The Streets And Sidewalks Of Hermann - Day Two Of A Five Day Engineering Field Survey

Published by Jimmy Oldsun, NDRIRSRWRAFTC & Editor

This investigative report is continued from Monday's report. 

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On my second day of walking (Tuesday, 5/11), I found the following street and sidewalk conditions:

1. Guttenberg Street heading north from 5th Street to Wharf Street. - Sidewalks on both sides of street in excellent conditon.  Concrete street surface in excellent condition. Street surface well sealed.  This section of street should be the Gold Standard for all streets in Hermann but particularly for the historic downtown district as well as all main thoroughfares and arterial streets.
2. Wharf Street heading west from Guttenberg Street to Schiller Street - Sidewalk on south side of street.  Cracked and busted but surface is relatively level.  Asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored in a few spots.
3. Schiller Street walking south from Wharf Street to 1st Street - Sidewalks on both sides of street in fair condition.  Asphaltic street surface patched.
4. Schiller Street walking south from 1st Street to 2nd Street - Sidewalks on both sides of street in fair condition but busted in a few spots.  Asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
5. Schiller Street walking south from 2nd Street to 3rd Street - Sidewalks on both sides of street in fair condition but busted in a few spots. Asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
6. Schiller Street walking south from 3rd Street to 4th Street - Sidewalks on both sides of street in fair condition for the most part but busted in a few spots on the east side and very uneven in front of Back Home Again.  The new sidewalk in front of the German School Museum is wonderful.  This should be the Gold Standard for sidewalks in the downtown area.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
7. Schiller Street walking south from 4th Street to 5th Street - Sidewalks on both sides of street in fair condition, but sidewalk on east side near the Cat Nip Inn are very uneven and DANGEROUS.
   More on this subject tomorrow.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
8. 5th Street walking west from Guttenberg Street to Schiller Street - Sidewalk (north side of 5th Street) at the amphitheatre is in very good condition.  But the sidewalk from there to the corner of  5th and Schiller is pathetic and DANGEROUS.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
9. 5th Street walking west from Schiller Street to Market Street - Sidewalks on both sides of street in fair condition although surfaces are busted up and irregular in spots.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
10. 5th Street walking west from Market Street to Mozart Street - Sidewalk in fair to good condition on south side of street.  Sidewalk on north side of street in very poor condition.  Surface in varying states of repair with a few steps in the pathway.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
11. Mozart Street walking south from 5th Street to 6th Street - Sidewalk on west site is in fair to good condition.  Sidewalk on east side exists from alley to 6th Street and is in poor condition.  The walking surface is very irregular and DANGEROUS as concrete slabs have heaved and settled at different rates.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
12. Mozart Street walking south from 6th Street to Dead End 7th Street - West sidewalk is in excellent condition.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
13. Mozart Street walking south from Dead End 7th Street to 8th Street - No sidewalks. The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.  This section of street is often flooded and this is hard on the street surface.
14. Mozart Street walking south from 8th Street to 9th Street - No sidewalks.  Mozart Street walking south from 6th Street to Dead End 7th Street - West sidewalk is in excellent condition.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.  One pothole in need of filling.
15. Mozart Street walking around City Ballpark - No sidewalks.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored. A few potholes in need of filling.
16. Gasconade Street walking south from ballpark levee to 12th Street - No sidewalks.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.
17. Gasconade Street walking south from 12th Street to Hwy. 100 - No sidewalks.  The asphaltic street surface is patched, cracked and alligatored.

More survey results tomorrow.
 
Jimmy Oldsun
NDRIRSRWRAFTC & Editor
http://www.hermannhearsay.blogspot.com/

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