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action toward buying roadbuilding equipment, materials, and supplies, and tasked one of its members and Wade H. Massie to meet with the state to assist in such purchases. The Warrenton Turnpike toward Warrenton took a back seat for the next decade.
Continuing with the northsouth highway through the county, at the Covington River a concrete bridge was being built in 1917. Any bridge replacing a ford was a great boon as it provided assured passage in all weather, whereas a ford might be too swollen for use at flood times of thaws and rains. The state highway department wanted a 16-foot wide bridge, but the county insisted it be only 12-feet wide. The board of supervisors won. The original bridge is still standing and it became part of Lee Highway in the 1920s.
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