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Scope and Contents Letter from Mayor O.O. Allsbrook to Bill Babcock regarding the percent total of cost that the City of Wilmington is responsible for paying with regarding to the roadway approach to the new bridge and the expressway within the City limits. The Mayor proposes lowering the City's responsible amount due to several factors including loss of population and revenue due to the departure of the Atlantic Coastline Railroad, growth in population outside the City skewing the bridge crossing statistics,...

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Letter from Cyrus Hogue to Lauch Faircloth discussing his disapproval regarding the amount of time it will take to design the Wilmington bridge and his hope that work will commence under Governor Terry Sanford's administration.

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Letter from Lauch Faircloth to Cyrus Hogue providing more information on the bridge design timeline and indicating that it will not take as long as had been publicized. He also discusses the gubernatorial primary in North Carolina and two friends who intend to support Richardson (Rich) Preyer's candidacy to his dismay.

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Letter from Bill Babcock to Mayor O.O. Allsbrook regarding the finalized agreement between the State Highway Commission and the City of Wilmington with regard to the right-of-way cost sharing agreement. This letter, a copy of the original, was sent by Lauch Faircloth to Cyrus Hogue with a handwritten note pointing out that the consultant for the bridge design will be selected the following week.

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Letter from Cyrus Hogue to Lauch Faircloth stating his approval that the design contract for the Wilmington bridge had been awarded.

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Letter from Cyrus Hogue to Merrill Evans stating his approval that the design contract for the Wilmington bridge had been awarded.

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Letter from Merrill Evans to Cyrus Hogue in response to Hogue's letter dated May 18, 1964. This letter thanks Hogue for his appreciation of Evans' work.

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Map of the High Bridge Plan by the Advance Planning Department of the North Carolina State Highway Commission

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Map of the North Bridge Plan by the Advance Planning Department of the North Carolina State Highway Commission

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Contains a memorandum with four tables from the State Highway Commission Advance Planning Department to Bill Babcock regarding a preliminary study of proposed improvements of US 17 at Wilmington for the bridge project. Included is road user analysis for two alternate locations of US 17 for the North Bridge Plan and the High Bridge Plan with the conclusion being that the High Bridge Plan is preferable.