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Few of the motorists using Virginia’s interstate, arterial and rural primary roads have been tound the world in 80 days; but, collectively, they’ve been a great deal farther and in much less time. Motorists using these three systems in the Old Dominion last (rear traveled an average of 32,573,150 vehicle miles daily-an increase of 10.1 per cent over 1966 and the equivalent of about 1,310 trips around the earth or 38 round-trip excursions to the moon in a 24-hour period. This is one of the conclusions which can be drawn from a new report by the Virginia Department of Highways’ traffic and planning division. The study covered average daily traffic volumes for 8,188 miles of highways. The report also shows that about 62 per cent of the total highway travel in the State is by Virginia passenger cars; 18 per cent by out-of-state passenger cars; 13 percent by single unit trucks; and 7 percent by tractor-trailers and buses.
Of the State’s eight highway districts, Culpeper ranks first in vehicle miles of travel. Motorists using interstate, arterial and rural primary roads in that 12-county district drove an average of 8,674,642 miles daily, almost 27 percent of all travel in Virginia. Richmond and Salem districts rank second and third.
In Rappahannock County which is in the Culpeper District, vehicle miles per 24-hours were: Virginia passenger cars, 53,661; out-of-state passenger cars, 32,506; single truck units, 17,809; tractor-trailer and buses, 2,494; making a total of 106,470 vehicle miles.
Fairfax County continues to rank far ahead of all other counties with a total of 3,777,452 vehicle miles of travel in a 24-hour period. Second is
Mrs. Smith Hostess To Washington Bridge Club
Mrs. Harry Lee Smith was hostess to the Washington Bridge Club and guests Thursday evening at her home Spring House Farm. Her guests were Mrs. George H. Davis, Jr., Mrs. W. F. Moffett, Mrs. C. B. Palmer, Mrs. W. F. Moffett, Jr., Mrs. F. W. Spalding, Mrs. Paul Miller, Mrs. L. J. Turner, Mrs. W. H. Massie, Jr., Mrs. Elmo D. Flynt, Mrs. T. C. _Lga^ Mrs. Henry M. Keyser and her Pilous eg uest Mrs. Sigrid Arhbjom. Prizes were won by Mrs. Massie, Mrs. Spalding, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Turner.
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