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One year after Hurricane ( Camille devastated a hugh portion | of Virginia, many of the scars still remain. But many of the 200 , miles of highways that were washed out or obliterated by landslides now are as good as, or better than, before the storm struck. The hurricane smashed Virginia the night of August 19, 1969, causing more than $100 million in damages. The Virginia Department of Highways estimated damages to roads and bridges at more than $19 million; it’s now expected to be just about $20 million.
There were 201 miles of road impassable immediately after the storm. By October, at least temporary access had been established to all points in the state.
Much restoratation work remains for the Highway Department and the contractors it employs for the task, but with the exception of some water crossings that still require detours, the flood-damaged , highways systems are in service I throughout the state. , The most important traffic I artery struck by the storm was US 29, one of Virginia’s major ; north-south routes. It had 60 blockages in a distance of 18 miles -• 30 landslides and 30
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