Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, April 18, 1913, p. 1. Flood's Damage to Roads. Monroe county has suffered from the recent floods more than anybody has reckoned. At the last session of the county commissioners there was a large number of bills to repair damages to the roads, and this was only the beginning. The bridges stood well, but many approaches and culverts were washed away, and in a number of cases it will cost from two to three hundred dollars to repair them. Some idea of the cost of repairs may be had when it is considered that there are about 250miles of pike roads in this country. The expense so far reported is principally for temporary repairs. The dirt roads are simply impassable, and no teams can travel them. The big floods left many weak spots along all the roads, and the continual rain following completed the damages in many cases. It would require the expenditure of at least $100,000 to put the pikes of this county in proper condition. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.