Highway Report
County Road Supervisor Hichard Beverage reports that in Pocahontae County the following roads are closed due to flood damage:
- Rt. 84 from Frost to the Virginia line
- Rt. 28 from Bartow to Petersburg
They are waiting for word from the State concerning contracts for these repairs. Meanwhile the county crews are working on smaller damaged areas. The Rt. 39 bridge at Marlinton has been inspected by DOH engineers and found to be safe.
Bridges
Bridges across the Greenbrier River are gone at Clover Lick, Sitlington, and Seebert as well as the Wesley Chapel Bridge at Green Bank.
Tannery
Flood waters did cause substantial damage to the Howes Leather Company tannery at Frank but not to the extent that could have been. There was 21 1/2 feet of water in the plant and the bridge over Johna Run coming into the site was taken out.. The main concern was the tanning yard where there was 4 feet of water over the liquor vats. Fortunately, it was possible to skim the water off of the top o the tanning liquor without major dilution of the liquor Almost 75 motors in the plant had to be taken apart and dried and a few had burned out. Operations began again at the tannery on Friday.
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