430 miles, was surfaced with some kind of hard 

 material. It thus appears that of the total mileage of all roads, 

 9,982.88 miles, or 10.9 per cent, were surfaced at the close of 1914. 



In 1904 only 2,160.8 miles, or 2.17 per cent, of the total mileage, 

 were reported as surfaced, while in 1909, 3,364.76 miles, or 3.84 per 

 cent, were surfaced. It appears, therefore, from these comparisons 

 that during the 5-year period 1909-1914, 6,618 miles, or about 7 per 

 cent of the total mileage, were surfaced. 



