1. HIGHWAY CONDITIONS IN THE AREA OF LUTSK; MOSCOW-ROSTOV SUPER-HIGHWAY IN THE SHAKHTY AREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2008
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• Publication Date: April 28, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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I. Highway Conditions in the Area of Lutak on the St River
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1. Brest Litovsk - Lutsk Hitthway.
The highway from Brest Litovsk to Lutak runs via Kovel. First-hand
information was available only on the Kovel - Lutsk section. The
highway was repaired after World War II and was in good condition
in April 1954. The highway had an estimated width of 7 meters and
was provided with a solid subsurface and an asphalt cover. Sidewalks
and road ditches were seen. The highway was usable during the entire
year. In winter, it was kept free of snow by means of snow plows
towed by tractors and gangs of workers.
2. Lutsk - Rovno Road.
The distance between the two towns is 75 km. Prior to 1954, the road
was not used for long-distance traffic because it was in very poor
condition. It had an estimated width of 6 to 8 meters but was only
used for the hauling d' lumber from the adjacent woods. The area
along this highway was infested by partisans. Long-distance traffic
between Lutak and Kiev was rerouted via Dubno, Rovnoe and Zhitomir.
3. Lutsk - Dubno Highway.
This highway extended from Lutsk in a southeasterly direction. The
highway was about 6 meters wide and had an asphalt surface. During
the spring and fall months when the soil in this territory turns
boggy, minor damages may occur on it. These damages w$re repaired
regularly. About 4 km northwest of Dubno, the road joins the Lvov
- Kiev highway.
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4. Lvov - Dubno - Rovno-Zht$omir - Kiev Highway.
The highway had a unable width of up to 10 meters and was provided with
an asphalt surface which was in excellent condition in the fall of
1953. Drainage ditches ran along the two sides of the highway. The
road could also be sued by heavy tanks. Motor vehicle traffic on
the highway was heavy.
5. Lutsk - Vladimir Volynsk Road.
The distance between Lutsk and Vladimir Volynsk was 75 km. The road
had a width of about 6 meters. Most of the surface consisted of
stone pavement. During the sprirgand fall months, when the soil in
this area is boggy, the road is in rather impracticable condition.
Vladimir Volynsk is at the edge of the border zone for which special
regulations are in force.
6, Vladimir Volynak - Novo Volynsk Road.
Novo Volynak is a newly founded town about 18 km southwest of Vladimir
Volynsk, not far from the Bug River. The new town is of some importance
because of coal mines recently opened in this area.' The Vladimir
Volynsk - Novo Volynaki road was built in 1949. It has a width of about
8 meters and is provided with an asphalt surface.
7. Road Bridges in Lutsk.
The following two road bridges were available in Lutsk:
a. Bridge in the course of the Brest - Kovel and the Vladimir Volynsk -
-Dubbabaov - Kiev highways. This bridge is an important crossing for
east-west traffic, and a major access to the Dnjepr Area. The bridg-
bridge, which was built over the Styr River by the Poles prior to
World War II is a wooden structure about 200 meters long. The bridge
is provided with two sidewalks and was serviceable for al4ypea
of vehicles. The speed limit fixed for traffic on the bridge was
15 km p.h. The bridge clearance was rather high because the Styr
River is navigable at Lutsk. The bridge was protected by ice
breakers. In 1953, surveying was done on the river near the
bridge site, allegedly in connection with a new railroad bridge
scheduled to be built there. Work on the construction of this new
bridge had not started by April 1954,
b. A second bridge was available about 1.5 km down-stream from the
first bridge. This bridge connected the suburb of Krassne with
Lutsk. This structure is not on a highway, but it may be used
as an alternate crossing facility in the event that the first
bridge is destroyed. The bridge, a wooden structure more than
200 meters long, was completed in early 1952. The roadway of the
bridge is about 5 meters wide.2
8. Railroad Bridge over the Styr River East of Lutsk.
The Lutsk - Lvov railroad line crosses the Styr River about 8 km east of
Lutsk. The railroad bridge was of reinforced concrete and steel structure
and had one track. The bridge was in operation in 1948. It was guarded
because the area was partisan-infested.
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II. Moscow - Rostov Highway.
the super-highway upon which
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construction work was being done extended from Moscow to Rostov.
Near Novoshakhtinak, the highway by-passed the city to the south,
about 1 km distant from the border of the city, crossed the Shakhty - N
- Novocherkassk railroad line 4 to 5 km south of Shakhty and then
followed the railroad line on its east side. From Novoshakhtinsk to
a point south of Shakhty, the highway followed the course of an
old road. Only the section of the highway at Novoshakhtinsk was new.
The highway was mostly built on an embankment formed by topsoil
about 1.50 meters high. A layer of ballast about 20 cm thick was
put on the topsoil which was followed by a 10 cm layer of sand. The
uppermost layer of the highway consisted of stone chippings and
asphalt. The highway was about 8 meters wide and was subdivided by
*enter line. Work on the construction of this highway was begun
in early 1951. The sector extending from Novoshakhtinsk to a point
halfwaV between Shakhty and Novoshakhtinsk was opened in the fall
of 1952. The overpass over the Shakhty - Novocherkasek railroad
line was opened about laterMaroh 1953. The entire Moscow - Rostov
highway is said to have been opened in August 1953.
not frost-proof. Sections from 100 to 500 meters long had settled
up to 50 em. In some sections, the embankment of the highway had sagged.
Even during the summer months, the road surface sank at various points.
Between Novoshakhtinsk and Shakhty, the highway crossed a rivulet
about 6 meters wide. The bridge built over the rivulet was a concrete
structure about 8 meters long. The overpass over the railroad line
south of Shakhty had a span of 10 memeter1. The clearance between the
bridge and the tracks was about 5 meters,
of 1952/1953 and in the spring of 1953 indicated that the highway was
Shakhty sec#or in the winter
Comment. These coal mines in the brown coal area south of the
Prip..at Marshes are of only local importance.
Comment. The data furnished on highways and roads in the Lutsk area
indicate that the 1954 status of the road system was about the same
as during the German occupation except for the newly constructed road
between Vladimir Volynsk and Novo Volynsk.
Comment. The construction of a super-ghighway between Moscow
an Rostov was known previously. The Soviet press mentioned intensive
bus traffic between Moscow and Rostov in the summer of 1954. The
information on the physical status of this highway is credible. Materials
for solid read subEurface are in short supply in the Leess belt of the
Ukraine. It appears doubtful that this highway is serviceable for
heavy-duty vehicles including tanks.
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