"النقل الآلي الطرق في بلاد فارس. المجلد ١ - الطرق الرئيسية. ١٩٤٢" [و‎‎٢‎٥] (٤٩٨/٥٤)

Route I—Section D— contd.
Miles. . )' • . • j.r: r n ,-•»!
Classification, inter. Total.
(vi) Petrol and oil. —20,000 gallons and 1,000
gallons respectively.
(vii) Special sanitary measures. —Nil.
(viii) Collection of supplies .—About 200 don
keys, 50 carts and 10 lorries available to
collect from the villages on the road
east and west. They are, however,
scattered and small. The two most
intensely fertile areas are not easily
reached from KEREJ being respectively,
across the KEREJ river and south and
south east of TEHRAN.
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
14 480|
14 482
44 4864
14 4874
If 4894
Immediately after leaving KEREJ the river
of that name is crossed by..an old double
arch masonry bridge 40 v long, 15 / road-
way and 25' above the water level. The
stream is seldom fordable. The banks
are steep and from 15' to 20' high.
There is a sharp and dangerous corner at
the east end of the bridge at the foot of
a 200 x ascent of 1 : 20. A spur on the
left commands the road for the next
mile. The road traverses undulating
country for the next mile, with the
KEREJ canal 6'—8' wide and 1' deep
running beside the road. The road is
commanded from a high ridge on the
left and has a vast open plain to the
right.
Straggling village of KALAK SARAI, 1
mile long between walled orchards.
The*village of KALAK is high up in a
cleft of the hills 4 mile left.
Gentle ascent to a watershed and equally
gentle descent to the TEHRAN plain.
Short ascent over a shoulder from the
ridge on the left.
Sarai (V. 5439). Immediately after, the
new tarmac road to TEHRAN takes off,
heading due- east. It passes a small
village at mile 491 and crosses the
KAND river at mile 498.; by a three
arch masonry bridge 30* long—15' road
way and 20' above nullah bed. (A
trickle except after heavy rain ) Sides
of nullah 20' high and perpendicular.