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Booth, Herbert Nunn + +Release Date: February 21, 2011 [EBook #35344] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION *** + + + + +Produced by Harry Lamé, Jason Isbell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + + + + + +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Transcriber's notes: | + | | + | * Words in italics are represented between underscores: _text_. | + | * Bold-faced words are represented between equal signs: =text=. | + | * Several obvious typographical and lay-out errors have been | + | corrected. | + | * Inconsistencies in the original have been left as they were: | + | geographical names in the tables are often spelled differently| + | from those in the text, table lay-out is often inconsistent, | + | several words are used spaced, hyphenated and/or non- | + | hyphenated, both per cent. and per cent are used, etc. | + | * In the Table of Contents, pages that have no page number in | + | the original have been listed as --. | + | * Several tables have been split and/or rearranged to fit the | + | available width. + | * Page 154, under table 'COST STATEMENT': '15 yds. of sand' | + | should probably be '15 cu. yds. of sand'; ditto for 'rock'. | + | * Table B, page 56: the (¶) symbol is not explained in the | + | original document. | + | * Table G: lowest price mentioned for riprap is $ 2.35 (last | + | row), lowest price in column riprap is $ 2.75. | + +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ + + + + +[Illustration: ON THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, JACKSON +COUNTY. MACADAMIZED IN 1917] + + + + + Third Biennial Report + of the + Oregon State Highway Commission + + Covering the Period December 1st, 1916 + to November 30th, 1918 + + + + + OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION + + S. Benson, Chairman + W. L. Thompson, Commissioner; R. A. Booth, Commissioner + Herbert Nunn, State Highway Engineer + + + SALEM, OREGON: + STATE PRINTING DEPARTMENT + 1919 + + + + +LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL + + +Salem, Oregon, December 1, 1918. + +HONORABLE JAMES WITHYCOMBE, Governor of the State of Oregon, + +Dear Sir: In compliance with Section 5, Article II, Chapter 237, Laws of +1917, we have the honor to submit herewith the report of the State +Highway Commission for the period December 1, 1916 to November 30, 1918. + +The Commission desires at this time to express its appreciation of the +courtesies and assistance rendered to it by the various state officers +and county officials in the work of the past two years. + +Respectfully submitted, + +OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, +S. Benson, Chairman +W. L. Thompson, Commissioner +R. A. Booth, Commissioner + +Attest: + Roy A. Klein, Secretary + + + + +TABLE OF CONTENTS + + + Page + + Letter of Transmittal to the Governor 4 + + Table of Contents 5 + + Report of the State Highway Commission 7 + General Resume of the Work of the Biennium 7 + Proposals Received on Construction Jobs 9 + Bond Sales 10 + Financial Statement 11 + + State Highway Engineer's Report to the Highway Commission 13 + Letter of Transmittal 14 + Work Accomplished 17 + Moneys Available and Expended 17 + Paving 18 + Macadamizing 18 + Grading 19 + Bridges 19 + Elimination of Grade Crossings 21 + Federal Cooperation 22 + Post Road Projects 23 + Forest Road Projects 23 + The Pacific Highway 27 + The Columbia River Highway 28 + County Work Supervised by the Highway Department 29 + Construction Work by State Forces 29 + State Highway Funds 30 + Equipment 31 + Office Organization 32 + Cost Keeping 34 + Employes in the Army Service 35 + + Tabulated Statements of Expenditures and Costs 39 + Allotments to Various Highway Funds 40 + Summary of Fund Allotments and Fund Expenditures 40 + Expenditures Segregated by Counties 41 + Expenditures Segregated Under the Heads of General + Administrative, Surveys, Construction Engineering, + Construction, Equipment, Etc. 41 + Expenditures for Construction Detailed by Jobs 42 + Expenditures for Surveys Detailed by Jobs 45 + Expenditures for Equipment, Bond Interest and Overhead 47 + Summary of County Funds Expended by the Department 48 + + General Tabulated Information and Highway Maps 51 + Miles of Highway Construction by the Department During 1917 and + 1918 52 + Tabulation of Bridge Design and Construction 54 + Miles of Location Surveys Made by the Department during 1917 + and 1918 58 + Miles of Different Types of Roads in Each County 59 + Motor Vehicle Registration by Counties 60 + County Bond Issues 60 + Tabulation of Contract Prices -- + Yearly Expenditure of State Funds in Counties 61 + Mileage Table of Main Travelled Roads 62 + Map of Main Travelled Roads -- + Official Designation of State Highways 63 + Employes of the Highway Commission 65 + Numbers and Mileages of State Highways 66 + Map of State Highway System 67 + + General Description of Work in Various Counties 69 + Baker County 69 + Benton County 71 + Clackamas County 71 + Clatsop County 75 + Columbia County 80 + Coos County 89 + Crook County 89 + Curry County 90 + Deschutes County 91 + Douglas County 92 + Gilliam County 100 + Grant County 101 + Harney County 104 + Hood River County 106 + Jackson County 112 + Jefferson County 117 + Josephine County 117 + Klamath County 122 + Lake County 122 + Lane County 122 + Lincoln County 123 + Linn County 123 + Malheur County 124 + Marion County 125 + Morrow County 129 + Multnomah County 131 + Polk County 132 + Sherman County 132 + Tillamook County 133 + Umatilla County 135 + Union County 138 + Wallowa County 141 + Wasco County 142 + Washington County 143 + Wheeler County 146 + Yamhill County 150 + + + + + Third Biennial Report + of the + State Highway Commission + of the + State of Oregon + 1917-1918 + + +The law establishing this Commission was approved by Governor Withycombe +on February 19, 1917 and on March 1 the following appointments were +made: S. Benson, Portland, for the three-year period; W. L. Thompson, +Pendleton, two-year period; E. J. Adams, Eugene, one-year period. The +first meeting was held on March 6, 1917, when this Commission was +organized and S. Benson elected Chairman and G. Ed Ross, Secretary. + +The former Commission, consisting of James Withycombe, Governor, Ben W. +Olcott, Secretary of State, and Thos. B. Kay, State Treasurer, held +meetings on December 15, 1916 and January 15, 1917 and on the +qualification of the members of the new commission, as provided in +Section 14, Article II, Chapter 237, Laws of 1917, transferred all +records, maps, equipment and property in its possession. The former +Commission, in view of proposed legislation providing for a new highway +code, made no appropriations nor were policies outlined, so that when +the new Commission entered upon its duties, it was not embarrassed by +policies made by its predecessors. + +At a meeting on April 10, 1917, Herbert Nunn was appointed State Highway +Engineer. On April 1, 1918, Robert A. Booth, of Eugene, was appointed by +Governor Withycombe to succeed E. J. Adams. On August 6, 1918, Roy A. +Klein was appointed Secretary to succeed G. Ed Ross, resigned. + +The Commission has held fifty-one meetings for the transaction of its +business. The State highway system as outlined in the law has been +adopted and the work of the biennium confined to the various units of +this system. Specifications covering hard surface pavement have been +prepared by the State Highway Engineer and adopted by the Commission, as +well as specifications for grading and bridge construction which have +been acceptable to the United States Office of Public Roads and are used +on all Federal Aid Projects in the State. + +Surveys have been made on State highway routes to determine the best and +most economical location, at the request of the counties, and also +several important bridges have been designed and constructed under the +supervision of the Department. Engineers have been furnished at State +expense to supervise construction work being done by the counties on +State highways in several instances. + +The program for 1917 depending upon the passage of the $6,000,000.00 +Bonding Act, the working season remaining after ratification by the +voters was short, but engineering parties were sent out and the first +contract under this act was let on June 30, 1917. All except the smaller +contracts entered into were carried over into the 1918 working season. +No new paving or grading contracts of any magnitude have been awarded +this year due to the rising costs of material and scarcity of labor. + +There was early seen the necessity of conserving labor and capital in +the national emergency and for that reason the Commission has been +unable to give aid to many meritorious projects submitted by various +sections of the State. At a meeting held on June 25, the Commission went +on record, as a war measure, to devote its resources to the completion +of the two trunk line highways, the Columbia River Highway and the +Pacific Highway, completing projects under construction, temporary +surfacing to keep trunk highways open or roads to develop resources +which are an aid in the prosecution of the war. Notwithstanding the +mandatory nature of the State law which created the Commission and +provides funds for work under it, the Commission believes this course +was warranted and that its action will be supported. + +Due to the uncertainty of materials, supplies, labor conditions, etc., +contractors have been unable to make satisfactory bids and on several +occasions no satisfactory bids being received, the Commission undertook +to do the work by day labor, in each case effecting a saving under the +low bid. + +In a few cases, either no bids being received or the ones received being +considered excessive, work has been let on the cost plus basis with +definite cost limit set, beyond which no percentage would be paid. Three +of these force account jobs have later been taken over by the +Commission, as it was felt that the work could be handled more +economically with its own forces. + +To determine the legality of the State and Federal co-operative bonds +for co-operation on post and forest roads, a friendly suit was brought +in the Supreme Court which was decided favorable to the issue. + +The interpretation placed on the Federal Aid Road Law by the Secretary +of Agriculture requiring actual carriage of the mails or a reasonable +prospect before approving as eligible for Federal co-operation +eliminated from the classification practically all of the Columbia River +Highway and especially links in the Pacific Highway in Douglas county on +which it was desired to receive Federal aid. + +Under the post road law seventeen projects have been agreed upon, and to +date ten have been approved, three disapproved, two pending and two in +preparation. Construction work has been started on two of these +projects. Under the forest road law fourteen projects have been +approved. Construction has been started on four of these projects. +Several will carry over into the 1920 program. + +A railroad asphalt paving plant was purchased but not used during the +1918 season, since no bituminous pavements were constructed, under new +contracts, in that period. Three concrete pavers are owned by the +Commission, as well as three road rollers, four rock crushers, and six +auto trucks, besides considerable grading construction equipment. A +large part of this equipment has been in use this season and not only +has saved the cost of rented equipment but has been available at times +when it was impossible to get the same elsewhere. + +A total of seventy-one projects have been advertised as follows. It will +be noted that the number of proposals exceeds the number of bidders +which may be explained by the fact that on paving work bidders have made +proposals on more than one type of pavement. + + =============================+================+===========+=========== + Project | Date | Number of | Number of + | | Proposals | Bidders + -----------------------------+----------------+-----------+----------- + Sheridan Paving | May 29, 1917 | 2 | 2 + Sheridan Grading | May 29, 1917 | 8 | 2 + Cummings Hill Grading | June 19, 1917 | 1 | 1 + Pendleton Paving | June 29, 1917 | 8 | 4 + Rex-Tigard Grading | July 20, 1917 | 5 | 4 + Rex-Tigard Paving | July 20, 1917 | 9 | 4 + Clackamas-Marion Paving | July 20, 1917 | 9 | 5 + Siskiyou Grading | July 20, 1917 | 1 | 1 + Siskiyou Paving | July 20, 1917 | 1 | 1 + Astoria-Svenson Grading | July 20, 1917 | 4 | 4 + Astoria-Svenson Paving | July 20, 1917 | 7 | 4 + Goble Section Grading | July 30, 1917 | 2 | 2 + Rainier Hill Section Grading | July 30, 1917 | 4 | 4 + Cascade Locks Section Grading| July 30, 1917 | 3 | 3 + Viento Section Grading | July 30, 1917 | 4 | 4 + Ruthton Hill Section Grading | July 30, 1917 | 7 | 7 + Columbia County Bridges, Wood| Aug. 7, 1917 | 5 | 5 + Columbia County Bridges, | | | + Concrete | Aug. 7, 1917 | 5 | 5 + Wasco County, Macadam | Aug. 7, 1917 | 1 | 1 + Cummings Hill, Macadam | Aug. 7, 1917 | 1 | 1 + Condon-Thirty Mile Creek, | | | + Macadam | Aug. 7, 1917 | 1 | 1 + Mult. County Line-Scappoose, | | | + Paving | Aug. 7, 1917 | 3 | 2 + Bend-Lapine, Cindering | Aug. 7, 1917 | 2 | 2 + Clatsop County Line-Goble, | | | + Macadam | Aug. 7, 1917 | 2 | 2 + New Era Grading | Aug. 7, 1917 | 1 | 1 + Divide-Latham Macadam | Aug. 7, 1917 | - | - + Pioneer Mountain Section, | | | + Grading | Aug. 7, 1917 | - | - + Lakeview-Paisley Macadam | Aug. 7, 1917 | - | - + Svenson-Westport Macadam | Aug. 7, 1917 | 1 | 1 + Tillamook-Cloverdale Paving | Aug. 7, 1917 | 9 | 3 + Oregon City-Canby Paving | Sept. 4, 1917 | 1 | 1 + Lane County Line-Comstock | | | + Grading | Sept. 5, 1917 | 2 | 2 + Comstock-Leona Grading | Sept. 5, 1917 | 2 | 2 + Yoncalla-Oakland Grading | Sept. 5, 1917 | 3 | 3 + Locust Hill Section Grading | Sept. 25, 1917 | 4 | 4 + Wolf Creek-Grave Creek | | | + Grading | Nov. 6, 1917 | 9 | 9 + Myrtle Creek-Dillard Grading | Nov. 27, 1917 | 7 | 7 + Bridge Creek Section Grading | Nov. 27, 1917 | 2 | 2 + John Day Bridge | Nov. 27, 1917 | 4 | 4 + Goble Creek Bridge | Nov. 27, 1917 | 5 | 5 + Onion Flat Bridge | Nov. 27, 1917 | 3 | 3 + Canemah-New Era Grading | Dec. 10, 1917 | 4 | 4 + Tualatin Bridge | Jan. 1, 1918 | 3 | 3 + Umpqua Bridge 2½ miles south | | | + of Dillard | Jan. 9, 1918 | 4 | 4 + Umpqua Bridge 1 mile north | | | + of Dillard | Jan. 9, 1918 | 5 | 5 + Pendleton-Echo Grading and | | | + Macadam | Feb. 5, 1918 | 3 | 3 + Echo-Morrow County Line | | | + Grading and Macadam | Feb. 5, 1918 | 5 | 4 + Umpqua Bridge 2½ miles south | | | + Dillard | Feb. 5, 1918 | 4 | 4 + Hood River Bridge | Mar. 5, 1918 | 4 | 4 + Umpqua Bridge 2½ miles south | | | + Dillard | Mar. 5, 1918 | 3 | 3 + Beaver Creek Bridge No. 11 | Mar. 23, 1918 | 1 | 1 + Half Viaduct Little Jack | | | + Falls | Mar. 23, 1918 | 1 | 1 + Svenson-Columbia County Line | | | + Macadam | Mar. 23, 1918 | 1 | 1 + Sheridan-McMinnville Section | | | + Paving | Mar. 23, 1918 | 1 | 1 + Graham Creek Bridge | Mar. 23, 1918 | ... | ... + Plympton Creek Bridge | Mar. 23, 1918 | ... | ... + Little Creek Bridge | Mar. 23, 1918 | ... | ... + Big Creek Bridge | Mar. 23, 1918 | ... | ... + Clatsop County Line-Tide | | | + Creek Macadam | Mar. 23, 1918 | ... | ... + 2 half viaducts in Columbia | | | + County | Mar. 23, 1918 | ... | ... + Stone Wall Construction | | | + Columbia County | Mar. 23, 1918 | ... | ... + Cascade Locks Section Gravel | May 14, 1918 | 1 | 1 + Salem-Aurora Paving unit | | | + No. 1 | June 25, 1918 | 3 | 2 + Salem-Aurora Paving unit | | | + No. 2 | June 25, 1918 | 3 | 2 + Fanno Creek Bridge | July 9, 1918 | 6 | 6 + Elgin-Minam Section Grading | July 9, 1918 | 1 | 1 + Union-Telocaset Section | | | + Grading | July 9, 1918 | 4 | 4 + Elgin-Minam Section Grading | July 9, 1918 | 3 | 3 + Ashland Paving | July 9, 1918 | 3 | 2 + Divide-Comstock Macadam | July 9, 1918 | 1 | 1 + Divide Overhead Crossing | Sept. 10, 1918 | 1 | 1 + Divide Overhead Crossing | | | + Grading | Sept. 10, 1918 | 1 | 1 + Marshfield-Coquille Macadam | Oct. 8, 1918 | 2 | 2 + | +-----------+----------- + | | 216 | 182 + -----------------------------+----------------+-----------+----------- + +Under the provisions of the Six Million Dollar Bonding Act, bonds to the +amount of $2,190,000.00 par value have been sold. These bonds bear four +per cent interest and mature in from five to twenty-five years from date +of issue. An average of six proposals were made for each issue. + + ===========+==========+===========+===============+==========+========== + Date of | Date of | Numbers | Highest |Par Value |Price Paid + Sales | Bonds | | Bidder | | + -----------+----------+-----------+---------------+----------+---------- + Aug. 7, | Aug. 1, | 1- 520 | Lumbermen's | $ 500,000| $ 471,300 + 1917 | 1917 | | Trust | | + | | | Company | | + Sept. 12, | Sept. 1, | 521-1040 | E. H. Rollins | 500,000| 472,130 + 1917 | 1917 | | & Sons | | + Mar. 15, | April 1, | 1041-1560 | Henry Teal | 500,000| 455,850 + 1918 | 1918 | | | | + July 9, | July 1, | 1561-2280 | E. H. Rollins | 690,000| 643,770 + 1918 | 1918 | | & Sons and | | + | | | A. B. Leach | | + | | | +----------+---------- + Totals |$2,190,000|$2,043,050 + --------------------------------------------------+----------+---------- + +Under the provisions of Chapter 175 of the Laws of 1917, (Bean-Barrett) +bonds to meet Federal co-operation are authorized. Four hundred thousand +dollars par value of these bonds were sold August 18, 1918 by the Board +of Control to the highest bidder, Clark-Kendall & Co., whose proposal +was $381,160.00. These bonds are four per cent and mature in from four +to eight years. + +The work accomplished during the biennium may be summed up as follows: + + 50 miles of hard surface. + 111.8 miles of broken stone or gravel surface. + 134.5 miles of graded roadbed. + 40 bridges. + +With the close of the war and the prospect of declining prices of +material and a more plentiful supply of labor, the Commission looks +forward to 1919 as a year in which a great deal can be accomplished and +at this date a tentative program has been prepared providing for +improvement of the State Highways in every county of the State. + +The report of the State Highway Engineer to the Commission is hereto +appended, showing in detail the work accomplished and the expenditures +during the biennium. + + +FINANCIAL STATEMENT OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION + +STATEMENT FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1918 + + ONE-QUARTER MILL TAX FUND-- + Balance on hand December 1, + 1916 $ 94,418.14 + Turnover January 1, 1917 219,690.98 + Turnover January 1, 1918 232,151.39 + ----------- + Total receipts $ 546,260.51 + Expenditures from ¼ mill tax + fund to Nov. 30, 1918 528,789.99 + -------------- + Balance on hand December 1, + 1918 $ 17,470.52 + + AUTOMOBILE LICENSE FUND-- + Turnover October 1, 1917 $150,000.00 + Turnover April 1, 1918 300,000.00 + Turnover October 1, 1918 125,000.00 + ----------- + Total receipts $ 575,000.00 + Total expenditures to Nov. 30, + 1918 281,902.67 + ------------ + Balance, December 1, 1918 $293,097.33 + + SIX MILLION DOLLAR BOND FUND-- + August 7, 1917, $500,000.00 + bonds $471,300.08 + Accrued interest 2,333.33 + Sept. 12, 1917, $500,000.00 + bonds 472,130.00 + Accrued interest 1,833.33 + March 15, 1918, $500,000.00 + bonds 455,850.00 + Accrued interest 222.22 + July 9, 1918, $690,000.00 + bonds 643,770.00 + Accrued interest 2,606.54 + ----------- + Total receipts from bond sales $2,050,045.42 + Expenditures to November 30, 1918 2,049,025.47 + ------------ + ------------ + Balance on hand December 1, 1918 $ 1,019.95 + + STATE AND FEDERAL CO-OPERATIVE BONDS-- + August 18, 1917, sold + $400,000.00 $388,040.00 + Accrued interest 2,844.44 + ----------- + $390,884.44 + Expenditure of Board of + Control this issue 400.00 + ----------- + Turnover by Board of Control + to State Highway Commission $ 390,484.44 + Expenditures to Nov. 30, 1918 28,539.55 + ------------ + Balance on hand December 1, 1918 $361,944.89 + + +SUMMARY + + =======+===========+===========+=============+============+============= + | | | | Federal | + | | | |Co-operative| + | ¼-Mill | Auto | Six Million | Bonds |Bean-Barrett + | | | | State and | + -------+-----------+-----------+-------------+------------+------------- + Total |$546,260.51|$575,000.00|$2,050,045.42| $390,484.44|$3,561,790.37 + Funds | | | | | + Expend-| 528,789.99| 281,902.67| 2,049,025.47| 28,539.55| 2,888,257.68 + itures | | | | | + +-----------+-----------+-------------+------------+------------- + Balance| $17,470.52|$293,097.33|$ 1,019.95| $361,944.89|$ 673,532.69 + -------+-----------+-----------+-------------+------------+------------- + +[Illustration: LITTLE JACK FALLS ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY BETWEEN +GOBLE AND RAINIER IN COLUMBIA COUNTY] + + + + + Report of the + State Highway Engineer + to the + State Highway Commission + of the + State of Oregon + 1917-1918 + + Herbert Nunn, State Highway Engineer + + +LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL + +Salem, Oregon, December 18, 1918. + +TO THE HONORABLE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, S. BENSON, Chairman, W. L. +THOMPSON, Commissioner, R. A. BOOTH, Commissioner. + +Gentlemen: + +I have the honor to submit report covering the operations of the Highway +Department for the fiscal years ending November 30, 1917, and November +30, 1918. + +In view of the fact that the State Highway Department did not complete +its organization until late in the season of 1917 and due to the further +fact that practically all contracts were awarded after the first day of +July, 1917, it was impossible to place before the State Highway +Commission a report which would be of any particular value to the +general public at the end of the last fiscal year. Therefore, it has +been decided to submit the two fiscal years under one cover in order +that the public may have at its command a statement of public highway +expenditures and the accomplishments of the State Highway Department +under the supervision of the State Highway Commission. + +It was considered advisable by the Highway Commission to award contracts +and get work under way as early in 1917 as the necessarily late +organization of the Department would permit. The matter of preparing +estimates and calling for bids was therefore carried out as rapidly as +possible, using the data and surveys of the previous administration as a +basis for estimates. + +It is believed that by awarding the contracts during the year 1917, +approximately twenty per cent was saved on all construction for the +reason that the shortage in labor and material did not become serious in +the State of Oregon until late in that season. + +I wish to call the attention of the Commission to the law which requires +the State Highway Commission to make county surveys upon the State +highway system within the boundaries of any county making application. I +believe the law to be a good one, inasmuch as it furnishes free to +counties engineering skill which they cannot afford and places at their +command an organization which is in a position to carry out preliminary +location and estimates. The law states that this work shall be charged +to the counties under any future appropriation which may be made to +them. + +The law limiting the expenditures of the State Highway Department for +engineering and administrative purposes to ten per cent of the total +moneys appropriated for construction, is sufficient for all purposes of +the State Highway Department, as an examination of the tabulated report +will show. However, as there are no separate funds set aside for the +county work as above noted, it has been necessary for this Department to +charge in all such work against our own engineering forces, and when I +state to you that the total sum for strictly county work, as requested +by the county courts, amounts to $137,954.74 in two years, you will see +that the Department is carrying a rather heavy burden which in reality +does not belong to it. So far the Department has been able to carry the +burden and still live within the ten per cent, but at any time the +counties increase their construction and engineering work and request +our supervision, this might exceed the lawful limit which we are +allowed. I recommend that this law be made clearer and that certain +funds be set aside for engineering work handled by the State Highway +Department for counties. + +In order to anticipate the large amount of construction for 1919, the +State Highway Department has worked a rather large engineering force +throughout the summer of 1918 and will continue it through the winter of +1918 and 1919. This preliminary work is absolutely necessary in order to +award contracts early in the spring of 1919. The Federal Government +requires very carefully prepared plans and estimates for all future +Government work and this has been anticipated also, and practically +every project has been completed as to engineering features and +submitted to the Federal Government for approval. + +Respectfully submitted, + +HERBERT NUNN, State Highway Engineer. + + + + + Report of the + State Highway Engineer + To the + Oregon State Highway Commission + December 1, 1916, to November 30, 1918 + + +WORK ACCOMPLISHED + +During the two-year period covered by this report, conditions have been +unusually unfavorable for highway construction work. Labor and materials +of all kinds have been difficult to secure, wages and prices have been +very high, transportation facilities have been inadequate and many other +conditions have operated to interfere with highway construction. During +the last year public sentiment has been opposed to the prosecution of +construction work and the restrictions imposed by the Federal Government +have prevented the undertaking of any extensive program of road +improvement. For these reasons the Highway Department has not handled +nearly the amount of work that it would have handled under normal +conditions, but nevertheless a great stride has been made in the +development of Oregon's good roads system, and the Department feels that +a fairly good showing has been made. The actual construction work +undertaken and completed during the two years consists of fifty miles of +paving, one hundred and eleven and eight-tenths miles of macadamizing, +one hundred and thirty-four and five-tenths miles of grading and forty +bridges and large culverts. + +In addition to this actual construction work the Department has made +surveys of nine hundred and two miles of State roads and has prepared +designs for forty-two bridges for county authorities. + + +MONEYS AVAILABLE AND EXPENDED + +From December 1, 1916, to November 30, 1918, the State Highway +Department has had available for expenditure a total of $4,271,515.16 of +State and County funds. Of this amount $3,597,982.47 has been expended. +These amounts distributed over funds are as follows: + + =================================+===============+=============== + Funds | Amounts | Amounts + | Available | Expended + ---------------------------------+---------------+--------------- + State Funds: | | + One-quarter mill tax fund | $ 546,260.51 | $ 528,789.99 + Automobile license fund | 575,000.00 | 281,902.67 + Six million dollar bond fund | 2,050,045.42 | 2,049,025.47 + State and Federal Co-operative | 390,484.44 | 28,539.55 + bond fund | | + +---------------+--------------- + Total State funds | $3,561,790.37 | $2,888,257.68 + County funds | 709,724.79 | 709,724.79 + +---------------+--------------- + Grand total | $4,271,515.16 | $3,597,982.47 + ---------------------------------+---------------+--------------- + + +PAVING + +A total of fifty miles of pavement was completed by the Department +during the 1917 and 1918 seasons. Had it not been for the entrance of +the United States into the war, this mileage would have been more than +doubled, but with need of paving materials, labor and capital for war +uses, the Commission felt that it must curtail its paving program to the +greatest possible extent. To this end, only three miles of pavement was +started during the 1918 season, whereas under normal conditions the +mileage of new work would have been greatly in excess of the forty-seven +miles undertaken in 1917. + +The sections of pavement completed are as follows: + + Clackamas County-- Miles + Oregon City to Canby 7.5 + Clatsop County-- + Astoria to Svensen 3.5 + Columbia County-- + Scappoose to Multnomah County Line 2.5 + Jackson County-- + Ashland Hill Section 0.8 + Tillamook County-- + Tillamook-Cloverdale Section 5.0 + Umatilla County-- + Pendleton to Adams 10.0 + Pendleton to State Hospital 1.0 + Washington County-- + Multnomah County Line to Yamhill County Line 12.5 + Yamhill County-- + Newberg to Washington County Line 3.2 + Sheridan east 4.0 + ---- + Total miles paved 50.0 + +All of the above pavements are sixteen feet in width, and despite the +fact that the prices of material and labor increased greatly during the +period between the inauguration of the six million dollar paving program +and the actual commencement of work, the cost of these paved roads has +been only slightly in excess of $1,000.00 per mile per foot width +contemplated at the time the six million dollar bond issue was voted. +The actual cost of the fifty miles of completed pavement was +approximately $872,500.00 which gives a unit cost of $1,090.00 per mile +per foot width. + +Each of the sections paved is described in full in an article under the +heading of the particular county in which it is located. + + +MACADAMIZING + +One hundred and twelve miles of State roads have been surfaced with +broken stone and gravel macadam. Practically all of this surfacing is +sixteen feet wide; there are, however, a few short stretches of +nine-foot width necessitated by the coming on of wet weather before the +full sixteen-foot width could be completed. The total quantity of broken +stone and gravel placed in these 112 miles of surface was 247,925 cubic +yards, an average of 2,210 cubic yards per mile, which quantity of +material per mile gives an average loose thickness of eight and one-half +inches for macadam sixteen feet wide. The Department's specifications +call for a minimum thickness of six inches. In many places, however, +particularly on the lower Columbia River work it was found necessary to +place as much as eighteen and twenty-four inches of rock before a +satisfactory foundation could be secured. + +The sections upon which broken stone or gravel surfacing was placed are +as follows: + + Clatsop County-- Miles + Astoria to Columbia County Line 24.4 + Columbia County-- + Clatsop County Line to Goble 27.2 + Deschutes County-- + Bend-Lapine Section (cinder macadam) 12.5 + Douglas County-- + Divide to Leona 7.0 + Gilliam County-- + Condon to Thirty Mile Creek 6.7 + Hood River County-- + Cascade Locks to Hood River 18.0 + Jackson County-- + Siskiyou Mountain Section 6.5 + Lake County-- + Lakeview-Paisley Section 4.0 + Lane County-- + Divide-Cottage Grove Section 1.0 + Wheeler County-- + Cummins Hill Section 4.5 + ----- + Total miles of macadam surfacing 111.8 + +A complete description of each of the above sections will be found in +the chapter devoted to the county in which the work was performed. + + +GRADING + +The grading work of the Highway Department is confined to the building +of those sections of State roads which are so located that the counties +in which they occur are not directly interested in their construction or +which are so expensive that county funds are inadequate for their +construction. The total number of miles graded during the last two-year +period was 134.5 miles, most of which was on the Pacific and Columbia +River highways. + +While the grading work was greatly curtailed during 1918 on account of +war conditions, work was continued in those localities where resident +labor was available and where the work interfered in no way with more +essential war industries. + +A complete tabulation of the grading jobs is given elsewhere in this +report, and a detailed outline of each is given under the respective +county headings. A few of the more important grading jobs are as +follows: + + Miles + Grading between Cascade Locks and Hood River in Hood River County 14.2 + Elimination of Roberts Mountain grades in Douglas County 12.8 + Grading of Rice Hill section between Oakland and Yoncalla 10.4 + Elimination of Wolf Creek-Grave Creek grades in Josephine County 4.9 + Reduction of Cummins Hill grade in Wheeler County 3.5 + Grading between Oregon City and New Era in Clackamas county 4.5 + + +BRIDGES + +The State Highway Department has, during the period covered by this +report, prepared designs for ninety-six bridges and fourteen special +culverts. Of these structures sixty bridges and ten culverts have been +constructed at a total cost to State and Counties of $617,388.09. + +The structures paid for out of State funds consist of twenty-two +reinforced concrete bridges, ten wood bridges, and seven culverts. The +total expenditure of State funds for these bridges and culverts was +$239,044.85. + +[Illustration: REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE OVER HOOD RIVER, NEARING +COMPLETION, ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY AT HOOD RIVER CITY. BUILT IN +1918.] + +The structures paid for out of county funds consist of thirteen +reinforced concrete bridges, fourteen wood and steel bridges, and four +culverts; the total cost of these structures being $378,343.24. + +Of the structures paid for by the counties, the State Highway Department +supervised the construction for three reinforced concrete bridges, four +steel and wood bridges, and one culvert; the cost of which totaled +$288,743.24. + +A complete tabulation of the bridges designed and constructed is given +in another part of this report, and complete descriptions of the more +important structures will be found in the articles devoted to the +particular counties in which the structures are located. + +The $250,000.00 intercounty bridge across the Willamette River at Salem +was completed, and has attracted more than local attention. While the +cost of this structure was borne by Marion and Polk Counties the design +and construction engineering were handled by this Department. + +The reinforced concrete arch bridge at Hood River, the largest concrete +bridge yet constructed in this State was designed and built under State +supervision, although the County also contributed toward its cost. + +Among the proposed bridges of considerable magnitude for which county +officials have requested designs from this Department may be mentioned +the Deschutes and Oregon City. The former will be located between the +present toll bridge and the railroad bridge across the Deschutes River +and will thus obviate the necessity of toll payments. It will consist of +a series of reinforced concrete arches. The Oregon City bridge will +replace the old suspension bridge across the Willamette. Studies are +being made and comparisons of various types of bridges and locations of +site are being made. + +During the war period, both for patriotic and economic reasons the +employment of steel bridges was discontinued and wooden truss bridges +used instead. Now that the demand for steel for war purposes has +subsided, and there are indications of a decline in the price of +structural steel in the near future, the resumption of use of that +material in the construction of bridges will probably be more general. + + +ELIMINATION OF GRADE CROSSINGS + +The Department is working consistently for the elimination of dangerous +grade crossings. No less than ten grade crossings have been done away +with as far as through traffic on State Roads is concerned, during the +past two years. Most of these eliminations have been brought about by +holding roads on the same side of railway tracks instead of crossing +over and back. Two of the eliminations, however, were brought about by +grade separations; one near Rex in Washington County and another near +Ashland in Jackson County, both of these grade separations being +undercrossings. + +An agreement was also reached whereby a reinforced concrete overhead +crossing will be constructed to eliminate a very dangerous grade +crossing on the Pacific Highway near Divide, in Lane County. This +structure would have been built in 1918, but on account of the +requirements of material for war purposes, the United States Highway +Council ordered the construction delayed. It will undoubtedly be +constructed during the 1919 season. + + +FEDERAL CO-OPERATION + +In 1916, the United States Congress enacted a law making available +$85,000,000.00 of Federal Government moneys for co-operation with the +several States in the construction and improvement of roads. Of this +amount, $75,000,000.00 is appropriated for co-operation on "Post Roads," +roads over which either rural or star post routes are operated, and +$10,000,000.00 is appropriated for co-operation on "Forest Roads," roads +within or partly within National Forests. + +During the five year period prior to July 1, 1921, there will become +available to the State of Oregon from the Government Funds set aside by +this Act the following amounts: + + ===============================+================+================ + | For | For + | Post Roads | Forest Roads + -------------------------------+----------------+---------------- + July 1, 1916, to July 1, 1917 |$ 78,687.00 | $ 127,794.00 + July 1, 1917, to July 1, 1918 | 157,375.00 | 127,794.00 + July 1, 1918, to July 1, 1919 | 236,062.00 | 127,794.00 + July 1, 1919, to July 1, 1920 | 314,749.00 | 127 794.00 + July 1, 1920, to July 1, 1921 | 393,437.00 | 127,794.00 + +----------------+---------------- + Totals |$ 1,180,310.00 | $ 638,970.00 + -------------------------------+----------------+---------------- + +Total amount of government funds apportioned to the State of Oregon for +co-operative work. $1,819,280.00. + +With the funds thus apportioned to the State, the Government will +co-operate on approved road projects to not to exceed fifty per cent of +their cost. Therefore, the State, or the State co-operating with the +Counties, must provide amounts at least equal to the amounts set aside +by the Federal Government in order to avail itself of the funds +apportioned to it. + +In 1917, the State Legislature passed a bill accepting the terms of the +Federal Government's co-operative offer and authorizing the issue of +bonds to the amount of $1,819,280.00 to provide the funds necessary to +match the Government funds. There is thus available for expenditure on +post and forest roads in the State during the five years prior to July +1, 1921, the following amounts: + + For Post Road Projects: + Federal Government Funds $1,180,310.00 + State Funds 1,180,310.00 + -------------- $2,360,620.00 + For Forest Road Projects: + Federal Government Funds $ 638,970.00 + State Funds 638,970.00 + -------------- 1,277,940.00 + -------------- + Total $3,638,560.00 + +For Post Road Projects the plans are prepared, contracts let and work +supervised by the State Highway Department, subject, of course, to +approval and acceptance by the Secretary of Agriculture through the +Federal Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering. For Forest Road +Projects, the plans are prepared, contracts let and work supervised by +the Federal Office of Public Roads and Rural Engineering acting for the +Secretary of Agriculture. The State Highway Department is, therefore, +directly responsible for the work done on Post Road Projects, whereas on +Forest Road Projects the responsibility rests with the Office of Public +Roads and Rural Engineering, the State Highway Department simply +approving the projects and auditing the claims presented by the Federal +Government against the State's share of the funds. + +It is the policy of the Highway Department to match the Government Funds +with equal amounts from State Funds only, any County Funds which may be +available being used to increase the total amounts available rather than +to reduce the amount of State co-operation. On projects approved to +November 30, 1918, the amount of these additional funds provided by +counties is approximately $325,000.00. + + +POST ROAD PROJECTS + +Up to November 30, 1918, fifteen Post Road Projects had been submitted +to the Office of Public Roads for approval. Of these fifteen projects +nine have received approval, three have been rejected as not complying +with the government requirements as regards rural and star route mail +service over them, and three are pending action by the Secretary of +Agriculture. The rejected projects were the Wolf Creek-Grave Creek +project in Josephine county, the Canyonville-Galesville project in +Douglas County, and the Myrtle Creek-Dillard project also in Douglas +County. The first and third of these projects have since been +constructed without government co-operation, and the second is under +construction as a "Forest Road." + +Construction is now under way on two Post Road Projects both of which +are in Union County. These are the Elgin-Minam project, estimated to +cost $41,151.00, and the Union-Telocaset project, estimated to cost +$30,000.00. The contracts for the construction of both jobs were let on +July 9, 1918, to Union County, represented by the County Court, the +lowest bidder. Subsequent to the letting, however, the Attorney General +gave the opinion that the County Court had no legal authority to enter +into a contract of this nature, and in order to facilitate matters and +prevent delay in construction the State Highway Commission on September +10, 1918, agreed to take the work over at the prices bid by the County, +the County agreeing to reimburse the State in case the cost of the work +exceeded the bid prices. + +The total estimated cost of all projects agreed upon to date is +$1,409,993.24 of which $627,496.62 is to be paid by the Federal +Government, $627,496.62 by the State, and $155,000.00 by the Counties +interested. On page 24 is given a tabulation of the Post Road Projects +approved, giving the estimated cost of each project with the respective +amounts to be paid by the State, the Federal Government and the +Counties. + + +FOREST ROAD PROJECTS + +The Federal authorities and the State Highway Commission have to date +agreed upon co-operation on fourteen Forest Road Projects. The total +estimated cost of these fourteen projects is $1,246,204.65; $538,231.78 +to be provided by the Government, $538,231.78 by the State, and +$169,741.09 by the Counties. + +Construction is already under way on three of the Forest Projects, +namely: the Canyonville-Galesville section of the Pacific Highway in +Douglas County, the Three Rivers Project in Tillamook County, and the +Ochoco Canyon Project in Crook County. + + +POST ROAD PROJECTS + +PROJECTS AGREED UPON TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918 + + =========+=======+========+=============+=================================== + |Project| Miles | | Funds Provided + Projects |Number | and | Estimated +-----------+-----------+----------- + +----+ | Kind | Total | By | By | By + | | of Work| Cost |Government | State | Counties + --------------+--+--------+-------------+-----------+-----------+----------- + Baker | | | | | | + County: | | | | | | + Baker-Middle |10|17.0 |$ 71,235.45|$ 28,117.73|$ 28,117.72|$ 15,000.00 + Bridge | |miles-- | | | | + section | |grading | | | | + Sag Section | 9|4.9 | 41,926.00| 17,963.00| 17,963.00| 6,000.00 + of Baker- | |miles-- | | | | + Baker- | |grading | | | | + Cornucopia | |and | | | | + Road | |gravel | | | | + Canyon |11|4.5 | 22,498.00| 8,249.00| 8,249.00| 6,000.00 + Section of | |miles-- | | | | + Baker- | |grading | | | | + Cornucopia | | | | | | + Road | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Grant County: | | | | | | + John Day to |13|7.2 | 143,817.14| 71,908.57| 71,908.57| ... + Fiske Creek | |miles-- | | | | + Section | |grading | | | | + | |and | | | | + | |gravel | | | | + Hall Hill to |14|2.2 | 43,282.47| 21,641.23| 21,641.24| ... + Prairie | |miles-- | | | | + City | |grading | | | | + Section | |and | | | | + | |gravel | | | | + | | | | | | + Harney County:| | | | | | + Burns-Crane |15|6.0 | 48,000.00| 20,000.00| 20,000.00| 8,000.00 + Project | |miles-- | | | | + | |grading | | | | + | |and | | | | + | |gravel | | | | + Malheur | | | | | | + County: | | | | | | + Project to be| | | 100,000.00| 40,000.00| 40,000.00| 20,000.00 + selected | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Marion | | | | | | + County: | | | | | | + Salem- | 7|18.0 | 347,232.60| 173,616.30| 173,616.30| ... + Aurora | |miles-- | | | | + Project | |grading | | | | + | | | | | | + Union County: | | | | | | + Elgin-Minam | 5|9.3 | 41,151.00| 20,575.50| 20,575.50| ... + Project | |miles-- | | | | + | |grading | | | | + Union- | 8|6.0 | 30,000.00| 15,000.00| 15,000.00| ... + Telocaset | |miles-- | | | | + Project | |grading | | | | + | | | | | | + Wasco County: | | | | | | + The Dalles- |..|2.0 | 44,000.00| 20,000.00| 20,000.00| 4,000.00 + Three Mile | |miles-- | | | | + Creek | |paving | | | | + Project | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Wheeler | | | | | | + County: | | | | | | + Fossil- | 4|9.5 | 36,733.40| 18,366.70| 18,366.70| ... + Sarvice | |miles-- | | | | + Creek | |grading | | | | + Project | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Wheeler and | | | | | | + Grant | | | | | | + Counties: | | | | | | + Sarvice | 6|48.5 | 400,433.80| 157,216.90| 157,216.90| 86,000.00 + Creek- | |miles-- | | | | + Valades | |grading | | | | + Ranch | | | | | | + Project | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Yamhill | | | | | | + County: | | | | | | + Grande |12|2.8 | 39,683.38| 14,841.69| 14,841.69| 10,000.00 + Ronde | |miles-- | | | | + Project | |grading | | | | + | |and | | | | + | |gravel | | | | + --------------+--+--------+-------------+-----------+-----------+----------- + Total estimated cost|$1,409,993.24| | | + of all Projects | | | | + Federal Government | |$627,496.62| | + Funds | | | | + State Funds | | |$627,496.62| + County Funds | | | |$155,000.00 + --------------------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+----------- + +The Canyonville-Galesville section is what is generally known as Cow +Creek Canyon, one of the worst stretches on the Pacific Highway. This +section is 9.7 miles in length, and is to be graded sixteen feet wide; +the estimated total cost being $211,000.00. The work is under contract +to John Hampshire & Co., of Grants Pass. + +The Three Rivers Project is 10.35 miles in length and lies between Hebo +and Dolph on the Portland-Tillamook Highway in Tillamook County. The +County of Tillamook, represented by its County Court was the low bidder +on this work, but before the contract was entered into, the Attorney +General ruled that the County Court had no authority to contract work of +this kind. The State Highway Department having available the necessary +equipment and desiring to get this important piece of road work under +way, agreed with the Federal Government to take the work over at the +prices bid by Tillamook County. + +A tabulation of Forest Road Projects approved to date and giving the +estimated cost and amounts of County, State and Government Funds is +given below. + + +FOREST ROAD PROJECTS + +PROJECTS APPROVED TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918 + + =====================+=============+=================================== + | | Funds Provided + | Estimated +-----------+-----------+----------- + Projects | Total | By | By | By + | Cost | Government| State | County + ---------------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+----------- + Clackamas County: | | | | + Zigzag Section of | | | | + Mt. Hood Road |$ 48,000.00|$ 24,000.00|$ 24,000.00| ... + | | | | + Crook County: | | | | + Ochoco Canyon | 52,500.00| 17,500.00| 17,500.00| 17,500.00 + Project | | | | + | | | | + Curry County: | | | | + Curry-Coos Project | 110,000.00| 55,000.00| 55,000.00| ... + | | | | + Deschutes-Lane | | | | + Counties: | | | | + McKenzie Pass | 190,455.00| 82,078.00| 82,078.00| 26,299.00 + Project | | | | + | | | | + Douglas County: | | | | + Canyonville- | 211,000.00| 94,000.00| 94,000.00| 23,000.00 + Galesville | | | | + Tiller Trail | 123,603.00| 48,439.00| 48,439.00| 26,725.00 + Project | | | | + | | | | + Lake County: | | | | + Lapine-Lakeview | 79,419.00| 39,709.50| 39,709.50| ... + Project | | | | + | | | | + Jackson County: | | | | + Medford-Crater | | | | + Lake Project | 72,372.00| 34,436.00| 34,436.00| 3,500.00 + | | | | + Josephine County: | | | | + Grants Pass- | | | | + Crescent City | 31,476.00| 15,738.00| 15,738.00| ... + Project | | | | + | | | | + Klamath County: | | | | + Anna Creek Section | | | | + of Crater Lake | 6,780.40| 3,390.20| 3,390.20| ... + Road | | | | + | | | | + Lane County: | | | | + Eugene-Florence | 123,951.25| 41,317.08| 41.317.08| 41,317.09 + Project | | | | + | | | | + Tillamook County: | | | | + Three Rivers | 122,000.00| 50,250.00| 50,250.00| 21,500.00 + Project | | | | + | | | | + Wallowa County: | | | | + Flora-Enterprise | 29,648.00| 12,324.00| 12,324.00| 5,000.00 + Project | | | | + | | | | + Wheeler County: | | | | + Ochoco Canyon | 45,000.00| 20,050.00| 20,050.00| 4,900.00 + Project | | | | + +-------------+-----------+-----------+----------- + Total estimated |$1,246,204.65| | | + cost of all | | | | + Projects | | | | + Federal Govt. Funds| |$538,231.78| | + State Funds | | |$538,231.78| + County Funds | | | |$169,741.09 + ---------------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+----------- + +[Illustration: MOUNT ASHLAND FROM THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN JACKSON COUNTY. +ELEVATION OF HIGHWAY 4,480 FEET] + + +THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY + +The Pacific Highway running from Portland, through Oregon City, Salem, +Albany, Eugene, Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland to the +California line, is probably the most important through highway in the +State. Along it are situated nine of the most important cities of the +State. It traverses the immensely productive valleys of the Willamette, +the Umpqua and the Rogue Rivers. It is the intercommunicating road for +nine of the thirty-five counties of the State, and passes through the +county seats of all but one of the nine. It is the only continuous and +direct road along the Pacific Coast west of the Cascade Mountains, and +connecting as it does the metropoli of the three Pacific Coast States it +is the most important interstate highway in the West. From the +standpoint of the tourist, Oregon would not be on the map if it had no +Pacific Highway. It is the road that makes Oregon accessible to tourists +from other states. + +Being the most important highway in the State, the Pacific Highway +should be the best highway in the State. To make it the best and at the +same time to bring it up to the standard of the same highway in the +adjacent states of Washington and California is one of the ends toward +which the Highway Commission has been working during the past two years. +During that time 53.3 miles of the very worst stretches of this highway +have been newly graded to trunk highway standards. This grading has +eliminated practically all of those heavy and dangerous grades which +have made Oregon notorious for bad roads and which have kept thousands +of auto tourists from visiting the State. In addition to grading 53.3 +miles on the Pacific Highway, the Highway Commission has put down 8.3 +miles of pavement and 14.5 miles of macadam, the total cost of all of +these improvements being $971,000.00. As a part of the 1919 program, the +Highway Commission has already appropriated for the improvement of the +Pacific Highway the sum of $1,147,000.00, with which it is planned to +build 46 miles of pavement and 38 miles of macadam surface. + +The particular sections of the Pacific Highway constructed during 1917 +and 1918, together with their mileages and total costs are given below. +All of these sections are completed with the exception of the +Canyonville-Galesville Forest Road Project which is well under way. + + ================================================+=====+=========== + Sections |Miles| Total Cost + ------------------------------------------------+-----+----------- + Grading (including bridges)-- | | + Oregon City to New Era | 4.0|$ 75,000.00 + Divide to Leona | 7.0| 50,000.00 + Yoncalla to Oakland | 10.8| 101,100.00 + Myrtle Creek to Dillard | 12.8| 165,500.00 + Canyonville to Galesville | 9.7| 211,000.00 + Wolf Creek to Grave Creek | 4.9| 68,300.00 + Grants Pass to Jackson County Line | 3.3| 13,000.00 + Ashland Undercrossing | .8| 9,800.00 + | | + Macadam-- | | + Cottage Grove to Divide | 1.0| 6,100.00 + Divide to Leona | 7.0| 64,000.00 + Siskiyou to California Line | 6.5| 56,300.00 + | | + Paving-- | | + Oregon City to Canby | 7.5| 135,000.00 + Ashland Hill Section | .8| 15,900.00 + +-----+----------- + Total cost of improvements completed and under| | + way on Pacific Highway, 1917-1918 | |$971,000.00 + ------------------------------------------------+-----+----------- + + +THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY + +The Columbia River Highway is second only to the Pacific Highway as a +commercial necessity in the state of Oregon; furthermore, the Columbia +River Highway is the only connecting link between Eastern and Western +Oregon that can be kept open for vehicular traffic throughout the entire +year. + +From a scenic standpoint, the Columbia River Highway has now become +world famous, not only because of its wonderful natural advantages of +location, but because of the high standard of construction. A large part +of this combined commercial and scenic road is now open to traffic and +the coming year will see the elimination of the last almost impassable +barrier--the summit between Hood River and Mosier, a piece of +construction 5.8 miles in length which will cost approximately $350,000 +for the grading alone. + +The Columbia River Highway parallels the Columbia River from the Pacific +Ocean to Umatilla, a distance of 320 miles, thence southeast an +additional 40 miles to Pendleton, where it connects with the Old Oregon +Trail. The Old Oregon Trail continues southeast for a distance of 190 +miles, crossing the Idaho-Oregon line at Huntington; making a continuous +highway 550 miles in length. + +At this date, the grading of the Columbia River Highway is practically +complete from Astoria to Hood River, a total distance of 174 miles, and +the greater part of it is now either paved or macadamized. + +The cost of work completed on the Columbia River Highway between Astoria +and Portland during the period covered by this report, after all +payments are made will be approximately $866,000.00, of which amount +$832,078.35 has been expended to date. The work accomplished consists of +9.4 miles of grading, 51.6 miles of macadamizing, 6 miles of paving, 15 +reinforced concrete bridges and one covered wood draw bridge. + +On the upper Columbia River Highway between Hood River and Cascade +Locks, 14.2 miles have been graded, 18 miles gravelled, and a number of +reinforced concrete bridges built, among which is the Hood River bridge +at Hood River, costing $48,000.00. The total cost of the work completed +between Hood River and Cascade Locks will amount to $466,000.00. + +The sections improved during this period, with their mileages and costs +are as follows: + + ====================================+=====+============= + Sections |Miles| Total Cost + ------------------------------------+-----+------------- + Grading-- | | + Cascade Locks to Hood River | 14.2|$ 355,000.00 + Goble to Clatskanie | 8.2| 78,500.00 + Astoria to Svensen | 1.2| 15,000.00 + | | + Bridges-- | | + Hood River Bridge | | 48,000.00 + Beaver Valley Bridges | | 32,000.00 + John Day River Bridge | | 25,000.00 + Other Bridges | | 31,000.00 + | | + Paving-- | | + Astoria to Svensen | 3.5| 65,000.00 + Scappoose to Multnomah County Line| 2.5| 37,500.00 + | | + Macadamizing-- | | + Astoria to Svensen | 5.5| 30,000.00 + Svensen to Columbia County Line | 18.9| 215,000.00 + Clatsop County Line to Goble | 27.2| 335,000.00 + Cascade Locks to Hood River | 18.0| 65,000.00 + +-----+------------- + Total Expenditures 1917 and 1918| |$1,332,000.00 + ------------------------------------+-----+------------- + +During 1919, work will be undertaken on the Columbia River Highway to +the amount of $1,400,000.00, comprising 10 miles of pavement, 85 miles +of gravel macadam and 80 miles of grading. This work when completed will +provide a surfaced highway between Astoria and Pendleton. + + +COUNTY WORK SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT + +That the Counties of the State have confidence in the Highway Department +and recognize the ability of the Department to get results is evidenced +by the fact that $709,724.79 of county funds have been voluntarily +turned over to the Department during 1917 and 1918 to be expended under +its supervision. + +This, $709,724.79, is the actual amount of money paid out by Counties on +vouchers audited and approved by the Department. In addition to this a +large amount of work has been done by Counties under the supervision of +the Department, for which payment was made direct by the Counties +without being audited by the Highway Department. No record of the total +amount thus expended is available, but it is estimated to be about +$200,000.00. No part of this amount is included in any of the +tabulations of expenditures given in this report. The cost of +engineering and supervision of work handled in this manner, has been +paid by the Highway Department and is included in Table VI of the +Financial Report as "Engineering County Construction." + +For co-operation on Post and Forest Road Projects, a total of +$325,000.00 of County Funds have already been pledged. Of this amount +$155,000.00 will be expended under State supervision, and $170,000.00 +under Federal Government supervision. + + +CONSTRUCTION WORK BY STATE FORCES + +While the major part of the work supervised by the State Highway +Department is handled under the contract system, it has been found to be +good business for the Department to go into competition with contractors +and where satisfactory bids are not received to proceed to handle the +work with State forces. + +During 1917 and 1918, the Department handled in this manner the +construction of 45.5 miles of macadam surfacing, 3.0 miles of concrete +paving, and 27.3 miles of grading. + +Although war conditions prevailed during the past year and every +possible obstacle had to be surmounted, the work done with State forces +made a creditable showing when compared with cost plus and contract +jobs. Especially is this true of paving work where a comparison of costs +with bid prices show a very substantial saving to the State, as +illustrated by the following table: + + ===================+======+==========+==========+===========+========== + |Length| Prelimi- |Cost Based|Actual Cost|Saving to + | in | nary | on Lowest| With State| State + | Miles| Estimate | Bid Price| Forces | + | | of Cost | | | + -------------------+------+----------+----------+-----------+---------- + Sheridan Paving | 2.2 |$42,535.50|$52,438.00|$40,065.61 |$12,372.39 + Ashland Hill Paving| .8 | 16,962.00| 19,858.66| 15,908.03 | 3,950.63 + +------+----------+----------+-----------+---------- + Total | 3.0 |$59,497.50|$72,296.66|$55,973.64 |$16,323.02 + -------------------+------+----------+----------+-----------+---------- + +Highway construction by the State Highway Department with its own forces +has its limitation, however, in spite of the fact that it is often +possible to do work at less cost than by contract. The Oregon State +Highway Department is by law and of necessity an engineering +organization and, in order to have the best success in handling +construction work, it is necessary to have a distinct organization. + +In the hiring of men for handling such construction, it is necessary for +the State to compete with contractors for the higher priced and more +experienced men, and the contractor is often in a position to offer more +salary than the State. Furthermore, it is necessary for the State to +carry large quantities of expensive equipment which is idle at least a +part of the year, and, in fact, the amount of equipment necessary to +handle all of the State work by force account would represent too large +a portion of the year's available money for road work. + +In handling its construction work direct, however, the Department has +the advantage of not being required to make a profit on the work, +neither has it to pay interest on the necessary moneys to carry payrolls +and other incidentals, neither is there any loss in retained percentage. +The State does not have to carry a construction bond and, in fact, there +are many reasons why a state should handle its construction direct, +cheaper than by contract. + +There is much to be said on both sides of the question, but the +Department at this time does not believe that it is justified in +attempting to handle all of the State work, believing that only under +certain conditions where the State does not receive reasonable bids the +work should be handled direct. + +The State Highway Department has many large construction jobs under +contract at one time, and it is obvious, even to the layman, that an +organization to handle all of this work with State forces is impossible +under the present laws of the State of Oregon, and the Department +recommends that force account be limited to such cases as are mentioned +above and work for which the quantities and cost can not be closely +estimated in advance of construction, such as maintenance work and light +grading. + + +STATE HIGHWAY FUNDS + +The funds at the disposal of the Highway Department are divided as +follows: + + * * * * * + +=The State Highway Fund= provides for one-quarter mill tax on the +assessed valuation of the State. This fund amounted to $219,690.98 in +1917; $232,151.39 in 1918 and in 1919 will equal $246,883.47. The money +available in this fund provides a sufficient sum for the salaries and +expenses of the State Highway Department, and the cost of maintaining +State highways which have been constructed or improved. It is provided +also, that with the proceeds of this fund, the Commission may enter into +co-operative agreements with any County for the survey, construction, +improvement or maintenance of any State highway upon such basis or +contribution as may be agreed upon. The Bridge Department is maintained +out of this fund and furnishes designs for structures desired by the +counties. + + * * * * * + +=The Automobile License Fund.= Under the provision of Section 12, +Chapter 423, Laws of 1917, the Secretary of State is directed to +transfer to an account under the jurisdiction of the State Highway +Commission, the receipts from the automobile license fees, less the cost +of administration. The law provides that these funds be transferred on +April 1 and October 1 of each year. The 1918 receipts from this fund +were $425,000.00 and with the rapid increase of the number of +automobiles, it is expected that this amount will be increased from year +to year. The fund provides for the payment of principal and interest, as +the same shall become due, on the bonded indebtedness of the State of +Oregon, contracted for road purposes under the provisions of the Six +Million Dollar Bonding Act and the State and Federal Road Bonding Act. +The unexpended balance may be expended on such State highway projects as +the Commission approves. + +This fund is also used for co-operative work in counties where the Six +Million Dollar Fund may not be used and on State Highways not eligible +for improvement under the Post and Forest Road Acts. + + * * * * * + +=The Six Million Dollar Road Bond Fund= provides for the issuance of six +million dollars in bonds during the next five years. It provides for the +sale of one million dollars in bonds in 1917; two million dollars in +1918, and the balance as the Commission may think advisable. The primary +purpose of this act was to provide paving on the main highways of the +State, contingent upon the counties preparing the road bed according to +the plans of the State Highway Engineer. + +It also provides funds for the grading of the road bed on the Columbia +River Highway in Clatsop, Columbia and Hood River Counties and on the +Pacific Highway in Jackson County. + +At this date a total of $2,190,000 par value of bonds have been sold. + + * * * * * + +=State and Federal Co-operative Road Bonds.= Under the Federal Aid Road +Act there is provided for expenditure by the Federal Government during +the next five years, $1,180,310.85 for the construction of Post Roads in +the State of Oregon and there is also available during the same period +the sum of $638,970.00 for the construction of highways within or partly +within the National Forests of the State. The purpose of this Act is to +meet Federal Aid in an equal amount and under this provision a total of +$1,819,280.85 in bonds is authorized to be issued by the Board of +Control and placed in a special fund to be used in carrying out the +provisions of this Act. A total of $400,000.00 par value of these bonds +have been sold. + + +EQUIPMENT + +The State Highway Department owns construction and hauling equipment to +the approximate value of $100,000.00. This equipment is too varied and +extensive to be shown in detail in this report. However, it includes six +heavy auto trucks, two light auto trucks, twenty-two touring cars, three +concrete mixers, two gasoline locomotives, three road rollers, one Brown +hoist, one asphalt paving plant, three rock crushers and an extensive +supply of camp equipment, small tools, drills, steel, pipe, etc. + +Most of this equipment is in fine working condition and adaptable to +general highway work and has been used during the past year. However, we +have on hand a certain amount of machinery which was bought for special +purposes in former years, and while it has no doubt made a saving +sufficient to justify its original cost, the Department has no more use +for it and it would be advantageous to the Department if this equipment +could be disposed of and the money invested in more necessary machinery. +Under present conditions, the State law makes it necessary to return any +money from the sale of materials, supplies or equipment into the General +Fund of the State, and it is impossible to get this money back into +highway funds without a special act of the Legislature. Despite this +fact, however, some equipment was disposed of during the past year and +the money turned into the General Fund. + +If the State Highway Department is to proceed with any considerable +amount of work with State forces, it will be necessary to purchase some +additional equipment so that the work may be prosecuted more +economically, especially is this true of concrete bridge work and +general maintenance work. These are special types of work and special +types of equipment are necessary to handle them properly. + +During the past year a great amount of equipment has been rented from +private contractors and in case of short jobs and on special types of +work, this is economical, but on long jobs, it is much more economical +to purchase the necessary machinery as the amount paid out in rentals +for a period of six or eight months is a considerable portion of the +purchase price. + +During the past season a warehouse was built by the Department for the +purpose of housing construction equipment. This warehouse is located on +State property near the Penitentiary. It is 40 by 80 feet in size and +has railroad facilities. + +All idle equipment and left over material is shipped to Salem, for +storage, at the close of the season. There the equipment is overhauled, +repaired, repainted, and placed in readiness for the next season's work. +The warehouse was built by the Department with day labor. + +It will probably be advisable during the coming year to erect two more +units to the warehouse to take care of a larger amount of equipment and +provide for repair shop and garage. + +A garage was rented at 660 North Capitol Street, Salem, and an efficient +automobile mechanic was placed in charge. By this means the automobiles +of the Department are kept in good repair, oiled and tires vulcanized. +Facilities are provided also for overhauling and repainting, which +effects a considerable saving. + + +OFFICE ORGANIZATION + +The work handled in the offices of the State Highway Department is of +four classes, each requiring specialized training, and, in a way, of +little or no relation to each other. For this reason, the office +organization consists of four different offices or departments: the +General Office, the Auditing Department, the Office Engineering +Department and the Bridge Department. The work of these departments is +outlined in the following paragraphs. + + * * * * * + +=General Office.=--All business of the Highway Commission and all +business of the Department with the public is transacted through the +General Office. Under the direction of the Secretary of the Commission +and the First Assistant Engineer, this office handles all +correspondence, the issuance of bonds, the execution of contracts, the +purchase of supplies and equipment, and all general office detail. + +The seal of the State Highway Commission and the minutes of the +Commission meetings are in the custody of the Secretary. All mail is +received and distributed through the Secretary's office, and in it filed +all correspondence, legal documents, etc. This office also keeps a +record of all State equipment and takes care of the charging out of +rental and depreciation on same. + +The purchase of office, engineering and construction supplies and +equipment is handled by this department and a considerable saving is +realized by buying in quantities. On all stock supplies, each job is +charged with the amount furnished and similarly rental on our own +engineering instruments and automobiles is charged, so that the cost of +each job may be determined. On construction projects which are furnished +with our own trucks, road rollers, etc., each piece of equipment is +rented out to the job in the same manner. A record is kept of the rental +charged on each piece of equipment so that its value can be determined +at any time. + + * * * * * + +=Auditing Department.=--This department, working under the supervision +of the Auditor, handles all claims against the Commission, verifies each +one, prepares the vouchers to cover, sends them out to claimants to be +certified, and mails out the warrants when received from the Secretary +of State. All vouchers drawn from the counties for co-operative work or +projects over which the Commission has supervision, are also audited in +this department. In 1917 there were 1,782 State vouchers passed, +aggregating a total of $682,321.98; in 1918, 3,371 were passed, +aggregating $2,205,935.70. In 1917 there were 544 County vouchers +totaling $270,162.37, and in 1918, 410 vouchers totaling $439,562.79. A +total of all such vouchers for the biennium aggregating $3,597,982.84. + +Employes of the Commission are paid by payroll warrants drawn in favor +of the State Highway Engineer and bank checks issued against the same. +The total number of paychecks issued in 1917 was 2,771, and in 1918 +there was a total of 7,350. + +It will be noted that in the past two years the Commission has done +considerable work by day labor and the above statement includes all +direct employes. It is desirable to expedite payment of labor claims, +especially to men who quit on short notice. The present law requires +that claims be prepared in voucher form, approved by the Commission for +payment and then sent to the Secretary of State for audit. The warrant +when received is deposited in a bank and a paycheck issued. It is +recommended that a revolving payroll fund be created on which pay checks +could be drawn and sent out immediately as requested. These could later +be listed and the payroll voucher prepared in the usual manner in favor +of the State Highway Engineer. The warrant when received, to be refunded +to the payroll fund which would be kept intact. The State Highway +Engineer should furnish a payroll bond to cover. This fund could also be +used for emergency claims to take advantage of trade discounts and +permit the payment of small claims which it is desired to pay promptly. + +In the numerous cases in which the Commission has taken over the work to +do with its own forces, the necessary bookkeeping and detail records for +handling material, supplies and labor payrolls have been carried by this +office. On several force account jobs each invoice and payroll of the +contractor has been carefully checked and verified before being paid. + +The record of both State and County funds have been audited by reputable +certified public accountants and found correct. + +Mr. G. Ed Ross served in the capacity of Auditor until his resignation +in July, 1918, when his duties were taken over by Roy A. Klein, +Assistant Engineer. + + * * * * * + +=Office Engineering Department.=--In the Office Engineering Department +are handled the numerous office details in connection with the +engineering work of the Department. The more important of these duties +are the working up of maps, profiles, specifications and estimates for +new projects; the checking of monthly and final estimates for payments +on contract work; the filing of engineering records of all kinds; the +keeping of cost distribution and the compilation of reports, statistics +and other data. + +During the past year this department, in addition to its other work, +prepared and had published a road map of the State of Oregon. This map +shows all of the main traveled roads of the State and is believed to be +the most authentic as well as the most complete road map of Oregon yet +published. A small reproduction of the map is contained in this report. +Single copies of a larger size, 13 by 22 inches will be supplied upon +application. + + * * * * * + +=Bridge Department.=--The Bridge Department prepares designs, plans, +specifications and estimates for all bridges and similar structures. The +inspection and the supervision of construction of bridges is also in +charge of this department. + +The laws of the State require that bridge designs be prepared for +counties by the Highway Department, upon the request of County Courts. +Twelve counties have taken advantage of this law during the past two +years and have called upon the Department for designs for a total of +thirty-four bridges and six culverts, and of these structures +twenty-seven bridges and four culverts have been built. + +A total of ninety-five bridges and fifteen culverts were designed by the +Bridge Department, of which fifty-nine bridges and eleven culverts have +been constructed. + + +COST KEEPING + +The keeping of an accurate segregation of expenditures and a detailed +distribution of costs for an organization handling the amount of work +and the character of work handled by the Highway Department is a matter +of the greatest importance. The Highway Department seldom has under way +less than eighty or ninety separate and distinct jobs. These jobs are +scattered all over the State, and few of them are of sufficient size to +warrant the employment of timekeepers on the jobs to keep exact records +of expenditures and costs. The records for all of these jobs must be +kept in the main office where it is impossible for those keeping the +records to be personally familiar with the details of the numerous +expenditures made on each of the many jobs. + +To secure proper records of expenditures, therefore, a system of cost +keeping must be used which requires little attention from the engineers +and superintendents in charge of the various jobs, and at the same time +gives sufficient information to those keeping the records in the main +office to enable them to segregate all expenditures so that detailed +information as regards total expenditures, monthly expenditures, +expenditures from different funds, expenditures for different purposes, +unit costs, etc., are readily available at any time, and in such form +that all jobs may be combined to give total expenditures of various +kinds, so that the Department is always Informed as to the financial +status of each job and of all jobs. + +The system of cost keeping now in use by the Department has been evolved +from a number of other systems in use on work of a similar nature, and +is a system specially devised to meet the requirements of the +Department. For every cent expended by the Highway Department or under +its supervision, there appears in the cost records, entries which give +at a glance the name of the County in which the expenditure is +incurred, the name of the particular job, whether it is an engineering +cost or a construction cost, the particular part of the work involved, +the fund from which it is paid, and a reference to the original invoice +or statement upon which the payment is made. These records are so +arranged and so summarized each month that almost any desired +combination of costs is available, such as the totals for each county, +for each job, for each fund, for engineering, for construction, for +surveys, for administration, for construction engineering, etc. + +The expenditure tabulations given in various parts of this report, and +especially those in the part devoted to the Financial Report, give a +good idea of the results being obtained with the system in use although +they do not give the detail which is readily available in the records +themselves. + + +EMPLOYES IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY SERVICE + +The State Highway Department is very proud of its representation in the +Army Service and in recognition of the patriotism of those employes who +have gone to the Front, the Department has maintained a Service Flag +upon which there are now sixty stars. The men represented by these stars +are listed on the following Roll of Honor: + + +HONOR ROLL + + Name and Company Former Position + with Department + + Abbott, Charles H., 23d Engineers Inspector + Brown, Merle, Batt. F, 5th Field Artillery Chainman + Chittick, Ernest Chainman + Chrisman, William Chainman + Coats, Solomon Chainman + Conway, M. A., Navy Timekeeper + Cook, Harold, Private, S. A. T. C., Willamette University Blueprinter + Cooley, Lorrin D., Company Mechanic, 11th Co., Coast Chainman + Artillery + Cowgill, W. C. Jr., 1st Provisional Co., 32d Resident Engineer + Engineers + Cutler, Oscar, 472d Engineer Reg. Locating Engineer + Glass, D. G., 2d Lieut., Co. D, 42d Engineers Locating Engineer + Grabenhorst, Eugene B., Private, Co. P, 5th Bn., Instrumentman + 22d Engineers + Green, E. R. Private, Co. A, 23d Engineers Resident Engineer + Greenwood, P. S. Transitman + Grey, Ulric R., Camp 4-C, Spruce Squadron Instrumentman + Hale, E. E. Chainman + Harris, Milton, 2d Lieut. Transitman + Hodgman, K. E., Captain, Spruce Division, Signal Resident Engineer + Corps + Hyatt, Waldron, 22d Co., 1st Regiment, U. S. Marine Corps Instrumentman + Ingels, Hollis G., H. Q. Co., 62d Inf. Levelman + Ingram, R. C., Corporal, Co. L, 23d Engineers Draftsman + Isakson, C. O., 1st Lieut., 12th Engineers Instrumentman + Jones, Melville S., Master Engineer, Co. C, 116th Engineers Computer + Judd, Henry C., 3d Co., Coast Artillery Chainman + Junken, Fred S., Navy Rodman + Kelley, C. C., 1st Lieut., Co. E, 2d Bn., 20th District Engineer + Engineers + Kinsey, Claude, Co. A, 20th Engineers Instrumentman + Lawrence, Perry, Amb. Co. No. 361 Topographer + Lytle, K. D., Co. C, 43d Engineers Transitman + McClintock, John, Hospital Unit, Coast Artillery Chainman + McClintock, Leon, Hospital Unit, Coast Artillery Rodman + May, Aloys H. Transit Rodman + Metzger, Floyd S., Co. C. Q. M. Unit No. 305 Timekeeper + Miller, E. V. Draftsman + Miller, Ralph W. E., Corporal, Co. I, 62d Infantry Costkeeper + Minton, Joseph, Co. M, 162d Infantry Rodman + Moe, Forrest L., 9th Co. Coast Artillery Chainman + Moore, Don H., Co. A, 116th Engineers Chainman + Moore, Merton, Co. A, 116th Engineers Chainman + Moore, Royal, Co. C, S. A. T. C., U. of California Chainman + Morgan, Silas B. Rodman + Murdock, R. B., 2d Lieut., Co. C, 42d Engineers District Engineer + Murphy, Thomas, Hospital Corps, 40th Division Chainman + Noble, Chas. S., Y. M. C. A. Locating Engineer + Nunn, Roy, Sergeant, H. Q. Co., 166th Depot Brig. Resident Engineer + Oerding, Chas., Engineers Chainman + Oerding, Harry, Co. A, 20th Engineers Chainman + Quine, Ralph, Hospital Unit, Coast Artillery Chainman + Reiter, C. G., 1st Lieut. Locating Engineer + Rynning, P. B., Co. H, 23d Engineers Resident Engineer + Schaffenberg, H. Chainman + Smith, Frederic W., Co. C, Q. M. Unit No. 305 Timekeeper + Smith, Thos. P. Stakeman + Stretchberry, Ray, 17th Co., 23d Engineers Rodman + Sutter, L. R., Co. F, 4th Engineers Chainman + Tilley, Walker B., Co. K, 18th Railway Engineers Instrumentman + Welborn, Forrest, Sergeant, 44th Machine Gun Company Clerk + Wilson, Otis E. Inspector + Withycombe, Earl, 20th Engineers Resident Engineer + Vester, Albert Chainman + + +SUMMARY + +The classification of employes lost to the Department through enlistment +in the Army is as follows: + + District engineers 2 + Locating engineers 4 + Resident engineers 6 + Transitmen 9 + Draftsmen 2 + Levelmen 1 + Computers 2 + Topographers 1 + Timekeepers 3 + Inspectors 2 + Office clerks 1 + Blue Printer 1 + Rodmen 6 + Chainmen 20 + -- + Total number 60 + +[Illustration: REINFORCED CONCRETE HALF VIADUCT ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER +HIGHWAY BETWEEN GOBLE AND RAINIER IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, CONSTRUCTED IN +1918] + + + + + Financial Report + + Fund Allotments and Expenditures + During the Fiscal Period + + December 1, 1916, to November 30, 1918 + + + Grand Total of Funds Allotted $4,271,515.16 + Grand Total of Expenditures 3,597,982.47 + ------------- + Balance on hand December 1st, 1918 $ 673,532.69 + +The details of fund allotments and expenditures are set forth in tables +as follows: + + Table I. Fund Allotments from all sources. + + Table II. Summary of Fund Allotments and Fund Expenditures. + + Table III. Expenditures Segregated by Counties. + + Table IV. Expenditures Segregated under the Headings of General + Administrative, Surveys, Construction Engineering, + Construction, Equipment and Unclassified. + + Table V. Expenditures for Construction Detailed by Jobs. + + Table VI. Expenditures for Surveys Detailed by Jobs. + + Table VII. Expenditures for Equipment, Bond Interest and Overhead. + + Table VIII. Summary of County Funds Expended by Department. + + +TABLE I + +FUND ALLOTMENTS FROM ALL SOURCES--DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, +1918 + + _One-Quarter Mill Tax Fund_-- + Balance on hand Dec. 1, 1916 $ 94,418.14 + Turnover January 1, 1917 219,690.98 + Turnover January 1, 1918 232,151.39 + ----------- + Total $ 546,260.51 + + _Automobile License Fund_-- + Turnover October 1, 1917 $150,000.00 + Turnover April 1, 1918 300,000.00 + Turnover October 1, 1918 125,000.00 + ----------- + Total $ 575,000.00 + + _Six Million Dollar Bond Fund_-- + Bond Sale, August 7, 1917 $471,300.00 + Accrued Interest 2,333.33 + Bond Sale, September 12, 1917 472,130.00 + Accrued Interest 1,833.33 + Bond Sale, March 15, 1918 455,850.00 + Accrued Interest 222.22 + Bond Sale, July 9, 1918 643,770.00 + Accrued Interest 2,606.54 + ----------- + Total $2,050,045.42 + + _State and Federal Co-operative Bond Fund_-- + Bond Sale, August 18, 1917 $388,040.00 + Accrued Interest 2,844.44 + Less expenditures by Board of Control 400.00 + ----------- + Total $ 390,484.44 + + _County Funds_-- + Payments on Vouchers drawn by Department 709,724.79 + ----------- + Grand Total Funds Allotted to Highway + Department, December 1, 1916 to November + 30, 1918 4,271,515.16 + +(For description of the several funds provided for the work of the +Highway Department see pages 30 and 31.) + + +TABLE II + +SUMMARY OF FUND ALLOTMENTS AND FUND EXPENDITURES--DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO +NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918 + + ==============================+=============+=============+=========== + | | | Balance + Funds | Allotments | Expenditures| December, + | | | 1, 1918 + ------------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------- + One Quarter Mill Tax Fund | $ 546,260.51| $ 528,789.99|$ 17,470.52 + Automobile License Fund | 575,000.00| 281,902.67| 293,097.33 + Six Million Dollar Bond Fund | 2,050,045.42| 2,049,025.47| 1,019.95 + State and Federal Co-operative| | | + Bond Fund | 390,484.44| 28,539.55| 361,944.89 + ------------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------- + Total State Funds |$3,561,790.37|$2,888,257.68|$673,532.69 + | | | + County Funds | 709,724.79| 709,724.79| ... + ------------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------- + Grand Total |$4,271,515.16|$3,597,982.47|$673,532.69 + ------------------------------+-------------+-------------+----------- + + +TABLE III + +EXPENDITURES SEGREGATED BY COUNTIES (INCLUDING COUNTY FUNDS EXPENDED +UNDER STATE SUPERVISION)--DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918 + + ===========+===============+===============+=============== + County | State Funds | County Funds | Total + -----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- + Baker | $ 7,578.68 | ... | $ 7,578.68 + Benton | 47.56 | $ 479.20 | 526.76 + Clackamas | 155,861.10 | 43,091.14 | 198,952.24 + Clatsop | 344,387.23 | ... | 344,387.23 + Columbia | 488,302.15 | ... | 488,302.15 + Coos | 16,967.68 | 170,781.83 | 187,749.51 + Crook | 3,053.72 | ... | 3,053.72 + Curry | 5,629.24 | ... | 5,629.24 + Deschutes | 20,716.37 | ... | 20,716.37 + Douglas | 159,769.58 | 173,550.18 | 333,320.76 + Gilliam | 35,999.48 | ... | 35,999.48 + Grant | 7,468.78 | 291.10 | 7,759.88 + Harney | 1,873.45 | ... | 1,873.45 + Hood River | 433,928.22 | 3,968.49 | 437,896.71 + Jackson | 86,619.88 | ... | 86,619.88 + Josephine | 77,998.14 | ... | 77,998.14 + Klamath | 819.23 | ... | 819.23 + Lake | 15,391.67 | ... | 15,391.67 + Lane | 14,529.52 | ... | 14,529.52 + Lincoln | 2,997.47 | ... | 2,997.47 + Linn | 791.07 | 5.00 | 796.07 + Malheur | 866.65 | ... | 866.65 + Marion | 5,083.59 | 223,794.99 | 228,878.58 + Morrow | 10,863.10 | 1,009.44 | 11,872.54 + Polk | 802.92 | 17,200.70 | 18,008.62 + Sherman | 3,052.14 | ... | 3,052.14 + Tillamook | 68,274.29 | 26,009.84 | 94,284.13 + Umatilla | 173,942.50 | 3,542.75 | 177,485.25 + Union | 32,188.17 | 78.59 | 32,266.76 + Wallowa | 765.07 | ... | 765.07 + Wasco | 4,313.79 | 19.45 | 4,333.24 + Washington | 246,769.05 | 9,395.00 | 256,164.05 + Wheeler | 69,214.78 | 18,233.60 | 87,448.38 + Yamhill | 124,958.84 | 18,273.49 | 143,232.33 + +---------------+---------------+--------------- + Total | $2,621,825.11 | $709,724.79 | $3,331,549.90 + -----------+---------------+---------------+--------------- + + +TABLE IV + +EXPENDITURES SEGREGATED UNDER THE HEADINGS OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, +SURVEYS, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND +UNCLASSIFIED. + + =========================+===============+===============+============ + Classification | Total | State | County + | | Funds | Funds + -------------------------+---------------+---------------+------------ + General Administration | | | + and Supervision | $ 97,621.82 | $ 97,621.82 | ... + Surveys and Engineering | | | + County Work | 144,086.67 | 137,954.74 | $ 6,131.93 + Construction Engineering | 127,805.58 | 127,803.08 | 2.50 + Construction | 3,059,657.65 | 2,356,067.29 | 703,590.36 + Equipment | 86,717.55 | 86,717.55 | ... + Unclassified (Interest | | | + on Bonds, etc.) | 82,093.20 | 82,093.20 | ... + +---------------+---------------+------------ + Grand Total Expenditures | $3,597,982.47 | $2,888,257.68 | $709,724.79 + -------------------------+---------------+---------------+------------ + + +TABLE V + +EXPENDITURES FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK DETAILED BY JOBS--DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, +TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918 + + ==================================+=============================+ + | TOTALS | + +--------------+--------------+ + | Estimated | Expended | + JOBS | total | to date | + | cost of job | | + ----------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ + Clackamas County: | | | + Paving--Oregon City to Canby | $135,000.00 | $102,114.85 | + Grading--Canemah Hill Section | 27,500.00 | 24,037.20 | + Grading and Rock Crushing--New | 66,000.00 | 63,047.79 | + Era | | | + Grading--Multnomah Co. Line to | 5,746.80 | 7,746.68 | + Oswego | | | + Clatsop County: | | | + Grading and Paving--Astoria to | 236,000.00 | 96,955.97 | + Svensen | | | + Macadamizing--Svensen to | 216,000.00 | 210,079.16 | + Columbia Co. Line | | | + John Day River Bridge east of | 25,000.00 | 21,051.52 | + Astoria | | | + Plympton Creek Bridge at | 6,413.19 | 6,413.19 | + Westport | | | + Big Creek Bridge near Knappa | 8,446.70 | 8,446.70 | + Little Creek Culvert near Knappa| 929.69 | 929.60 | + Miscellaneous charges on work | 247.94 | 247.94 | + prior to 1917 | | | + Columbia County: | | | + Paving--Multnomah Co. Line to | 37,652.59 | 37,652.59 | + Scappoose | | | + Macadam--Clatsop Co. Line to | 121,000.00 | 118,922.90 | + Clatskanie | | | + Macadam--Clatskanie to Delena | 142,000.00 | 136,560.40 | + Macadam--Delena to Goble | 49,955.08 | 49,955.08 | + Macadam--Goble Section | 23,000.00 | 21,478.97 | + Grading--Goble Section | 46,262.64 | 46,262.64 | + Grading--Rainier Hill Section | 6,350.61 | 6,350.61 | + Grading--Beaver Valley Section | 20,978.22 | 20,978.22 | + Grading--Deer Island Section | 2,398.10 | 2,398.10 | + Concrete Viaduct, Cribbing and | 9,039.86 | 9,039.86 | + Masonry Wall, near Prescott | | | + Beaver Valley Bridges | 32,000.00 | 29,808.58 | + Scappoose Culvert | 1,834.60 | 1,834.60 | + Goble Creek Bridge near Goble | 5,907.14 | 5,907.14 | + Graham Creek Culvert near | 804.49 | 804.49 | + Clatskanie | | | + Coos County: | | | + Coast Highway and Myrtle Point- | 180,235.18 | 180,235.18 | + Coquille Road | | | + Crook County: | | | + Ochoco Canyon Forest Road | 52,500.00 | 3,053.72 | + Project (Federal Government | | | + cooperates on this project to | | | + the amount of $17,500.00) | | | + Deschutes County: | | | + Cinder Macadam--Bend to LaPine | 20,183.60 | 20,183.60 | + Douglas County: | | | + Grading--Divide to Comstock | 19,146.74 | 19,146.74 | + Grading and Macadam--Comstock | 80,000.00 | 79,092.87 | + to Leona | | | + Grading--Oakland to Yoncalla | 101,096.12 | 101,096.12 | + Grading--Myrtle Creek to Dillard| 120,000.00 | 88,376.99 | + Macadamizing--Divide to Comstock| 15,185.09 | 15,185.09 | + Maintenance--Glendale to Stage | 74.65 | 74.65 | + Road Pass | | | + Umpqua River Bridges near | 45,500.00 | 24,802.85 | + Dillard | | | + Gilliam County: | | | + Macadam--Condon to Thirty Mile | 32,500.00 | 31,096.05 | + Creek | | | + Hood River County: | | | + Grading--Cascade Locks Section | 152,904.85 | 152,904.85 | + Grading--Viento Section | 102,750.00 | 86,933.00 | + Grading--Ruthton Hill Section | 107,000.00 | 90,257.53 | + Macadam--Cascade Locks to Hood | 68,000.00 | 62,895.48 | + River | | | + Hood River Bridge | 48,000.00 | 40,528.29 | + Jackson County: | | | + Macadam--Siskiyou to California | 56,252.98 | 56,252.98 | + Line | | | + Ashland Under-crossing | 9,768.88 | 9,768.88 | + Paving--Ashland Hill Section | 15,908.03 | 15,908.03 | + Maintenance--Siskiyou Section | 748.34 | 748.34 | + Josephine County: | | | + Grading--Wolf Creek to Grave | 68,301.53 | 68,301.53 | + Creek | | | + Grading--Locust Hill Section | 4,869.97 | 4,869.97 | + Miscellaneous charges on | 409.43 | 409.43 | + construction in 1916 | | | + Lake County: | | | + Grading and Macadam--Lakeview | 15,391.67 | 15,391.67 | + to Paisley | | | + Lane County: | | | + Macadam--Divide to Cottage Grove| 6,099.86 | 6,099.86 | + Construction prior to 1917 | 424.44 | 424.44 | + Lincoln County: | | | + Grading--Pioneer Mountain | 2,054.05 | 2,054.05 | + Section | | | + Marion County: | | | + Salem Bridge over Willamette | 223,902.99 | 223,902.99 | + River | | | + Polk County: | | | + Approach to Salem Bridge | 4,548.10 | 4,548.10 | + Reinforced Concrete Bridge at | 10,755.68 | 10,755.68 | + Dallas | | | + Reinforced Concrete Bridge | 1,898.17 | 1,898.17 | + between Monmouth and Dallas | | | + Charges on work prior to 1917 | 418.69 | 418.69 | + Tillamook County: | | | + Grading and Paving--Tillamook | 109,250.00 | 89,213.74 | + to Hebo | | | + Grading--Three Rivers Forest | 122,000.00 | 2,076.78 | + Road Project (The Federal | | | + Government cooperates on this | | | + project to the amount of | | | + $50,250.00.) | | | + Umatilla County: | | | + Paving--Wild Horse Creek Section| 162,626.56 | 162,626.56 | + Union County: | | | + Grading--La Grande to Hot Lake | 5,000.16 | 5,000.16 | + Grading--Elgin-Minam Post Road | 41,151.00 | 3,838.44 | + Project (The Federal | | | + Government cooperates on this | | | + project to the amount of | | | + $20,575.50) | | | + Grading--Union-Telocaset Post | 30,000.00 | 16,642.29 | + Road Project (The Federal | | | + Government cooperates on this | | | + project to the amount of | | | + $15,000.00.) | | | + Washington County: | | | + Grading and Paving--Multnomah | 332,000.00 | 278,976.93 | + Co. Line to Newberg | | | + Onion Flat Trestle near Sherwood| 8,372.22 | 8,372.22 | + Tualatin River Bridge near | 12,968.60 | 12,968.60 | + Tigardville | | | + Fanno Creek Bridge near Tigard | 1,882.81 | 1,882.81 | + Wheeler County: | | | + Grading--Cummins Hill Section | 14,532.35 | 14,532.35 | + Macadam--Cummins Hill Section | 34,000.00 | 32,465 44 | + Grading--Bridge Creek Section | 24,235.45 | 24,235.45 | + Resurfacing between Fossil and | 15,000.00 | 444.88 | + Condon | | | + Yamhill County: | | | + Grading Rex to Newberg | 6,153.05 | 6,153.05 | + Sheridan Paving, 1917 | 38,216.04 | 38,216.04 | + Sheridan Paving, 1918 | 40,065.61 | 40,065.61 | + Completion of Sour Grass Cut-off| 5,111.19 | 5,111.19 | + +--------------+--------------+ + |$3,795,861.61 |$3,187,463.23 | + ----------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ + + ==================================+=============================+ + | STATE FUNDS | + +--------------+--------------+ + | State's | Expended | + JOBS | share of | from | + | estimated | State funds | + | cost | to date | + ----------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ + Clackamas County: | | | + Paving--Oregon City to Canby | $135,000.00 | $102,114.85 | + Grading--Canemah Hill Section | 2,500.00 | 1,944.67 | + Grading and Rock Crushing--New | 50,240.09 | 47,287.88 | + Era | | | + Grading--Multnomah Co. Line to | 507.98 | 507.98 | + Oswego | | | + Clatsop County: | | | + Grading and Paving--Astoria to | 236,000.00 | 96,955.97 | + Svensen | | | + Macadamizing--Svensen to | 216,000.00 | 210,079.16 | + Columbia Co. Line | | | + John Day River Bridge east of | 25,000.00 | 21,051.52 | + Astoria | | | + Plympton Creek Bridge at | 6,413.19 | 6,413.19 | + Westport | | | + Big Creek Bridge near Knappa | 8,446.70 | 8,446.70 | + Little Creek Culvert near Knappa| 929.69 | 929.69 | + Miscellaneous charges on work | 247.94 | 247.94 | + prior to 1917 | | | + Columbia County: | | | + Paving--Multnomah Co. Line to | 37,652.59 | 37,652.59 | + Scappoose | | | + Macadam--Clatsop Co. Line to | 121,000.00 | 118,922.90 | + Clatskanie | | | + Macadam--Clatskanie to Delena | 142,000.00 | 136,560.40 | + Macadam--Delena to Goble | 49,955.08 | 49,955.08 | + Macadam--Goble Section | 23,000.00 | 21,478.97 | + Grading--Goble Section | 46,262.64 | 46,262.64 | + Grading--Rainier Hill Section | 6,350.61 | 6,350.61 | + Grading--Beaver Valley Section | 20,978.22 | 20,978.22 | + Grading--Deer Island Section | 2,398.10 | 2,398.10 | + Concrete Viaduct, Cribbing and | 9,039.86 | 9,039.86 | + Masonry Wall, near Prescott | | | + Beaver Valley Bridges | 32,000.00 | 29,808.58 | + Scappoose Culvert | 1,834.60 | 1,834.60 | + Goble Creek Bridge near Goble | 5,907.14 | 5,907.14 | + Graham Creek Culvert near | 804.49 | 804.49 | + Clatskanie | | | + Coos County: | | | + Coast Highway and Myrtle Point- | 9,453.35 | 9,453.35 | + Coquille Road | | | + Crook County: | | | + Ochoco Canyon Forest Road | 17,500.00 | 3,053.72 | + Project (Federal Government | | | + cooperates on this project to | | | + the amount of $17,500.00) | | | + Deschutes County: | | | + Cinder Macadam--Bend to LaPine | 20,183.60 | 20,183.60 | + Douglas County: | | | + Grading--Divide to Comstock | 2,027.30 | 2,027.30 | + Grading and Macadam--Comstock | 5,650.28 | 4,743.15 | + to Leona | | | + Grading--Oakland to Yoncalla | 17,565.28 | 19,015.10 | + Grading--Myrtle Creek to Dillard| 120,000.00 | 88,376.99 | + Macadamizing--Divide to Comstock| 15,185.09 | 15,185.09 | + Maintenance--Glendale to Stage | 74.65 | 74.65 | + Road Pass | | | + Umpqua River Bridges near | 45,500.00 | 24,802.85 | + Dillard | | | + Gilliam County: | | | + Macadam--Condon to Thirty Mile | 32,500.00 | 31,096.05 | + Creek | | | + Hood River County: | | | + Grading--Cascade Locks Section | 152,904.85 | 152,904.85 | + Grading--Viento Section | 102,750.00 | 86,933.00 | + Grading--Ruthton Hill Section | 107,000.00 | 90,257.53 | + Macadam--Cascade Locks to Hood | 68,000.00 | 62,895.48 | + River | | | + Hood River Bridge | 43,968.49 | 36,559.80 | + Jackson County: | | | + Macadam--Siskiyou to California | 56,252.98 | 56,252.98 | + Line | | | + Ashland Under-crossing | 9,768.88 | 9,768.88 | + Paving--Ashland Hill Section | 15,908.03 | 15,908.03 | + Maintenance--Siskiyou Section | 748.34 | 748.34 | + Josephine County: | | | + Grading--Wolf Creek to Grave | 68,301.53 | 68,301.53 | + Creek | | | + Grading--Locust Hill Section | 4,869.97 | 4,869.97 | + Miscellaneous charges on | 409.43 | 409.43 | + construction in 1916 | | | + Lake County: | | | + Grading and Macadam--Lakeview | 15,391.67 | 15,391.67 | + to Paisley | | | + Lane County: | | | + Macadam--Divide to Cottage Grove| 6,099.86 | 6,099.86 | + Construction prior to 1917 | 424.44 | 424.44 | + Lincoln County: | | | + Grading--Pioneer Mountain | 2,054.05 | 2,054.05 | + Section | | | + Marion County: | | | + Salem Bridge over Willamette | 108.00 | 108.00 | + River | | | + Polk County: | | | + Approach to Salem Bridge | ... | ... | + Reinforced Concrete Bridge at | 1.25 | 1.25 | + Dallas | | | + Reinforced Concrete Bridge | ... | ... | + between Monmouth and Dallas | | | + Charges on work prior to 1917 | 418.69 | 418.69 | + Tillamook County: | | | + Grading and Paving--Tillamook | 74,925.00 | 63,203.90 | + to Hebo | | | + Grading--Three Rivers Forest | 50,250.00 | 2,076.78 | + Road Project (The Federal | | | + Government cooperates on this | | | + project to the amount of | | | + $50,250.00.) | | | + Umatilla County: | | | + Paving--Wild Horse Creek Section| 162,626.56 | 162,626.56 | + Union County: | | | + Grading--La Grande to Hot Lake | 5,000.16 | 5,000.16 | + Grading--Elgin-Minam Post Road | 20,575.50 | 3,838.44 | + Project (The Federal | | | + Government cooperates on this | | | + project to the amount of | | | + $20,575.50) | | | + Grading--Union-Telocaset Post | 15,000.00 | 16,642.29 | + Road Project (The Federal | | | + Government cooperates on this | | | + project to the amount of | | | + $15,000.00.) | | | + Washington County: | | | + Grading and Paving--Multnomah | 322,605.00 | 269,581.93 | + Co. Line to Newberg | | | + Onion Flat Trestle near Sherwood| 8,372.22 | 8,372.22 | + Tualatin River Bridge near | 12,968.60 | 12,968.60 | + Tigardville | | | + Fanno Creek Bridge near Tigard | 1,882.81 | 1,882.81 | + Wheeler County: | | | + Grading--Cummins Hill Section | 7,005.15 | 7,005.15 | + Macadam--Cummins Hill Section | 34,000.00 | 32,465.44 | + Grading--Bridge Creek Section | 14,235.45 | 14,235.45 | + Resurfacing between Fossil and | 15,000.00 | 444.88 | + Condon | | | + Yamhill County: | | | + Grading Rex to Newberg | ... | ... | + Sheridan Paving, 1917 | 28,216.04 | 28,216.04 | + Sheridan Paving, 1918 | 37,945.17 | 37,945.17 | + Completion of Sour Grass cut-off| 5,111.19 | 5,111.19 | + +--------------+--------------+ + |$2,937,207.78 |$2,483,870.37 | + ----------------------------------+--------------+--------------+ + + + ==================================+=========================+============ + | COUNTY FUNDS |Construction + +------------+------------+ engineering + | County's | Expended | cost + JOBS | share of | from | Included in + | estimated |County funds| preceding + | cost | to date | columns + ----------------------------------+------------+------------+----------- + Clackamas County: | | | + Paving--Oregon City to Canby |$ ... |$ ... |$ 2,444.57 + Grading--Canemah Hill Section | 25,000.00 | 22,092.53 | 1,944.67 + Grading and Rock Crushing--New | 15,759.91 | 15,759.91 | 3,552.82 + Era | | | + Grading--Multnomah Co. Line to | 5,238.70 | 5,238.70 | 507.98 + Oswego | | | + Clatsop County: | | | + Grading and Paving--Astoria to | ... | ... | 5,906.19 + Svensen | | | + Macadamizing--Svensen to | ... | ... | 4,443.18 + Columbia Co. Line | | | + John Day River Bridge east of | ... | ... | 734.91 + Astoria | | | + Plympton Creek Bridge at | ... | ... | 255.08 + Westport | | | + Big Creek Bridge near Knappa | ... | ... | 140.99 + Little Creek Culvert near Knappa| ... | ... | 37.02 + Miscellaneous charges on work | ... | ... | 25.00 + prior to 1917 | | | + Columbia County: | | | + Paving--Multnomah Co. Line to | ... | ... | 1,364.28 + Scappoose | | | + Macadam--Clatsop Co. Line to | ... | ... | 554.62 + Clatskanie | | | + Macadam--Clatskanie to Delena | ... | ... | 5,998.96 + Macadam--Delena to Goble | ... | ... | 2,902.35 + Macadam--Goble Section | ... | ... | 548.12 + Grading--Goble Section | ... | ... | 2,925.64 + Grading--Rainier Hill Section | ... | ... | 468.88 + Grading--Beaver Valley Section | ... | ... | ... + Grading--Deer Island Section | ... | ... | 163.30 + Concrete Viaduct, Cribbing and | ... | ... | 580.53 + Masonry Wall, near Prescott | | | + Beaver Valley Bridges | ... | ... | 922.54 + Scappoose Culvert | ... | ... | ... + Goble Creek Bridge near Goble | ... | ... | 77.47 + Graham Creek Culvert near | ... | ... | 31.98 + Clatskanie | | | + Coos County: | | | + Coast Highway and Myrtle Point- | 170,781.83 | 170,781.83 | 14,612.33 + Coquille Road | | | + Crook County: | | | + Ochoco Canyon Forest Road | 17,500.00 | ... | ... + Project (Federal Government | | | + cooperates on this project to | | | + the amount of $17,500.00) | | | + Deschutes County: | | | + Cinder Macadam--Bend to LaPine | ... | ... | ... + Douglas County: | | | + Grading--Divide to Comstock | 17,119.44 | 17,119.44 | 2,029.80 + Grading and Macadam--Comstock | 74,349.72 | 74,349.72 | 4,766.13 + to Leona | | | + Grading--Oakland to Yoncalla | 83,530.84 | 82,081.02 | 5,864.31 + Grading--Myrtle Creek to Dillard| ... | ... | 7,499.22 + Macadamizing--Divide to Comstock| ... | ... | 302.09 + Maintenance--Glendale to Stage | ... | ... | ... + Road Pass | | | + Umpqua River Bridges near | ... | ... | 839.18 + Dillard | | | + Gilliam County: | | | + Macadam--Condon to Thirty Mile | ... | ... | 1,292.39 + Creek | | | + Hood River County: | | | + Grading--Cascade Locks Section | ... | ... | 8,744.41 + Grading--Viento Section | ... | ... | 4,513.24 + Grading--Ruthton Hill Section | ... | ... | 4,074.19 + Macadam--Cascade Locks to Hood | ... | ... | 826.18 + River | | | + Hood River Bridge | 4,031.51 | 3,968.49 | 1,410.63 + Jackson County: | | | + Macadam--Siskiyou to California | ... | ... | 962.27 + Line | | | + Ashland Under-crossing | ... | ... | 275.21 + Paving--Ashland Hill Section | ... | ... | 630.87 + Maintenance--Siskiyou Section | ... | ... | + Josephine County: | | | + Grading--Wolf Creek to Grave | ... | ... | 4,872.94 + Creek | | | + Grading--Locust Hill Section | ... | ... | 162.88 + Miscellaneous charges on | ... | ... | 219.23 + construction in 1916 | | | + Lake County: | | | + Grading and Macadam--Lakeview | ... | ... | ... + to Paisley | | | + Lane County: | | | + Macadam--Divide to Cottage Grove| ... | ... | 175.84 + Construction prior to 1917 | ... | ... | 30.64 + Lincoln County: | | | + Grading--Pioneer Mountain | ... | ... | ... + Section | | | + Marion County: | | | + Salem Bridge over Willamette | 223,794.99 | 223,794.99 | 265.26 + River | | | + Polk County: | | | + Approach to Salem Bridge | 4,548.10 | 4,548.10 | ... + Reinforced Concrete Bridge at | 10,754.43 | 10,754.43 | 55.10 + Dallas | | | + Reinforced Concrete Bridge | 1,898.17 | 1,898.17 | ... + between Monmouth and Dallas | | | + Charges on work prior to 1917 | ... | ... | 15.79 + Tillamook County: | | | + Grading and Paving--Tillamook | 34,325.00 | 26,009.84 | 6,391.47 + to Hebo | | | + Grading--Three Rivers Forest | 21,500.00 | ... | ... + Road Project (The Federal | | | + Government cooperates on this | | | + project to the amount of | | | + $50,250.00.) | | | + Umatilla County: | | | + Paving--Wild Horse Creek Section| ... | ... | 2,609.88 + Union County: | | | + Grading--La Grande to Hot Lake | ... | ... | 821.68 + Grading--Elgin-Minam Post Road | ... | ... | 377.80 + Project (The Federal | | | + Government cooperates on this | | | + project to the amount of | | | + $20,575.50) | | | + Grading--Union-Telocaset Post | ... | ... | 1,183.22 + Road Project (The Federal | | | + Government cooperates on this | | | + project to the amount of | | | + $15,000.00.) | | | + Washington County: | | | + Grading and Paving--Multnomah | 9,395.00 | 9,395.00 | 9,445.56 + Co. Line to Newberg | | | + Onion Flat Trestle near Sherwood| ... | ... | 197.87 + Tualatin River Bridge near | ... | ... | ... + Tigardville | | | + Fanno Creek Bridge near Tigard | ... | ... | ... + Wheeler County: | | | + Grading--Cummins Hill Section | 7,527.20 | 7,527.20 | 1,402.73 + Macadam--Cummins Hill Section | ... | ... | 1,313.82 + Grading--Bridge Creek Section | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 | 635.30 + Resurfacing between Fossil and | ... | ... | ... + Condon | | | + Yamhill County: | | | + Grading Rex to Newberg | 6,163.05 | 6,153.05 | ... + Sheridan Paving, 1917 | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 | 1,131.35 + Sheridan Paving, 1918 | 2,120.44 | 2,120.44 | 1,166.85 + Completion of Sour Grass cut-off| ... | ... | 157.39 + +------------+------------+----------- + |$755,328.33 |$703,592.86 |$127,805.58 + ----------------------------------+------------+------------+----------- + + +SUMMARY + + Estimated total cost Expended to date + + State $2,937,207.78 $2,483,870.37 + County 755,328.33 703,592.86 + Federal Government 103,325.50 ... + ------------- ------------- + Totals $3,795,861.61 $3,187,463.23 + + +TABLE VI + +EXPENDITURES FOR SURVEYS AND ENGINEERING COUNTY CONSTRUCTION DETAILED BY +JOBS--DECEMBER 1, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918 + + ==================================+============+===========+============ + | EXPENDITURES + JOBS +------------+-----------+------------ + | By State | By County | Total + ----------------------------------+------------+-----------+------------ + Baker County | | | + Survey, Baker-Middle Bridge |$ 2,806.77 | ... | $ 2,806.77 + Section | | | + Survey, Middle Bridge-Black | 2,422.54 | ... | 2,422.54 + Bridge Section | | | + Survey, Canyon Sec. of Baker- | 928.08 | ... | 928.08 + Cornucopia Road | | | + Survey, Sag Section of Baker- | 719.61 | ... | 719.61 + Cornucopia Road | | | + Survey Unity to Baker | 645.29 | ... | 645.29 + | | | + Benton County | | | + Reconnaissance | 47.56 | ... | 47.56 + Survey, Corvallis to Polk | ... | $ 479.20 | 479.20 + County Line | | | + | | | + Clackamas County | | | + Survey, Zig Zag Creek Forest | 427.30 | ... | 427.30 + Road Project | | | + Survey, Oswego to Oregon City | 972.85 | ... | 972.85 + Survey, Oregon City to New Era | 1,429.28 | ... | 1,429.28 + Survey, Canby to Aurora | 1,176.29 | ... | 1,176.29 + | | | + Clatsop County | | | + Reconnaissance, Coast & Col. | 471.05 | ... | 471.05 + River Highways | | | + | | | + Columbia County | | | + Reconnaissance, Columbia River | 170.93 | ... | 170.93 + Highway | | | + Survey, Columbia City to | 177.04 | ... | 177.04 + Scappoose | | | + | | | + Coos County | | | + Survey, Coast Hwy. & Myrtle | 5,737.58 | ... | 5,737.53 + Point-Coquille Road | | | + Survey, Myrtle Point to Douglas | 1,456.80 | ... | 1,456.80 + County Line | | | + | | | + Curry County | | | + Survey, Coast Highway | 5,629.24 | ... | 5,629.24 + | | | + Deschutes County | | | + Survey, Harney County Line West | 532.77 | ... | 532.77 + Seven Miles | | | + | | | + Douglas County | | | + Survey, Canyon Creek Pass to | 197.89 | ... | 197.89 + Johns Ranch | | | + Survey, Johns Ranch to Jacques | 829.03 | ... | 829.03 + Ranch | | | + Survey, Brockway to Round | 280.00 | ... | 280.00 + Prairie | | | + Survey, Roseburg to Coos County | 2,665.93 | ... | 2,665.93 + Line | | | + Survey, Canyonville-Galesville | 442.99 | ... | 442.99 + Forest Project | | | + Miscell. Surveys and | 808.61 | ... | 808.61 + Reconnaissance | | | + | | | + Gilliam County | | | + Survey, John Day River to | 3,865.66 | ... | 3,865.66 + Blalock | | | + Survey and Engineering County | 981.27 | ... | 981.27 + Const. John Day River to | | | + Arlington | | | + | | | + Grant County | | | + Survey, Big Basin Section of | 4,322.92 | 291.10 | 4,614.02 + John Day Highway | | | + Survey, & Engineering County | 1,596.28 | ... | 1,596.28 + Const. Fisk Creek to Hall Hill| | | + Survey, Hall Hill to Prairie | 384.19 | ... | 384.19 + City | | | + Survey, John Day to Fisk Creek | 1,165.39 | ... | 1,165.39 + | | | + Harney County | | | + Survey, Burns to Crane | 922.55 | ... | 922.55 + Survey, Sage Hen to Burns | 719.74 | ... | 719.74 + Survey, Deschutes Co. Line East | 231.16 | ... | 231.16 + Seven Miles | | | + | | | + Hood River County | | | + Survey, Hood River to Mosier | 6,877.56 | ... | 6,877.56 + (Two Routes) | | | + | | | + Jackson County | | | + Survey, Ashland to Klamath Falls| 2,789.87 | ... | 2,789.87 + Survey, Medford to Crater Lake | 1,151.78 | ... | 1,151.78 + | | | + Josephine County | | | + Survey, Wolf Creek to Grave | 1,110.70 | ... | 1,110.70 + Creek | | | + Survey, Grave Creek to Grants | 2,038.11 | ... | 2,038.11 + Pass | | | + Survey, Wolf Creek to Stage Road| 151.33 | ... | 153.33 + Pass | | | + Engineering County Const. Grants| 1,117.07 | ... | 1,117.07 + Pass to Jackson County Line | | | + | | | + Klamath County | | | + Reconnaissance, Klamath Falls | 124.58 | ... | 124.58 + to Olene | | | + Survey, Klamath Falls to | 377.21 | ... | 377.21 + Chiloquin | | | + Survey, Chiloquin to Sand Creek | 172.95 | ... | 172.95 + Survey, Anna Creek Forest Road | 144.49 | ... | 144.49 + Project | | | + | | | + Lane County | | | + Survey, Goshen to Cottage Grove | 1,051.48 | ... | 1,051.48 + Survey, Eugene to Florence | 6,555.84 | ... | 6,555.84 + Survey for Overhead Crossing at | 233.25 | ... | 233.25 + Divide | | | + | | | + Lincoln County | | | + Surveys for Bridge at Toledo and| 293.42 | ... | 293.42 + Waldport | | | + | | | + Linn County | | | + Survey, Albany to Jefferson | 791.07 | 5.00 | 796.07 + | | | + Malheur County | | | + Reconnaissance | 93.02 | ... | 93.02 + Survey, Cow Valley-Brogan | 773.63 | ... | 773.63 + Section | | | + | | | + Marion County | | | + Survey, Salem-Aurora | 2,463.75 | ... | 2,463.75 + Survey, Salem-Jefferson | 2,511.84 | ... | 2,511.84 + | | | + Morrow County | | | + Survey, Columbia River Highway | 2,546.77 | 1,009.44 | 3,556.01 + Survey, Oregon-Washington | 6,831.56 | ... | 6,831.56 + Highway | | | + Engineering County Const. | 1,428.47 | ... | 1,428.47 + Oregon-Washington Highway | | | + | | | + Polk County | | | + Survey Between Monmouth and | 115.30 | ... | 115.30 + Dallas | | | + Survey Near Eola | 67.43 | ... | 67.43 + Survey, Independence to Benton | 220.25 | ... | 220.25 + County Line | | | + | | | + Sherman County | | | + Survey, Columbia River Highway | 2,995.64 | ... | 2,995.64 + | | | + Tillamook County | | | + Survey, Tillamook to Hebo | 807.03 | ... | 807.03 + Survey, Neskowin to Salmon River| 2,628.59 | ... | 2,628.59 + | | | + Umatilla County | | | + Survey, Pendleton to Kamela | 5,624.73 | 1,575.29 | 7,200.02 + Survey, Pendleton to Umatilla | 3,759.87 | 1,684.76 | 5,444.63 + Survey, Pendleton to Gilliam | 1,793.58 | 282.70 | 2,076.28 + Co. Line via Pilot Rock | | | + Engineering County Const., | 81.26 | ... | 81.26 + Pendleton to Poor Farm | | | + | | | + Union County | | | + Survey, La Grande to Kamela | 2,737.34 | 78.59 | 2,815.93 + Survey, La Grande to Minam | 2,834.18 | ... | 2,834.18 + Survey, Union to Telocaset | 364.64 | ... | 364.64 + Survey, La Grande to Union | 714.62 | ... | 714.62 + | | | + Wallowa County | | | + Survey, Flora-Enterprise Forest | 765.07 | ... | 765.07 + Road Project | | | + | | | + Wasco County | | | + Survey, Seuferts to Deschutes | 1,757.29 | ... | 1,757.29 + River | | | + Design Culvert over Three Mile | | 19.45 | 19.45 + Creek | | | + | | | + Washington County | | | + Survey, Multnomah Co. Line to | $ 2,036.55 | ... | $ 2,036.55 + Newberg | | | + Survey and Engineering County | 2,326.94 | ... | 2,326.94 + Const. Beaverton to Gaston | | | + | | | + Wheeler County | | | + Survey, John Day River Highway | 7,492.22 | $706.40 | 8,198.62 + Survey, Mitchell to Dayville | 5,451.58 | ... | 5,451.58 + Survey, Fossil to Gilliam County| 791.47 | ... | 791.47 + Line | | | + Survey, Ochoco Canyon Forest | 242.26 | ... | 242.26 + Road Project | | | + Engineering County Const. | 550.51 | ... | 550.51 + Sarvice Creek Summit Section | | | + Engineering County Const. Fossil| 507.20 | ... | 507.20 + to Gilliam County Line | | | + Engineering County Const. | 28.62 | ... | 28.62 + Sigfrit Hill Section | | | + | | | + Yamhill County | | | + Survey, McMinnville to Dayton | 655.03 | ... | 655.03 + Survey, Grand Ronde Section | 2,631.41 | ... | 2,631.41 + | | | + Miscellaneous | | | + Reconnaissance Surveys in | 1,200.04 | ... | 1,200.04 + various Counties | | | + +------------+-----------+------------ + Total expenditure for Surveys and |$137,954.74 | $6,131.99 | $144,086.67 + Engineering County | | | + Construction Work | | | + ----------------------------------+------------+-----------+------------ + + +TABLE VII + +GENERAL EXPENDITURES--DECEMBER 1, 1916, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918 + + Administrative and General Supervision: + General Administrative $ 14,706.67 + State Highway Commissioners 4,863.11 + Auditing Department 14,770.77 + Purchasing Department 531.17 + Office Engineering Department 9,636.90 + Bridge Department 15,054.48 + Pendleton Office 10,917.05 + Roseburg Office 819.59 + State Highway Engineer and Assistants 26,322.08 + ------------ + Total $ 97,621.82 + + Equipment and Stock: + Equipment (This item represents all expenditures + for purchase and maintenance of heavy equipment + less monthly rentals charged against jobs) $ 78,775.26 + Stock (This item represents all expenditures for + supplies and materials bought and held for + distribution, less deductions made as supplies + and materials are shipped out and charged to + jobs) 5,721.08 + Construction of New Warehouse at Salem 2,221.21 + ------------ + Total $ 86,717.55 + + Unclassified: + Interest and other costs on bonds $ 82,083.05 + Miscellaneous 10.15 + ------------ + Total $ 82,093.20 + + +TABLE VIII + +COUNTY FUNDS EXPENDED BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT--DECEMBER 1, 1916 TO +NOVEMBER 30, 1918. + + County Amount on Totals for + Each Job Each County + + Benton County + Survey--Independence to Corvallis $ 479.20 $ 479.20 + + Clackamas County + Grading--New Era to Canemah 37,852.44 ... + Grading--Multnomah County Line to Oswego 5,238.70 43,091.14 + + Coos County + Grading--Coast Highway & Coquille-Myrtle 160,781.83 160,781.83 + Point Rd. + + Douglas County + Grading--Divide to Comstock 17,119.44 ... + Grading and Macadam--Comstock to Leona 74,349.72 ... + Grading--Oakland to Yoncalla 82,081.02 173,550.18 + + Grant County + Survey--John Day River Highway 291.10 291.10 + + Hood River County + Hood River Bridge 3,968.49 3,968.49 + + Linn County + Survey--Albany to Jefferson 5.00 5.00 + + Marion County + Salem Bridge 223,794.99 223,794.99 + + Morrow County + Survey of Columbia River Highway 1,009.44 1,009.44 + + Polk County + Approach to Salem Bridge 4,548.10 ... + Dallas Bridge 10,754.43 ... + Bridge between Monmouth and Dallas 1,898.17 17,200.70 + + Tillamook County + Grading & Paving--Tillamook to Cloverdale 26,009.84 26,009.84 + + Umatilla County + Surveys--Pendleton to Echo 1,684.76 ... + Surveys--Pendleton to Pilot Rock 282.70 ... + Surveys--Pendleton to Kamela 1,575.29 3,542.75 + + Union County + Surveys--La Grande to Kamela 78.59 78.59 + + Wasco County + Design for Three Mile Creek Bridge 19.45 19.45 + + Washington County + Grading--Multnomah Co. Line to Newberg 9,395.00 9,395.00 + + Wheeler County + Grading--Cummins Hill Section 7,527.20 ... + Grading--Bridge Creek Section 10,000.00 ... + Surveys--John Day River Highway 706.40 18,233.60 + + Yamhill County + Grading--Rex to Newberg 6,153.05 ... + Sheridan Paving, 1917 10,000.00 ... + Sheridan Paving, 1918 2,120.44 18,273.49 + ----------- + Total County Funds Expended by Department $709,724.79 + +The above tabulated amounts cover only those expenditures made on +vouchers drawn by the Highway Department. The Department has supervised +a very large amount of County construction upon which payment has been +made direct by the County, which payments are not included above. + +[Illustration: REINFORCED CONCRETE CRIBBING NEAR PRESCOTT ON THE +COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. BUILT IN 1918] + + + + + General Tabulated Information + and + Highway Maps + + +TABLES + + Table A--Miles of Highway Construction Completed by the Highway + Department during 1917 and 1918. + Table B--Tabulation of Bridge Design and Construction. + Table C--Miles of Location Surveys made by the Department during 1917 + and 1918. + Table D--Miles of Different Types of Roads in each County. + Table E--Motor Vehicle Registration by Counties. + Table F--County Bond Issues. + Table G--Tabulation of Contract Prices. + Table H--Yearly Expenditure of State Funds in Counties. + Table I--Mileage Table of Main Traveled Roads. + Table J--Official Designation of State Highways. + Table K--Employes of the State Highway Department. + Table L--Numbers and Mileages of State Highways. + + +MAPS + + Map I.--Main Traveled Roads of the State. + Map II.--State Highway System. + + +TABLE A + +MILES OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTED BY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1917-1918 + + ========================+========+========+========+========+======== + | | Bitu- | Broken | | + Jobs |Concrete| minous | Stone | Gravel | Grading + |Pavement|Pavement| Macadam|Macadam | + ------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------- + Clackamas County-- | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + Oregon City to Canby | ... | 7.5 | ... | ... | ... + New Era to Oregon City| ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.5 + Multnomah County Line | ... | ... | ... | ... | .2 + to Oswego | | | | | + | | | | | + Clatsop County-- | | | | | + Astoria to Svensen | ... | 3.5 | 5.5 | ... | 1.2 + Svensen to Westport | ... | ... | 17.2 | 1.7 | ... + | | | | | + Columbia County-- | | | | | + Multnomah County Line-| ... | 2.5 | ... | ... | ... + Scappoose | | | | | + Westport to Clatskanie| ... | ... | 8.6 | ... | ... + Clatskanie to Delena | ... | ... | 9.0 | ... | ... + Delena to Goble | ... | ... | 7.6 | ... | ... + Goble Section | ... | ... | 2.0 | ... | 2.0 + Beaver Valley Section | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.0 + Rainier Hill Section | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.2 + | | | | | + Coos County-- | | | | | + Marshfield to Curry | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.0 + County Line | | | | | + Coquille to Myrtle | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.0 + Point | | | | | + | | | | | + Deschutes County-- | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + Bend to Lapine | ... | ... | ... | 12.5 | ... + (cinder macadam) | | | | | + | | | | | + Douglas County-- | | | | | + Myrtle Creek to | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.8 + Dillard | | | | | + Oakland to Yoncalla | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.4 + Divide to Comstock | ... | ... | 2.4 | ... | 2.4 + Comstock to Leona | ... | ... | 4.6 | ... | 4.6 + | | | | | + Gilliam County-- | | | | | + Mayville to Wheeler | ... | ... | 1.0 | ... | ... + County Line | | | | | + Condon to Thirty Mile | ... | ... | 5.7 | ... | ... + Creek | | | | | + | | | | | + Hood River County-- | | | | | + Cascade Locks Section | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.2 + Viento Section | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.6 + Ruthton Hill Section | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.4 + Cascade Locks to Hood | ... | ... | ... | 18.0 | ... + River | | | | | + | | | | | + Jackson County-- | | | | | + Siskiyou Mountain | ... | ... | 6.5 | ... | ... + Section | | | | | + Ashland Undercrossing | ... | ... | ... | ... | .8 + Ashland Paving | .8 | ... | ... | ... | ... + | | | | | + Josephine County-- | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + Wolf Creek to Grave | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.9 + Creek | | | | | + Grants Pass-Jackson | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.3 + County Line | | | | | + | | | | | + Lake County-- | | | | | + Lakeview to Paisley | ... | ... | 4.0 | ... | 6.4 + | | | | | + Lane County-- | | | | | + Divide to Cottage | ... | ... | 1.0 | ... | ... + Grove | | | | | + | | | | | + Lincoln County-- | | | | | + Pioneer Mountain | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.0 + Section | | | | | + | | | | | + Tillamook County-- | | | | | + Tillamook-Cloverdale | ... | 5.0 | ... | ... | 5.0 + Paving | | | | | + | | | | | + Umatilla County-- | | | | | + Pendleton-Adams | ... | 10.0 | ... | ... | ... + Section | | | | | + Pendleton-West | ... | 1.0 | ... | ... | ... + | | | | | + Union County-- | | | | | + Elgin to Minam | ... | ... | ... | ... | .8 + Union to Telocaset | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.0 + La Grande to Hot Lake | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.7 + | | | | | + Washington County-- | | | | | + Multnomah County Line | ... | 12.5 | ... | ... | 12.5 + to Newberg | | | | | + | | | | | + Wheeler County | | | | | + Cummins Hill Section | ... | ... | 3.5 | ... | 3.5 + Fossil-Cummins Hill | ... | ... | 1.0 | ... | ... + Section | | | | | + Bridge Creek Section | ... | ... | ... | ... | .9 + | | | | | + Yamhill County-- | | | | | + Sheridan Paving | 4.0 | ... | ... | ... | 4.0 + Multnomah County Line,| ... | 3.2 | ... | ... | 3.2 + Newberg Paving | | | | | + ------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------- + Totals | 4.8 | 45.2 | 79.6 | 32.2 | 134.5 + ------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-------- + + +TABLE B + +BRIDGE AND CULVERT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DECEMBER 1ST, 1916, TO +NOVEMBER 30TH, 1918 + + ====================+===================+=============================== + | |Total Length of Bridge + | |and Approaches (Feet) + | | +-------------------------- + | | |Width of Roadway (Feet) + | | | +---------------------- + | | | |Loading (See Footnote) + | | | | +--------------- + |Structure No. | | | | TOTAL COST + | +---------------+ | | | Actual Cost + Name of Structure | | Type of | | | | if Complete; + | | Structure | | | | Estimated + | | | | | |if Uncompleted + --------------------+---+---------------+----+---+------+-------------- + Benton: | | | | | | + Culvert on West |207|Double 5'x5' | 12| 24|Heavy |[1]$ 800.00 + Side Highway, | |R. C. Culvert | | | | + 4½ Mi. No. of | | | | | | + Corvallis | | | | | | + Culvert on West |208|Double 6'x8' | 14| 24|Heavy |[1] 1,300.00 + Side Highway, 5 | |R. C. Culvert | | | | + Mi. No. of | | | | | | + Corvallis | | | | | | + Bridge over Mill |230|Reinforced | 85| 20|Heavy |[1] 7,000.00 + Race South of | |concrete bridge| | | | + Corvallis | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Clatsop: | | | | | | + Drawbridge over |148|2-108' Wood | 296| 18|Heavy |[2] 25,000.00 + John Day River | |Spans | | | | + | |1-40' Lift Span| | | | + Plympton Creek |185|R. C. Thru Span| 60| 20|Heavy |[2] 6,413.19 + Bridge at | | | | | | + Westport | | | | | | + Big Creek Bridge |186|R. C. Bridge | 90| 20|Heavy |[2] 8,446.70 + near Knappa | |6'x12' R. C. | | | | + Little Creek |198| Culvert | 14| 24|Heavy |[2] 929.69 + Culvert near | | | | | | + Knappa | | | | | | + Bridge over |214|20' R. C. | 20| 20|Heavy |[1] 1,600.00 + McDonald's Log | |Bridge | | | | + Chute on Colum- | | | | | | + bia River Hwy. | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Columbia: | | | | | | + Beaver Creek |132|90' R. C. | 90| 20|Heavy |[1] 5,000.00 + Bridge No. 1 | |Bridge | | | | + Beaver Creek |134|70' R. C. | 70| 20|Heavy |[1] 4,300.00 + Bridge No. 2 | |Bridge | | | | + Beaver Creek |136|70' R. C. | 70|} | | + Bridge No. 3 | |Bridge | |} | | + Beaver Creek |138|70' R. C. | 70|} | | + Bridge No. 4 | |Bridge | |} | | + Beaver Creek |140|60' R. C. | 60|} | | + Bridge No. 5 | |Bridge | |} | | + Beaver Creek |142|70' R. C. | 70|} | | + Bridge No. 6 | |Bridge | |}20|Heavy |[2] 32,000.00 + Beaver Creek |144|60' R. C. | 60|} | | + Bridge No. 7 | |Bridge | |} | | + Beaver Creek |146|50' R. C. | 50|} | | + Bridge No. 8 | |Bridge | |} | | + Beaver Creek |157|70' R. C. | 70|} | | + Bridge No. "A" | |Bridge | |} | | + Beaver Creek |155|105' R. C. | 105|} | | + Bridge No. "B" | |Bridge | |} | | + Beaver Creek |150|30' R. C. | 30| 20|Heavy |[1] 3,600.00 + Bridge No. 10 | |Bridge | | | | + Beaver Creek |152|30' R. C. | 30| 20|Heavy |[2] 3,600.00 + Bridge No. 11 | | | | | | + Culvert near |188|8'x10' | 12| 24|Heavy |[2] 1,834.60 + Scappoose on | |R. C. Culvert | | | | + Columbia River | | | | | | + Highway | | | | | | + Graham Creek |184|Double 6'x6' | 14| 24|Heavy |[2] 804.49 + Culvert near | |R. C. Box | | | | + Clatskanie | | | | | | + Goble Creek Bridge|191|90' R. C. | 90| 20|Heavy |[2] 5,907.14 + at Goble | |Bridge | | | | + Half viaduct near |236|R. C. | 75| 20|Heavy |[2] 2,000.00 + Little Jack | |Half Viaduct | | | | + Falls | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Coos: | | | | | | + Overhead Railway |110|R. C. Viaduct | 114| 18|Heavy |[3] 10,000.00 + Crossing at | | | | | | + Overland | | | | | | + 45' Wooden Truss |111|Wooden truss | 45| 24|Medium|[3] 500.00 + Haynes Slough |113|40' Lift (Wood)| 60| 16|Medium|[3] 4,000.00 + Bridge | | | | | | + North Slough |114|40' Lift (Wood)| 60| 16|Medium|[3] 4,000.00 + Bridge | | | | | | + Isthmus Slough |115|80' Draw Span | 180| 16|Medium|[3] 12,500.00 + Bridge | | | | | | + Larson Slough |116|40' Wood Lift | 60| 16|Medium|[3] 4,500.00 + Bridge | |and Trestle | | | | + Powers Bridge |252|2-126' Wood | 520| 18|Medium|[1] 12,000.00 + | |Spans | | | | + Bridge at Gravel |125|126' Wood Span | 790| 16|Medium|[3] 8,000.00 + Ford--No. Fork | | | | | | + of Coquille | | | | | | + River | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Douglas: | | | | | | + Pheasant Creek |187|8'x8' R. C. | 10| 24|Heavy |[2] 1,804.69 + Culvert near | |Culvert | | | | + Curtin | | | | | | + Pass Creek |194|20' R. C. | 20| 20|Heavy |[2] 2,184.00 + Culvert, 1 mi. | |Bridge | | | | + North of | | | | | | + Comstock | | | | | | + Umpqua River |195|2-144' Wood | 330| 18|Heavy |[2] 19,000.00 + Bridge South of | |Spans | | | | + Dillard | | | | | | + Rock Creek Bridge |196|30' R. C. | 30| 20|Heavy |[2] 2,169.70 + near Anlauf | |Bridge | | | | + Umpqua River |202|3-144' Wood | 480| 18|Heavy |[2] 26,500.00 + Bridge north of | |Spans | | | | + Dillard | | | | | | + 20' R. C. Bridge |216|20' R. C. | 20| 20|Heavy |[1] 1,200.00 + | |Bridge | | | | + Van Tyne Creek |234|60' R. C. | 60| 20|Heavy |[2] 3,575.70 + Bridge between | |Bridge | | | | + Myrtle Creek | | | | | | + and Dillard | | | | | | + Viaduct 1 mile |245|58' R. C. | 58| 20|Heavy |[2] 2,648.54 + North of Myrtle | |Viaduct | | | | + Creek | | | | | | + Viaduct 1 mile |246|45' R. C. | 45| 20|Heavy |[2] 2,415.28 + North of Myrtle | |Viaduct | | | | + Creek | | | | | | + Pass Creek Culvert|190|Double 6'x7' | 14| 24|Heavy |[2] 1,380.03 + 1½ miles North | |R. C. Culvert | | | | + of Comstock | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Grant: | | | | | | + John Day River |124|180' Wood Span | 450| 16|Medium|[1] 11,000.00 + Bridge at | | | | | | + Monument | | | | | | + Gulch |239|40' Wood Span | 40| 18|Medium|[1] 600.00 + Gulch |240|40' Wood Span | 52| 18|Medium|[1] 700.00 + Gulch |241|40' Wood Span | 52| 18|Medium|[1] 700.00 + Rock Creek |242|40' Wood Span | 86| 18|Medium|[1] 1,700.00 + John Day River at |243|108' Wood Span | 150| 18|Medium|[1] 8,800.00 + Goose Rock | | | | | | + North Fork John |244|144' Wood Span | 184| 18|Medium|[1] 11,500.00 + Day River | | | | | | + Holmes Creek |255|40' Wood Span | 78| 18|Medium|[1] 1,500.00 + Rattlesnake Creek |256|40' Wood Span | 52| 18|Medium|[1] 1,000.00 + Dixie Creek Bridge|282|50' Wood Span | 50| 18|Medium|[2] 6,000,00 + at Prairie City | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Hood River: | | | | | | + East Fork of Hood |119|140' R. C. | 140| 16|Heavy |[1] 8,400.00 + River | |Viaduct | | | | + Neal Creek Bridge |120|25' Bridge, | 25| 16|Heavy |[3] 1,000.00 + | |R. C. | | | | + Bridge over Hood |121|126' Wooden | 126| 16|Medium|[3] 3,500.00 + River at Dee | |Span | | | | + Odell Creek Bridge|122|15' R. C. | 15| 18|Heavy |[3] 600.00 + | |Bridge | | | | + Herman Creek |159|100' R. C. | 100| 20|Heavy |[2] 7,389.06 + Bridge | |Bridge | | | | + Culvert for Flume |162|R. C. Culvert | ...| 24|Heavy |[2] 378.44 + Line at Mitchell| | | | | | + Point | | | | | | + Culvert for Pipe |171|3'x6½' R. C. | 8| 24|Heavy |[2] 642.41 + Line at Cascade | |Culvert | | | | + Locks | | | | | | + Viento Creek |172|20' R. C. | 20| 20|Heavy |[2] 1,650.97 + Bridge at Viento| |Bridge | | | | + Gorton Creek |173|50' R. C. | 50| 20|Heavy |[2] 3,153.90 + Bridge | |Bridge | | | | + Parham Creek |182|4'x10' R. C. | 12| 24|Heavy |[2] 965.85 + Culvert near | |Culvert | | | | + Viento | | | | | | + Indian Creek |197|Culvert | 10|...|... |[3] 1,500.00 + Hood River Bridge |200|420' R. C. Arch| 420| 20|Heavy |[2] 48,000.00 + at Hood River | |and Viaduct | | | | + Half Viaduct on |273|54' Half | 74|...|Heavy |[2] 1,563.01 + Ruthton Hill | |Viaduct | | | | + | | | | | | + Jackson: | | | | | | + Big Applegate near|147|126' Wood Span,| 226| 16|Medium|[1] 4,000.00 + Jacksonville | |100' approach | | | | + | | | | | | + Josephine: | | | | | | + Trestle over Dry |210|120' Wood | 120| 18|Medium|[3] 1,852.78 + Gulch East of | |Trestle | | | | + Wolf Creek | | | | | | + Coyote Creek |211|58' Wood | 58| 18|Medium|[3] 811.28 + Bridge East of | |Trestle | | | | + Wolf Creek | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Lane: | | | | | | + Overhead Railway |163|92' R. C. | 92| 20|Heavy |[1] 6,500.00 + Crossing at | |Viaduct | | | | + Divide | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Lincoln: | | | | | | + Alsea River, 7 |260|144' Wood Span | 258| 18|Medium|[3] 10,000.00 + miles above | | | | | | + Waldport | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Linn: | | | | | | + Bridge over Mill |274|40' R. C. | 40| 24|Heavy |[1] 2,000.00 + Race in Lebanon | |Bridge | | | | + | | | | | | + Marion: | | | | | | + Willamette River |123|Steel Bridge |2220| 24| (¶) |[3] 250,000.00 + Bridge at Salem | | | | | | + Slough |253|6'x7' R. C. | ...|...|Heavy |[1] 1,200.00 + | |Culvert | | | | + Slough |254|Double 2½'x3' | ...|...|Heavy |[1] 500.00 + | |R. C. Culvert | | | | + | | | | | | + Multnomah: | | | | | | + Overhead Crossing |169|106' Wooden | 106| 20|Heavy |[2] 800.00 + --Ore. Elec. Ry.| |Overcrossing | | | | + at Capital Hill | | | | | | + Slough |258|60' Wooden Span| 60| 16|Medium|[2] 1,000.00 + | | | | | | + Polk: | | | | | | + Mulkey Cut-off |201|40' Wood | 40| 18|Medium|[1] 600.00 + near Monmouth | |trestle | | | | + LaCreole Creek in |231|70' R. C. Arch | 70| 22|Heavy |[3] 10,755.68 + Dallas (not | | | | | | + designed by | | | | | | + State) | | | | | | + R. C. Bridge |233|36' Wood Bridge| 36| 20|Heavy |[3] 1,898.17 + between Dallas | | | | | | + and Monmouth | | | | | | + Little Luckiamute |238|72' Wood Span | 130| 18|Medium|[3] 3,615.00 + Big Luckiamute, |283|160' Suspension| 160| 4| ... |[3] 500.00 + at Montgomery | |Foot Bridge | | | | + School (See also| | | | | | + Marion County | | | | | | + for Salem | | | | | | + Bridge) | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Sherman: | | | | | | + John Day River |108|2-126' Wood | 372| 18|Heavy |[1] 20,000.00 + Bridge on | |Deck Spans | | | | + Columbia River | | | | | | + Highway | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Tillamook: | | | | | | + Bridge over North |127|40' Lift and | 750| 16|Medium|[2] 11,000.00 + Fork of Nehalem | |90' Span | | | | + River | | | | | | + Bridge over Beaver|153|172' R. C. | 172| 20|Heavy |[1] 8,000.00 + Creek, North of | |Bridge | | | | + Beaver | | | | | | + Bridge over Beaver|154|120' R. C. | 120| 20|Heavy |[2] 6,000.00 + Creek in Beaver | |Bridge | | | | + Munson Creek |160|16' R. C. | 16| 20|Heavy |[2] 500.00 + Bridge | |Bridge | | | | + | | | | | | + Umatilla: | | | | | | + Bridge over Wash- |229|54' Wood Span | 54| 18|Medium|[1] 1,500.00 + out Gulch near | | | | | | + Reith | | | | | | + | | | | | | + Union: | | | | | | + Grand Ronde River |174|2-126' Wooden | 270| 16|Medium|[1] 8,000.00 + Bridge | |Spans | | | | + Grand Ronde River |175|1-162' Wooden | 200| 16|Medium|[1] 8,000.00 + Bridge | |Spans | | | | + Bridge between La |275|12' R. C. | 12| 24|Heavy |[1] 1,000.00 + Grande and Hot | |Bridge | | | | + Lake | | | | | | + Bridge between La |276|10' R. C. | 10| 24|Heavy |[1] 900.00 + Grande and Hot | |Bridge | | | | + Lake | | | | | | + Bridge between La |277|26' R. C. | 26| 20|Heavy |[1] 2,000.00 + Grande and Hot | |Bridge | | | | + Lake | | | | | | + Bridge between La |278|18' R. C. | 18| 20|Heavy |[1] 1,500.00 + Grande and Hot | |Bridge | | | | + Lake | | | | | | + Bridge between La |279|14' R. C. | 14| 20|Heavy |[2] 1,400.00 + Grande and Hot | |Bridge | | | | + Lake | | | | | | + Box Culvert near |215|7'x8' R. C. | 10| 24|Heavy |[2] 800.00 + Hot Lake | |Box Culvert | | | | + | | | | | | + Wasco: | | | | | | + Eight Mile Creek |106|60' R. C. Box | 60| 20|Heavy |[2] 3,000.00 + Bridge East of | |Culvert | | | | + the Dalles | | | | | | + Three Mile Creek |109|6'x6' R. C. | ...| 20|Heavy |[2] 700.00 + Bridge--East of | |Culvert | | | | + the Dalles | | | | | | + Mosier Creek |118|175' R. C. | 175| 20|Heavy |[2] 7,000.00 + Bridge at Mosier| |Viaduct | | | | + Butler Creek |128|36' R. C. | 36| 20|Heavy |[2] 1,800.00 + Bridge | |Bridge | | | | + Tygh Creek Bridge |129|78' R. C. | 78| 20|Heavy |[2] 5,500.00 + near Tygh Valley| |Bridge | | | | + Rock Creek Bridge |203|45' R. C. | 45| 20|Heavy |[1] 2,700.00 + | |Bridge | | | | + | | | | | | + Washington: | | | | | | + Onion Flat Trestle|199|599' Wood | 599| 18|Heavy |[3] 8,372.22 + between Rex and | |Trestle | | | | + Tigardville | | | | | | + Tualatin River |204|144' Wood Span | 310| 18|Heavy |[3] 12,968.60 + Bridge, 2 mi. | | | | | | + So. of | | | | | | + Tigardville | | | | | | + Fanno Creek Bridge|264|70' Wood | 70| 18|Heavy |[3] 1,882.81 + at Tigard | |Trestle | | | | + | | | | | | + Wheeler: | | | | | | + Bridge over Bridge|176|162' Wooden | 333| 16|Medium|[1] 10,000.00 + Creek, near | |Span | | | | + Mitchell | | | | | | + Bridge over Bridge|177|90' Wooden Span| 105| 16|Medium|[3] 6,774.15 + Creek, 4 mi. | | | | | | + West of Mitchell| | | | | | + Bridge over West |178|30' Wooden Span| 30| 16|Medium|[1] 500.00 + Branch Creek, | | | | | | + near Mitchell | | | | | | + Bridge at Mitchell|179|162' Wooden | 200| 16|Medium|[1] 8,000.00 + | |Span | | | | + | | | | | | + Yamhill: | | | | | | + Bridge over |262|40' Wooden Span| 97| 18|Medium|[1] 1,000.00 + Yamhill River--6| | | | | | + mi. West of | | | | | | + Grande Ronde | | | | | | + Bridge over Cedar |263|30' Wooden Span| 68| 18|Medium|[1] 800.00 + Creek--4 mi. | | | | | | + West of Grande | | | | | | + Ronde | | | | | | + --------------------+---+---------------+----+---+------+-------------- + Total | $788,788.09 + --------------------------------------------------------+-------------- + +[1] Designed by Highway Department but not yet constructed. + +[2] Designed by Highway Department and construction supervised by +Counties. + +[3] Designed and construction supervised by Highway Department. + +Where loading is referred to as "Heavy," the structure is designed for a +twenty-ton roller and for 100 lbs. per sq. ft. Where loading is referred +to as "Medium," the structure is designed for a fifteen-ton roller and +for 75 lbs. per sq. ft. + + +SUMMARY OF BRIDGE AND CULVERT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION + + Designed and Construction Supervised by Highway Department $527,788.09 + Designed by Highway Department and Construction supervised + by Counties 89,600.00 + Designed by Highway Department but not yet constructed 171,400.00 + ----------- + Total $788,788.09 + + +TABLE C + +MILES OF LOCATION SURVEYS MADE BY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1917-1918 + + Jobs Miles + + Baker County-- + Baker to Middle Bridge 17.0 + Canyon Section of Baker-Cornucopia Road 4.5 + Sag Section of Baker-Cornucopia Road 4.9 + Middle Bridge to Black Bridge 13.0 + + Clackamas County-- + Canby to Oregon City 7.5 + Oregon City to Multnomah County Line 6.5 + Aurora to Canby 5.0 + + Columbia County-- + Columbia City to Scappoose 11.2 + + Coos County-- + Myrtle Point to Douglas County Line 24.4 + Marshfield to Curry County Line 39.2 + Coquille to Myrtle Point 9.0 + + Curry County-- + Coast Highway 20.0 + + Douglas County-- + Johns Ranch to Jacques Ranch 7.2 + Canyon Creek Pass to Johns Place 2.3 + Coos County Line to Roseburg 28.7 + + Gilliam County-- + Columbia River Highway 34.0 + + Grant County-- + Big Basin Section of John Day River Highway 23.5 + John Day to Fisk Creek 7.4 + Fisk Creek to Hall Hill 3.5 + Hall Hill to Prairie City 2.2 + + Harney County-- + Burns to Crane 6.0 + + Hood River County-- + Hood River to Mosier 7.0 + + Jackson County-- + Ashland to Klamath Falls 15.6 + + Josephine County-- + Wolf Creek to Grave Creek 4.0 + Grants Pass to Grave Creek 17.2 + Wolf Creek to Stage Road Pass 2.4 + + Klamath County-- + Klamath Falls-Chiloquin 3.3 + + Lane County-- + Goshen to Cottage Grove 18.2 + Eugene to Florence 37.5 + Divide to Overhead 1.3 + + Linn County-- + Albany to Jefferson 7.8 + + Marion County-- + Salem to Aurora 22.2 + Salem to Jefferson 15.5 + + Morrow County-- + Columbia River Highway 28.6 + Heppner to Willows 43.0 + Heppner to Umatilla County Line 28.4 + + Polk County-- + Between Monmouth and Dallas .7 + Between Salem and Dallas .8 + + Sherman County-- + Columbia River Highway 14.0 + + Tillamook County-- + Tillamook to Cloverdale 15.0 + Neskowin to Salmon River 8.0 + + Umatilla County-- + Pendleton to Umatilla 40.6 + Pendleton to Pilot Rock 13.9 + Pilot Rock to Morrow County Line 18.3 + Pendleton to Kamela 26.8 + Union County-- + Elgin to Minam 9.4 + Union to Telocaset 7.2 + La Grande to Elgin 29.1 + La Grande to Union 9.4 + La Grande to Kamela 22.4 + + Wasco County-- + Seuffert to Deschutes River 12.5 + + Washington County-- + Multnomah County Line to Newberg 15.7 + Beaverton to Hillsboro 7.6 + Forest Grove to Gaston 6.7 + + Wheeler County-- + Sarvice Creek to Grant County Line 25.5 + Ochoco Forest to Grant County Line 50.5 + Fossil to Gilliam County Line 4.5 + Fossil to mouth of Sarvice Creek 21.0 + + Yamhill County-- + McMinnville to Dayton 6.7 + Grande Ronde Section 6.8 + ----- + Total miles of surveys 902.1 + + +TABLE D + +MILES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROAD IN EACH COUNTY + +(These mileages are only roughly approximate as accurate data is +obtainable in very few counties) + + ==========+========================================================== + | Public Roads + | |Concrete Pavements + | | |Asphaltic Concrete + COUNTIES | | | |Plank Roads + | | | | |Broken Stone + | | | | | |Gravel Roads + | | | | | | | Earth Roads + | | | | | | |Improved + | | | | | | | |Un- + | | | | | | | |improved + ----------+--------+----+-----+-----+-------+-------+-------+-------- + Baker | 3,500.0| ...| ...| ...| ...| 30.0| 470.0| 3,000.0 + Benton | 550.0| ...| ...| ...| 10.0| 200.0| 200.0| 140.0 + Clackamas | 1,220.0| 2.0| 24.0| 99.0| 177.0| 221.0| 441.0| 256.0 + Clatsop | 310.0| 4.5| 25.0| 26.0| 94.0| 19.0| 141.0| ... + Columbia | 575.0| ...| 4.5| 19.0| 116.5| 42.0| 17.0| 376.0 + Coos | 675.0| .5| 1.5| 51.0| 16.0| 86.0| 86.0| 434.0 + Crook | 1,450.0| ...| ...| ...| 2.0| 50.0| 300.0| 1,098.0 + Curry | 140.0| ...| ...| ...| 2.0| 52.0| 53.0| 33.0 + Deschutes | 1,500.0| ...| ...| ...| ...| 25.0| 300.0| 1,175.0 + Douglas | 2,000.0| 1.0| 1.0| 8.0| 150.0| 340.0| 500.0| 1,000.0 + Gilliam | 600.0| ...| ...| ...| 10.0| 5.0| 50.0| 535.0 + Grant | 850.0| ...| ...| ...| ...| 12.0| 15.0| 823.0 + Harney | 1,000.0| ...| ...| ...| ...| 8.0| 192.0| 800.0 + Hood River| 250.0| ...| 1.0| ...| 7.0| 32.0| 110.0| 100.0 + Jackson | 750.0| 8.0| 10.0| ...| 12.0| 20.0| 300.0| 400.0 + Jefferson | 1,500.0| ...| ...| ...| 30.0| 25.0| 500.0| 945.0 + Josephine | 700.0| ...| ...| ...| 4.0| 52.0| 400.0| 244.0 + Klamath | 1,200.0| ...| 2.0| ...| 4.0| 14.0| 300.0| 880.0 + Lake | 1,400.0| ...| ...| ...| 5.0| 20.0| 200.0| 1,175.0 + Lane | 1,450.0| ...| ...| 26.0| 137.0| 425.0| 78.0| 784.0 + Lincoln | 385.0| ...| ...| 5.0| 20.0| 10.0| 250.0| 100.0 + Linn | 1,900.0| ...| ...| ...| 70.0| 530.0| 500.0| 800.0 + Malheur | 1,800.0| ...| ...| ...| ...| 25.0| 200.0| 1575.0 + Marion | 1,300.0| ...| 8.0| ...| 123.0| 272.0| 300.0| 597.0 + Morrow | 900.0| ...| ...| ...| 4.0| ...| 33.0| 863.0 + Multnomah | 500.0|12.0| 77.0| 3.0| 125.0| 136.0| 120.0| 27.0 + Polk | 1,100.0| ...| 1.0| ...| 40.0| 300.0| 300.0| 459.0 + Sherman | 500.0| ...| ...| ...| ...| 4.0| 90.0| 406.0 + Tillamook | 350.0| 6.0| 5.0| 11.0| ...| 228.0| 50.0| 50.0 + Umatilla | 3,000.0| ...| 11.0| ...| 30.0| 30.0| 644.0| 2,285.0 + Union | 800.0| ...| ...| ...| 3.0| 10.0| 187.0| 600.0 + Wallowa | 1,500.0| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| 300.0| 1,200.0 + Wasco | 1,100.0| ...| ...| ...| 25.0| 100.0| 475.0| 500.0 + Washington| 975.0| ...| 16.0| 25.0| 171.0| 33.0| 300.0| 430.0 + Wheeler | 950.0| ...| ...| ...| 5.0| ...| 5.0| 940.0 + Yamhill | 1,300.0| 4.0| ...| ...| 125.0| 171.0| 500.0| 500.0 + +--------+----+-----+-----+-------+-------+-------+-------- + Total |39,980.0|38.0|187.0|273.0|1,518.0|3,527.0|8,907.0|25,530.0 + ----------+--------+----+-----+-----+-------+-------+-------+-------- + + +TABLE E + +1918 MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION BY COUNTIES + + ===========+===========+========= + County | Total | Number + | Number of | Persons + | Motor | Per Auto + | Vehicles | + -----------+-----------+--------- + Baker | 1,409 | 12.8 + Benton | 1,080 | 9.9 + Clackamas | 2,299 | 13.0 + Clatsop | 1,409 | 11.4 + Columbia | 632 | 16.8 + Coos | 1,128 | 15.9 + Crook | 533 | 5.6 + Curry | 135 | 15.1 + Deschutes | 829 | 5.6 + Douglas | 1,428 | 13.8 + Gilliam | 520 | 7.1 + Grant | 436 | 12.9 + Harney | 488 | 8.3 + Hood River | 682 | 11.8 + Jackson | 2,431 | 10.6 + Jefferson | 305 | 5.6 + Josephine | 743 | 12.9 + Klamath | 1,151 | 7.4 + Lake | 463 | 10.0 + Lane | 2,618 | 12.9 + Lincoln | 170 | 34.6 + Linn | 2,184 | 10.4 + Malheur | 1,138 | 7.6 + Marion | 3,982 | 10.0 + Morrow | 670 | 6.5 + Multnomah | 20,456 | 11.1 + Polk | 1,298 | 10.4 + Sherman | 737 | 5.8 + Tillamook | 843 | 7.4 + Umatilla | 3,231 | 6.3 + Union | 1,609 | 10.1 + Wallowa | 811 | 10.3 + Wasco | 1,324 | 12.3 + Washington | 2,041 | 10.5 + Wheeler | 243 | 10.2 + Yamhill | 1,862 | 9.3 + -----------+-----------+-------- + Total | 63,318 | 10.6 + -----------+-----------+-------- + + +STATE REGISTRATION + + Total number of passenger vehicles 58,000 + Total number of Ford trucks 2,266 + Total number of trucks of other makes 3,052 + ----- + Total number of trucks, all makes 5,318 + ------ + Total number of motor vehicles of all types and all makes 63,318 + + +TABLE F + +COUNTY BOND ISSUES + +As proof that the people of Oregon are awake to the value of good roads, +the following list is given of Counties which have voted bond issues for +the development of their road systems: + + ===========+=================+=============== + County | Amount of bonds | Date voted + -----------+-----------------+--------------- + Coos | $ 362,000.00 | June 1916 + Columbia | 360,000.00 | Feb. 1914 + Clatsop | 400,000.00 | Nov. 4, 1913 + Crook | 90,000.00 | 1918 + Douglas | 500,000.00 | Aug. 1917 + Grant | 140,000.00 | June 4, 1917 + Hood River | 75,000.00 | July 15, 1914 + Jackson | 500,000.00 | Sept. 9, 1913 + Multnomah | 1,250,000.00 | Mar. 1915 + Wasco | 260,000.00 | Nov. 1916 + Wheeler | 80,000.00 | Nov. 1916 + +-----------------+--------------- + Total | $4,017,000.00 | + -----------+-----------------+--------------- + + +TABLE G--TABULATION OF CONTRACT PRICES + +GIVING UNIT PRICES OF ALL UNIT PRICE CONTRACTS FOR PAVING AND GRADING +WORK, 1917-1918 + + ========+============+====================+======+=================== + Contract| | | N m | + No+-----+ | | u i | + | Job | CONTRACTOR | m l | Kind of Work + | | | b e | + | | | e s | + | | | r | + --+------------------+--------------------+------+------------------- + 1|Cummins Hill |Elliot Construction | 3.5 |Grading + | | Co. | | + 2|Wild Horse Paving |Warren Construction | 11.0 |Paving + | | Co. | | + 3|Multnomah County |Oskar Huber | 15.7 |Grading and Paving + | Line-Newberg | | | + 5|Astoria-Svenson |Warren Construction | 9.0 |Grading and Paving + | | Co. | | + 6|Goble Section |Warren Construction | 2.0 |Grading + | | Co. | | + 7|Rainier Hill |A. L. Clark | 2.2 |Grading + 8|Cascade Locks |A. D. Kern | 8.2 |Grading + 9|Viento Section |A. D. Kern | 3.6 |Grading + 10|Ruthton Hill |A. D. Kern | 2.4 |Grading + 11|Delena-Goble |Clark & Dibble | 7.6 |Macadam + | | | | + 12|Tillamook Paving |Oskar Huber | 5.0 |Grading and Paving + 13|Multnomah County |Warren Construction | 2.5 |Paving + | Line-Scappoose | Co. | | + 18|Oregon City-Canby |Ore. Hassam Paving | 7.5 |Paving + | | Co. | | + 19|Yoncalla-Oakland |Warren Construction | 10.4 |Grading + | | Co. | | + 20|Comstock-Leona |Hall & Soleim | 4.6 |Grading & Macadam + | | | | + 21|Divide-Comstock |S. S. Schell | 2.4 |Grading + 25|Locust Hill |A. Anderson | 1.0 |Grading + 28|Wolf Creek-Grave |American Express | 4.9 |Grading + | Creek | Co. | | + 29|Myrtle Creek- |Calvert & Wolke | 12.8 |Grading + | Dillard | | | + 32|Bridge Creek |United Construction | 0.9 |Grading + | | Co. | | + 36|Canemah-new Era |Clackamas County | 1.8 |Grading + | | Court | | + 64|Divide-Comstock |S. S. Schell | 2.4 |Macadam + | Macadam | | | + 65|Union-Telocaset |State | 6.0 |Grading + 66|Elgin-Minam |State | 9.3 |Grading + 71|Hall Hill-Prairie |A. D. Kern | 2.2 |Grading & Macadam + | City | | | + | | | | + LP|Lowest Unit Price | | | + HP|Highest Unit Price| | | + ---------------------+--------------------+------+------------------- + + ==+==========+=====================+======+=================+========= + Ct|Clearing | EXCAVATION | Over-| CONCRETE |Rubble + No| and | Cubic Yards | haul,| Cubic Yards |Masonry + |Grubbing +--------+------+-----+ Cu. +-----+-----+-----+ Cu. + |Lump Sum | Common |Inter-|Solid| Yds. |Class|Class|Class| Yds. + | | | me- |Rock | Per | A | B | C | + | | |diate | | 100' | | | | + --+----------+--------+------+-----+------+-----+-----+-----+--------- + 1| ... |$ .40 |$ .70 |$1.35| ... | ...| ...| ...|$ 10.00 + 2| | ... | ... | ...|$.01 | ...| ...| ...| ... + 3|$1,250.00 | .34 | .62 | 1.15| ... | ...| ...|$8.50| + 5| 5,610.00 | .49 | .75 | 1.20| .01 | ...| ...| 8.50| + 6| 2,085.00 | .45 | .70 | 1.15| .02 | ...| ...|15.00| 9.00 + | | | | | | | | | + 7| ... | .30 | .48 | 1.25| .03 | ...| ...|12.00| ... + 8| Free | .42 | .75 | 1.15| .03 |20.00| ...|14.00| 7.00 + 9| Free | .39 | .70 | 1.10| .03 |20.00| ...|14.00| 7.00 + 10| Free | .39 | .70 | 1.05| .03 | ...| ...|14.00| 7.00 + 11| ... | .40 | .60 | 1.15| .02 |20.00| ...|18.00| ... + | | | | | | | | | + 12| ... | .60 | .90 | ...| .02 | ...| ...|17.70| ... + 13| ... | .45 | .65 | ...| .02 | ...| ...| ...| ... + 18| ... | ... | ... | ...| ... | ...| ...| ...| ... + 19|$6,350.00 | .49 | .77 | 1.30| .02 |24.00|22.00| ...| 9.00 + 20| 2,247.00 | .37½ | .61 | 1.12| .02½ |18.00|16.05| ...| 14.80 + | | | | | | | | | + 21| 2,400.00 | .45 | .60 | 1.15| .03 |24.00|16.00| ...| 8.00 + 25| 125.00 | .53 | .63 | 1.20| .03 | ...| ...|20.00| ... + 28| 3,500.00 | .45 | .45 | 1.25| .02 |22.50| ...|18.00| ... + 29| 3,500.00 | .35 | .56 | 1.14| .02 |22.00| ...|20.50| ... + 32| ... | .60 | .75 | 1.40| .03 |34.00| ...|31.00| 12.50 + | | | | | | | | | + 36| 500.00 | .60 | .80 | 1.25| .02 |15.00| ...|12.00| 1.25 + 64| ... | ... | ... | ...| ... | ...| ...| ...| ... + 65| ... | .40 | .75 | 1.35| .03 |25.00| ...|20.00| ... + 66| ... | .40 | .70 | 1.25| .03 |22.00|20.00| ...| 10.00 + 71| ... | .72 | ... | 1.60| .05 |31.00|30.00|28.00| ... + | | | | | | | | | + LP| | .30 | .45 | 1.05| .01 |15.00|16.05| 8.50| 1.25 + HP| | .72 | .90 | 1.60| .05 |34.00|30.00|31.00| 14.80 + --+----------+--------+------+-----+------+-----+-----+-----+-------- + + ==+======+=================+========================================== + Ct| Metal| Plain | REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE + No| Rein-| Concrete | Lineal Feet + |force-| Pipe | + | ment | Lineal Feet | + |Pounds+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+-------- + | | 12-in. | 18-in. |12-in. |18-in. | 24-in. | 30-in. | 36-in. + --+------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+-------- + 1| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 2| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 3| ... | ... | ... |$ 1.25 | $1.75 | $ 2.45 | ... | $ 4.25 + 5| ... | ... | ... | 1.40 | 2.00 | 2.75 | ... | 4.60 + 6| ... | ... | ... | 1.50 | ... | 3.30 | ... | 5.30 + | | | | | | | | + 7| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 8| ... | ... | ... | 1.75 | 2.25 | 3.00 | ... | 4.75 + 9| ... | ... | ... | 1.75 | 2.25 | 3.00 | ... | ... + 10| ... | ... | ... | 1.75 | 2.25 | 3.00 | ... | ... + 11| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + | | | | | | | | + 12| ... | ... | ... |[4].48 |[4].78 |[4]1.16 | ... |[4]1.80 + 13| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 18| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 19|$ .08 |$ 1.10 |$ 2.02 | ... | ... | 3.27 | ... | 5.50 + 20| .12 | .67 | 1.55 | ... | ... | 2.90 | ... | 5.50 + | | | | | | | | + 21| .08 | 1.00 | ... | ... | ... | 2.50 | ... | ... + 25| ... | 1.00 | 1.50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 28| .15 |[4].55 |[4].80 | ... | ... |[4]1.10 |[4]1.50 |[4]2.00 + 29| .10 |[4].35 | ... | ... |[4].60 |[4]1.05 |[4]2.00 |[4]3.00 + 32| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + | | | | | | | | + 36| ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.25 | ... | ... | ... + 64| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 65| .08 | 1.25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 66| .07 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 71| .10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + | | | | | | | | + LP| .07 | .67 | 1.50 | 1.35 | 1.75 | 2.45 |[4]1.50 | 4.00 + HP| .15 | 1.25 | 2.02 | 1.75 | 2.25 | 3.30 |[4]2.00 | 5.50 + --+------+--------+--------+-------+-------+--------+--------+-------- + + ==+=====================================+======+=====+======+========= + Ct| CORRUGATED GALVANIZED IRON PIPE |6-Inch|Guard|Lumber|Asphaltic + No| Lineal Feet |Porous|Fence| and |Concrete + | |Drain | Lin.|Timber|2 inches + | | Tile | Ft. |1,000 |on Rock + |-------+------+--------+------+------+ Lin. | | Ft. | Base + | 12-in.|18-in.| 24-in. |30-in.|36-in.| Ft. | |B. M. |Sq. Yd. + --+-------+------+--------+------+------+------+-----+------+--------- + 1|[4]$.40| ...|[4]$1.00| ...| ...| ... | ...| ...| ... + 2| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | ...| ...| $ 1.29 + 3| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| $.15 | $.45| 50.00| 1.28 + 5| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | ...| ...| 1.24 + 6| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | .57| ...| ... + | | | | | | | | | + 7| 1.00| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | 1.50| ...| ... + 8| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | .50| ...| ... + 9| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | .50| ...| ... + 10| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | .50| ...| ... + 11| ...| ...| ...| ...| 1.30| ... | .60| ...| ... + | | | | | | | | | + 12| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| .14 | ...| ...| 1.42 + 13| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | ...| ...| 1.17 + 18| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | ...| ...| 1.26 + 19| 2.07| 2.75| 3.44| ...| ...| .20 | ...| 45.00| ... + 20| 1.55| 2.00| 3.00| ...| ...| ... | ...| 32.00| ... + | | | | | | | | | + 21| ...| ...| 3.25| ...| ...| .20 | ...| 20.00| ... + 25| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| .25 | ...| ...| ... + 28| [4].30|[4].40| [4].50|[4].60|[4].75| .40 | .50| 45.00| ... + 29| [4].20|[4].30| [4].40|[4].60|[4].75| .25 | .55| 45.00| ... + 32| [4].73|[4].90| ...| ...| ...| ... | .85| ...| ... + | | | | | | | | | + 36| 4.00| ...| ...| ...| ...| .10 | .35| ...| ... + 64| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | ...| ...| ... + 65| ...| ...| ...| ...| ...| ... | ...| ...| ... + 66| ...| 1.50| 2.50| 4.00| ...| ... | ...| ...| ... + 71| ...| 1.80| 2.70| ...| ...| ... | ...| ...| ... + | | | | | | | | | + LP| 1.00| 2.00| 3.00|[4].60|[4].75| .10 | .35| 20.00| 1.17 + HP| 2.07| 2.75| 4.00|[4].60|[4].75| .40 | 1.50| 50.00| 1.42 + --+-------+------+--------+------+------+------+-----+------+--------- + + ==+=====================+=======+=======+========+=======+======== + Ct| MACADAM |Broken | Sand |Broken | Clay | Rip- + No| Cubic Yards, | Stone |Cu. Yd.|Stones | Fil- | rap + | (Loose Measure) |Cu. Yd.|(Loose |Shoul- | ler | Cu. + +------+------+-------+(Loose |Meas.) | ders | Cu. | Yd. + |Broken|Gravel|Crushed|Meas.) | | Li. | Yd. | + |Stone | |Gravel | | | Ft. | | + --+------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------- + 1| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 2| ... | ... | ... |$ 1.87 | ... | .05 |$ 1.00 | ... + 3| ... | ... | ... | 2.40 | ... | .06 | .85 |$ 2.75 + 5| ... | ... | ... | 2.30 | ... | .05 | .88 | ... + 6| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + | | | | | | | | + 7| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 8| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 9| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 10| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 11| 2.18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.00 | ... + | | | | | | | | + 12| ... | ... | ... | 2.20 | ... | .06 | 1.00 | ... + 13| ... | ... | ... | 1.90 | ... | .05 | .90 | ... + 18| ... | ... | ... | 2.37 | ... | .05½ | .90 | ... + 19| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 20| 4.89 | ... | ... | ... | 1.70 | ... | .62 | ... + | | | | | | | | + 21| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 25| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 28| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 29| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00 + 32| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + | | | | | | | | + 36| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 64| 3.35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .75 | ... + 65| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 66| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... + 71| ... | 3.30 | 3.70 | ... | ... | ... | .75 | ... + | | | | | | | | + LP| 2.18 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 1.87 | 1.70 | .05 | .62 | 2.35 + HP| 4.89 | 3.30 | 3.70 | 2.40 | 1.70 | .06 | 1.00 | 5.00 + --+------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------- + +[4] Indicates that contract price on culvert pipe is for hauling and +placing only, the pipe to be furnished to the contractor. + + +TABLE H + +YEARLY EXPENDITURES OF STATE FUNDS IN COUNTIES + +1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 + + ==========+=========+=========+=========+==========+==========+========== + Counties | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | Total + ----------+---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------- + Baker | | |$ 802.74|$ 1,214.01|$ 6,364.67|$ 8,381.42 + Benton | |$ 181.50| 727.14| 47.56| | 956.20 + Clackamas |$ 587.74| | 1,013.37| 12,519.70|143,341.40|157,462.21 + Clatsop |64,587.44|35,110.03|20,823.44| 54,294.83|290,092.40|464,908.14 + Columbia |13,384.87|92,069.72|11,143.48| 76,424.91|411,877.24|604,900.22 + Coos | | | 375.81| 16,703.28| 264.40| 17,343.49 + Crook | | 57.17|12,052.32| | 3,053.72| 15,163.21 + Curry | | | | 79.91| 5,549.33| 5,629.24 + Deschutes | | | | 7,244.37| 13,472.00| 20,716.37 + Douglas | |15,701.12|25,188.08| 8,803.50|150,966.08|200,658.78 + Gilliam | | | 7.42| 4,443.52| 31,555.96| 36,006.90 + Grant | | | 26.95| 2,980.16| 4,488.62| 7,495.73 + Harney | | | | | 1,873.45| 1,873.45 + Hood River| 1,077.24|47,927.84| 4,317.17| 61,326.69|372,601.53|487,250.47 + Jackson |59,569.82|31,954.91|25,774.49| 54,476.20| 32,143.68|203,919.10 + Jefferson | | | | | | + Josephine | | 2,230.81| 5,590.03| 5,297.73| 72,700.41| 85,818.98 + Klamath | | | | 27.75| 791.48| 819.23 + Lake | | | | 15,215.57| 176.10| 15,391.67 + Lane | | 61.11| 4,639.07| 12,247.61| 2,281.91| 19,229.70 + Lincoln | | 11.95| 12.88| 2,054.05| 943.42| 3,022.30 + Linn | | 208.81| 37.32| 287.67| 503.40| 1,037.20 + Malheur | | | 189.61| 93.02| 773.63| 1,056.26 + Marion | 414.76| 79.79| 712.55| 479.41| 4,604.18| 6,290.69 + Morrow | | | 105.18| 4,200.72| 6,662.38| 10,968.28 + Multnomah | 1,068.08| 107.03| | | | 1,175.11 + Polk | 414.15| 74.54| 6,614.53| 137.78| 665.14| 7,906.14 + Sherman |44,523.20| 993.26| 188.87| 48.87| 3,003.27| 48,757.47 + Tillamook | | 116.59| 1,735.01| 5,213.34| 63,060.95| 70,125.89 + Umatilla | | | 13.49|100,608.75| 73,333.75|173,955.99 + Union | | | 42.20| 5,975.15| 26,213.02| 32,230.37 + Wallowa | | | | | 765.07| 765.07 + Wasco | | 134.91| 10.34| 286.02| 4,027.77| 4,449.04 + Washington| 4,998.14|14,321.44| 4,975.48| 70,139.95|176,629.10|271,064.11 + Wheeler | | | 5.64| 13,084.26| 56,130.52| 69,220.42 + Yamhill | 408.34| 108.37| 2,106.03| 38,714.45| 86,244.39|127,581.58 + +---------+---------+---------+----------+----------+---------- + Totals $191,033.78| | | | | + $241,450.90| | | | + $129,230.64| | | + $574,670.74| | + $2,047,154.37| + $3,183,540.43 + ------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + +TABLE I + +MILEAGE TABLE + +Main Traveled Roads + +Showing distances between some of the important towns; for convenience +in obtaining mileage for long trips; to be used in connection with the +official automobile road map on opposite page. + +All distances between points west of the Cascade Range and Eastern +Oregon points are via Portland and the Columbia River Highway, unless +otherwise noted. + + =============+======+======+======+======+======+======+===+======+====== + | P | S | A | E | R | M | P | B | B + | o | a | l | u | o | e | e | a | e + | r | l | b | g | s | d | n | k | n + | t | e | a | e | e | f | d | e | d + | l | m | n | n | b | o | l | r | + | a | | y | e | u | r | e | | + | n | | | | r | d | t | | + | d | | | | g | | o | | + | | | | | | | n | | + -------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+------+------ + Portland | ...| 53| 78| 126| 203| 318|240| 345| 253 + Salem | 53| ...| 25| 73| 150| 265|293| 398|[5]195 + Albany | 78| 25| ...| 48| 125| 240|318| 423|[5]170 + Corvallis | 89| 36| 11| 40| 117| 232|329| 434|[5]162 + Eugene | 126| 73| 48| ...| 77| 192|366|[5]356|[5]122 + Roseburg | 203| 150| 125| 77| ...| 115|443|[5]433|[5]199 + Grants Pass | 285| 232| 207| 159| 82| 33|525|[5]515|[6]265 + Medford | 318| 265| 240| 192| 115| ...|484|[6]490|[6]232 + Ashland | 331| 278| 253| 205| 128| 13|471|[6]477|[6]219 + Ore.-Cal. | | | | | | | | | + State Line | 354| 301| 276| 228| 151| 36| | | + Crater Lake | 401| 348| 323| 275| 198| 83|372| 378| 120 + Klamath Falls| 395| 342| 317| 269| 192| 77|407| 413| 155 + Astoria | 107| 160| 185| 233| 310| 425|347| 452| 360 + Tillamook | 107| 91| 116| 150| 227| 342|347| 452| 360 + Marshfield |[7]253|[7]200|[7]175|[7]127| 88| 190|493|[5]483|[5]249 + The Dalles | 91| 144| 169| 217| 294| 409|149| 254| 162 + Pendleton | 240| 293| 318| 366| 443| 558|...| 105| 252 + Walla Walla | 285| 338| 363| 411| 488| 603| 45| 150| 297 + La Grande | 293| 346| 371| 419| 496|[6]542| 53| 52| 305 + Baker | 345| 398| 423|[5]356|[5]433|[6]490|105| ...| 258 + Huntington | 395| 448| 473|[5]406|[5]483|[6]540|155| 50| 298 + Prineville | 244|[5]208|[5]183|[5]135|[5]212|[6]269|226| 221| 37 + Bend | 253|[5]195|[5]170|[5]122|[5]199|[6]232|252| 258| ... + Burns | 396|[5]338|[5]313|[5]265|[5]342|[6]340|195| 169| 143 + Lakeview | 426|[5]368|[5]343|[5]295|[6]292|[6]177|358| 332| 173 + Canyon City | 317|[5]337|[5]312|[5]264|[5]341|[6]398|122| 96| 166 + -------------+------+------+------+------+------+------+---+------+------ + +[5] Via Eugene and McKenzie River Highway. + +[6] Via Klamath Falls. + +[7] Via Scottsburg. + +[Illustration: AUTOMOBILE ROAD MAP, SHOWING THE MAIN TRAVELED ROADS OF +OREGON WITH MILEAGES + +Prepared by the Oregon State Highway Department] + +=This Is Not a Map of the System of State Highways.= This map is +intended as a guide to the main traveled, existing, through highways and +roads connecting important centers of population. The heavier weight +lines are intended to designate the most generally traveled, through +routes, rather than their relative condition or importance. + + +TABLE J + +OFFICIAL DESIGNATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS + + =No. 1. Pacific Highway--= + From Portland south via Oregon City, Salem, Albany, Eugene, Roseburg, + Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland to the Oregon-California State Line. + + =No. 2. Columbia River Highway--= + From Astoria east via Rainier, Portland, Hood River, The Dalles, + Arlington and Umatilla, to Pendleton. + + =No. 3. Coast Highway--= + From Astoria south via Tillamook, Toledo, Florence, Marshfield, + Coquille and Gold Beach to Oregon-California State Line. + + =No. 4. The Dalles-California Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 2, at or near The Dalles, south via + Shaniko, Redmond, Bend, LaPine and Klamath Falls to the Oregon- + California State Line. + + =No. 5. The John Day River Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 2, at or near Biggs, southeasterly through + Wasco, Condon, Fossil, Dayville, Prairie City and Vale to the Oregon- + Idaho State Line at Ontario. + + =No. 6. The Old Oregon Trail--= + From a junction with Highway No. 2, at Pendleton, southeasterly + through La Grande, Baker and Huntington to a junction with Highway + No. 5 at or near Ontario. + + =No. 7. Central Oregon Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 4, at or near Bend, easterly through + Millican, Riley, Burns, Crane and Juntura to a junction with Highway + No. 5, at or near Vale. + + =No. 8. Oregon-Washington Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 2, at or near Willows, through Ione, + Heppner, Pendleton and Freewater to the Oregon-Washington State Line. + + =No. 9. Pendleton-John Day Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 8, at or near Pilot Rock south to a + junction with Highway No. 5, at or near John Day. + + =No. 10. La Grande-Enterprise Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 6, at or near La Grande, through Elgin and + Enterprise to Joseph. + + =No. 11. Enterprise-Flora Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 10, at or near Enterprise, north to Flora. + + =No. 12. Baker-Cornucopia Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 6, at or near Baker, east through Middle + Bridge and Halfway to Cornucopia. + + =No. 13. Baker-Unity Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 6, at or near Baker, southwest to a + junction with Highway No. 5, at or near Unity. + + =No. 14. Antelope-Mitchell Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 4, at or near Antelope to a junction with + Highway No. 15, at or near Mitchell. + + =No. 15. McKenzie River Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 1, at or near Eugene, easterly through the + McKenzie Valley and through Sisters, Redmond, Prineville and Mitchell + to a junction with Highway No. 5, at or near Dayville. + + =No. 16. Albany-Sisters Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 4, at or near Albany, southeasterly to a + junction with Highway No. 15 near Sisters. + + =No. 17. Bend-Sisters Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 4, at or near Bend, northwesterly to a + junction with Highway No. 15, at or near Sisters. + + =No. 18. Lakeview-Burns Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 19, near Lakeview, northeasterly to a + junction with Highway No. 7, at or near Burns. + + =No. 19. LaPine-Lakeview Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 4, at or near LaPine southeasterly through + Fort Rock, Silver Lake, Paisley and Lakeview to the Oregon-California + State Line. + + =No. 20. Klamath Falls-Lakeview Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 4, at or near Klamath Falls, east to a + junction with Highway No. 19, at or near Lakeview. + + =No. 21. Ashland-Klamath Falls Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 1 near Ashland, east to a junction with + Highway No. 4, at or near Klamath Falls. + + =No. 22. Medford-Crater Lake Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 1 at Medford, northeasterly, through Trail + and the Rogue River Valley to a junction with Highway No. 24 near + Crater Lake. + + =No. 23. Klamath-Crater Lake Highway--= + From a junction with Highway No. 22 near Crater Lake, southeasterly + to a junction with Highway No. 4, at or near Chiloquin. + + =No. 24. The Rim Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 22 near Crater Lake, thence around Crater + Lake to the point of beginning. + + =No. 25. Grants Pass-Crescent City Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 1 at Grants Pass, southwesterly through + Kerby and Waldo to the Oregon-California State Line. + + =No. 26. Mt. Hood Highway--= + From Portland through Gresham and Bull Run around the south and east + sides of Mt. Hood and to a junction with Highway No. 2, at or near + Hood River. + + =No. 27. Clackamas Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 1, at or near Oregon City, northeasterly + to a junction with Highway No. 26, at or near Pleasant Home. + + =No. 28. The West Side Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 1, at or near Portland, thence south on + the west side of the Willamette River through Newberg, McMinnville, + Dallas, Independence and Corvallis to a junction with Highway No. 1, + at or near Eugene. + + =No. 29. Forest Grove-McMinnville Highway--= + From Portland through Hillsboro, Forest Grove and Carlton to a + junction with Highway No. 28, at or near McMinnville. + + =No. 30. Salem-Independence Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 1, at Salem, southwesterly to a junction + with Highway No. 28 at Independence. + + =No. 31. Albany-Corvallis Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 1, at Albany to a junction with Highway + No. 28, at or near Corvallis. + + =No. 32. Yamhill-Nestucca Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 28, at or near McMinnville, through + Sheridan, Willamina, and Dolph to a junction with Highway No. 3, at + or near Hebo. + + =No. 33. Corvallis-Newport Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 28, at Corvallis westerly to a junction + with Highway No. 3, at or near Toledo. + + =No. 34. Eugene-Florence Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 1, near Eugene, westerly through Goldson + and Deadwood to a junction with Highway No. 3, near Florence. + + =No. 35. Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 3, at or near Coquille, easterly up the + Middle Fork of the Coquille River, through Camas Valley and Brockway + to a junction with Highway No. 1, near Dillard. + + =No. 36. Pendleton-Cold Springs Highway--= + From a point on Highway No. 2, at or near Pendleton, northwest to Cold + Springs. + + +TABLE K + +EMPLOYES OF THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION + +November 30, 1918 + +Herbert Nunn, State Highway Engineer + + R. A. Klein, Assistant Engineer + C. A. Dunn, Assistant Engineer + M. O. Bennett, Division Engineer + C. H. Whitmore, Division Engineer + J. C. McLeod, Division Engineer + C. W. Wanzer, District Engineer + P. M. Hall-Lewis, Asst. Div. Eng'r + S. H. Probert, Office Engineer + L. W. Metzger, Designing Engineer + E. A. Skelley, Chief Draftsman + L. C. Elwell, Voucher Clerk + C. L. Turner, Cost Clerk + M. S. Farwell, Bridge Draftsman + C. E. Farnsworth, Office Draftsman + Theo. Rowland, Office Draftsman + James Moberg, Office Draftsman + W. C. Crews, Office Draftsman + R. E. Raley, Office Computer + J. C. Tibbits, Clerk + L. N. Myers, Clerk + H. M. McDaniel, Clerk + C. F. Smith, Clerk + Helen Ingrey, Stenographer + Margaret H. Hodge, Stenographer + Grace Fugate, Stenographer + Gertie Witzel, Stenographer + Delia Ferguson, Stenographer + R. H. Baldock, Locating Engineer + R. H. Coppock, Locating Engineer + C. A. Harrington, Locating Engineer + B. H. McNamee, Locating Engineer + J. H. Scott, Locating Engineer + E. B. Bishop, Resident Engineer + H. C. Compton, Resident Engineer + M. E. DeWitt, Resident Engineer + F. N. Drinkhall, Resident Engineer + H. B. Fletcher, Resident Engineer + H. N. Hackett, Resident Engineer + A. S. Kennedy, Resident Engineer + J. E. Nelson, Resident Engineer + J. E. Peck, Resident Engineer + R. A. Pratt, Resident Engineer + W. P. Smith, Resident Engineer + C. E. Carter, Resident Bridge Engineer + J. M. Baker, Supt. of Construction + C. L. Grutze, Supt. of Construction + W. H. Burtis, Foreman of Repair Shop + W. S. Hodge, Transitman + Tom Opedal, Transitman + Wm. T. Nelson, Field Draftsman + H. R. Wessell, Field Draftsman + Chas. E. Lytle, Timekeeper + L. N. Russell, Timekeeper + F. A. Keith, Levelman + H. W. Lange, Levelman + M. M. Brown, Field Computer + L. D. Coppock, Field Computer + Jack Slavens, Head Chainman + Chas. Collier, Rodman + Clyde Leghorn, Rodman + Ora L. Nochols, Rodman + M. S. Parker, Rodman + Katherine Riddle, Rodman + Orville Widdows, Rodman + Fred Busch, Chainman + Claire Hopper, Chainman + J. F. Jones, Chainman + J. A. Matott, Chainman + Warren Pearson, Chainman + Boyd Potter, Chainman + A. H. Rudd, Chainman + J. J. Sturgill, Chainman + D. E. Tompkins, Chainman + E. Wiggins, Chainman + Frank Galdabini, Rock Checker + Pete Knudson, Rock Checker + L. Parker, Rock Checker + C. S. Peck, Rock Checker + + +TABLE L + +STATE HIGHWAYS + +Names, Numbers, Mileages. + + Highways Miles + + No. 1 Pacific Highway 352 + No. 2 Columbia River Highway 360 + No. 3 Coast Highway 430 + No. 4 The Dalles-California Highway 342 + No. 5 The John Day River Highway 285 + No. 6 The Old Oregon Trail 190 + No. 7 Central Oregon Highway 270 + No. 8 Oregon-Washington Highway 148 + No. 9 Pendleton-John Day Highway 105 + No. 10 La Grande-Enterprise Highway 68 + No. 11 Enterprise-Flora Highway 35 + No. 12 Baker-Cornucopia Highway 76 + No. 13 Baker-Unity Highway 42 + No. 14 Antelope-Mitchell Highway 43 + No. 15 McKenzie River Highway 229 + No. 16 Albany-Sisters Highway 100 + No. 17 Bend-Sisters Highway 27 + No. 18 Lakeview-Burns Highway 159 + No. 19 LaPine-Lakeview Highway 151 + No. 20 Klamath Falls-Lakeview Highway 100 + No. 21 Ashland-Klamath Falls Highway 51 + No. 22 Medford-Crater Lake Highway 78 + No. 23 Klamath-Crater Lake Highway 14 + No. 24 The Rim Highway 39 + No. 25 Grants Pass-Crescent City Highway 46 + No. 26 Mt. Hood Highway 105 + No. 27 Clackamas Highway 18 + No. 28 The West Side Highway 120 + No. 29 Forest Grove-McMinnville Highway 25 + No. 30 Salem-Independence Highway 12 + No. 31 Albany-Corvallis Highway 11 + No. 32 Yamhill-Nestucca Highway 39 + No. 33 Corvallis-Newport Highway 60 + No. 34 Eugene-Florence Highway 76 + No. 35 Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway 81 + No. 36 Pendleton-Cold Springs Highway 30 + ----- + Total mileage State Highways 4,317 + +[Illustration] + +[Illustration: THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN PASS CREEK CANYON, DOUGLAS COUNTY. +GRADED AND MACADAMIZED IN 1917 AND 1918] + + + + + Description of Work of the + State Highway Department + In the + Counties of the State + 1917-1918 + + +BAKER COUNTY + +Although Baker County is generally well supplied with railroads there +are sections still isolated and much in need of improved transportation +facilities. Some of the most fertile and productive areas of the County +are not served by rail transportation and depend upon roads for +communication with railway points. This situation with the character of +the winter season and soil conditions found here render improved +highways of extreme importance. + +Since State and Federal aid have been made available the people of Baker +County are fast coming to a realization of the situation and are making +strenuous efforts to co-operate in highway improvement. No bond issues +have been voted in this County but an example of their enthusiasm is +supplied by the fact that private donations for co-operative improvement +of one road amount to $15,000.00. + +State and Federal aid were extended in 1918 and the co-operation has +resulted in plans for improving three sections of the Baker-Cornucopia +Highway. Other roads in the County will receive the consideration of the +Highway Commission during the coming season. + +Four sections of the Baker-Cornucopia Highway have been surveyed, and +plans for three of these are nearly complete. Together the four sections +make about thirty-eight miles of location survey. Construction work will +begin on this road early in the coming season. + + +Survey of the Baker-Cornucopia Highway + +During 1917 and 1918 the State Highway Department surveyed a greater +part of the Baker-Cornucopia Highway. The policy of giving first +attention to those portions of the road most in need of improvement +resulted in the surveying of four separate sections. These sections are +designated as follows: Baker-Middle Bridge; Love Bridge-Black Bridge; +Canyon and Sag Sections. These surveys were made under the direction of +J. O. Kingsley and W. C. Crews, locating engineers for the State Highway +Department. + +The Baker-Middle Bridge section extends from Baker to a point near +Middle Bridge on Lower Powder River. Beginning at Baker the line follows +closely the present main traveled road east for about six miles, thence +along the Palmer road to the present crossing at Ruckles Creek, thence +down Ruckles Creek to a point about two miles south of Keating, thence +easterly, leaving Ruckles Creek, and entering the lower Powder River +Valley near Middle Bridge. This survey is 18.64 miles in length. The +plans for this work are completed. + +The Love Bridge-Black Bridge section covers that portion of the route +through the canyon between the Keating and Richland districts. At +present all traffic passes through Sparta and over the mountains to the +north of the Powder River there being no road through the canyon. This +survey is about ten miles long and involves heavy and expensive +construction. This project begins at a point about seven miles east of +Keating and ends about five miles west of Richland. There is a four-mile +section of the Baker-Cornucopia Highway lying between Middle and Love +Bridges that has not been definitely located. No office work has been +done for this survey. + +What is known as the Canyon Section extends through the canyon east of +Richland. This survey begins at a point 1.5 miles east of Richland and +parallels the Powder River along the north bank for a distance of 4.64 +miles. The project ends at the point where the proposed route leaves the +Powder River and leads over the mountains toward Pine Valley. Plans are +almost completed for this project. + +The Sag Section is that part of the road leading north from the divide +between Powder River and Pine Valley. This survey which is 4.69 miles +long begins at the divide and ends at a point in the edge of Pine Valley +two miles south of Halfway. The location follows very near the route of +the present road. The office work in connection with this survey is +nearing completion. + + +Baker-Cornucopia Post Road Project + +The State Highway Commission requested Government aid in the +construction of the Baker-Cornucopia Highway and this request has +resulted in the approval by the Federal Office of Public Roads of three +projects on this highway. These three projects, namely, Baker-Middle +Bridge, Canyon Section and Sag Section have a combined length of 27.97 +miles, and the total estimated cost of these constructions is +$94,731.00. Baker County will co-operate with the State and Government +in defraying the cost of this construction. The following tabulation +indicates the amounts and segregations of funds for each project. + + ================================+============+============+============ + Appropriated for expenditure in | State | County | Government + 1919 | Funds | Funds | Funds + --------------------------------+------------+------------+------------ + Baker-Middle Bridge Section | $13,978.00 | $15,000.00 | $13,978.00 + Canyon Section | 8,249.00 | 6,000.00 | 8,249.00 + Sag Section | 11,639.00 | 6,000.00 | 11,639.00 + +------------+------------+------------ + Totals | $33,866.00 | $27,000.00 | $33,866.00 + --------------------------------+------------+------------+------------ + +No plans have been made for financing the Love Bridge-Black Bridge +Section which was surveyed in 1917. This is an important section of the +road and will probably receive early attention from the State Highway +Commission. + + +BENTON COUNTY + +During 1917 and 1918, very little work was done by the Highway +Department in Benton County. At the request of the County Court a short +section of the West Side Highway north of Corvallis was staked for +grading to be done by the County, and designs were prepared for three +concrete structures. Two of these were for box culverts for the Pacific +Highway about five miles north of Corvallis. The other was for an 85 +foot reinforced concrete bridge over a mill race south of Corvallis. A +short reconnaissance was made of the Corvallis-Newport road between +Blodgett and Eddyville. + +For work to be done in Benton County in 1919, the Highway Commission has +set aside $129,500.00. With this amount it is planned to pave the West +Side Highway from Corvallis north to the Polk County Line, approximately +seven miles. + + +CLACKAMAS COUNTY + +The work under the supervision of the Highway Department in Clackamas +County during 1917 and 1918 has consisted of 4.5 miles of grading +between New Era and Oregon City, 7.5 miles of paving between Oregon City +and Canby, and 0.2 miles of grading between Oswego and the Multnomah +County Line. The first of these jobs was done by the State and County in +co-operation; the second was a strictly State job; and the third was a +County job supervised by the State. + +The total expenditure on the work done in Clackamas County was +$198,952.24, of which Clackamas County paid $43,091.14 and the State +$155,861.10. + +Between New Era and Oregon City, the Pacific Highway has been graded on +an entirely new location, paralleling the Southern Pacific Railway along +the bank of the Willamette River instead of following the location of +the old road farther back from the river, where the grading is not so +heavy, but where a number of heavy grades are required. In addition to +eliminating these heavy grades, a considerable saving in distance is +effected, and the dangerous crossing under the Southern Pacific tracks +at Oregon City is avoided. + + +Grading--Vicinity of New Era + +On August 20, 1917, bids were considered by the State Highway Commission +for the grading of two and one-half miles on the Pacific Highway near +New Era. The most satisfactory proposal received was a cost plus ten per +cent proposal submitted by the Warren Construction Company, and a +contract was entered into with that firm on the cost plus ten per cent +basis. + +This work involved the grading of New Era Hill, just south of New Era, +and some heavy rock excavation from New Era north. After the work had +started, it was decided to pave between Oregon City and Canby, and the +contract for this paving let to the Oregon Hassam Paving Company. The +most feasible place to secure the crushed rock necessary for this paving +was from the rock being excavated under the grading contract with the +Warren Construction Company, and the Highway Department entered into an +agreement with the paving company, whereby the state would crush the +rock from a big cut at New Era, and furnish the crushed rock for the +paving upon certain agreed terms, the crushing to be done under the cost +plus contract with the Warren Construction Company. + +On this basis the work was carried on by the Warren Construction Company +until March 1, 1918, at which time it was deemed advisable by the +Highway Commission to take the work over and complete it with State +forces. + +The total cost of the grading and rock crushing was $66,000.00, and the +amount received for the crushed rock furnished for the paving was +$19,850.00. Clackamas County co-operated with the State on this work, +the total amount paid out of County funds being $15,009.91. + +[Illustration: AT THE TOP OF CANEMAH HILL ON THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN +CLACKAMAS COUNTY. GRADED AND PAVED IN 1918] + + +Grading--Canemah Hill Section + +To complete the grading of the Pacific Highway between Oregon City and +Canby preparatory to the paving of this section, Clackamas County agreed +to appropriate $25,000.00 toward the grading between Fly Creek and +Oregon City, known as the Canemah Hill Section. On December 10, 1917, +the Highway Commission received bids for this grading and the lowest bid +having been submitted by Clackamas County, the contract was awarded to +the County. This piece of work was about one and one-half miles in +length and involved some very heavy rock excavation. + +There has been expended on this work to date the sum of $24,037.20, of +which amount Clackamas County has paid $22,092.53. The work complete +will cost approximately $27,500.00. Mr. M. E. DeWitt was the resident +engineer in charge. + + +DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918 + +GRADING--CANEMAH HILL (Work in progress) + + Engineering $ 1,944.67 + + Construction-- + Clearing and grubbing $ 500.00 + Common excavation, 10,231 cu. yds. at 60c 6,138.60 + Intermediate excavation, 8,689.4 cu. yds. + at 80c 6,951.52 + Solid rock excavation, 7,722.2 cu. yds. + at $1.25 9,652.75 + 12-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 391 lin. ft. + at $1.25 488.75 + 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 56 lin. ft. + at $4.00 224.00 + 6-inch porous drain tile, 585 lin. ft. at 10c 58.50 + Class A concrete, 48 cu. yds. at $15.00 720.00 + Class C concrete, 2 cu. yds. at $12.00 24.00 + Rubble masonry, 2 cu. yds. at $1.25 2.50 + Overhaul per 100 lin. ft., 54,862 cu. yds. + at 2c 1,097.24 + Crushed rock for drain tile, 30 cu. yds. 46.20 + 18-inch concrete pipe in place, 45 lin. ft. 87.15 + ----------- + $ 25,991.21 + Less 15 per cent retained pending completion 3,898.68 + ----------- + 22,092.53 + ----------- + Total expended to November 30, 1918 $ 24,037.20 + Paid by State--engineering 1,944.67 + Paid by County--construction 22,092.53 + ----------- + Total $ 24,037.20 + This work is estimated to cost complete $ 27,500.00 + +[Illustration: BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT ON THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH OF +OREGON CITY IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY. GRADED AND PAVED IN 1918] + + +Paving--Oregon City to Canby + +A contract was awarded on September 4, 1917, to the Oregon Hassam Paving +Company of Portland, for a sixteen-foot bituminous pavement between +Oregon City and Canby, a distance of 7.5 miles. + +A considerable part of the crushed rock used in this pavement was +furnished by the Highway Department from a rock point which it was +necessary to remove in connection with the grading just north of New +Era. + +The paving of this section is practically complete at this date and the +contracting company is to be complimented upon the excellence of its +work. The cost of the work completed will be about $135,000.00 of which +amount $102,114.85 has been paid. + +Mr. M. E. DeWitt acted as resident engineer for the Highway Department +on this work. + + +DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918 + +PAVING OREGON CITY TO CANBY + + Engineering $ 2,444.57 + + Construction-- + Standard Bitulithic pavement, 70,170 sq. + yds. at $1.26 $ 88,414.20 + Stone Shoulders, 68,208 lin. ft. at .05½ 3,751.44 + Hauling and placing broken stone furnished by + State, 6,168¼ cu. yds., at $1.18 7,278.54 + Broken stone, loose measure, 12,872¼ cu. + yds., at $2.37 30,507.23 + Installing wooden headers at railroad crossing 24.06 + Filling low places after rolling, clearing + debris after forest fire 59.53 + Excavating spongy place in subgrade and + refilling 67.10 + Loading and hauling to bring outside 2 ft. of + roadbed to grade; no material nearby 154.14 + Grading 800 feet north from New Era, and + dismantling and loading crusher 1,726.40 + ----------- + Total due contractor for work done to + November 30, 1918 $131,982.64 + Less 15 per cent retained pending completion 19,797.40 + ----------- + $112,185.24 + Less plant rock and miscellaneous items + furnished by State 12,514.96 + ----------- + $99,670.28 + ---------- + Total expended to November 30, 1918 $102,114.85 + This work is estimated to cost complete $135,000.00 + + +Oswego to the Multnomah County Line + +On April 19, 1918, a contract was awarded by Clackamas County to the +Glemorrie Quarry Company of Oswego for the regrading of a 0.2 mile +section of the West Side Pacific Highway between Oswego and the +Multnomah County Line. At the request of the Clackamas County Court the +engineering supervision of this work was handled by the Highway +Department, Mr. M. E. DeWitt, resident engineer, on work between Oregon +City and Canby, being in charge. + +This piece of work eliminated some very bad curves on the old road and +greatly improved the grade. The work was completed on September 4, 1918, +at a total cost of $5,746.68. Of this amount $507.98 was expended by the +State for the engineering. The construction cost of $5,238.70 was paid +by the County. + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT + +Grading--Multnomah County Line to Oswego + + Engineering $ 507.98 + + Construction-- + Clearing and grubbing $ 200.00 + Common excavation, 1,167.3 cu. yds. at 75c 875.47 + Intermediate excavation, 2,127.6 cu. yds. + at $1.00 2,127.60 + Solid rock excavation, 829.5 cu. yds. at + $1.85 1,534.58 + 12-inch plain concrete pipe, 26 lin. ft. + at $1.50 39.00 + 15-inch plain concrete pipe, 76 lin. ft. at + $1.80 136.80 + 18-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 84 lin. ft. + at $2.00 168.00 + Class C concrete, 5 cu. yds. at $15.00 75.00 + Drainage structures under roadbed to protect + embankment and private water supply 82.25 + --------- + 5,238.70 + --------- + Total cost $5,746.68 + Paid by State $ 507.98 + Paid by County 5,238.70 + --------- + Total $5,746.68 + + +Oregon City Bridge + +The State Highway Department has been requested by the County Court of +Clackamas County to prepare plans and estimates for a bridge over the +Willamette River at Oregon City. This will replace the old suspension +bridge at that place which is too light for the modern traffic +conditions in that vicinity. + +Surveys and studies of the site are being conducted at this time. In +this case, as is customary, the State Highway Department will furnish +plans free of cost to the County. + + +CLATSOP COUNTY + +During the period from December 1, 1916, to November 30, 1918, the State +Highway Department expended in Clatsop County the sum of $344,387.23. +The work accomplished consists of 3.5 miles of bituminous paving, 22.7 +miles of broken stone macadam, 1.7 miles of gravel macadam, 1.2 miles of +new grading, one covered wood draw bridge, two reinforced concrete +bridges, and 1-6x12 ft. reinforced concrete box culvert, all of these +improvements being on the Columbia River Highway between Astoria and the +Columbia County Line. + + +Astoria-Svensen Paving + +On July 20, 1917, the State Highway Department contracted with the +Warren Construction Company for nine miles of paving between Astoria and +Svensen. This contract called for a 16-foot bituminous pavement on a +crushed rock base and with two-foot macadam shoulders. The contract also +included the grading of a section 1.2 miles in length about midway +between Astoria and Svensen, this section being known as the John Day +Cut-off. + +Work was started on the grading of the cut-off on August 6, 1917, and on +the erection of the paving plant on August 15. On September 20, the +first batch of hot stuff was placed on the road at the Svensen end. The +work was just nicely started, however, when the rainy season which came +on unusually early, started in and the work had to be discontinued. At +this time the work on the grading of the cut-off was but fifty or sixty +per cent complete, and only one mile of paving had been laid. + +The following season, the roadbed did not become sufficiently dry to +permit of resumption of work until about the 15th of June, but even at +that late date the contractors were not able to start work on account +of the shortage in materials and labor resulting from the participation +of the United States in the war, and it was not until July 23 the work +was resumed. Continued shortage of labor and material made progress very +slow particularly on the placing of rock base, and when the 1918 rainy +season came on a total of only 3.5 miles of paving had been completed. +The grading of the John Day Cut-off had been finished, however, and +considerable progress made on the removal of slides and regrading of +roadbed. + +[Illustration: BITUMINOUS PAVING NEAR SVENSON IN CLATSOP COUNTY ON THE +COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY. PAVED IN 1917] + +The paving was discontinued on October 2 but in order to provide a +passable roadbed at as early a date as possible, it was decided to +continue the placing of rock base during the winter months. This work is +now in progress, and it is expected that a rocked surface over the +remaining unpaved distance of 5.5 miles will be secured by about January +1, 1919. + +The paving work will be continued again next season, and will +undoubtedly be completed early in the season. + +It is estimated that the grading and paving of this section will cost +completed $236,000.00. The total expenditures to November 30, 1918, +amounted to $96,955.97 and there remained unpaid to the contractor for +work done to that date the sum of $15,225.64. + +The engineering work was in charge of Mr. J. E. Nelson, during the 1917 +season, and in charge of Mr. H. N. Hackett during the 1918 season. + + +Svensen-Westport Macadam + +From Westport to Svensen in Clatsop County, 13.55 miles of 16-foot +waterbound macadam, 3.6 miles of 9-foot waterbound macadam and 1.76 +miles of gravel was laid. This work was handled by the Warren +Construction Company prior to December 26, 1917, at which time the State +Highway Department took the work over and proceeded with State forces. + +On this section the unit costs show a slight advantage in favor of doing +the work with State forces. Conditions were practically the same as on +the Clatskanie-Westport Section in Columbia County--the State paying +higher wages than the contractor, but the contractor having the +disadvantage of more unfavorable weather conditions. The main advantage +in the State doing this work was gained by having better control of the +organization and more direct supervision of the work. + +The original intention was to complete all macadam 16-feet wide but the +increased cost of labor, supplies, etc., made it necessary to reduce the +width of the macadam to nine feet so as to complete the full distance +with the money available. + + +COST STATEMENT--SVENSEN-WESTPORT MACADAM + + ===========================+==========+=========+============+======= + Item | Unit | Quan- | Cost | Unit + | | tity | | Cost + ---------------------------+----------+---------+------------+------- + By Warren Construction Co.,| | | | + on cost plus contract-- | | | | + Clearing and grubbing | Acres | 1 |$ 112.18 |$112.18 + Excavation | Cu. Yd. | 9,069 | 6,468.95 | .71 + 6-inch by 12-inch pipe | Foot | 1,519 | 4,472.69 | 2.90 + Waterbound macadam |[8]Cu. Yd.| 13,409 | 53,010.60 | 3.95 + Engineering | ... | ... | 971.84 | ... + By State Forces-- | | | | + Excavation | Cu. Yd. | 11,512 | 7,540.71 | .64 + 6-inch by 12-inch pipe, | Foot | 1,760 | 328.80 | .19 + laying only | | | | + Waterbound macadam | Cu. Yd. | 34,722 | 134,022.23 | 3.86 + Engineering | | | 1,651.69 | ... + | | +------------+ + Total | ... | ... |$208,579.69 | ... + ---------------------------+----------+---------+------------+------- + +[8] Including 1,839 cubic yards of gravel purchased at a cost of +$1,839.00 and 5,278 cubic yards crushed rock purchased at a cost of +$6,333.60. All other rock was crushed and cost of crushing is included +in the cost of the macadam. + +[Illustration: COVERED WOOD DRAWBRIDGE ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY IN +CLATSOP COUNTY, OVER THE JOHN DAY RIVER EAST OF ASTORIA. BUILT IN 1918. +LIFT SPAN--40 FEET] + + +John Day River Bridge + +As a part of the improvement of the Columbia River Highway between +Astoria and Svensen, a bridge was constructed over the John Day River +about four miles east of Astoria. + +The John Day River is a stream navigable to small boats, so it was +necessary to provide a movable span of 40-foot clear opening. Owing to +the unusually high price of steel it was decided to construct this +bridge of wood. The movable span is of the single leaf bascule type +operated by a windlass. Counter weights are employed to assist the +movement of the span and in order to compensate for the variable pull +required to lift the span at different phases of its movement, the +counter weight cables operate over spiral drums in such manner that +their pull is a maximum when the span is down, and is least when the +span is raised, gradually changing between the two extremes. In order to +guard against failure of the operator to close the gate on the side of +the stream opposite the machinery, an automatic gate was constructed. It +closes when the bridge starts to open and when the bridge closes it +swings back out of the way automatically. + +The bridge rests on concrete piers carried on piling, and besides the +lift span there are two 90-foot covered wooden spans. The operating +machinery is completely housed in by means of a tower. + +The crossing was designed to carry 20-ton trucks and the covered spans +have laminated wood floors with asphaltic wearing surface. + +One of the most serious objections raised against covered wooden bridges +is the lack of light. This was overcome in this case, as in other wooden +bridges on primary roads designed by this Department, by whitewashing +the interior and the addition of open windows at panel points. These are +provided with returns, and with the asphaltic wearing surface on the +floors of such bridges prevent moisture coming in contact with the +structural timbers of the bridge. + +This bridge was built by the Portland Bridge Company and the total cost +will be about $25,000.00. The payments on the bridge to November 30, +1918, amounted to $21,051.52. Mr. Leigh M. Huggins was resident engineer +in charge of construction. + + +Big Creek Bridge + +This bridge is located on the Columbia River Highway near Knappa. It +consists of two forty-five-foot reinforced concrete spans, and was built +by the State Highway Department with State forces at a cost of +$8,446.70. + + +Plympton Creek Bridge + +The Plympton Creek Bridge is located on the Columbia River Highway in +the town of Westport. It is a two thirty-foot span structure and was +built by the State Highway Department with State forces at a cost of +$6,413.19. + + +Little Creek Culvert + +This is a 6 by 12 reinforced concrete structure and is located on the +Columbia River Highway near Knappa. It was built by the Highway +Department with State forces at a cost of $929.69. + + +COLUMBIA COUNTY + +The State Highway Department expended in Columbia County during 1917 and +1918, the sum of $488,302.15, which is the largest amount expended in +any one county in the state. With this amount the following work was +completed: + + 2.5 miles of bituminous paving. + 27.2 miles of broken stone macadam. + 8.2 miles of grading. + 11 reinforced concrete bridges. + 2 reinforced concrete box culverts. + +All of this work is on the Columbia River, and all but the 2.5 miles of +paving is between the Clatsop County Line and a point about two miles +east of Goble. + + +Multnomah County Line-Scappoose Paving + +A contract was awarded to the Warren Construction Company, August 22, +1917, for 2.5 miles of bitulithic pavement sixteen feet wide on crushed +rock base, with two foot macadam shoulders. The old road bed on this +section was in excellent condition for base for pavement being old +macadam about sixteen feet in width. The grade was followed closely, +scarified, and clean crushed rock spread over the entire surface and +rolled. Material was borrowed along each side to obtain the required +twenty-four foot of roadbed. + +A sixteen foot span wooden bridge was replaced by an 8x10 feet +reinforced concrete culvert built by Lindstrom Bros. on the basis of +cost plus ten per cent. + + +CONSTRUCTION COST OF CULVERT + + Class A concrete, 64 cu. yds. at $22.43 $1,435.64 + Reinforcing steel, 2,900 lbs. at 8c 232.00 + --------- + $1,667.64 + Contractors percentage 166.96 + --------- + Total Cost $1,834.60 + +Paving work was started November 5, 1917, and completed December 20, +with the exception of about 200 feet of new fill made at the culvert +which was completed in June, 1918. + +Engineering work was done by P. W. Marx, under the supervision of Chas. +H. Whitmore, assistant engineer. + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--PAVING--MULTNOMAH COUNTY LINE TO +SCAPPOOSE + + Engineering $ 1,364.28 + Right-of-way attorney fees 35.00 + Contract Construction Work as follows: + Common excavation, 800 cu. yds. at 45c $ 360.00 + Standard Bith. pavement, 24,248.2 sq. yds. + at $1.17 28,370.39 + Broken stone, loose measure, 3,115.5 cu. yds. + at $1.90 5,919.45 + Broken stone shoulders, 26,974 lin. ft. at 5c 1,348.70 + Force account: + 34 feet of 12-inch corrugated iron pipe and + 120 feet of 6-inch porous drain tile 254.77 + Total paid to contractor $ 36,253.31 + ----------- + Total cost $ 37,652.59 + + +Westport-Clatskanie Macadam + +On the Clatskanie-Westport Section, which extended from Clatskanie to +the Clatsop County Line, the work was handled originally by the Warren +Construction Company, on a cost plus ten per cent. basis. The State +Highway Department took this work over December 26, 1917, and from that +time on the work was handled by this Department. This work consisted of +8.62 miles of sixteen-foot waterbound macadam. + +On this section the costs show that the Warren Construction Company laid +crushed rock slightly cheaper than the State. However, the State did all +the finishing on this section, which is more expensive than laying the +base rock and it was necessary to raise the wages twenty-five per cent. +after the work was taken over by the Department. C. L. Grutze was +resident engineer on this work. + + +COST STATEMENT--WESTPORT-CLATSKANIE MACADAM + + ===========================+==========+========+==============+======== + Item | Unit | Quan- | Total cost | Unit + | | tity | | cost + ---------------------------+----------+--------+--------------+-------- + By Warren Construction Co. | | | | + on cost plus contract-- | | | | + Clearing and grubbing | Acres | ½ | $ 49.87 | $ 99.74 + Excavation | Cu. yd. | 6,200 | 6,820.70 | 1.10 + 6-ft. by 12-in. drain pipe | Foot | 1,085 | 2,752.38 | 2.80 + Water-bound macadam |[9]Cu. yd.| 7,742 | 27,698.87 | 3.59 + Engineering | | | 497.03 | + By State Forces-- | | | | + Excavation | Cu. yd. | 8,299 | 5,594.75 | .67 + 6-ft. by 12-in. drain pipe | Foot | 298 | 21.05 | .07 + (laying) | | | | + Water-bound macadam | Cu. yd. | 17,977 | 68,168.50 | 3.79 + Engineering | | | 25.09 | + | | +--------------+ + Total cost | | | $ 111,628.24 | + ---------------------------+----------+--------+--------------+-------- + +[9] 4,972 cu. yds. purchased at cost of $5,966.40, all other rock +crushed on this job. + + +Clatskanie-Delena Macadam + +The section extending from a point three miles east of Clatskanie to a +point two and one-half miles east of Delena, known as the +Clatskanie-Delena Section, was completed by L. O. Herrold on a basis of +cost plus ten per cent. This work consisted of eleven miles of sixteen +foot waterbound macadam, one and one-tenth miles of nine foot waterbound +macadam and all necessary grading, drainage, etc. The foundation on part +of this section was very poor and 10,233 cubic yards of rubble base was +used in order to make satisfactory foundation for macadam. While this +increased the cost of the macadam, it was the only way in which a +permanent foundation could be secured on this section. P. M. Hall-Lewis +was resident engineer on this work. + + +COST STATEMENT--CLATSKANIE-DELENA MACADAM (COST PLUS 10 PER CENT) + + Item Cost + + Engineering $ 5,998.96 + General construction 11,759.14 + Clearing and grubbing 892.37 + Excavation and embankment 22,529.95 + Drainage structures 3,596.27 + Miscellaneous structures 1,454.76 + Quarrying and crushing 43,714.47 + Placing, rolling, sprinkling, etc. 46,502.97 + Camp construction and operation 111.51 + ----------- + Total $136,560.40 + +This work includes 25,405 cubic yards of excavation, 22,170 cubic yards +of crushed rock macadam and 10,298 cubic yards of rubble base, besides +numerous small structures, drains, etc. + + +Delena-Goble Macadam + +Clark & Dibble of Rainier contracted with the Highway Department to +construct five and seven-tenths miles of broken stone macadam between +Delena and Goble. The prices at which this work was taken by the +contractors was very low, and the result was that almost from the first +the work was handicapped by lack of proper finances. It became evident +to the Department that the contractor would be unable to complete all of +this work before the winter rains set in, so to facilitate matters and +to provide a passable road for the winter, the Department took over the +part of the work between Rainier and Goble after about $10,000.00 worth +of work had been done on this part by Clark & Dibble. The work of the +Highway Department on this section is described in the article on the +Rainier-Goble macadam. + +Clark & Dibble successfully carried to completion the two and one-tenths +miles of macadam west of Rainier. A complete statement of the costs of +the work handled by the contractors is given below. + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--MACADAM--DELENA TO GOBLE + + Engineering $ 2,519.50 + Construction-- + Common excavation, 938 cu. yds. at 40c $ 375.20 + Intermediate excavation, 75 cu. yds. at 60c 45.00 + Solid rock excavation, 25 cu. yds. at $1.15 28.75 + Broken stone macadam, 12,911.5 cu. yds. at + $2.18 28,147.07 + 12-inch corrugated iron pipe, 420 lin. ft. + at $1.30 546.00 + Clay filler, 1,403 cu. yds. at $1.00 1,403.00 + Force Account-- + Lowering 18-inch corrugated iron culverts 55.78 + Lengthening existing culverts and opening + ditches 15.62 + 18-inch corrugated iron pipe, 80 lin. ft. 235.43 + Clearing slides and ditching near Prescott 2,201.47 + Removal of slides 1,377.22 + Side ditches for macadam work 336.97 + Preparation of subgrade for macadam 330.65 + Spreading, sprinkling, and rolling macadam 27.07 + --------- + 35,125.23 + Less credit for 24 days use of State roller + at $5.00 120.00 + --------- + Total amount paid to contractor 35,005.23 + ----------- + Total cost $ 37,524.73 + + +Rainier-Goble Macadam + +In Columbia County the State Highway Department laid twenty-four and +one-tenth miles of sixteen foot waterbound macadam and four and +two-tenths miles of nine foot waterbound macadam between Goble and the +Clatsop County Line. Of this the Rainier-Goble Section was taken over +from the contractors, Clark & Dibble, after being partly completed. This +was done in order to facilitate the work and get the road open for +traffic before the rainy season. + +While the work done by the State on this section cost more per cubic +yard than the contractor was originally receiving, the actual difference +in cost for the job was not sufficient to justify the Department in +allowing the contractor to proceed with the work which would have +entailed leaving the road closed to traffic for another winter. + + +COST STATEMENT--RAINIER-GOBLE MACADAM (STATE FORCES) + + ===============================+========+========+============+===== + Item | Unit | Amount | Cost | Unit + | | | | Cost + -------------------------------+--------+--------+------------+----- + Engineering | | | $ 382.85 | + Intermediate Excavation |Cu. yds.| | 1,078.97 | .72 + Quarrying and crushing |Cu. yds.| 2,555 | 3,828.71 | 1.29 + Hauling stone |Cu. yds.| 2,555 | 3,243.99 | 1.27 + Placing and rolling |Cu. yds.| 2,555 | 2,979.22 | 1.17 + Camp construction and operation| | | 719.27 | + General construction | | | 197.34 | + | | | ---------- | + Total | | | $12,430.35 | + -------------------------------+--------+--------+------------+----- + + +Goble Macadam Work + +A contract was awarded to Warren Construction Company September 4, 1917, +for macadamizing the Goble Cut-off on a basis of cost plus ten per cent. + +Columbia County has a quarry on the old road about three-fourths of a +mile west of Goble, which was equipped with complete crushing outfit and +arrangements were made by the contractor for the use of this equipment +and all the rock for this job was crushed and hauled from this quarry. + +Work was started March 1, 1918, and completed June 25, 1918. + +Engineering work was done by H. C. Compton as resident engineer under +the supervision of Chas. H. Whitmore. + + +COST STATEMENT + + Construction engineering $548.12 + Excavation and embankment 137.24 + Drainage 21.11 + Quarrying and crushing (6,504 cu. yds. crushed) 9,627.92 + Spreading and rolling (6,504 cu. yds.) 5,913.53 + Hauling (6,504 cu. yds) 4,371.62 + Camp construction and operation 545.61 + Corral construction and operation 313.82 + ---------- + Total cost $21,478.97 + + +Goble Grading Section + +A new location of the Columbia River Highway was made from a point two +miles east of Goble to Goble Creek and a new concrete bridge built over +Goble Creek, making a saving in distance of about one-half mile and +doing away with several excessive grades, sharp curves and narrow +roadbed, also a dangerous bridge and trestle across Goble Creek. + +A rock cut between Goble and Goble Creek was taken out by the S. P. & S. +Ry. Co. with steam shovels and the material used by them for riprap, +thus making a considerable saving to the State Highway Commission. The +material for the west approach to the new bridge was obtained by +blasting and barring down rock from a dangerous perpendicular cliff +about 1,000 feet west of the bridge, from which large rocks had fallen +onto the highway. To make the highway safe it was necessary to remove +this material and by using it in the bridge approach, did away with +other borrow which would have been necessary. The cliff is about 200 +feet high with the highway and S. P. & S. Ry. side by side at the foot, +necessitating very light shots and careful work and was completed +without accident to men or interruption of traffic on the railroad. + +[Illustration: ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY NEAR GOBLE IN COLUMBIA +COUNTY. GRADED AND MACADAMIZED IN 1917 AND 1918] + +The material for the east approach was obtained by trimming up the cut +left by the railroad company. + +A contract for grading the cutoff was awarded to the Warren Construction +Company, August 7, 1917, and work started in July, 1917. From the east +end of the section to Ruben, about one mile in length, the material was +handled by teams. Rock work at Ruben and at Goble was sub-let to station +men. The fill across the flat between Ruben and Goble was made from side +borrow, by using a steam hoisting engine, with boom and clam shell +bucket. This work was done in the fall and winter and the material was +light loam and sand and very wet, and did not pack very solid in the +fill, therefore a strip of rock sixteen feet wide and one foot in +thickness, taken from the rock cuts at either end, was placed on the +fill and rolled thus making a solid base for the crushed rock macadam. + +The engineering work was done by A. F. Pratt, resident engineer and W. +E. Eddy, assistant state highway engineer, until October 1, 1917, when +it was taken over by H. C. Compton, resident engineer, under the +supervision of Chas. H. Whitmore, assistant engineer. + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING GOBLE SECTION + + Engineering $ 2,925.64 + Guarding S. P. & S. Ry. tracks 527.02 + Right-of-way damages 73.56 + Rental on State Industrial Ry. track furnished + contractor 138.00 + Payments to contractor for work as follows: + Clearing and grubbing $ 2,085.00 + Common excavation, 20,106.5 cu. yds. at 45c 9,047.92 + Intermediate excavation, 3,534.9 cu. yds. + at 70c 2,474.43 + Solid rock excavation, 11,947.2 cu. yds. + at $1.15 13,739.28 + 12-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 560 lin. + ft. at $1.50 840.00 + 24-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 92 lin. ft. + at $3.30 303.60 + 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe, 80 lin. ft. + at $5.30 424.00 + Overhaul per 100 lin. ft., 18,032 cu. yds. at + 2c 360.64 + Force account-- + Replacing trestle for Warren Packing Co.'s + plant, Goble 256.00 + Borrowing approximately 400 cu. yds. rock to + cover dirt fill 506.08 + Removal of overhanging rock near Goble Creek + bridge 6,454.32 + Widening grade and building fill from Goble + postoffice to Goble Creek bridge 5,853.31 + Cutting off rock point to give safe sight + distance around curve 47.12 + Removal of slide west of Goble Creek 18.66 + Placing 400 feet drain tile in quicksand 137.01 + Placing timber foundation for culvert 51.05 + -------- + Total paid to contractor $ 42,598.42 + ----------- + Grand total cost $ 46,262.64 + + +Rainier Hill Grading + +On July 30, 1917, a contract was entered into with A. L. Clark of +Rainier for the widening of the Rainier Hill Section, a section two and +two-tenths miles in length, located just west of Rainier. This work was +let under a unit price contract, but the nature of the work was such +that a considerable part of it could not be fairly measured and paid for +on a unit, and on this part the contractor was allowed cost plus ten per +cent. The total cost of this improvement was $6,350.61. A detailed cost +statement follows: + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING--RAINIER HILL SECTION + + Engineering $ 468.38 + Construction-- + Common excavation, 1,925 cu. yds. at 30c $ 577.50 + Intermediate excavation, 1,071.9 cu. yds. at + 48c 514.51 + Solid rock excavation, 1,039.7 cu. yds. at + $1.25 1,299.62 + Overhaul per 100 lin. ft., 905 cu. yds. at 3c 27.15 + 12-inch corrugated iron pipe, 228 lin. ft. at + $1.00 228.00 + Force account-- + Excavation for cribbing and placing rip-rap 61.93 + 8-foot extension to 36-inch culvert 54.63 + Widening old roadbed, removal of slides and + general improvement work not subject to + measurement 3,082.56 + Culvert pipe furnished by State 36.33 + --------- + 5,882.23 + ---------- + Total cost $6,350.61 + + +Beaver Valley Grading + +Before the Columbia River Highway through Beaver Creek Canyon between +Delena and Inglis was opened for traffic in July, 1918, in order to +reach Clatskanie from Delena, it was necessary to travel over a narrow, +dangerous, earth and corduroy road, either by way of Maygar and Quincy +or through the hills about eight miles into Clatskanie. Both of these +roads were passable for autos only about three months during the dry +season. + +The grading of this section was partly completed by the County under +supervision of Mr. Bowlby, State Highway Engineer in 1914. This section +being a very important link in the Columbia River Highway and no funds +being available from County or State funds during 1915 or 1916, S. +Benson decided to advance the necessary funds to make this section +passable. About four miles of grading was completed between Inglis and +Delena, leaving only the building of bridges to open this section. This +work was later macadamized by the State. + +The engineering work was done by A. K. Grondahl. + +A bill was passed by the 1917 Legislature refunding to Mr. Benson +$20,978.22 which is a large portion of the amount expended by him. + + +COST STATEMENT + + Clearing and grubbing $ 1,265.80 + Grading--labor and teams 17,124.07 + Explosives 2,275.31 + Pipe culverts 313.04 + ---------- + Total $20,978.22 + + +Prescott Hill Section + +This section of the highway was built along the steep hillside, several +slides having occurred narrowing the roadbed in some places to about +eight feet and making it very dangerous, it was necessary to build +several retaining walls, half viaducts and guard fences. + +This was done by Oscar Lindstrom on a basis of cost plus ten per cent. + +A half-viaduct seventy-five feet in length was built containing +fifty-three cubic yards of concrete and 4,100 pounds reinforcing steel, +with standard bridge railing for guard fence. + +Two hundred and fourteen linear feet of rubble masonry walls were built +on a slope of three-fourths to one, and standard bridge railing placed +on top for guard fence. These walls contain 438 cubic yards of rock. + +A reinforced concrete crib forty-one feet long, fifteen feet high and +seven feet wide was built and filled with large rock. The members were +cast on the dock in Rainier and hauled to the location. A reinforced +concrete slab on solid earth foundation was used for footing, on the +required angle to give the crib a batter of one-fourth to one. + +The total cost of the Prescott Hill improvement was $9,039.86. + + +Goble Creek Bridge + +A ninety-foot reinforced concrete bridge was built over Goble Creek on +the Columbia River Highway about one-half mile east of Goble. This +bridge has a pile foundation which was put in by the Warren Construction +Company on a cost plus basis for $1,583.32. The superstructure was built +by Lindstrom and Fiegeson on a unit price basis. The cost of the +structure complete was $5,907.14. + +The engineering work in connection with this work was handled by H. C. +Compton, resident engineer, on the Goble Section, and the inspection of +the placement of steel and pouring of concrete was in charge of L. M. +Huggins. + + +COST STATEMENT--GOBLE CREEK BRIDGE + + Engineering $ 77.47 + Construction-- + Class A concrete, 135 cu. yds. at $18.40 $2,447.20 + Reinforcing steel, 17,925 lbs. at 7½c 1,344.38 + Concrete hand rail, 186 lin. ft. at $1.75 325.50 + Construction of cement shed and unloading cement 129.27 + Pile foundation (force account) 1,583.32 + --------- + Total construction cost 5,829.67 + --------- + Grand total cost of bridge $5,907.14 + + +Beaver Creek Bridges + +For a considerable distance between Rainier and Clatskanie the Columbia +River Highway follows Beaver Creek, crossing the creek in many places. +To replace a number of temporary wooden structures and to provide +bridges at every crossing, the highway department in 1917 and 1918 +constructed nine reinforced concrete bridges across this stream. The +spans of these structures vary from thirty to 105 feet, there being one +thirty-foot, one fifty-foot, two sixty-foot, four seventy-foot and one +105-foot spans in all. + +The thirty-foot span structure was built by L. O. Herrold of Salem, on a +cost plus ten per cent basis and cost $3,600.00. + +The other eight structures were built by L. O. Herrold of Salem, on a +unit price basis, the cost of the eight being $32,000.00. + + +Graham Creek Culvert + +A double 6x6 foot reinforced concrete box culvert was built on the +Columbia River Highway to provide passage for Graham Creek near +Marshland. This culvert was built with State forces. It contains fifty +cubic yards of concrete and cost $804.49. + + +Survey--Columbia City to Scappoose + +A survey was made between Scappoose and McBride a distance of eleven and +two-tenths miles. This survey follows the S. P. & S. Ry. on the south +side the entire distance and is shorter than the present traveled road +by about one mile, and also does away with six grade crossings. While +most of the roadbed will be entirely new work, it will not be of heavy +construction, the country being comparatively flat. Between Scappoose +and St. Helens the material is mostly earth. Between St. Helens and +McBride the material is mostly rock. + +[Illustration: ONE OF NINE REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGES IN THE BEAVER +CREEK VALLEY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY BETWEEN +RAINIER AND CLATSKANIE. ALL BUILT IN 1917 AND 1918] + +Two bridges of thirty foot spans or more are needed, also several box +culverts and pipe culverts. + +The survey from Scappoose to St. Helens was made by P. W. Marx; from St. +Helens to McBride by H. C. Compton. + + +COOS COUNTY + +The work of the Highway Department in Coos County consisted entirely in +assistance given the County in the making of surveys and the engineering +of construction work done under the County's bond issue of $362,000.00. +For this purpose $16,967.68 of State funds were expended, and the total +amount of County expenditures audited and vouchered through the Highway +department was $170,781.83. These expenditures were made on work on the +Coast Highway between Marshfield and the Curry County Line, and on the +Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway between Coquille and Myrtle Point. The +engineering work was in charge of R. B. Murdock. + + +CROOK COUNTY + +Crook County is one of the districts of Eastern Oregon where the road +program is an expensive one. Prineville now has rail communication with +outside points, and in sections of the County there is found some good +natural roads, but much is wanting in the line of transportation +facilities. Owing to a large portion of the County being mountainous in +character, much of the roads are little else than trails. + +Formerly the boundaries of Crook County encircled an area now comprising +several counties. The paring process, caused by the forming of new +counties left Crook County in a peculiar position. The local road map +indicates that the County is divided into two communities with the +dividing line following the rugged country a few miles east of +Prineville. A single road that is a succession of heavy grades and poor +alignment, is the sole medium of traffic communication between the two +ends of the County. + +The people of Crook County are fully aware of the importance of +highways. Although local funds will not go far, a remarkable beginning +has been made. A County bond issue of $95,000.00 has been voted for road +construction. The general progressiveness and co-operative spirit +existing throughout the County is shown by the fact that $85,000.00 of +the bond issue is to be expended on one road. Reference is made to the +proposed road up Crooked River from Prineville, connecting the east and +west end of the County. + +The State Highway Commission has ordered a location survey made of the +Crooked River Highway between Prineville and the Shorty Davis Ranch. The +length of this line will be about thirty miles, and practically a water +grade can be secured. This work will start easily in 1918. + +The immediate purpose of the survey is to gather definite data for the +consideration of the State Highway Commission. The County authorities +have made application for State aid and request early consideration of +the matter. + +The State Highway Commission is cooperating in the construction of the +Ochoco Forest Road in Crook County. + + +Ochoco-Canyon Forest Road + +The State Highway Commission extended aid to Crook County by helping to +secure Federal aid and by appropriating State funds for the construction +of a nine and seven-tenths mile section of the McKenzie River Highway +between Prineville and Mitchell. This section is adjacent to the Wheeler +County Line and connects up with proposed grading work in Wheeler +County. + +Construction work is in progress under the direction of the United +States Office of Public Roads. The cost of this work will be defrayed by +co-operative funds from the State, County and Government. The total +estimated cost is $52,500.00. The following statement shows the +appropriations made for this work: + + Total estimated cost of work $52,500.00 + Appropriated by State 17,500.00 + Appropriated by Government 17,500.00 + Appropriated by County 17,500.00 + + +CURRY COUNTY + +The most important highway in this County is, of course, the Coast +Highway, which affords an outlet to California on the south and Coos Bay +on the north. Between the Coos County Line and Port Orford the route of +the Coast Highway lies along the foot of the mountains and on a +comparatively level plain and, except in a few cases at river crossings, +the grades of the present road are not excessive. The alignment could be +improved but is satisfactory for the present. A gravel surfacing on this +section makes it passable the whole year round. + +South of Port Orford the topography of the County changes. The slopes +are steep; in many cases reaching forty degrees, and are badly broken +up. This section is also subject to slides of which there is abundant +evidence of recent activity. The drainage being at right angles to the +coast must be crossed by the highway requiring considerable rise and +fall in the grade line. + +A survey from Port Orford south was commenced in December of 1917. A +line was located and staked ready for construction between Port Orford +and Hubbard Creek, eliminating steep grades and sharp curves on the +present road. A close preliminary line was run between Hubbard Creek and +Mussel Creek (Arizona Inn), a thorough study made of the conditions and +the following route recommended, which eliminates the excessive grades +and high summit of 1,100 feet of the present road. The location lies +between elevation 100 and 400, dropping into and crossing drainage as it +is met, following close to the beach until Brush Creek is reached, then +following up Brush Creek on the east side of Humbug Mountain until an +intersection with the present road is reached, straightening out present +road for about one mile, then following the coast between elevation 200 +and 400, dropping into Mussel Creek. + +The controlling points on this route are the slides which must be headed +to secure a stable roadbed. A twelve-foot roadbed has been proposed for +this project, with maximum six per cent grades and the construction even +for this narrow width is heavy as it will be necessary to bench out the +entire width of the roadbed on solid ground, the slopes being too steep +for fill to catch. Considerable bridging is required and a gravel +surface provided throughout the entire length to insure an all year +road, so the cost of even this narrow roadbed will be high. + +A beach route located about ten feet above high tide has been proposed, +and, while this has the advantage of shorter distance and no rise and +fall, this route is not believed to be feasible because the underlying +rock is soft and disintegrates readily and is eroded by tidal action to +a considerable extent. The numerous slides at this elevation would also +make construction on this location inadvisable for a permanent road. + +A reconnaissance was made between Mussel Creek and Gold Beach. After +leaving Mussel Creek, considerable development work is required to +attain standard grade, and but a small portion of the present road could +be used. Passing Euchre Creek, there will be utilized along Cedar Creek +a new section of road about eight miles in length which has been +recently graded by the County. If widened and the alignment corrected in +a few locations, this would afford a direct route to the Rogue River +where a ferry runs regularly. Between the river crossing and Gold Beach +there is a fair road requiring only straightening out and widening. + +A large portion of the total area of Curry County is in the forest +reserve making the taxable area relatively small. For this reason and in +view of the heavy cost of construction, aid is asked by the County from +State and Federal sources. The most needed improvement is the section +between Port Orford and Brush Creek. In view of the increasing +probability of the Coast Military Highway by the Federal Government, +which would be a great benefit to this County as well as to the State in +general, it is desired to construct such sections as are undertaken on +the correct location and standard grades, so that future widening and +surfacing only will be necessary to bring it to the high standards which +will undoubtedly be maintained on this military highway. + +It has been proposed by the Commission to co-operate with the Forest +Service in a joint Forest Aid Project in Coos and Curry Counties, each +contributing $50,000.00, the Forest money to be spent in northern Coos +County and the State money, between Port Orford and Brush Creek. Curry +County has offered to co-operate with County tax funds. It is hoped that +this project can be carried out during the 1919 season. + + +DESCHUTES COUNTY + + +Bend-Lapine Cinder Macadam + +During the year 1917, an appropriation was made by the Highway +Commission for the construction of cinder macadam between Bend and +Lapine. This work was advertised and, proposals were received on August +7, 1917. As the bids submitted at that time were not considered +favorable, all were rejected, and the work was undertaken under the +supervision of the County Court. + +This section, which had been graded under a previous administration, +passes through a flat, pine district, with a surface formation of +volcanic ash, which is a very poor road material, roads without +surfacing becoming practically impassable during the summer season. + +As no rock or gravel was available for macadamizing, scoria or volcanic +cinder was used, of which material there is an inexhaustible supply +along the right-of-way. This scoria is very light, weighing about 1,700 +pounds per cubic yard. It, however, has made an excellent macadam, and +because of its lightness can be handled and placed cheaper than either +rock or gravel. The results are as favorable as if the best pit-run +gravel could have been had. + +A total of 18,300 cubic yards of cinder macadam was placed on this +section and twelve and five-tenths miles of completed surface was +secured. The total cost was $20,183.60, giving a unit cost of +approximately $1,600.00 per mile, which is proof of the economy of this +type of construction where volcanic cinder is obtainable. + + +Survey--Rolyat to One Hundred Mile Road + +In September and October, 1918, the State Highway Commission made a +location survey on the section of the Bend-Burns Highway between Rolyat, +in Deschutes County and the One Hundred Mile Road, in Harney County. The +object of the survey at this time is to secure a more direct route and +to avoid the bad section of the present road through the Glass Buttes +district. The length of this survey is seventeen and one-tenth miles and +it materially shortens the distance, as compared with the present road +between the terminal points mentioned. + +Fifteen and six-tenths miles of this line are in Deschutes County and +one and five-tenths miles in Harney County. The northeast corner of Lake +County is touched by the survey but only for a short distance. The +definite limits are not shown as the County Lines could not be found and +it was deemed not advisable to go to the cost of reestablishing the +lines for the purpose of the survey. The new location leads in an +easterly direction from Rolyat and continues to the north of the present +road. + +The plans for this survey will be made up in the near future. H. B. +Wright was the locating engineer in charge. + + +DOUGLAS COUNTY + +As a result of the liberal co-operation of Douglas County, a very large +amount of work has been done during 1917 and 1918 on the Pacific Highway +across that County. From a $500,000.00 bond issue the County set aside +$200,000.00 for the improvement of the Pacific Highway north of +Roseburg, with the understanding that the Highway Department would +expend an equal amount on the same highway south of Roseburg. In +accordance with this arrangement, it was agreed that the County would +grade 10.4 miles between Yoncalla and Oakland, grade and macadamize 4.6 +miles between Comstock and Leona, and grade 2.4 miles between Comstock +and the Lane County Line; and that the State would grade 12.8 miles +between Myrtle Creek and Dillard and macadamize 2.4 miles between +Comstock and the Lane County Line. It was further agreed that if the +County would cooperate with the State and Federal Government to the +amount of $23,000.00 on the Canyonville-Galesville Forest Road Project, +this amount would be considered a part of the $200,000.00 to be provided +by the County in connection with the general scheme of improvement +outlined. + +All of the work contemplated in this co-operative agreement has been +carried to completion, and when final payments have been made the total +expenditure by the State will be approximately $205,000.00 and by the +County $175,000.00. + +The Canyonville-Galesville Forest Road Project referred to above +involves the grading of a 9.7 mile section over Canyon Creek Pass, and +it will eliminate one of the very worst stretches on the Pacific Highway +between Portland and the California Line. This is estimated to cost +$211,000.00, of which the County will pay $23,000.00, the State +$94,000.00 and the Federal Government $94,000.00. + +In summary, the improvement work on the Pacific Highway in Douglas +County during 1917 and 1918, including the work now under way, consisted +of 39.9 miles of grading and 7.0 miles of macadamizing. + +The expenditures on the individual sections by the County, State and +Federal Government when final payments are completed, will be +approximately as follows: + + ======================+===========+===========+==========+=========== + Sections | By | By | By | Total + | State | County | Federal | + | | | Govt. | + ----------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+----------- + Lane County Line- | | | | + Comstock Grading |$ 2,027.30|$ 17,119.44| ... | $19,146.74 + Lane County Line- | | | | + Comstock Macadam | 15,185.09| ... | ... | 15,185.09 + Comstock-Leona | | | | + Grading and | 5,650.28| 74,349.72| ... | 80,000.00 + Macadam | | | | + Oakland-Yoncalla | 17,565.28| 83,530.84| ... | 101,096.12 + Grading | | | | + Myrtle Creek-Dillard | 120,000.00| ... | ... | 120,000.00 + Grading | | | | + Canyonville-Galesville| 94,000.00| 23,000.00| 94,000.00| 211,000.00 + Grading | | | | + Umpqua River Bridges | 45,500.00| ... | ... | 45,500.00 + +-----------+-----------+----------+----------- + Total |$299,927.95|$198,000.00|$94,000.00|$591,927.95 + ----------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+----------- + +[Illustration: BRIDGE ON PASS CREEK--20 FT. SPAN. ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY +NEAR COMSTOCK IN DOUGLAS COUNTY] + + +Grading--Comstock to the Lane County Line + +This section runs through the northern portion of the Pass Creek Canyon, +and has been the dread of tourists heretofore. It has always been a hard +road to travel under summer conditions and absolutely impassable in +winter, even for horse-drawn conveyances. + +The contract for this improvement involved 2.4 miles of grading and was +awarded to S. S. Schell of Oakland, Oregon on September 5, 1917. The +bulk of the grading was done that fall and the job was completed in the +spring of 1918. The road bed was graded to a width of 24 feet with 5 per +cent maximum grades and easy curves. In addition to the grading, the +contract included two drainage structures over Pass Creek, one a double +6x6 reinforced concrete box culvert and the other a 20-foot reinforced +concrete bridge. All construction charges were paid by Douglas County. +Engineering charges were paid by the State. + +Mr. E. B. Bishop was the Resident Engineer in charge on this section. + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING COMSTOCK TO LANE COUNTY LINE + + Engineering $ 2,029.80 + Construction-- + Clearing and Grubbing $2,400.00 + Common Excavation, 11,688 cu. yds. at 45c. 5,259.60 + Intermediate Excavation, 6,085 cu. yds. at 60c. 3,651.00 + Solid Rock Excavation, 1,016 cu. yds. at $1.15 1,168.40 + Overhaul per 100 ft., 7,220 cu. yds. at 3c. 216.60 + 12-inch Plain Concrete Pipe, 134 lin. ft. at + $1.00 134.00 + 24-inch Reinforced Concrete pipe, 160 lin. ft. + at $2.50 400.00 + 6-inch Porous Drain Tile, 591 lin. ft. at 20c. 118.20 + Class A Concrete, 120.46 c. y. at $24.00 2,891.04 + Class B Concrete, 11.62 c. y. at $16.00 185.92 + Metal Reinforcement, 7,625 lbs. at 8c. 609.84 + Repairing Timber Bridge 26.34 + Laying 315.5 lin. ft. of Drain Tile and + Backfilling 56.00 + Total paid to Contractor 17,116.94 + ---------- + Total Cost $19,146.74 + Paid by County 17,119.44 + Paid by State $2,027.30 + ---------- + Total $19,146.74 + + +Macadam--Comstock to Lane County Line + +On August 6, 1918, a contract was awarded to S. S. Schell for +macadamizing the above newly graded section in Pass Creek Canyon, by the +State Highway Commission, same to be a standard three course broken +stone, water bound surface. This work was carried through in a very able +manner on the part of the Contractor and completed November 16, 1918. +This surfacing makes an all year road, of one of the worst pieces of +road in the State. The entire cost of this work was paid by the State. + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--MACADAMIZING--COMSTOCK TO LANE COUNTY +LINE + + Engineering $ 302.09 + Advertisements for bids 66.90 + Construction-- + Broken Stone Macadam, 4,354 cu. yds. at + $3.35 $14,585.90 + Earth Filler, 150 cu. yds. at 75c. 112.50 + Removing Slides 117.70 + ---------- + Total Paid to Contractor 14,816.10 + ---------- + Total Cost $15,185.09 + + +Grading and Macadam--Comstock to Leona + +This section is through the south end of Pass Creek Canyon, beginning +approximately a mile and a half south of Comstock and extending to a +point a half mile north of Leona, being 4.6 miles in length. The +contract was a joint contract signed by the County Court and State +Highway Commission and was awarded to Hall & Soleim of Eugene on +September 5, 1917. Work covered by the contract was for grading and +macadamizing, culverts and bridges. + +Due to shortage of labor, poor shipments on macadam rock, and financial +difficulties, the contractors were obliged to ask the State Highway +Commission to take over the work. On August 20, 1918, after a conference +with the County Court and the Contractor's Surety Company, this was +done. The work was completed November 30, 1918. The construction details +under the State supervision were handled by a State construction +engineer, representing the Contractors and Surety Company, and the +engineering details by the resident engineer on the work--the latter +rendering regular monthly estimates of work done on the unit contract +prices, of the original contract. + +This work complete will cost approximately $80,000.00 of which the +County will pay $74,349.72 and the State $5,650.28. + +The construction of this section was in charge of E. B. Bishop, resident +engineer, and F. E. LaPointe, construction superintendent. + + +Grading--Oakland to Yoncalla + +This work extends from the Calapooya River Bridge at Oakland to a point +two miles south of Yoncalla, a total distance of 10.4 miles. A contract +for clearing, grading and culverts was awarded the Warren Construction +Company, September 5, 1917, being the last of three contracts signed +jointly by the County Court and State Highway Commission. + +This work was completed July 25, 1918, and is an excellent piece of +standard construction 24 feet in width. It eliminates the old excessive +grade over Rice Hill, and some bad sections just north of Oakland--there +being now no grades over 5 per cent. + +On the completion of the grading the State Highway Commission requested +permission Of the Capital Issues Committee to sell bonds, part of which +were to cover the rocking of this unit to make it passable for winter. +This request was refused on the ground that it was not a necessary war +measure. The road will therefore not be passable this winter, but it is +expected that the section will be macadamized during the 1919 season. + +Mr. Robert A. Pratt was resident engineer in charge of the construction. + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING--OAKLAND TO YONCALLA + + Engineering $ 5,864.31 + Construction-- + Clearing and Grubbing $ 6,350.00 + Common Excavation, 45,563 cu. yds. at 49c 22,325.87 + Intermediate Excavation, 37,544 cu. yds. + at 77c 28,908.88 + Solid Rock Excavation, 17,976 cu. yds. at + $1.30 23,368.80 + Overhaul per 100 lin. ft., 61,580 cu. yds. + at 2c 1,231.60 + 12-inch Plain Concrete Pipe, 2,463 lin. ft. + at $1.10 2,709.30 + 18-inch Corrugated Galvanized Iron Pipe, 742 + lin. ft. at $2.75 2,040.50 + 24-inch Corrugated Galvanized Iron Pipe, 108 + lin. ft. at $3.44 371.52 + 6-inch Porous Drain Tile, 1,055 lin. ft. at 20c 211.00 + Class A Concrete, 146.5 cu. yds. at $24.00 3,516.00 + Class B Concrete, 102.2 cu. yds. at $22.00 2,248.40 + Metal Reinforcement, 9,057 lbs. at 8c 724.56 + Lumber, 3,545 F. B. M. at $45.00 159.52 + Extra work on culverts, drain ditches, rock back + filling 174.48 + Hauling and Placing rip-rap for embankments, + approximately 350 cu. yds. 203.97 + Lowering water pipe crossing 13.64 + Rebuilding right of way fence 170.50 + Grubbing for borrow pit 21.12 + Extra clearing and grubbing account of line + change 74.82 + Gasoline furnished State 9.19 + 32-ft. by 36-in. Corrugated Iron Pipe (Hauling and + Placing) 28.09 + 68-ft. by 36-in. Corrugated Iron Pipe in place 370.04 + Total paid to contractor $ 95,231.80 + ----------- + Total cost $101,096.11 + + Paid by State $ 19,015.09 + Paid by County 82,081.02 + ----------- + Total $101,096.11 + +[Illustration: ALONG THE UMPQUA RIVER NORTH OF MYRTLE CREEK IN DOUGLAS +COUNTY. GRADED IN 1917 AND 1918] + + +Grading--Myrtle Creek to Dillard + +On November 27, 1917, a contract was awarded to Calvert & Wolke of +Grants Pass (now known as the Grants Pass Construction Company, James +Logan, President), for the clearing, grading, culverts and concrete +bridges on a section of 12.8 miles between Myrtle Creek and the junction +of the Pacific Highway with the Roseburg-Coos Bay Highway, one mile and +a half north of Dillard. This construction eliminates the well but +unfavorably known Roberts Mountain grade just south of Roseburg, on +which several lives have been lost and also, seven grade crossings of +the Southern Pacific Railway. It will be a water grade highway along the +beautiful Umpqua River. + +The road will not be open to the public until the completion of two +bridges over the Umpqua, which are now under construction and which are +expected to be completed about January 1, 1919. It is expected that this +entire section will be macadamized during the 1919 season. + +Mr. F. N. Drinkhall is resident engineer in charge of the grading on +this section. + + +DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918--GRADING--MYRTLE +CREEK TO DILLARD + + Engineering $ 7,499.22 + Culvert Pipe furnished by State 4,109.70 + Construction-- + Clearing and Grubbing, 97% completed $ 3,395.00 + Common Excavation, 49,146 cu. yds. at 35c 17,201.10 + Intermediate Excavation, 42,951 cu. yds. at + 56c 24,052.56 + Solid Rock Excavation, 23,859 cu. yds. at + $1.14 27,199.26 + Overhaul, per 100 lin. ft., 6,614 cu. yds. at + 2c 132.28 + 12-inch Plain Concrete Pipe, 1,798 lin. ft. at + 35c 629.30 + 18-inch Corrugated Galvanized Iron Pipe, 556 + lin. ft. at 30c 166.80 + 24-inch Corrugated Galvanized Iron Pipe, 284 + lin. ft. at 40c 113.60 + 36-inch Corrugated Galvanized Iron Pipe, 246 + lin. ft. at 75c 184.50 + 6-inch Porous Drain Tile, 5,054 lin. ft. at 25c 1,263.50 + Class A Concrete, 471.92 cu. yds. at $22.00 10,382.24 + Class C Concrete, 25 cu. yds. at $20.50 512.50 + Metal Reinforcement, 37,747 lbs. at 10c 3,774.70 + Lumber and Timber, 17,058 F. B. M. at $45.00 767.61 + Rough Dry Walls (approx.) (Force Account) 122 + cu. yds. 106.41 + Clearing outside R. O. W. (Force Account) 112.96 + Back-filling over drain tile with gravel 321.06 + --------- + Total Amount Earned by Contractor to Nov. 30, + 1918 90,315.38 + 15 per cent retained until completion of + contract 13,547.31 + --------- + Total paid contractor to Nov. 30, 1918 76,768.07 + ---------- + Total Amount expended to November 30, 1918 $88,376.99 + + +Umpqua River Bridge One Mile North of Dillard + +This bridge consists of 3-144 foot covered wooden Howe Truss spans on +concrete piers. The spans are continuous, thus forming a roof over 430 +feet long. Open windows are constructed at panel points to light the +spans and make a more artistic appearance, lack of light and unsightly +appearance having been the chief objections to covered wooden bridges. +This bridge being on the Pacific Highway, was designed for heavy traffic +loading. A laminated wood floor system is used and provision is made for +an asphaltic wearing surface although a three inch wooden decking is +used temporarily. + +This type of bridge is regarded as being very durable, and under +conditions of the past year or two, very economical. The structure +complete will cost approximately $26,500.00. Mr. A. S. Kennedy was +resident engineer for this bridge as well as the one two and one-half +miles south of Dillard. The construction is being handled by the +Portland Bridge Company. + +[Illustration: VAN TYNE CREEK VIADUCT NORTH OF MYRTLE CREEK IN DOUGLAS +COUNTY. BUILT IN 1918] + + +Bridge Two and One-half Miles South of Dillard + +This bridge is similar to the one described above, except that there are +two 144-foot spans instead of three. The cost of construction will be +approximately $19,000.00. It is being built under a contract with the +Portland Bridge Company. + + +Van Tyne Creek Bridge + +This is a 60-foot reinforced concrete viaduct on the Pacific Highway +near Dole, north of Myrtle Creek. It was constructed by the Grants Pass +Construction Company, under their grading contract for the section +between Myrtle Creek and Dillard. The total cost of the structure was +$3,575.70. + + +Half Viaducts North of Myrtle Creek + +These structures, two in number, were constructed within a few hundred +feet of each other on the Pacific Highway between Myrtle Creek and +Dillard and span crevices in the face of a rock bluff. They are of +reinforced concrete construction of the through girder type and of spans +of 45 feet and 58 feet respectively. The 45 foot structure cost complete +$2,415.28, and the 58 foot structure cost $2,648.54. Both were built by +the Grants Pass Construction Company under their contract for grading +between Myrtle Creek and Dillard. + + +Myrtle Creek Bridge + +The bridge over the Umpqua River at Myrtle Creek being inadequate for +modern traffic a survey has been made for a new structure. As +contemplated, the new bridge will eliminate a grade crossing that now +exists at one end of the present bridge. + + +Canyonville-Galesville Forest Road Project + +Under a co-operative agreement between Douglas County, the State and the +Federal Government, a 9.7 mile section of the Pacific Highway between +Canyonville and Galesville is being constructed. This project will +eliminate the heavy grades and dangerous curves through what has been +erroneously called Cow Creek Canyon. This section has heretofore been +one of the very worst on the entire highway, and its improvement is of +great importance. + +The work is under contract to John Hampshire & Co. of Grants Pass. The +supervision of the work is in the hands of the Federal Office of Public +Roads. It is estimated that the project complete will cost $211,000.00, +of which the County will pay $23,000.00, the State $94,000.00 and the +Federal Government $94,000.00. + + +Surrey--Coos County Line to Roseburg + +During April and May 1917, a preliminary survey was made from the +Coos-Douglas County Line eastward to a connection with the new Pacific +Highway location between Roseburg and Dillard. Some construction on this +line was contemplated in the spring of 1918, but was postponed until the +close of the war. Location surveys were in charge of Mr. C. C. Kelley, +locating engineer. The length of the survey is 28.7 miles. + + +Survey--Johns Ranch to Jacques Ranch + +This survey was made in July 1917, and is on the Pacific Highway between +Glendale and Canyonville. The survey was 7.2 miles in length and was +made by Mr. C. C. Kelley, locating engineer. + + +Survey--Canyon Creek Pass to Johns Ranch + +This survey consisted of the location of a 2.3 mile section of the +Pacific Highway from Canyon Creek Pass to Johns Ranch in Cow Creek +Valley. It was made by C. C. Kelley, locating engineer, in August, 1917, +and the section is now being constructed as a part of the +Canyonville-Galesville Forest Road Project. + + +GILLIAM COUNTY + +Gilliam County presents an interesting situation from the viewpoint of +highways. Besides the Columbia River Highway the County is traversed by +the John Day Highway, one of the important routes of Eastern Oregon. +This large mileage of State highways along with the fact that there are +many large agricultural communities to be served, renders important and +necessary an extensive road building program. + +[Illustration: THE JOHN DAY RIVER HIGHWAY SOUTH OF CONDON IN GILLIAM +COUNTY MACADAMIZED IN 1917] + +The people of Gilliam County have long realized the value of good roads. +Although continuous effort has been put forth, expensive construction +and limited funds have resulted in only a beginning. County authorities +have always shown a keen interest in the plans for state co-operation, +regardless of whether Gilliam County was to be benefitted directly or +whether improvements were to be made in the neighboring counties. + +The State Highway Commission has always recognized the urgency of +building the Columbia River Highway, and in addition has from the +beginning realized the necessity of an improved road leading inland from +Condon. + +During 1918 the State Highway Commission made a location survey of the +Columbia River Highway between John Day River and Arlington, and a +reconnaissance survey has been made from Arlington east to the Morrow +County Line. + +Since August 1917 the State Highway Commission has expended $28,673.43 +for macadamizing the John Day Highway between Condon and Thirty Mile +Creek. In addition $9,000.00 of State funds has been set aside for +maintaining and resurfacing this section during the coming winter. + +Gilliam County Court and the road district in the north end of the +County through heroic efforts have raised $60,000.00 for grading the +Columbia River Highway between Arlington and Blalock, a distance of +eight and sixty-eight one-hundredths miles. This work is to be started +at once and rushed during the winter season. The State Highway +Department will supply engineering supervision. + + +Condon-Thirty Mile Creek--Macadam + +In August 1917 a contract was let by the State Highway Department to +Warren Construction Company of Portland for macadamizing a five and +seven-tenths mile section of the John Day Highway between Condon and +Thirty Mile Creek. The contractor was paid on the basis of cost plus ten +per cent for labor and plus five per cent for materials. + +Rock was quarried and crushed at two different points on the job and +trucks and teams were used for hauling. The old road was scarified and +re-dressed prior to laying the macadam. A dry macadam six inches thick +was laid over the five and seven-tenths miles. The average width of the +surface is about fourteen feet. + +The State paid the entire cost of this work amounting to $28,673.43 and +it is thought that about $1,500.00 per mile will be required for +maintenance and re-dressing during the next few months. + +C. A. Harrington was resident engineer and inspector for the Department +on this work. + + +Mayville-Wheeler County Line--Grading and Macadam + +At the completion of the state work on the Cummins Hill macadam, Gilliam +County deemed it advisable to avail themselves of the opportunity to +utilize the installed equipment and organization for macadamizing the +John Day Highway between Mayville and Wheeler County Line, one mile +south. Accordingly they graded and laid macadam for this distance +thereby connecting Mayville up with the Wheeler County macadam. Gilliam +County paid the full cost of this work amounting to about $6,500.00 for +both grading and macadam. + +The engineering and inspection was done by the State Department with +George Hibbet in charge. + + +Columbia River Highway--Survey + +A location survey of the Columbia River Highway was made by the State +Highway Department during 1918. Beginning at the John Day River near its +mouth the line follows up the Columbia River paralleling the O.-W. R. & +N. Railway and ends at Arlington. The total length of the survey is +twenty-three and ninety-six one-hundredths miles. The plans for the +eight and sixty-eight one-hundredths miles section from Arlington to +Blalock have been completed but there are revisions to be made in the +remainder of the line owing to right-of-way encroachments upon the +railroad property. + +This survey was made under the direction of C. A. Harrington and B. H. +McNamee, locating engineers for the State Department. + + +GRANT COUNTY + +Grant County lies in the mountainous section of the State and its limits +on three sides, north, east and south follow water sheds. The general +slope of the lands and direction of the drainage is toward the west but +even here the country is of such rugged character that no natural +passageways are found to relieve the isolated condition. The roads in +all directions are very rough and of little economic value to the +County. The narrow gauge railway leading from Baker to Prairie City +serves the whole County for both passenger and freight traffic. + +It is readily seen that the call for improved roads for these +settlements is an urgent one. To meet the demands for transportation +facilities the County has made a very creditable showing towards +financing highway improvements. In November 1916 a bond issue was voted +providing $140,000.00. The mileage is so great however, and the +construction so heavy and expensive, that County funds available for +permanent work are altogether inadequate. + +Grant County was among the first to apply for State and Federal aid and +its call did not go unheeded. The State Highway Commission drew heavily +upon its first apportionments of Post Road Funds in order to provide a +connecting road between Spray and Dayville through the Big Basin and +Picture Gorge. The co-operative plans provide also for the improvement +of the John Day-Prairie City sections. + +Two sections of the John Day Highway in this County aggregating +thirty-one and thirty-one hundredths miles in length have been +definitely established by location surveys, an additional location is to +be made in the near future. In November the State Highway Commission +received bids for the grading and macadamizing of that section of the +John Day Highway between Hall Hill and Prairie City. The cost of this +work is to be defrayed by State and Government funds in equal amounts. + +Funds have been set aside by the Commission for the matching of Federal +and County funds in the construction of the John Day Highway between the +Grant-Wheeler County Line and Dayville. This is a portion of Post Road +Project No. 6 extending from the mouth of Sarvice Creek, Wheeler County +to Valades Ranch, Grant County. The project covers a total of +forty-eight and ninety-five hundredths miles, twenty-three and +forty-five hundredths miles of which are in Grant County. The +appropriations for the improvement are apportioned as follows: Grant +County, $50,000.00; State, $93,871.20; Government, $93,871.19. Total +estimated cost, $237,742.39. + +The Department has also appropriated funds for the grading and +macadamizing of that section between the town of John Day and Fisk +Creek, seven and four-tenths miles east of the town. The total estimated +cost of the work is $145,051.50, which amount is to be supplied in equal +amounts by the State and Government. The improvement from John Day to +Prairie City is listed for early completion owing to an urgent request +from the War Department to keep the road in condition for hauling chrome +ore. + +The following summary shows State and Federal aid to be extended Grant +County during the next season. + + =======================+==========+==========+==========+=========== + Appropriated for | State | County |Government| Total + expenditures in 1919 | Funds | Funds | Funds | + -----------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------- + Hall Hill to Prairie |$19,493.95| ... |$19,493.95|$ 38,987.90 + City | | | | + Wheeler County Line to | 93,871.20|$50,000.00| 93,871.19| 237,742.39 + Valades Ranch | | | | + John Day to Fisk Creek | 72,525.75| ... | 72,525.75| 145,051.50 + -----------------------+----------+----------+----------+----------- + + +Hall Hill Section--Grading and Macadamizing + +In July of this season the Grant County Court turned over to the State +Departments funds for the improvement of certain sections between John +Day and Prairie City. The Hall Hill Section, three and five-tenths miles +in length, received first attention as it was much in need of repair. +The grading is almost completed and gravel macadam is laid on two and +twenty-four hundredths miles. There has been expended on this work up to +November 30, $39,000.00, and approximately $11,000.00 will be required +for completion of the same. County funds will be supplied to finish this +section. State forces and local labor are being employed on this work +under the direct supervision of C. A. Harrington, resident engineer for +the Department. In addition to the grading and macadamizing this work +involves the construction of a 100-foot span bridge over the John Day +River. + + +SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION QUANTITIES + + Excavation--5,300 cu. yds. solid rock; 4,100 cu. yds. intermediate; + 10,300 cu. yds. common. + + Pipe--70 lin. ft. 18-inch; 150 lin. ft. 24-inch; 120 lin. ft. + 9-inch. + + +Survey of Big Basin Section of John Day Highway + +In 1917 a location survey was made from the Grant-Wheeler County Lines +east of Spray to Valades Ranch, five miles west of Dayville. The line +crosses the North Fork of the John Day River at Kimberly's Ranch and +follows up the Big Basin Valley along the east bank of the John Day +River. A crossing is made near the upper end of Big Basin and the line +follows the west bank of the river through Picture Gorge Canyon. On +leaving Picture Gorge the line enters the John Day Valley, and continues +on the west side of the river to Valades Ranch where the project ends. +Valades Ranch is five miles west of Dayville. This is a portion of the +Sarvice Creek-Valades Ranch Post Road Project and the Grant County +section is twenty-three and forty-five hundredths miles in length. This +survey was made under the direction of R. H. Coppock, locating engineer. + + +Survey of John Day Highway From John Day to Prairie City + +In 1918 a location survey was made from the town of John Day to Prairie +City. The line follows the south limit of the valley east from John Day +for eight and five-tenths miles and crosses the river to the north side +of the valley at the bridge site on the present road. It continues +thence along the north side of the valley to Prairie City. The length of +this survey is twelve and seventy-four hundredths miles. + +C. A. Harrington and R. H. Coppock were the locating engineers on this +section. The office work for this survey is finished and plans are +complete. + + +Sarvice Creek-Valades Ranch Port Road Project + +(Same as for Wheeler county) + + +John Day-Fisk Creek Post Road Project + +The State Highway Department has submitted to the Government for the +purpose of securing Post Road aid, that section of the John Day Highway +between John Day and Fisk Creek. This project is five and seventy-two +hundredth miles in length and the total estimated cost is $145,051.50. +The co-operation is to be on the basis of fifty per cent of the cost +from each the State and Government. + +Assurance has been received that the project will receive the support of +the Government and it is expected that construction work will begin in +the near future. + + +Hall Hill-Prairie City Post Road Project + +The Office of Public Roads has approved the application for Post Road +aid on the John Day Highway between Hall Hill and Prairie City. The +length of this project is two and fourteen hundredths miles. The total +estimated cost is approximately $39,000.00. The road is to be graded and +surfaced with gravel macadam. This improvement involves also the +construction of a fifty foot span bridge near Prairie City. The +apportionment of the costs provide for the payment of $19,500.00 by each +the State and Government. + +Bids were received for this work on November 27 and a contract for the +construction was later awarded Kern & Co. of Portland, Oregon. Work will +begin in a short time and the bid price for this improvement was +$38,987.90. + + +HARNEY COUNTY + +Roads in Harney County are few in number, but the combined mileage of +these few is enormous. Fortunately a large portion of the County roads +are good most of the year, but during the winter season communication by +the valley roads is usually extremely difficult. + +Highways are of extreme importance in this County owing to the scarcity +of railroads. The value of improved highways is fully appreciated by the +people and a very creditable beginning has been made on the roads in the +vicinity of Burns. However, County funds are entirely inadequate for the +carrying out of a road building scheme of any magnitude. + +The State Highway Commission extended aid in 1918 to the amount of +$20,000 which appropriation calls for a like amount from the Federal +Government. The County joins in the co-operative work to the amount of +$8,000.00. This makes a total of $48,000.00 for a beginning. Present +plans provide that work shall start early in 1919. + +Additional support was secured from the State in the forms of surveys. +Approximately nineteen miles of the Central Oregon Highway within Harney +County was surveyed in 1918. + + +Survey of Central Oregon Highway--Burns-Experimental Farm Section + +During 1918 the State Highway Commission surveyed a six mile section of +the Central Oregon Highway leading east from Burns and past the +Government experimental farm. This project begins one and one-half miles +east of Burns and ends two miles east of the experimental farm. The +plans for this survey are practically completed. This survey was made +under the direction of H. B. Wright, locating engineer. + + +Sage Hen to Burns Section Survey + +This is also a section of the Central Oregon Highway and is ten and +thirty-nine hundredths miles in length. The line begins near Sage Hen +Creek and parallels the present road into Burns, with a considerable +saving in distance. This survey was made at the request of the County +authorities in order that some improvements they have planned may be +placed upon a permanent location. H. B. Wright was locating engineer on +this survey. + + +Glass Butte Section Survey + +This is a portion of the survey between Rolyat in Deschutes County and +One Hundred Mile Road in Harney County. Fifteen and six-tenths miles are +in Deschutes County and fifteen in Harney County. This survey was made +at the request of the Counties in order that local funds may be expended +on a permanent location. The present road through Glass Butte section +between Rolyat and One Hundred Mile Road is in poor material and much +longer than necessary. Local plans provide for the opening of the new +road as soon as practicable. H. B. Wright, locating engineer for the +State Department directed the surveying of this line. + + +Reconnaissance Survey Burns to Vale + +In April, 1918, the State Highway Department made a reconnaissance +survey over the route from Burns to Vale. All possible routes were +covered in the survey and reported upon fully to the State Highway +Engineer and the Commission. The investigation resulted in the +establishing of the route from Burns direct to Crane and down the +Malheur River through River Side, Juntura, Harper and Vale. This survey +was made by M. O. Bennett, division engineer for the State Highway +Department. + + +HOOD RIVER COUNTY + + +Grading--Cascade Locks to Hood River + +That section of the Columbia River Highway from the Multnomah County +Line to Hood River passes through the narrowest part of the Columbia +River Gorge through the Cascade Range. The steep river banks rise +directly up from the water's edge for a large part of the distance, so +the space for both railroad and highway is necessarily restricted. At +many points, the right of way of the railroad and highway is contiguous +and construction under these conditions involved extremely heavy work +which added materially to the cost. + +[Illustration: THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY WEST OF LINDSAY IN HOOD RIVER +COUNTY] + +Previous to 1915, there was no road through the County, but from the +proceeds of a bond issue of $75,000, the County built on State standards +a roadway to connect the uncompleted portions. In 1915, the State built +about one mile, including the Mitchell Point Tunnel, one of the many +scenic features of the Columbia River Highway. One mile of pavement +adjoining the Multnomah County pavement was built in 1916 by Mr. S. +Benson. + +There remained about fourteen miles which require improvement, and on +August 7, 1917, contracts were awarded to A. D. Kern for grading of +these remaining sections to bring to standard grade and alignment. This +improvement eliminated Ruthton Hill, with its narrow, steep grades, +three railroad crossings, a narrow, steep grade near Wyeth and the +improvement through the village of Cascade Locks to the end of the +pavement. The work was divided as follows: Cascade Locks Section, 8.2 +miles; Viento Section, 3.6 miles; Ruthton Hill Section, 4.2 miles. These +contracts were completed in September, 1918. Due to the close proximity +to the railroad tracks, the work required extreme care and watchfulness +but was accomplished without accident and without delays to railroad +traffic. The costs of construction for each of the three sections +follows: + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING--CASCADE LOCKS SECTION + + Engineering $ 8,744.41 + Construction--General-- + Common Excavation, 60,660 cu. yds. at 42c $25,477.20 + Intermediate Excavation, 50,645 cu. yds. at + 75c 37,983.75 + Solid Rock Excavation, 44,500 cu. yds. at $1.15 51,175.00 + Overhaul, per 100 lin. ft., 133,229 cu. yds. at + 3c 3,996.87 + 12-inch Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 1,102 lin. + ft. at $1.75 1,928.50 + 18-inch Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 140 lin. ft. + at $2.25 315.00 + 24-inch Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 284 lin. ft. + at $3.00 852.00 + 30-inch Reinforced Concrete Pipe. 72 lin. ft. + at $4.25 306.00 + Class A Concrete, 80.86 cu. yds. at $20.00 1,617.20 + Class C Concrete, 32.43 cu. yds. at $14.00 454.02 + Placing Reinforcing Steel, 3,197 lbs. at + .00½ 15.99 + Catch Basins, 9 at $25.00 225.00 + Extra Clearing and Grubbing, 5.79 acres at + $200.00 1,158.00 + Extra Clearing, 4.13 acres at $100.00 413.00 + Herman Creek Bridge-- + Class A Concrete, 137.61 cu. yds. + at $20.00 $2,752.20 + Class C Concrete, 3.57 cu. yds. + at $14.00 49.98 + Reinforcing Steel (Placing) 23,000 + lbs at .00½ 115.00 + Reinforcing Steel furnished by State 1,394.32 + Removing old bridge and constructing + temporary bridge 426.00 + Wet excavation for piers 664.86 + Concrete toe wall to protect fill 1,547.98 + Railing 438.72 + -------- + Total cost of Herman Creek Bridge 7,389.06 + Gorton Creek Bridge-- + Excavation for piers $ 483.44 + Class A Concrete, 90.85 cu. yds. + at $20.00 1,817.00 + Placing Reinforcing Steel, 7,378 + lbs. at .00½ 36.89 + Reinforcing Steel furnished by State 447.27 + Railing 224.29 + Rip-rap 145.01 + -------- + Total cost of Gorton Creek Bridge 3,153.90 + Force Account Work as Follows-- + Construction and Removal of temporary bridge + over Dry Creek 15.78 + Removing Slide from O.-W. R. R. & N. Tracks 95.59 + Gravel Surfacing--End of Pavement to Cascade + Locks 2,418.55 + Railing for Viento Creek Bridge 106.11 + Excavating in water and placing Corrugated Iron + Pipe 57.92 + Excavation and placing drain tile in wet cuts 150.63 + Excavation and placing box drain for form + crossing 10.44 + Riprap on slope to keep fill off O.-W. R. R. & + N. Right of Way 177.29 + Water pipe and private road crossing 40.16 + Sinking test holes in gravel pit at Cascade Locks 24.93 + Road crossing for Herman Creek Ranger Station 167.38 + Hauling dirt to cover boulders 264.40 + Placing concrete pipe 59.03 + Flagmen guarding track (Contractor's force) 1,234.83 + Miscellaneous Construction Items Paid Direct by State-- + Replacing Fence 18.75 + Reinforcing Steel for Concrete Culverts 193.77 + Concrete Pipe furnished by State 71.50 + Moving Building in Cascade Locks 1,400.00 + Guarding O.-W. R. R. & N. Tracks (Ry. Co. Force) 1,343.69 + Guarding Western Union Telegraph Line 498.01 + ----------- + Total Construction Cost $144,809.25 + Grand Total Cost of Job 153,553.66 + Deduction for Rental of State Cars and Track 648.81 + ----------- + Total Cash Expenditure $152,904.85 + +[Illustration: THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY NEAR VIENTO IN HOOD RIVER +COUNTY. GRADED AND GRAVELED IN 1917 AND 1918] + + +DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918--GRADING AND +BRIDGES--VIENTO SECTION + + Engineering $ 4,513.24 + Guarding O.-W. R. R. & N. Tracks 976.47 + Guarding Western Union Telegraph Lines 184.64 + Diverting Flume Lines 936.37 + Reinforcing Steel Furnished by State 257.79 + Contract Work as follows: + Common Excavation, 9,480.4 cu. yds. at 39c $ 3,697.35 + Intermediate Excavation, 32,654.9 cu. yds. + at 70c 22,858.43 + Solid Rock Excavation, 54,031.9 cu. yds. at + $1.10 59,435.09 + Overhaul, per 100 lin. ft., 82,711 cu. yds. at + 3c 2,481.33 + 12-inch Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 622 lin. ft. + at $1.75 1088.50 + 18-inch Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 304 lin. ft. + at $2.25 684.00 + Class A Concrete, 62 cu. yds. at $20.00 1,240.00 + Class C Concrete, 20.8 cu. yds. at $14.00 291.20 + Placing Reinforcing Steel, 3,928 lbs. at .00½ 19.64 + Rubble Masonry, 12 cu. yds. at $7.00 84.00 + Catch Basins, one at $25.00 25.00 + Gravel Backfill in Rock cut (Force Account) 181.77 + Repairing Lindsay Creek Bridge (Force Account) 149.92 + Private Road Approach (Force Account) 168.30 + Clearing Rock from Mitchell Point Tunnel (Force + Acc't) 93.94 + Viento Creek Bridge-- + Class A Concrete, 62.7 cu. yds. at + $20.00 $1,254.00 + Placing Reinforcing Steel, 3,800 lbs. + at .00½ 19.00 + Excavation for Footings (Force Account) 128.27 + Material furnished by State 249.70 + --------- + Total Cost of Viento Creek Bridge 1,650.97 + -------- + Total Cost to November 30, 1918 $101,017.95 + 15 per cent Retained of Total Amt. ($93,899.74) Earned + by Contractors 14,084.96 + ----------- + Total Paid Amount to November 30, 1918 $ 86,932.99 + + +DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918--GRADING RUTHTON +HILL SECTION + + Engineering $ 4,074.19 + Material furnished by State for Concrete Half Viaduct 200.50 + Guarding O.-W. R. R. & N. Tracks 804.57 + Contract Construction Work as follows: + Common Excavation, 2,669.5 cu. yds. at 39c $ 1,041.10 + Intermediate Excavation, 17,109.4 cu. yds. + at 70c 11,976.58 + Solid Rock Excavation, 79,213.3 cu. yds. at + $1.05 83,173.96 + Overhaul per 100 lin. ft., 19,500 cu. yds. at 3c 585.00 + 12-inch Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 536 lin. ft. + at $1.75 938.00 + 18-inch Reinforced Concrete Pipe, 140 lin. ft. at + $2.25 315.00 + Class C Concrete, 15.4 cu. yds. at $14.00 215.60 + Rubble Masonry, 30 cu. yds. at $7.00 210.00 + Force Account-- + Connecting road with Morton 285.50 + Covering sharp rocks with clay 106.48 + Reinforced Concrete Viaduct at Ruthton Hill 1,362.51 + ----------- + $100,209.73 + Less 15 per cent retained pending completion of + contract 15,031.46 + ----------- + Total payments to contractor to Nov. 30, 1918 $ 85,178.27 + ----------- + Total expended to November 30, 1918 $ 90,257.53 + +[Illustration: ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY IN HOOD RIVER COUNTY TWO +MILES EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS. GRADED AND GRAVELED IN 1917 AND 1918] + + +Macadamizing--Cascade Locks to Hood River + +On July 4, 1918, a contract was awarded to A. D. Kern of eighteen miles +of gravel surfacing between Hood River and the Multnomah County Line on +the basis of cost plus fifteen per cent on labor and supplies and twelve +and one-half per cent on equipment; provided, that no percentage should +be paid on any cost over $50,000. This work also includes the building +of shoulders on the one mile of pavement built by S. Benson in 1916 +adjacent to the Multnomah County Line. The gravel for this work was +taken from pits at Cascade Locks, Herman, Sonny and Hood River, was +loaded by steam shovels, screened at two of the pits and hauled by auto +trucks. As a result there is now a gravel surface between Hood River and +Cascade Locks. A total of 23,396 cubic yards was placed upon the road at +an average cost of $2.88 per cubic yard which represents total cost of +excavating, screening, hauling, spreading and rolling. + + +Hood River Bridge + +The largest concrete bridge so far designed and constructed by the State +Highway Department is that spanning Hood River near the city of Hood +River. It consists of three arch spans 95 feet, center to center of +piers, 110 feet of reinforced concrete approach on the Hood River side +and a short approach on the opposite side. + +As in other arch work of similar magnitude studied by the Department, it +was found economical to support the arch superstructures on ribs instead +of using rings extending clear across the roadway, and the open spandrel +idea was carried out. + +The concrete viaduct approach on the west side crosses three railroad +tracks which govern the height of the bridge. In order to minimize this +height through concrete girders were used, the girders projecting above +rather than below the roadway slab. + +The total cost of the structure complete will be about $48,000.00, of +which Hood River County will contribute $8,000.00. The bridge was built +under contract by Parker & Banfield. Mr. C. E. Carter was resident +engineer on the work. + + +Herman Creek Bridge + +This is a ninety-foot reinforced concrete viaduct on the Columbia River +Highway near Cascade Locks. This structure was built by A. D. Kern in +connection with the grading contract on the Cascade Locks section. The +cost complete was $7,389.06. + + +Gorton Creek Bridge + +This is a 50-foot reinforced concrete bridge at Wyeth on the Columbia +River Highway. It was built by A. D. Kern under the grading contract for +the Cascade Locks Section. The total cost was $3,153.90. + + +Hood River-Mosier Surveys + +Contemplating construction of the Columbia River Highway between Hood +River and Mosier to eliminate the high summit, narrow road bed, and +excessive grades between these points the Department made very thorough +surveys for this important project. + +A survey had previously been made developing distance up the Hood River +Valley and reaching a summit of 1,107 feet with a corresponding +additional length required on the Mosier end, making a total distance of +10.7 miles. + +Because of its length and high summit a lower route was considered and a +survey was made adjacent to the railroad, using a portion of the old +abandoned railroad grade, but involving extremely heavy construction at +certain points where the line skirts the high bluffs. The summit on +this route was only 160 feet and its length 5.8 miles. However, the +railroad company was contemplating a revision in the alignment of their +tracks on this section, as well as the construction of a second track, +which would still further lessen the space available for a highway. Also +taking into consideration the difficult nature of the work and the +uncertain cost due to track protection in blasting operations and the +limited conditions under which the work must lie done to avoid +interference with the railroad traffic, this route was revised in favor +of a route further away from the tracks up on the side-hill. The summit +reached is 522 feet and the length of this line is 6.3 miles, which +includes a development of 5 per cent grade at each end and provides for +a 24 foot roadbed. + +This adopted route is very scenic and affords a splendid view of the +Washington shore, as well as a view up and down the river. The +construction is very heavy, being located on steep side-hill slopes and +at one point involves a tunnel 200 feet long. This project is divided by +the County line, making 4.0 miles in Hood River County and 2.2 miles in +Wasco County. This project will be placed upon the 1919 program. + + +JACKSON COUNTY + +[Illustration: HEAVY GRADING ON RUTHTON HILL IN HOOD RIVER COUNTY. +CONSTRUCTED IN 1917 AND 1918] + +The Highway Department expended in Jackson County during 1917 and 1918 +the sum of $86,619.88. The work accomplished with this amount consists +of six and five-tenths miles of 16-foot crushed rock macadam in the +Siskiyou Mountains, an undergrade crossing with the Southern Pacific +Railway just north of Ashland, and 4,200 lineal feet of grading and +paving north of Ashland. A survey has also been started on the +Ashland-Klamath Falls Road about fifteen miles of which was completed +before weather conditions made it necessary to discontinue field work +until spring. + + +Ashland Hill Grading and Undercrossing + +On account of a contemplated undergrade crossing with the Southern +Pacific Railway, a stretch of 4,200 feet on the Pacific Highway just +north of Ashland was left unpaved between Ashland and Medford when the +balance of the distance between those points was paved in 1914. In 1917 +arrangement was made between the County and Railway Company for the +construction of this undercrossing and the State Highway Commission set +aside funds to cover the cost of the 4,200 feet of grading in connection +therewith. + +The Installation of the undercrossing structure was handled by the +Southern Pacific Railway Company. The grading was handled by the County +grading forces under the supervision of the Highway Department. Mr. F. +H. Walker acted as resident engineer. The grading was commenced on +January 7, 1918, and completed August 1, 1918. The total cost of the +grading was $9,768.88, and was paid entirely from State funds. + + +COST STATEMENT ASHLAND HILL GRADING + + Industrial insurance $ 156.27 + Grading, labor, teams, material, etc. 8,928.19 + Explosives 102.08 + Concrete drainage structures 14.70 + Pipe culverts 287.03 + Irrigation flume diversions 5.40 + --------- + Total $ 9,493.67 + Engineering 275.21 + --------- + Total cost $ 9,768.88 + + +Ashland Hill Paving + +Bids were called for on August 6, 1918, for the paving of the Ashland +Hill Section, but as no satisfactory bids were received the work was +undertaken by the Highway Department with State forces. This section of +paving is 4,200 feet in length, and the type of pavement laid is a +16-foot concrete, 5½ inches thick at the sides and 6½ inches thick at +the center. The mixture was a 1:2:3½, and a ratio of 5.6 gallons of +water per sack of cement was used. + +The average haul on material was 1.2 miles and hauling was done by means +of trucks. The cement was shipped to the job prior to the beginning of +construction and stored at convenient locations near the work. + +A sixteen cubic foot Koehring mixer equipped with boom and bucket was +used for mixing the aggregate. The pavement, after being struck off, was +finished by the roller and belt method. The pavement first being rolled +from two to four times depending on the condition of the concrete and +later belted with eight and ten inch belts. The eight inch belt being +used first. A very satisfactory surface was obtained in this manner. + +[Illustration: CONCRETE PAVEMENT ON ASHLAND HILL IN JACKSON COUNTY, ON +THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY NORTH OF ASHLAND. GRADED AND PAVED IN 1918] + +Continuous forms were used on this work and ¼x4 inch elastite joints +were placed at 30 foot intervals, leaving approximately two inches of +concrete above the elastite and giving the pavement the appearance of +monolithic construction. It was found that a better riding pavement +could be produced in this way as the inequalities at joints were +eliminated and we believe that the use of this pavement will justify the +adoption of this type on future work. + +Gravel and crushed rock shoulders two feet wide were built on this +section and the pavement was not covered while curing as the weather was +cool and damp. However, the pavement was kept wet by sprinkling when +necessary. + +The crusher and roller on this work were furnished by Jackson County +free of charge. + +Mr. J. M. Baker was superintendent of construction on this work. + + +COST STATEMENT ASHLAND HILL PAVEMENT + +4,200 feet 16' Concrete Pavement Built in 1918 + + Unit + Quantity Item Total Cost Cost + 7682 sq. yds.--1:2:3½ Concrete Pavement + Average Thickness 6" $14,117.56 $1.84 + 400 cu. yds.--Crushed Gravel in Shoulders 1,000.00 2.50 + 1000 pounds--Reinf. Steel 70.00 .07 + 2240 lin. ft.--Expansion Joints 89.60 .04 + ---------- + Total Cost of Construction $15,277.16 + Engineering 630.87 + ---------- + Grand Total Cost $15,908.03 + + +Siskiyou Mountain Macadam + +During the 1917 season, 6½ miles of broken stone macadam was constructed +on the Pacific Highway in the Siskiyou Mountains. This macadam is +sixteen feet in width, and extends from the California State Line to +Siskiyou. It was constructed with State forces under the supervision of +L. L. Clarke, construction superintendent. A total of 17,780 cubic yards +of rock were crushed and placed on the road. The cost of the work +complete was $56,252.98. + + +Survey--Ashland to Klamath Falls + +On August 25, 1918, a location survey was started between Ashland and +Klamath Falls. After a careful reconnaissance of the low passes, the +route via Green Springs Mountain was chosen, as against the Dead Indian +Summit, 500 feet higher. + +Surveys were continued until November 30, when they were discontinued +for the winter months. The present road is in such poor condition, that +maintaining a locating party at work during the winter would be very +expensive. + +During the short time the party was in the field, 15.6 miles of location +were staked, a six per cent grade from the summit of Green Springs +Mountain toward Ashland being obtained, whereas the present road has +many stretches over 20 per cent. Also, over a section between the Green +Springs Summit and Jenny Creek, 9 miles to the south, a location has +been obtained that will give for the greater distance, very cheap +construction and the lightest of grades. This will be appreciated by all +who have traveled the present rocky road with its series of bad grades. + +[Illustration: ON THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH OF WOLF CREEK IN JOSEPHINE +COUNTY. CONSTRUCTED IN 1917 AND 1918] + +This road is a very vital one to the Rogue River and Klamath Valleys. At +present it is only passable during summer months for auto traffic, while +a road built on standard line and grades would soon make it an all year +highway. + +There will be an enormous exchange of commodities between the two +valleys when the road is constructed. It will make a three hour auto +trip between Ashland and Klamath Falls, which now takes 8½ hours by +train via Weed, California. + +The location will be resumed in the spring, and continued to Klamath +Falls. Surveys have been in charge of Mr. J. H. Scott, locating +engineer. + + +JEFFERSON COUNTY + +Jefferson is the only county in Eastern Oregon that has not applied for +State aid in some form. This County has been included in the State's +general Post Road scheme and doubtless will receive early attention from +the State Highway Commission. + +The State Highway Commission has ordered a reconnaissance survey made +from Kingsley and Tygh Valley in Wasco County south through the Warm +Springs Indian Reservation into Jefferson County along the west side of +the Deschutes River. This investigation will be made during the coming +spring. + +The County is traversed by The Dalles-California Highway which will be a +very important road. The Antelope-Mitchell Highway also passes through +the northeast corner of the County. + + +JOSEPHINE COUNTY + +During the two year period covered by this report, a very marked +improvement has been made in the Pacific Highway across Josephine +County. During this time 8.2 miles, or more than one-quarter of the +total mileage of this highway in the County, were completed on standard +grades and alignment, eliminating some of the heaviest and most +dangerous grades between Portland and the California Line. The work done +by the State consisted of the grading of a 4.9 mile section between Wolf +Creek and Grave Creek in the northern part of the County, and the +grading of a one mile section, known as the Locust Hill Section, about +three miles south of Grants Pass. The work done by the County consisted +of 2.3 miles of grading between Locust Hill and the Jackson County Line. +This County work was contracted under State Highway Department +specifications and was engineered by the Department engineers. + +In addition to this construction work, location surveys were made over +23.6 miles of the Pacific Highway, completing the location across the +County. These surveys were made in three sections: One from Wolf Creek +to Grave Creek; one from Grants Pass to Grave Creek; and one from Wolf +Creek to Stage Road Pass. + +The total amount of money expended by the State in Josephine County +during the fiscal years 1917 and 1918 was $77,998.14, and the amount +expended by Josephine County under State supervision was approximately +$8,500.00. Some considerable amount of work was also done by the County +in grading just south of Grants Pass. While this work was not under +State supervision, it was on the State survey and is standard as regards +grade, alignment, cross-section, etc. + +[Illustration: ON THE WOLF CREEK-GRAVE CREEK SECTION OF THE PACIFIC +HIGHWAY IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY. GRADED IN 1918] + + +Grading--Wolf Creek to Grave Creek + +To eliminate four very heavy grades on the Pacific Highway between Wolf +Creek and Grave Creek in Northern Josephine County, the Highway +Commission appropriated funds for the grading of a 4.9 mile section +between those points. The contract for the work was awarded to the +American Exploration and Construction Company of Grants Pass on November +6, 1917. This construction was practically all on steep side-hills, and +as only a small part of the material to be moved was hard rock, the job +was an ideal one for steam shovel operation and over fifty per cent of +the total yardage was moved by this method. The work was handled by the +contractors in a very creditable manner, and an excellent roadbed was +secured. + +The grading was completed on October 20, 1918. The width of roadbed is +20 feet and the maximum grade is 5 per cent. Mr. J. E. Nelson was in +charge of the work as resident engineer. + +It is expected that this section will be macadamized during the 1919 +season. + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING--WOLF CREEK TO GRAVE CREEK + + Engineering $ 4,872.94 + Culvert Pipe furnished by State 3,846.45 + Payments to Contractor for Work as follows: + Clearing and Grubbing $ 3,500.00 + Common Excavation, 29,426 cu. yds. at .45 13,241.70 + Intermediate Excavation, 21,258 cu. yds. at + .45 9,566.10 + Solid Rock Excavation, 21,558 cu. yds. at + $1.25 26,947.50 + Overhaul, per 100 lin. ft., 6,767 cu. yds. + at .02 135.34 + 12" Concrete Pipe, 1,077 lin. ft. at .55 592.35 + 18" Corr. Galv. Iron Pipe, 581.5 lin. ft. at .40 232.60 + 24" Corr. Galv. Iron Pipe, 162.5 lin. ft. at .50 81.25 + 30" Corr. Galv. Iron Pipe, 127.5 lin. ft. at .60 76.50 + 36" Corr. Galv. Iron Pipe, 166.5 lin. ft. at .75 124.87 + Class "A" Concrete, 44.67 cu. yds. at $22.50 1,005.07 + Class "C" Concrete, 66.72 cu. yds. at $18.00 1,200.96 + 6" Porous Drain Tile, 400 lin. ft. at .40 160.00 + Trestle Timber, 45,968 f. b. m., at $45.00 2,068.56 + Metal Reinforcement, 2,506 lbs. at .15 375.90 + Extra Clearing, 1.75 acres at $100.00 175.00 + Painting Railings on Coyote Creek and Dry Gulch + Bridges (Force Account) 74.94 + Gravel Backfilling for Drain Tile (Force Account) 23.50 + Culvert Pipe furnished by State 3,846.45 + --------- + Total Paid to Contractors 59,582.14 + ---------- + Total Cost of Work $68,301.53 + + +Grading--Locust Hill Section + +To complete the grading of the Pacific Highway between Grants Pass and +Rogue River, the Highway Commission set aside funds for the construction +of the Locust Hill Section, a section one mile in length located about +three miles south of Grants Pass. The contract for this work was awarded +to Albert Anderson & Co. of Grants Pass, and the construction was +completed about June 1, 1918. + +The necessary engineering supervision of this work was given by Mr. J. +E. Nelson, resident engineer of the Wolf Creek-Grave Creek Section. + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING LOCUST HILL SECTION + + Engineering $ 162.88 + Construction: + Clearing and Grubbing $ 125.00 + Common Excavation, 692 cu. yds. at .53 366.76 + Intermediate Excavation, 2,552 cu. yds. at .63 1,607.76 + Solid Rock Excavation, 1,954 cu. yds. at $1.20 2,344.80 + Overhaul per 100 lin. ft., 3,159 cu. yds. at .03 94.77 + 12" Plain Conc. Pipe, 168 lin. ft. at $1.00 168.00 + -------- + 4,707.09 + -------- + Total Cost $ 4,869.97 + + +County Construction--Locust Hill to Jackson County Line + +In the Spring of 1917, the County Court of Josephine County requested +the Highway Department to engineer for them the construction of 2.3 +miles of grading on the Pacific Highway between Locust Hill and the +Jackson County Line. Plans and specifications were prepared for this +work by the Highway Department and it was let by the County Court in two +units: one to Albert Anderson & Co., of Grants Pass; the other to S. S. +Schell of Oakland, Oregon. + +The construction engineering was handled by the State Highway Department +under resident engineer H. C. Compton. The work was completed in +September, 1917, the total cost to the County being approximately +$8,500.00. + +The final estimate to Albert Anderson & Co., was as follows: + + +FINAL ESTIMATE TO ALBERT ANDERSON--GRADING BETWEEN LOCUST HILL AND +JACKSON COUNTY LINE + + Clearing, lump sum bid $ 800.00 + Common Excavation, 3,887.1 cu. yds. at .43 1,671.45 + Intermediate Excavation, 3,931.3 cu. yds. at .63 2,476.72 + Solid Rock Excavation, 650.0 cu. yds. at $1.15 747.50 + 12" Plain Concrete Pipe, 320 lin. ft. at .90 288.00 + 18" Plain Concrete Pipe, 78 lin. ft. at $1.45 113.10 + 24" Plain Concrete Pipe, 56 lin. ft. at $2.10 117.60 + Class "C" Concrete, 14.94 cu. yds. at $14.50 216.63 + 6" Drain Tile, 100 lin. ft. at .22 22.00 + Run-of-bank Gravel, 6 cu. yds. at $1.35 8.10 + Overhaul, per 100 lin. ft., 730 cu. yds. at .02 14.60 + ---------- + Total $ 6,475.70 + + +Survey--Wolf Creek to Grave Creek + +The old county road between Wolf Creek and Grave Creek on the Pacific +Highway in Northern Josephine County, passed over two summits about 250 +feet above the valley levels of Grave and Wolf Creeks, giving four long, +heavy grades, in some places the grade being as high as 25 per cent. +These two summits were about one mile apart, and the nature of the +ground was such that support could be had for a practically level grade +between the two. + +With a view to locating this level grade between the summits and +developing five per cent grades down the sides, a preliminary survey was +made in October and November, 1916, under the direction of Mr. S. H. +Probert. This survey was worked up in the office during January and +February, 1917, and in July, 1917, the projected location was staked on +the ground by Mr. C. C. Kelley, locating engineer. + +The length of the survey was 4.9 miles, the terminal points being about +three-quarters of a mile east of Wolf Creek Post Office and about +three-quarters of a mile west of the Grave Creek Bridge. + +The construction of this section, which was undertaken in the fall of +1917, is described in another article in this report. + + +Survey--Wolf Creek to Stage Road Pass + +[Illustration: ON THE WOLF CREEK-GRAVE CREEK SECTION OF THE PACIFIC +HIGHWAY IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY. GRADED IN 1918] + +This survey begins about three-quarters of a mile south of the Wolf +Creek Post Office and follows, in a general way, the present county +roads into the town of Wolf Creek and from Wolf Creek to a point about +two miles south of Stage Road Pass. At this point it connects with a +survey made by the Highway Department in 1915, and which is the location +survey for a five per cent grade down from State Road Pass, which pass +is on the line between Douglas and Josephine Counties. + +The length of the survey from east of Wolf Creek to the connection with +the previous survey is 2.5 miles. It was made in July, 1917, under the +direction of Mr. C. C. Kelley, locating engineer. + + +Survey--Grants Pass to Grave Creek + +To complete the location of the Pacific Highway across Josephine County, +a survey was made in 1917 between Grants Pass and Grave Creek. This +survey follows, in a general way, the present road between those points, +deviating from it only where improvements in alignment or grade can be +secured. The most important feature of this location is that it is on a +five per cent grade over the Sexton Mountain Summit. The total length of +the survey is 17.2 miles. Mr. C. C. Kelley was in charge of the work as +locating engineer. + + +KLAMATH COUNTY + +In Klamath County the work of the Highway Commission to date has been +limited to surveys. + +A careful reconnaissance has been made from Klamath Falls to Bend, +Klamath Falls to Olene, and Klamath Falls to Ashland. Funds were limited +for more extensive surveys during 1918, but the location from Ashland to +Klamath Falls (see Jackson County report) was started and will be +continued to Klamath Falls in 1919. + +A short section between the Klamath Falls City Limits, through Pelican +City to a connection with the existing road to Bend was located by the +Highway Department in August, 1918, and stakes set for 7,500 feet of +grading. This section has since been graded and covered with a cinder +surface by the County. + +State surveys in this section were in charge of J. H. Scott, locating +engineer. + + +LAKE COUNTY + + +Grading and Macadamizing Between Lakeview and Paisley + +In 1917 the State Highway Commission appropriated funds to assist the +County with the grading and macadamizing of a section of the +Lakeview-Paisley Road through Crooked Creek Canyon. This work was +handled by the County, and the total amount of State funds expended was +$15,391.67. The work done consisted of 6.4 miles of grading and 4.0 +miles of rock surfacing. + + +LANE COUNTY + + +Macadam--Latham to Divide + +In 1917 State aid was given to Lane County in the amount of $6,099.86. +This money was used in macadamizing the Pacific Highway between Latham +and Divide. The work was handled by County forces under the supervision +of H. W. Libby, county roadmaster. + + +Divide Overcrossing + +For the elimination of the dangerous grade crossing of the Pacific +Highway with the Southern Pacific Railway at Divide, the Highway +Department made surveys and prepared plans for an overhead crossing at +that point. The Public Service Commission of Oregon ordered that this +overhead crossing be built, forty per cent of the cost to be paid by the +Railway Company, thirty per cent by the State and thirty per cent by the +County. + +Bids were received for the construction of the structure and approach +fills on September 10, 1918, but before work was begun, the United +States Highways Council ordered that construction be delayed until after +the war on account of the shortage in steel and cement. Work will, +therefore, not be undertaken until the 1919 season. + +The structure designed for this overcrossing is a three span reinforced +concrete viaduct, providing clearance for the double tracking of the +railway. The cost of the structure and the approach fills is estimated +to be $19,500.00. In connection with this, about 1.3 miles of new grade +must be built to connect with the present road, no part of the cost of +which will be shared by the Railway Company. This grading is estimated +to cost $9,000.00. As soon as the grading is completed, it will be +macadamized by the Highway Commission. + + +Survey--Goshen to Cottage Grove + +In June, 1917, a survey was made from Goshen to a connection with the +Pacific Highway south of Cottage Grove. This survey is on the east side +of the Southern Pacific Railway from Goshen to Creswell, crosses the +railway at grade at that point, and continues on the west side all the +way to Cottage Grove, closely following the Southern Pacific alignment +the entire distance. The total length of the survey was 18.2 miles. Mr. +C. C. Kelley was the locating engineer in charge. + + +LINCOLN COUNTY + + +Pioneer Mountain Grading + +In 1917, the State Highway Commission extended State aid to Lincoln +County in the grading of a one mile section of the Corvallis-Newport +Road. This section is in the vicinity of Pioneer Mountain, and is known +as the Pioneer Mountain section. The grading was handled by County +forces and the total amount of State funds expended was $2,054.05. + + +Bridge Surveys + +In May, 1918, surveys were made by the Department for two large bridges +in Lincoln County. One of these was for a bridge over Alsea River near +Waldport and the other was for a bridge across the Yaquina River at +Toledo. At the present time the only means of crossing the streams at +these points is by ferry. + +For the Alsea River Crossing a 264 foot bridge has been designed and is +now under construction by Curtis Gardner, Bridge Contractor. This bridge +consists of one 144 foot medium traffic wood span and 120 feet of wood +trestle. The total cost of the structure will be approximately +$10,000.00. The construction is under the supervision of the Highway +Department, but is being paid for by Lincoln County. + +The design has not yet been prepared for the bridge at Toledo, but the +total length of the bridge will be about 3,000 feet. + + +Neskowin-Salmon River Survey + +In June, 1918, a survey was made between Neskowin in Tillamook County +and Salmon River in Lincoln County. This survey was of a preliminary +nature and was made to determine the feasibility of a road between these +points. It was found that a five per cent grade could be obtained, but +that owing to the extremely rugged nature of the country, a road of +standard width and on a standard alignment would be so expensive as to +be impracticable at this time. + +The total length of the survey was eight miles. Mr. J. H. Scott was in +charge of the work as locating engineer. + + +LINN COUNTY + + +Albany-Jefferson Survey + +A survey of the Pacific Highway between the Marion County Line (Santiam +River) and Albany, was made in December, 1917, and a definite route +between these two points adopted. In a general way the located route +follows the present road. Near the Jefferson end, however, the new +location cuts across the property of E. M. Miller, paralleling the +Southern Pacific tracks with a net saving of 1,600 feet in distance over +that of the present road. Near Miller Station the line again leaves the +old road, eliminating four dangerous right angle turns by cutting +diagonally across. The new location also provides for the elimination of +the present grade crossing on the W. E. Fisher property by means of an +overhead crossing just north of the grade crossing. + +For the first one-half mile south of the Santiam River Bridge it will be +necessary to materially raise the grade of the present road as it is +considerably below high water, and therefore subject to overflow. It +will also be necessary to construct a few low bridges on this section to +provide waterways for flood waters. + +It is expected that the Albany-Jefferson Section will be graded and +paved during the 1919 season. + + +MALHEUR COUNTY + +Malheur County is an important highway center. It is most favorably +situated with respects to highways in Eastern Oregon, in that it serves +as a common junction point for the Old Oregon Trail, John Day Highway +and Central Oregon Highway. A fourth highway will enter the County from +Nevada leading from Winnemucca north through Jordan Valley. + +Malheur County is fairly well equipped for road work and has already +made a most creditable showing. All the people are good roads boosters, +having learned the value and necessity of improved roads. This was +proven by their voting a $20,000.00 bond issue at the recent election. +The purpose of this fund is to meet the State and Federal appropriation +of $80,000.00. + +In area, Malheur County is an empire in itself. The natural result is an +extra large mileage of roads, and many of them run through mountainous +districts. To improve only the main highways in Malheur County is a huge +undertaking. + +The State Highway Commission fully realizes the inability of most of the +counties in Eastern Oregon to cope with the situation and has determined +to extend aid in every manner possible. That State aid may be +substantial and a benefit to all the counties, the Commission is making +an urgent call for more State funds. + +In Malheur County near Brogan a 9.85 mile section of the John Day +Highway has been surveyed by the State Highway Department. The +Commission has set aside $20,000.00 for the construction of this road +and an equal amount is requested from the Government. The County has +appropriated $13,958.00 for the purpose of co-operating in this +construction. + +State funds to the amount of $20,000.00 have been set aside for the +improvement of a 6.76 mile section of the Central Oregon Highway. This +section extends from Vale 6.76 miles west to Burrell's Ranch. The +Government is requested to share in the cost in amount equal to the sum +given by the State. The County's share in this project will be +$14,420.00. + +The following statement shows the amounts appropriated for expenditure +in 1919: + + State County Government + Section Funds Funds Funds Totals + Cow Valley-Brogan $20,000.00 $13,958.00 $20,000.00 $53,958.00 + Section + Burrell-Vale Section 20,000.00 14,420.00 20,000.00 54,420.00 + +Both of the above mentioned sections are Post Road Projects. +Negotiations with the U. S. Public Roads Office are under way for the +grading of the Cow Valley-Brogan Road, and the Burrell-Vale Project +will be submitted within a short time. It is hoped construction will +begin early in 1919. + + +Survey of John Day Highway--Cow Valley-Brogan Section + +During October and November, 1918, the State Highway Commission made a +location survey of a 9.85 mile section of the John Day Highway between +Cow Valley and Brogan. The line follows in the direction of the present +road, but marked departures from the location were made in several +places. Plans for this work are about fifty per cent complete. R. H. +Coppock, locating engineer for the State Department, was in charge of +this work. + + +Survey of the Central Oregon Highway--Burrell Ranch-Vale Section + +A survey is in progress on the section of the Central Oregon Highway +between Burrell's Ranch and Vale. This line will follow along near what +is called the Post Hill road, and will be about seven miles in length. +Immediately upon completion of the field work, the plans will be rushed +in order that early action may be taken by the U. S. Office of Public +Roads. The State Commission's 1919 construction program includes this +section. + +The survey is in charge of R. H. Coppock, locating engineer. + + +Reconnaissance Survey of Central Oregon Highway and Jordan Valley Road + +During April, 1918, a reconnaissance survey was made by M. O. Bennett, +division engineer, for the Department, over the routes between Burns and +Vale for the purpose of establishing a definite route for the Central +Oregon Highway. This investigation resulted in the choice of the river +route by the State Highway Commission. The route as selected goes direct +from Burns to Crane, thence down the Malheur River through Riverside, +Juntura and Harper to Vale. + +In November, 1918, a reconnaissance survey was made by the State +Department for the purpose of establishing the most feasible route +between Jordan Valley and Vale and Ontario. This report has not yet been +submitted to the Commission, but the findings seem to favor the Sucker +Creek Route. This survey was made by Manche O. Bennett, division +engineer. + + +MARION COUNTY + + +Salem-Aurora Paving + +One of the first paving projects to come up for consideration by the +State Highway Commission was that of the Pacific Highway between Salem +and Aurora in Marion County. Upon investigating this project, it was +found that rural mail was carried over practically the entire distance +between Salem and Aurora. This fact made the improvement of this road +subject to Federal Aid, and as very few sections of State Roads west of +the Cascade Mountains will qualify for Federal Aid, it was considered +advisable to use some of the Federal money available to the State in the +improvement of this section. + +With a view to securing the approval of this project by the Federal +Office of Public Roads, and to undertaking the construction during the +1918 season, the necessary surveys were made in January and February, +1918, and the plans submitted to the Office of Public Roads in March, +1918. The final approvement by the Government was received June 15, +1918, and on June 25 proposals for the construction were received and +opened. The lowest bid received was from Warren Construction Company, +Portland, Oregon, but as it was in excess of the State Highway +Engineer's estimate, and in excess of the available funds, all bids were +rejected. + +[Illustration: INTERCOUNTY BRIDGE OVER THE WILLAMETTE AT SALEM. BUILT BY +MARION AND POLK COUNTIES IN 1917 AND 1918. COST $250,000.00. TOTAL +LENGTH 2,220 FEET.] + +The work would have then been started by the Highway Department with +State forces, but it was just at this time that the shortage of labor, +materials, transportation facilities, etc., became serious, and the +Federal Government called for curtailment of road construction, and the +Highway Commission was forced to order the discontinuance of preparation +for this paving, as well as for all other proposed work in the State. + +Now, that Peace is in sight, there is every reason to believe that the +Highway Commission will order that construction begin on the +Salem-Aurora Paving at the very earliest date, and its completion may be +looked for during the 1919 season. + +This paving is to be sixteen feet wide with a two-foot rock shoulder on +each side. The type will depend upon the bids received. The paving will +start about four miles north of the city limits of Salem and extend to +the Marion-Clackamas County Line, just north of Aurora, the total length +being eighteen miles. It is estimated that this work will cost +$360,000.00. + + +The Salem Bridge + +The new bridge over the Willamette River at Salem, designed and built +under the supervision of the State Highway Department, is one of the +largest strictly highway bridges erected in the United States in 1918. +This structure has a total length of 2,220 feet, and consists of 352 +feet of reinforced concrete approach on the Marion County end, six steel +spans over the river aggregating 885 lineal feet, and 780 feet of high +class pile trestle approach on the Polk County end. + +To provide for the river navigation, the U. S. Engineers required a +minimum horizontal clearance normal to the channel of 120 feet and a +vertical clearance of at least sixty-six feet above low water, in case a +high level type of bridge were adopted. After careful study it was +decided to construct a high level bridge of the deck type, and to carry +the pony channel span on cantilevers projecting from the adjoining +spans, giving an arch effect over the channel. By this type of +construction, a clear distance of about 145 feet between channel piers +was obtained. + +To minimize the cost of fabrication and erection of steel, four spans +were made practically the same. The east span was necessarily shorter +than the typical ones, since otherwise it would place the channel +opening too far across the river. This span is not so deep as the +adjoining one, and the difference in height is made up by means of a +rocker under the small span, which, of course, also serves the purpose +of movable shoes. The channel span rests on cast steel rockers on one +end, which are carried by a shelf on the cantilever panel. The opposite +end of the span was pin connected. + +Previous to the design of the bridge, wash borings were made, which +indicated in a general way that the bed of the stream was composed of a +few feet of gravel, underlaid with sand for a considerable depth. It was +accordingly decided to carry the foundations down below the probable +point of future scour, and carry the loads entirely upon piling. The two +channel piers were sunk about thirty-five feet below low water. + +The west approach is carried on fir piling treated in an open vat with +carbolineum to a temperature of about 220 degrees F. + +Lumber being comparatively cheap, the entire roadway deck of the bridge +and wooden approach is composed of fir, three by seven inches and +twenty-six feet long on edge, spiked together, thus projecting a foot +outside the curb on either side, the roadway being twenty-four feet +between curbs. An asphaltic wearing surface three and one-half inches +thick effectively waterproofs the wood, and the small interstices +between the pieces will allow sufficient circulation of air to preclude +any possibility of attack of dry rot. The ends of the floor members were +painted with hot carbolineum, as were also the wooden members contiguous +to openings in the floor occasioned by expansion joints between spans. + +The two five-foot concrete sidewalks are carried on brackets beyond the +trusses. The curbs serve as reinforced concrete beams to carry half the +sidewalk load to the trusses, there being small concrete struts +extending up from the top of the top chords at panel and midpanel +points. Between the bottom of the curb and the top of the wooden floor +is a three-quarter-inch cushion of "Sarco." Since the bridge is on a +grade, it was necessary to precast this in sheets the width of the curb. +When the material hardened, it was rolled up in convenient lengths and +placed. It will thus be possible in the future to renew the wooden floor +with comparatively little difficulty, although it is believed that the +wood floor base, protected as it is now, should last at least fifty +years. + +On account of the rather extreme length for pony trusses of the channel +span, 123 feet between end pins, it was decided to tie the trusses +together, and this was accomplished by means of two arched lattice +struts placed each twenty feet and six inches from the center of the +span. + +A final coat of battleship gray paint was applied to the steel work, and +has evoked considerable favorable comment, being an innovation from the +black paint commonly used in this part of the country. + +The bridge was built by the Coast Bridge Company and Robert Wakefield of +Portland. The cost of the structure complete was $250,000.00, of which +Marion County paid approximately $200,000.00 and Polk County $50,000.00. + +The engineering cost for the work is remarkably low. It includes +surveys, borings, inspection of cement and steel fabrications, resident +engineer's salary, cost of design, blue prints and supplies and +stenographic work, and amounts to $4,600.00, or about one and +eight-tenths per cent of the total cost. + + +Surrey--Salem to Jefferson + +A reconnaissance between the city limits of Salem and the Linn County +Line (Santiam River) just south of Jefferson, was made in the spring of +1918, and the following facts developed, as regards the comparison of +three possible routes between these points: + + Via Turner and Marion: + Length, 22.5 miles. + Railroad grade crossings, 5 with main line of Southern Pacific. + Bridges, 9. + Overflow, long stretches. + Light grades--very little rise and fall. + + Via Liberty and Ankeny Hill: + Length, 18.6 miles. + No railroad crossings. + Bridges, small. + Undulating steep grades--heavy work to cut to 5 per cent or + extensive alignment changes involving added distance. + New right of way required through valuable orchard property. + Present road macadamized or graveled entire length. + + Jackson Hill Route: + Length, 17 miles. + No railroad crossings. + Bridges, small. + Five per cent grades. + Good alignment. Low summit obtained by alignment change going + to the east of Jackson Hill, involving two miles of new + construction. + Right of way required--unimproved except in one instance. + Direct route. + Present road macadamized or graveled except for five miles. + +A detailed survey was made over this so-called Jackson Hill route, and +its advantages caused the Highway Commission to adopt it as the route of +the Pacific Highway between these points. It is estimated the cost will +be $109,000.00 to complete the subgrade, and it is expected this project +will be commenced in 1919. + + +MORROW COUNTY + +In Morrow County there are found all classes of conditions affecting +roads and highway improvement. In some parts of the County there are +good natural roads, while in other sections they are extremely poor. As +in most other Eastern Oregon Counties, Morrow County has to wrestle with +the problem of maintaining a large road mileage with a constant shortage +of road funds. Highways are of extreme importance, as there are large +agricultural communities that have no railway connections. + +During the past two years the highway movement in Morrow County has +experienced a wonderful growth. County authorities have broken the bonds +of established custom, and have made a most creditable beginning in +highway improvement. Although they have been supported by special road +taxes, in most of the districts the available funds are far from +adequate. + +The State Highway Commission early realized the importance of good roads +in this County, and took steps to extend the State aid through the Post +Road Fund. The plans failed when the U. S. Office of Public Roads found +it impossible to co-operate on the projects in question. This failure +was due to nonfulfillment of post road requirements. Additional State +aid was extended through the provisions of the $6,000,000.00 fund, but +the execution of these plans were delayed by war conditions. This fund +is still available, and the State Highway Commission will begin work as +soon as conditions will permit. + +Morrow County has received favorable consideration from the Highway +Commission in the matter of surveys, it being the only county in Eastern +Oregon in which the total mileage of State roads has been surveyed. +Those surveys cover the Columbia River Highway in the north end of the +County, and the Oregon-Washington Highway via Heppner, Ione and +Lexington. + +The Columbia River Highway was first surveyed under the direction of M. +O. Bennett, and later additional work was done by Oscar Cutler. This +survey was 13.85 miles in length. R. H. Baldock was locating engineer on +the Oregon-Washington Highway survey, which has a total length of 66.1 +miles. + + +Heppner Grading--Oregon-Washington Highway + +During 1918 Morrow County graded 2.26 miles of standard road adjacent to +the town of Heppner. A 1.82-mile section begins at the west city limits +of Heppner and extends down Willow Creek on the State survey. Another +section extends from the east city limits up Hinton Creek for a distance +of .44 miles. + +The County paid the total cost of this improvement which required +$5,689.19. The State Department supplied the engineering supervision for +this work through R. H. Baldock, resident engineer. + +Following is a statement of construction quantities: + + HEPPNER EAST + + Common Excavation, 1,190 cu. yds. at. 43 $502.53 + Culverts 216.35 + ------- + Total $ 718.88 + + HEPPNER WEST + + Common Excavation, 850 cu. yds. at .48 $ 407.01 + Intermediate Excavation, 2,150 cu. yds. at $1.11 2,385.30 + Culverts 2,178.00 + --------- + Total $ 4,970.31 + + +Jones Hill Grading + +The 3.22-mile section of the Oregon-Washington Highway known as the +Jones Hill Grade, lies about ten miles east of Heppner, and extends over +the divide between Hinton and Butler Creeks. The State location involved +the construction of an entirely new road. This improvement was paid for +in full by the County, the total cost being $25,050.26. + +R. H. Baldock, resident engineer for the State Highway Department, was +the engineer in charge. + +Construction quantities are shown in the following statement: + + Rock Excavation, 6,200 cu. yds. at $3.98 $ 18,504.26 + Common Excavation, 7,300 cu. yds. at .59 4,350.00 + Culverts 2,200.00 + ---------- + Total cost $ 25,054.26 + + +Heppner Macadam + +After grading the 1.82-mile section of the Oregon-Washington Highway +west of Heppner, and .44 miles east, Morrow County proceeded to surface +with a standard waterbound macadam. This work was done on a force +account basis by the United Contracting Co. and Warren Construction Co. +The work was completed and opened to traffic in July, 1918. + +The 2.26 miles of macadam cost the County a total of $19,280.35. A total +of 4,208 cubic yards of rock was placed, making the unit cost $4.56 per +cubic yard. Crushed trap rock was secured from a quarry near the city +limits, and suitable binder material was found near at hand. The +engineer in charge was R. H. Baldock of the State Department. + + +MULTNOMAH COUNTY + +Although the assessed valuation of Multnomah County is more than +thirty-five per cent of the total assessed valuation of the entire +State, this County has renounced all claim to any share of the State +Funds available for road purposes, and will construct and maintain in a +high state of improvement, at its own expense, all State Roads within +its boundaries. This liberal attitude of the people of Multnomah County +is to be commended, and it makes available for expenditure in counties +outside of Multnomah County, a much greater amount of money than would +otherwise be the case. + +The roads of Multnomah County represent some of the heaviest grading +construction, some of the best improved and some of the most scenic +highways to be found anywhere in the world. The Upper Columbia River +Highway is by many considered the most scenic highway in the United +States, and attracts a multitude of tourists annually. + +An interesting tabulation of the amounts expended by Multnomah County in +the construction of the Columbia River Highway, both above and below +Portland, is appended: + + +COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY, EAST 82D STREET VIA SANDY ROAD TO HOOD RIVER +COUNTY LINE + + ==============+=====+===========+===========+===========+============= + Section |Miles| Pavement | Grading | Bridges | Total + --------------+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------- + Sandy Road to |10.29|$183,001.41|$ 5,000.00|$ 14,845.33|$ 202,846.74 + Troutdale | | | | | + Sandy Cut-off | 2.47| 47,506.74| 94,389.04| ... | 141,895.78 + to Auto Club| | | | | + Bridge | | | | | + Columbia River|26.68| 495,507.75| 601,012.13| 169,586.71| 1,266,106.59 + Highway to | | | | | + County Line | | | | | + +-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------- + Totals |39.44|$726,015.90|$700,401.17|$184,432.04|$1,610,849.11 + --------------+-----+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------- + Total Construction Cost $1,610,849.11 + Engineering 72,004.95 + ------------- + Grand Total $1,682,854.06 + + +VISTA HOUSE AT CROWN POINT + + Building $68,314.36 + Retaining Walls and Pavement 30,833.69 + ---------- + Total $99,148.05 + + +ST. HELENS ROAD, PORTLAND TO COLUMBIA COUNTY LINE LENGTH, 16 MILES + + ===============+==========+==========+===========+==========+=========== + | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | Totals + ---------------+----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------- + Regrade and | ... |$35,330.82| $16,444.10| ... | $51,774.92 + Macadam | | | | | + Hard Surface |$80,944.11| 4,111.79| 200,047.81| 41,393.37| 326,497.08 + Shoulders | ... | 5,081.80| ... | ... | 5,031.80 + Drainage | ... | ... | 5,022.19| ... | 5,022.19 + Bridges | ... | 28,591.39| 14,203.21| ... | 42,794.60 + Right of Way | ... | ... | 2,538.06| ... | 2,538.06 + and Miscel- | | | | | + laneous | | | | | + Engineering, | 3,500.00| 3,400.00| 16,667.87| 2,000.00| 25,567.87 + Superinten- | | | | | + dence and | | | | | + Overhead | | | | | + +----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------- + Total |$84,444.11|$76,465.80|$254,933.24|$43,393.37|$459,226.52 + ---------------+----------+----------+-----------+----------+----------- + + +SUMMARY + + Pavement $326,497.08 + Bridges 42,794.60 + Grading 64,366.97 + Engineering and Overhead 25,567.87 + ----------- + Grand Total $459,226.52 + + +POLK COUNTY + +The work of the State Highway Department in Polk County during 1917 and +1918 has been confined chiefly to the design and the supervision of +construction of bridges. In addition to the design and supervision of +the Salem Bridge which is partly within Polk County, and which is +described in detail in an article in the chapter devoted to Marion +County, the Department has handled, at the request of the Polk County +Court, the following bridge work, all of which has been paid for by the +County. + +Between Monmouth and Dallas a 37 foot reinforced concrete bridge was +built over a slough on the Mulkey Cut-off. This bridge complete cost +$1,898.17. + +The Hollingshead Bridge over the Little Luckiamute River south of Dallas +is a 72 foot covered wooden span on concrete piers. This bridge was +built at a cost of $3,615.00. + +A 160 foot suspension foot-bridge was built over the Big Luckiamute +River at a cost of $500.00, to accommodate school children attending the +Montgomery School. + +The LaCreole Creek Bridge in Dallas is a reinforced concrete arch +structure seventy feet long. This bridge was not designed by the Highway +Department, but the Department supervised its construction. It is a very +pretty structure with sidewalks and lighting fixtures. It was built at a +cost of $10,755.68. + + +SHERMAN COUNTY + +Sherman County is so situated with respect to the State Highway System, +that its boundaries include a comparatively small mileage of State +roads. This however, is no indication of the value improved roads will +be in the County. The situation is of both state wide and local +importance. + +This County is found with many miles of good natural road. In addition +they have graded a large mileage and in some localities unusual +attention is given to road maintenance. The County is fairly well +equipped for road work and have plans for quite an extensive program. + +State aid in Sherman County thus far has been confined to highway +surveying, but the State Highway Commission has definite plans for +extending aid in the construction of the Deschutes and John Day River +Bridges and the grading of the Columbia River Highway. It is expected +this work will start early the coming season. + + +The Deschutes River Bridge. + +Various attempts have been made by Sherman, Wasco County and the State +to raise funds for the construction of the Deschutes River Bridge on the +Columbia River Highway. Success crowned these efforts recently when a +final agreement was reached between the three. + +The total estimated cost of this bridge is between $70,000.00 and +$75,000.00. The State Department plans call for a reinforced concrete +structure about 600 feet in length. + +Sherman County has pledged $25,000 towards defraying the cost of the +bridge providing funds are raised for completing same. This condition +has been met by the State Highway Commission and negotiations are +already underway for securing right-of-way. In this connection it is +pertinent to state that Wasco County also has appropriated $25,000.00 +for co-operation in this work. The State's share of the cost will be +approximately $25,000.00, according to the present estimate. + + +Columbia River Highway Survey + +During 1918 the State Department made a location survey of the Columbia +River Highway between the Deschutes and John Day Rivers. The line +follows the river canyon through Sherman, Biggs and Rufus. The length of +this survey is 14.66 miles. The field work only has been completed on +this survey and construction plans will be made up soon. C. S. Noble was +the locating engineer for the Department. + + +John Day Bridge + +This inter-county bridge will be located on the Columbia River Highway +across the John Day River, below McDonald, and will obviate the +necessity for the toll ferry at McDonald. + +As designed, the crossing calls for 2-123 foot wooden deck spans on +concrete piers and about 120 feet of high class wooden approach and 100 +feet of fill. The cost, which is estimated to be $20,000.00, will be +borne by Sherman and Gilliam Counties, and the State, and it is probable +that construction work will start next spring. + + +TILLAMOOK COUNTY + + +Paving--Tillamook South + +A contract was awarded on August 7, 1917, to Oskar Huber of Portland for +the grading and paving of a five mile section extending south from the +end of the paving then in place about three miles south of Tillamook +City. + +The old road which this paving was to follow in a general way contained +many sharp curves and had a roadbed not eighteen feet wide on the +average. On this was a light surfacing of gravel and rock macadam about +twelve feet in width. The roadbed was widened to a twenty-four foot +width, all excessively sharp curves were eliminated, and all wooden +culverts, trestles, and bridges were replaced with modern concrete +structures, and the decking on two steel bridges renewed and paved. + +As there is available in this vicinity no ledge rock, it was found +necessary to haul and crush large boulders from the creek bed to provide +the necessary rock for the base and mixture. Some sand was obtained +locally, but most of it had to be shipped in from Portland and hauled to +the work from Tillamook. + +The job was completed by December 15th of this year, and on account of +the unusually bad conditions faced by the contractor as regards labor +and materials, Mr. Huber is to be commended for the prompt completion of +the work as well as for the excellence of construction. + +By an arrangement between the County and the Highway Commission the +County pays for all grading in connection with this improvement and also +for twenty-five per cent of the cost of the paving. The total cost of +the grading and paving complete is $109,250.00 of which the County will +pay $34,325.00 and the State $74,925.00. + +Mr. C. W. Wanzer was in charge of this work as resident engineer. + + +DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918--GRADING AND +PAVING--TILLAMOOK SECTION + + Engineering $6,391.47 + Contract Construction Work as follows-- + Common Excavation, 10,835.3 Cu. Yds. at 60c $6,501.18 + Intermediate Excavation, 1,959.5 Cu. Yds. at + 90c 1,763.55 + Overhaul, per 100 Lin. ft., 6,314.8 Cu. Yds. + at 2c 126.30 + 12-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 84 + Lin. ft. at 48c 40.32 + 18-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 607 + Lin. ft. at 78c 473.46 + 24-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 384 + Lin. ft. at $1.16 445.44 + 36-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe (Placing only) 64 + Lin. ft. at $1.80 115.20 + Clearing and Grubbing (Force Account) 543.75 + Moving Fences (Force Account) 4.00 + Standard Bitulithic Pavement, 47,555.5 Sq. Yds. + at $1.42 67,528.81 + Broken Stone Loose measure, 8,840 Cu. Yds. at + $2.20 19,448.00 + Crushed Stone Shoulders, 7,466 Lin. ft. at 6c 447.96 + ---------- + Total Amount Earned by Contractors to Nov. 30, + 1918 97,437.97 + Less 15% retained pending completion 14,615.69 + ---------- + Total Payments to Contractor to November 30, 1918 82,822.28 + ---------- + Total Expenditure to November 30, 1918 89,213.75 + + Paid by State 63,203.90 + Paid by County 26,009.85 + ---------- + Total $89,213.75 + + +Three Rivers Forest Project + +A Federal Aid Forest Road Project is now under construction between Hebo +and Dolph in Tillamook County. This project is 10.3 miles in length, +includes grading and nine foot rock surfacing, and is estimated to cost +$122,000.00 of which $21,500.00 will be paid by the County, $50,250.00 +by the State, and $50,250.00 by the Federal Government. + +This work is handled under the supervision of Federal Office of Public +Roads. The contract was awarded to the Tillamook County Court, but the +State's Attorney General ruled that the Court had no authority which +would allow them to contract to do work of this nature. To facilitate +matters the Highway Commission took the contract over from the County, +and the work is now in progress, the Highway Department acting as +contractors and being paid for the work at the unit prices originally +bid by Tillamook County. + +It was so late in the year when this work was taken over by the State +that little work can be done until the 1919 season. Work is in progress, +however, on camp construction, clearing, and such other portions of the +work as can be done during the winter months. + +Mr. J. M. Baker is superintendent of construction on this work. + + +Tillamook-Cloverdale Survey + +On the Tillamook-Cloverdale road a preliminary survey has been completed +from Tillamook to Hebo, a distance of 18 miles, and of this about nine +miles have been located. This is a very important section as it is the +most direct route from the Willamette Valley to the beaches of Tillamook +County, and is not served with a railroad. The engineer in charge of +this work was Mr. C. A. Dunn. + + +UMATILLA COUNTY + +The highway problem of Umatilla County is of greater magnitude than it +would seem to be at first consideration. The fact that the County is +well supplied with rail transportation only renders the demand for +highways more urgent. Soil conditions are generally unfavorable for good +natural roads although gravel deposits suitable for highway construction +are found in most localities. + +The County has made constant efforts towards an improved system of +roads, but with 3,000 miles of county roads to care for and with +considerable bridge work in the program, the available funds are found +to be entirely inadequate. The main roads or trunk highways through the +County have had the benefit of a large percentage of local funds but +owing to a large mileage and character of improvement necessary, there +remains a great deal yet to be done. + +When the State of Oregon voted to expend $6,000,000.00 in surfacing +roads constructed by the counties, Umatilla County was among the first +to take advantage of the State aid. The State Highway Commission +extended additional aid through the Post Road Fund, but these plans were +later cancelled owing to requirements of the U. S. Office of Public +Roads. + +The State Highway Department has surveyed the Old Oregon Trail for the +entire distance across the County and 42.2 miles of the +Oregon-Washington Highway have been surveyed. In addition a considerable +mileage of reconnaissance surveys have been made preliminary to definite +location. + +In 1917 and 1918 the State Highway Department expended $162,625.56 in +constructing eleven miles of pavement near Pendleton. The cost of +maintenance on this road has been divided equally between the State and +County. + +Funds were set aside by the State Highway Commission in 1917 to +macadamize the 40 mile section of Old Oregon Trail from Pendleton west +to the Morrow County line. War conditions caused a postponement of this +improvement. The funds are still intact and work will proceed as soon as +conditions will permit. Following are statements showing amounts of +State funds expended in Umatilla County and funds appropriated to be +expended in 1919. + + Expended in 1917 and 1918 for paving on Wild Horse Road and + Pendleton-Reith Section $162,626.56 + Appropriated to be expended in 1919 on macadamizing Old + Oregon Trail from Pendleton to Morrow County line near + Umatilla 180,000.00 + + +Wild Horse Paving + +The State Highway Commission on June 29, 1917, let a contract to the +Warren Construction Company for paving a ten mile section of the Wild +Horse Road northeast of Pendleton and one mile of the Old Oregon Trail +leading west from Pendleton. The pavement laid was bitulithic and the +subgrade was an old macadam road built by the County. The macadam road +was of insufficient width for supporting a 16 foot pavement, which +condition required widening of the grade, re-ditching and the placing of +extra crushed rock for base. + +The widening of the road bed was done with County funds expended under +the direction of the State Highway Department. The work of widening the +grade cost the County, $9,975.00 for the 11 miles. + +[Illustration: ON THE PAVED ROAD BETWEEN PENDLETON AND ADAMS IN UMATILLA +COUNTY. PAVED IN 1917] + +Paving work begun in July, 1917, and an excellent pavement of the +standard two-inch bitulithic type was secured, with a six inch crushed +rock base. The total cost of this work was $162,626.56 or $14,784.22 per +mile. M. O. Bennett was the engineer in charge and Chas. Noble was the +inspector on this work. Following is a detailed cost statement: + +DETAILED COST STATEMENT--WILD HORSE PAVING + + Standard Bitulithic Pavement, 103,543.79 sq. yds. at $1.29 $133,571.49 + Broken Stone loose measure. 10,994.8 cu. yds. at $1.87 20,560.28 + Crushed stone. 115,600 lin. ft. at 5c 5,780.00 + Extra work on road approaches 104.91 + ------------ + $160,016.68 + Engineering and Inspection 2,609.88 + ------------ + Total $162,626.56 + + +Wild Horse Grading + +When plans were made in 1917 for the Wild Horse paving. 16 feet was the +width decided upon. Upon investigation it was found this would require +widening of the old road bed from one foot to five feet, re-ditching for +a large part of the 10 miles and the replacing of several culverts. + +This work was done under the direction of the State Highway Department +and the entire cost was defrayed from County funds. The total cost to +the County was $9,975.00. Oscar Cutler of the State Highway Department +was resident engineer in charge. + + +Pendleton-Pilot Rock Section--Grading and Macadamizing + +Upon the completion of the survey by the State Highway Department of the +section of the Oregon-Washington Highway between Pendleton and Pilot +Rock, the Umatilla County Court started grading. Where the construction +is light the road grader was used to great advantage. Through the aid of +the Division Office of the State Department new right-of-way was secured +in some places and the alignment of the road naturally improved. + +During September and October, 1918, the section between Pendleton and +the County Poor Farm was graded and macadamized on a six per cent +development over Grave Yard Hill. This work, both grading and +macadamizing is of excellent character and will soon be opened to +traffic. W. C. Crews, engineer for the State Department made the +relocation on this section and was resident engineer during +construction. The following is a statement showing quantities and total +and unit costs: + + Item and quantity Total cost Unit cost + Excavation, 4,795 cu. yds $3,164.70 $ .66 + Gravel, 2,000 cu. yds 2,600.00 1.30 + Concrete Bridge 1,600.00 + ---------- + Total cost $7,364.70 + +An additional four miles from the County Poor Farm south was graveled by +the County with an expenditure of $2,000.00. + + +Survey of Columbia River Highway and Old Oregon Trail + +During 1917 and 1918 the State Highway Department made a location survey +over the entire east and west route across Umatilla County, excepting +the six mile section between Pendleton and the Indian Agency. On this +six miles a base line survey only was made. + +The section of this road between the Morrow County Line and Pendleton is +a part of the Columbia River Highway and has a total length of 40.5 +miles. It passes through Umatilla, Hermiston, Stanfield, Echo and Reith. +From Pendleton east the road is known as the Old Oregon Trail. + +The survey in the east end of the County begins at the Umatilla Indian +Agency, follows the general direction of the present road up Cabbage +Hill, passes through Meacham and ends at the Union County Line near +Kamela. A five per cent grade was secured on the Cabbage Hill climb. The +total length of this section is 26.8 miles. R. H. Baldock and Oscar +Cutler were the locating engineers on this work. The plans for this +survey are practically complete. + + +Survey of Oregon-Washington Highway + +The State survey of the Oregon and Washington Highway extends from the +end of the pavement ten miles northeast of Pendleton, through Pendleton, +and Pilot Rock to the Morrow County Line west of Butter Creek. This +survey was made in 1917 and a section south of Pendleton was relocated +in 1918. The total length of this line is 42.2 miles. R. H. Baldock and +Oscar Cutler were the locating engineers on this work and the revision +was made under the direction of W. C. Crews. + + +UNION COUNTY + +In the matter of highway improvement Union County has shown considerable +progress. Substantial road building machinery is owned by the County in +units sufficient to allow work to proceed simultaneously in various +sections of the County. It is noticeable however that most of their work +has been done (and justifiably so) on local and feeder roads rather than +on trunk highways. Local funds and equipment are inadequate to make all +the improvements needed when the mountainous sections of the main roads +are considered. + +As in other counties the State Highway Commission easily recognized the +necessity and importance of co-operation and accordingly in 1917 plans +were laid and steps taken to extend State and Federal Aid. + +During 1917 and 1918 a total of 83.54 miles of survey was made on the +two principal roads of the County. 45.26 miles on the Old Oregon Trail +and 38.28 miles on the La Grande-Joseph Highway. + +Agreements were signed by the Secretary of Agriculture providing for +co-operation with the State on equal basis, for the grading of a six +mile section between Union and Telocaset and a 9.37 mile section between +Elgin and Minam. The respective amounts expended on each of these +projects to the date of this report, November 30, 1918, are: $16,642.29 +and $3,838.44. State funds amounting to $5,000.00 have been expended for +grading in cooperation with the County on the La Grande-Hot Lake +Section. This road is 7.95 miles in length and involves the opening of a +new road for the entire distance. The State Highway Commission has set +aside funds for graveling this section preparatory to surfacing. The +completion of these three projects will require approximately $66,737.06 +from the State, $35,575.50 from the Federal Government, and $3,000 from +the County. + +The following summary shows for each project amounts expended to date +and funds set aside to be expended during 1919: + + +EXPENDED IN 1917 AND 1918 + + ===================+==========+=========+==========+========== + | State | County |Government| Total + | Funds | Funds | Funds | + -------------------+----------+---------+----------+---------- + Union Telocaset |$16,642.29| ... | ... |$16,642.29 + Elgin-Minam | 3,838.44| ... | ... | 3,838.44 + La Grande-Hot Lake | 5,000.00| 3,000.00| ... | 8,000.00 + -------------------+----------+---------+----------+---------- + Total |$25,480.73|$3,000.00| ... |$28,480.73 + -------------------+----------+---------+----------+---------- + + +APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURE IN 1919 + + ===================+==========+=========+==========+========== + | State | County |Government| Total + | Funds | Funds | Funds | + -------------------+----------+---------+----------+----------- + Union Telocaset | ... | ... |$15,000.00| $15,000.00 + Elgin-Minam |$16,737.06| ... | 20,575.50| 37,312.56 + La Grande-Hot Lake | 50,000.00|$3,000.00| ... | 53,000.00 + -------------------+----------+---------+----------+----------- + Total |$66,737.06|$3,000.00|$35,575.50|$105,312.56 + -------------------+----------+---------+----------+----------- + +The absence of figures in the column headed "County funds" in the above +tabulation is explained by the fact that Union County, in the matter of +co-operation, has agreed to expend certain sums on other roads than +those mentioned in the table. The County's appropriation for the +improvement of the La Grande-Kamela section of the Old Oregon Trail is +$40,000.00 and $10,000.00 additional has been stipulated for use in +improving the Elgin-Willow Creek Section of the La Grande-Joseph +Highway. The County has also provided funds for the completion of the +grading between La Grande and Hot Lake. + + +Union-Telocaset Section Grading + +In August, 1918, the State Highway Commission called for bids on the +grading of a six mile section between Union and Telocaset. The Union +County Court was the successful bidder and the Commission awarded the +contract but it later developed that the County could not legally hold +the position of contractor in doing State work. As the other bids were +unsatisfactory the situation resulted in the State taking over the work +and doing it with the State forces, and by November 30, the project was +about 60% complete. The total estimated cost of this work is $30,000.00 +and $16,642.29 has been expended to date. Mr. R. A. Pratt is resident +engineer in charge. + + +Elgin-Minam Section + +The State Highway Commission opened bids on the grading of a 9.37 mile +section between Elgin and Minam Hill. In the letting of this work they +experienced the same difficulty as with the Union-Telocaset work. (See +report on the Union-Telocaset grading). The subsequent action of the +State Highway Commission in taking the contract over to be done by State +forces resulted in work starting in August, 1918. Owing to weather and +soil conditions work on this section has closed down for the winter. The +amount expended is $3,838.44 and the total estimated cost is $41,151.00. +Mr. R. A. Pratt, resident engineer for the State Highway Department was +in charge of this work and Mr. C. A. Dunn was superintendent. + + +La Grande-Hot Lake Grading + +In November, 1917, the State Highway Department appropriated $5,000.00 +to co-operate on the grading of that section of the Old Oregon Trail +between Hot Lake and La Grande. Grading work started within the month +and two miles were graded when work was closed for the winter. + +This work was continued during the present season and up to November 30, +about five miles of grade had been completed. In addition to the +$5,000.00 of State money the County has expended about $3,000.00. It +will require about $3,000.00 to complete the grading and an additional +$5,500.00 for bridges. The bridge plans call for concrete structures. + + +Survey of the Old Oregon Trail, Union County + +The State Highway Department has made a location survey of 45.26 miles +of the Old Oregon Trail in Union County. The survey begins at the +Union-Umatilla County Line near Kamela and continues through La Grande, +Hot Lake and Union and ends at Telocaset. Office plans are complete for +most of this work. Locating engineer D. D. Glass made the survey from La +Grande to Telocaset and R. H. Baldock, locating engineer, was in charge +of the work between Kamela and La Grande. + + +Survey of La Grande-Joseph Highway, Union County + +In 1917 a final location survey was made from La Grande to Minam, a +distance of 38.28 miles. D. G. Glass, locating engineer for the State +Department, was in charge of the crews. Beginning at La Grande the line +runs through Island City, and Elgin and ends at Minam at the confluence +of the Minam and Wallowa Rivers. Plans for this work are practically +complete. The location from Island City to Elgin is to be reconsidered +with the view of making some changes in the route. + +[Illustration: A SURVEY CAMP IN EASTERN OREGON] + + +Union-Telocaset Post Road Project + +A co-operative agreement between the State and Government provides for +the construction of a portion of the Old Oregon Trail between Union and +Telocaset. This section, six miles in length, begins at Union and +follows up Pyles Canyon near the location of the present road to a point +1.5 miles north of Telocaset. + +The total estimated cost of this project is $30,000.00 making $15,000.00 +to be paid by each the State and Government. Union County joins in the +co-operation of the work, in case the total cost exceeds the amount +stipulated in the Federal agreement. If the total cost should exceed the +estimate given in the project agreement, the County agrees to pay the +full amount of such cost. + +Work was started on this section August, 1918, and $20,575.50 had been +expended to November 30. R. A. Pratt is resident engineer for the +Department. The work is being done by the State forces under the +supervision of C. A. Dunn, assistant engineer. + + +Elgin-Minam Post Road Project + +The State Highway Commission secured an agreement with the U. S. Office +of Public Roads providing for the construction of a 9.37 mile section of +the La Grande-Joseph Highway. The survey for this improvement begins at +Elgin and follows east in the direction of the present road to the top +of Minam Hill. + +It is estimated that this work will cost $41,151.00 or $20,575.50 for +each the State and Government. In case the cost of this work exceeds the +estimate shown in the project agreement, the County agrees to pay such +cost. In this manner Union County is co-operating in this improvement. + +Work opened up here in August under the supervision of C. A. Dunn, +assistant engineer, for the Department. State forces are employed on +force account basis. The expenditures to November 30 amount to +$3,838.44, and the project is about 10% completed. R. A. Pratt is +resident engineer for the State Department. + + +WALLOWA COUNTY + +Wallowa County's road problem is entirely local in character as this +district is not touched by a trunk road of the State system. Some very +good natural roads are found in this district, while others are very +bad. The latter designation applies more especially to some of the +mountain roads, which are extremely narrow and very dangerous. + +The La Grande-Joseph Highway is very important locally, since it is the +only road connecting the valley with outside points. The people in +general are very much interested in highway possibilities, but the +County funds have proven inadequate to make much of a showing towards +permanent work. Most of the available County funds are required for +maintenance of the existing roads, many of which extend through +mountainous areas. Additional State aid is much needed if any +substantial improvements are hoped for. + +A general reconnaissance survey was made in October, 1918, by the State +Highway Department from Elgin to Joseph. The purpose was to gather +general information for the use of the State Highway Commission. This +survey was made by M. O. Bennett, division engineer for Eastern Oregon. + +During this visit the matter of Post Road Aid was taken up with the +County authorities. It was understood that the County would make +application at once, but it appears that no further action was taken. + +The State Highway Commission has extended aid to Wallowa County by +co-operating on the Flora-Enterprise Forest Road and also helped to +secure Government aid on the same project. The County made an +appropriation to help in the construction of this road. Work is in +progress on this road under the direction of the U. S. Office of Public +Roads. The following statement shows the estimate cost and segregation +of funds: + + State appropriation $12,324.00 + Federal appropriation 12,324.00 + County appropriation 5,000.00 + ---------- + Total estimated cost $29,648.00 + + +WASCO COUNTY + + +The Dalles-Three Mile Post Road Project + +An appropriation has been made, by the State Highway Department, from +the Post Road Fund for co-operation in the paving of a two mile section +of The Dalles-California Highway between the east city limits of The +Dalles and Three Mile Creek. + +A project statement has been prepared, requesting $14,830.00 from the U. +S. Office of Public Roads. The State will supply a like amount and Wasco +County $4,000.00. This makes a total of $33,660.00 which is the +estimated cost of the project. + +The present gravel road will serve as a base for the pavement which is +to be 16 feet wide. The improvement will include re-ditching of the road +bed and the installation of culvert pipe in several places. + +It is planned that work will start early in 1910. + + +The Pine Hollow-Kingsley Post Road Project + +The section of The Dalles-California Highway in Wasco County between +Pine Hollow, near Dufur, and Kingsley is designated by the State Highway +Commission as a Post Road. This section is 4.0 miles long and follows +near the line of the present road. The project begins at the road forks +2¼ miles south of Dufur and ends at a point on the present road 1½ miles +north of Kingsley. + +The plans provide for the grading of the road bed, the estimated cost of +which is $14,500. The State and Government are each requested to +appropriate $2,500.00 and the County will expend $9,500.00. It is +expected this work will be done in 1919. + + +Antelope Grade Post Road Project + +The State Highway Commission has designated as a Post Road a three mile +section of The Dalles-California Highway immediately north of Antelope. +This is known as the Antelope Grade Section. The new road will be a 6% +grade along near the present road. + +The total estimated cost of grading to standard width and properly +draining is $30,000.00; and the funds are to be provided as follows: +State $2,500.00; Government, $2,500.00; and Wasco County, $25,000.00. + +It is hoped this work will start early in 1919. + + +Survey--Seufert to the Deschutes River + +A survey was made in April, 1918, for the Columbia River Highway between +Seufert and the Deschutes River, along the river for the purpose of +comparison with a previous survey over the hill, conforming closely to +the present road. + +This route, which was subsequently adopted, has a summit of 210 feet +against 780 feet on the hill route, and a length of 12.8 miles, a saving +of 2.7 miles in distance. Between The Dalles and Seufert about two miles +was graded to standard width and grade in 1917. The proposed route +follows close to the railroad, which is crossed near Big Eddy on a +proposed overhead bridge and utilizes the old State Portage Railroad +roadbed, as well as the already graded bank of the Government canal. +Near Celilo, another overhead crossing of the O.-W. R. R. & N. Co. +tracks is proposed, and from this point to the Deschutes River the +highway is located between the Oregon Trunk Railroad and the O.-W. R. R. +& N. Co., using about two miles of abandoned railroad roadbed. + +This improvement requires only very light construction, except for short +distances, and it is believed it can be kept free from drifting blow +sand by the use of sand fences, as the Portage Railroad is used where +the sand is the worst, and this was kept open with very little +maintenance. With a smooth roadbed, and with nothing to cause drifting, +it is thought that the maintenance on this account will be negligible. + +The route is attractive, as it makes available at close range the Locks +at Big Eddy, the Celilo Canal, and the magnificent Celilo Falls. The +estimated cost of this project is $142,500.00. It is proposed to include +this project in the 1919 program. + + +Deschutes River Bridge. + +Among the bridges expected to be built in the near future is the +proposed reinforced concrete arch bridge over the Deschutes river at +Miller, about a mile above the river's mouth. This will be a State and +Inter-county structure, and will connect Sherman and Gilliam Counties on +the Columbia River Highway, and will be located a few hundred feet below +the present old wooden toll bridge which it will replace. + +The design, which is practically completed, contemplates seven arch +spans aggregating 580 feet in length with a filled approach at either +end. The estimated cost of the bridge is $75,000.00. + + +WASHINGTON COUNTY + +During 1917 and 1918, the State Highway Department in co-operation with +Washington County has completed the grading, bridging and paving of the +West Side Highway across that County. This work has involved the grading +and paving of 12.5 miles and the construction of three bridges and one +undergrade railway crossing. On this work, when final payments are +complete, the State will have expended $292,000.00 and the County will +have expended $10,000.00. + +In addition to this construction, the Department has made surveys +between Beaverton and Hillsboro and between Forest Grove and Gaston, and +has furnished the County engineering services in connection with the +grading of these two sections. + + +Paving--Multnomah County Line to Newberg + +The pavement on the West Side State Highway between the Multnomah County +Line and Newberg is 15.7 miles in length, of which 12.5 miles is in +Washington County and 3.2 miles in Yamhill County. This pavement is a +two-inch standard bitulithic surface on a crushed rock base. It is +sixteen feet wide with a two-foot macadam shoulder on each side. The +grading in Washington County and the paving in both Washington and +Yamhill Counties was done by Oskar Huber of Portland under a contract +awarded him on July 30, 1917. The work was started in August, 1917, and +was completed in October, 1918. + +[Illustration: COVERED WOOD BRIDGE OVER THE TUALATIN RIVER ON THE WEST +SIDE HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. BUILT IN 1918] + +The grading in Washington County will cost complete approximately +$39,699.85 of which Washington County has paid $9,395.00. The part of +the paving within Washington County will cost complete $234,750.00 all +of which is paid for from State Funds. + + +DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918 GRADING AND +PAVING MULTNOMAH COUNTY LINE TO NEWBERG + + Engineering $ 9,445.56 + Right-of-Way Costs 49.98 + Construction: + Crushed Stone Shoulders, 163,663.4 lin. ft. + @ .06 $ 9,819.80 + Standard Bitulithic Pavement, 149,764.4 Sq. + Yds. @ $1.28 191,698.43 + Broken Stone, Loose Measure, 34,885.75 Cu. + Yds. at $2.40 83,725.80 + Clearing and Grubbing 1,250.00 + Common Excavation, 46,773.9 Cu. Yds. @ .34 15,903.13 + Intermediate Excavation, 9,224.4 Cu. Yds. @ .62 5,719.13 + Solid Rock Excavation, 385 Cu. Yds. @ $1.15 442.75 + Overhaul per 100 Lin. Ft., 172,279.2 Cu. Yds. + @ .01 1,722.79 + 12-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe, 1,568 Lin. Ft. + @ $1.25 1,960.00 + 24-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe, 52 Lin. Ft. @ $2.45 127.40 + 36-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe, 96 Lin. Ft. @ $4.25 408.00 + 6-inch Porous Drain Tile, 7,191 Lin. Ft. @ .15 1,078.65 + Rip-Rap, 32 Cu. Yds @ $2.75 88.00 + Force Account: + Lowering and lengthening existing culverts 1,081.67 + Replacing bridge approach at Tualatin River 50.27 + Special wide ditches alongside road near Four + Corners 814.50 + Back-fill and planking at Onion Flat Trestle 405.94 + Tearing down old trestles at Onion Flat 55.33 + Replacing private water supply crossing 13.31 + Rebuilding Right of Way Fences 70.85 + Grading at Middleton R. R. Crossing 1,970.47 + Blind Drains 189.68 + New 30-foot Culvert 223.60 + New 42-foot Culvert and special fill over it 468.26 + Drain Tiling, back-filled with rock 582.09 + ----------- + Total amount earned by Contractor to Nov. + 30, 1918 $319,869.85 + Less amount retained pending completion of + contract 50,388.46 + ----------- + Total paid contractor to November 30, 1918 269,481.39 + ----------- + Total expended to November 30, 1918 $278,976.93 + + +Onion Flat Bridge + +This crossing consists of a laminated wood deck on heavy stringers +supported by a series of creosoted pile bents. It is on the West Side +Highway about four miles southwest of Tigard and is designed for heavy +traffic loading. + +An asphaltic wearing surface prevents moisture coming in contact with +the wooden floor and with the treated piling tends to give the maximum +length of life to the main members of the structure. This bridge is 600 +feet long and cost complete $8,372.22. + + +Fanno Creek Bridge + +The Fanno Creek bridge at Tigard on the West Side Highway consists of a +superstructure similar to the Onion Flat bridge, carried on wood bents +on concrete foundations. A sidewalk was built on one side to accommodate +pedestrians. The bridge is 70 feet long and cost $1,882.81. + + +Tualatin River Bridge + +The bridge consists of a covered Howe truss wooden bridge of 144 foot +span and 166 lineal feet of pile trestle approach. + +Like the others constructed by the State on main highways, this bridge +is of heavy traffic design, and the bridge and approaches have laminated +wood floors with asphaltic wearing surfaces. Windows are provided at +panel points to provide light and to add to the appearance of the +structure. Cost $12,968.60. + + +Votaw Undercrossing + +A grade separation was made on the West Side Highway near Votaw, wherein +a wooden trestle was constructed to carry the Southern Pacific line +above the roadway. The structure was designed and built under the +supervision of the railroad's engineering department. + +Final settlement has not yet been made with the Railway Company, but it +is estimated that the State's share of the cost of this structure will +be $4,000.00. The balance of the cost will be paid by the Railway +Company, no share of the cost being borne by the County. + + +Survey--Beaverton to Hillsboro + +A location survey was started January 1, 1918, from the West City limits +of Beaverton and completed to the city limits of Hillsboro, a distance +of 7.7 miles. The alignment parallels the Southern Pacific Railway on +the north side of the tracks and eliminates four grade crossings. The +entire section was graded by Washington County during the 1918 season. + + +Survey--Forest Grove to Gaston + +A survey was made from Forest Grove to Gaston, a distance of +approximately 6 miles. The alignment follows the existing road with the +exception of a change at Dilley to eliminate two railroad crossings. + +Considerable grading was done between Dilley and Gaston, reducing the +grade to five per cent. + +Mr. C. G. Reiter, County Surveyor of Washington County, was employed as +locating engineer for the State, and also supervised the grading in both +of the above sections. + + +WHEELER COUNTY + +Wheeler County, being without either rail or water transportation +facilities, is entirely dependent upon its roads for communication with +outside points, as well as between points within the County. All of the +large amount of agricultural products of the county must be transported +for long distances over roads and highways, and likewise, all +manufactured articles and other supplies from points without the County +must be brought in over them. For that reason, good roads are of the +utmost importance to all of Wheeler County, which fact is fully +recognized by the Wheeler County people. + +Every effort is being made by the County to build up and improve its +road system, but the funds available within the County are entirely +inadequate. In November, 1916, bonds were voted to the amount of +$80,000.00, the maximum allowed the County under the State laws, but +this amount is hardly enough to make a beginning on the necessary road +construction in the county, as Wheeler County is rough and mountainous, +and road construction is therefore heavy and expensive. + +The State Highway Commission realizing the importance of the +construction of roads in this County, and the impossibility of the +financing of their construction by the County alone, early determined to +assist to the greatest possible extent. + +Surveys have been made by the Department over all but two miles of the +two most important cross-county roads, the John Day River Highway and +the McKenzie River Highway. During 1917 and 1918 the State Highway +Department expended the sum of $46,997.79, cooperating with the County +in the construction of 4.2 miles of grading and macadamizing between +Fossil and the Gilliam County Line. State aid was also granted the +County to the amount of $14,235.45 for the construction of nine-tenths +of a mile, known as the Bridge Creek Section, on the McKenzie River +Highway just west of Mitchell, the total cost of which was $24,235.45. + +For the construction of 25.5 miles on the John Day River Highway between +the mouth of Sarvice Creek and the Grant County Line, the Highway +Department has set aside the sum of $63,345.70 to be added to 63,345.70 +of Federal Post Road Funds and $36,000.00 of county funds to provide the +total amount of $162,691.40 which the project is estimated to cost. + +The Department has further been instrumental in securing Federal Aid for +the construction of a Forest Road Project 5.5 miles in length between +Mitchell and the Crook County Line, known as the Ochoco Canyon Project. +On this project the State will expend $20,050.00, the Federal +Government, $20,050.00 and the County, $4,900.00, $45,000.00 in all. + +In summary, State Aid and Federal Government Aid extended to Wheeler +County during 1917 and 1918 and set aside to be expended in 1919 and +1920, are as follows: + + =========================+==========+===========+==========+=========== + | | | Federal | + | State | County | Govt. | Total + | Funds | Funds | Funds | + -------------------------+----------+-----------+----------+----------- + Expended in 1917 and | | | | + 1918-- | | | | + On grading Cummings Hill |$ 7,004.85|$ 7,527.50| ... |$ 14,532.35 + Sec. | | | | + On macadamizing Cummings | 32,465.44| ... | ... | 32,465.44 + Hill Section | | | | + On grading Bridge Creek | 14,235.45| 10,000.00| ... | 24,235.45 + Sec. | | | | + -------------------------+----------+-----------+----------+----------- + Total |$53,705.74| $17,527.50| ... |$ 71,233.24 + | | | | + Appropriated for Expen- | | | | + diture in 1919 and | | | | + 1920-- | | | | + On Sarvis Creek-Grant |$63,345.70| $36,000.00|$63,345.70|$162,691.40 + County Line Section | | | | + On Ochoco Canyon Section | 20,050.00| 4,900.00| 20,050.00| 45,000.00 + -------------------------+----------+-----------+----------+----------- + Total |$83,395.70| $40,900.00|$83,395.70|$207,691.40 + -------------------------+----------+-----------+----------+---------- + + +Cummings Hill Grading + +On June 19th 1917, a contract was let to the Elliott Contracting Co. of +Portland, Oregon, for the construction of 3.5 miles of grade between the +foot of Cummings Hill, north of Fossil, and the Gilliam County line. +This construction was a five per cent development to eliminate the heavy +grades and narrow roadbed of the former road. Work was commenced on +July 6th, 1917, and completed on October 5th, 1917. The work of the +contracting firm was very satisfactory, and an excellent piece of +grading was secured. The Engineer in charge for the Highway Department +was Mr. B. H. McNamee. + +The total cost of the work was $14,532.35, of which the State paid +$7,004.85 and Wheeler County $7,527.50. The detailed cost statement +follows: + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING CUMMINGS HILL, SECTION + + Engineering $ 1,423.30 + Construction: + Common Excavation, 11,397 cu. yds. @ .40 $ 4,558.80 + Intermediate Excavation, 6,017.4 cu. yds. @ .70 4,212.18 + Solid Rock Excavation, 2,816.5 cu. yds. @ 1.35 3,802.27 + 12-inch Corr. Iron Pipe, 682 Lin. ft. @ .40 272.80 + 24-inch Corr. Iron Pipe, 40 Lin. ft. @ 1.00 40.00 + Rubble Masonry, 22.3 cu. yds @ 10.00 223.00 + ---------- + 13,109.05 + ---------- + $14,532.35 + + +Bridge Creek Grading + +The grading of a nine-tenth mile section in Bridge Creek Canyon was +contracted to the United Contracting Co. of Portland, Oregon, on +November 27th, 1917. This section is on the McKenzie River Highway about +four miles west of Mitchell. In addition to the grading, the contract +involved the construction of a ninety foot bridge over Bridge Creek. + +The work was started on February 15th, 1918 and completed on June 20th, +1918. The engineering was in charge of Mr. R. H. Coppock. + +The total cost of the work was $24,235.45 of which the State paid +$14,235.45 and Wheeler County $10,000. The detailed cost statement +follows: + + +DETAILED EXPENDITURE STATEMENT--GRADING BRIDGE CREEK SECTION + + Engineering $ 635.30 + Construction: + Common Excavation, 3935.6 cu. yds. @ .60 $ 2,361.42 + Intermediate Excavation, 549.4 cu. yds. @ .75 412.05 + Solid Rock Excavation, 9837.6 cu. yds. @ 1.40 13,772.64 + Overhaul per 100 lin. ft., 363 cu. yds. @ .03 10.89 + 12-inch Corr. Iron Pipe, 20 lin. ft. @ .73 14.60 + 15-inch Corr. Iron Pipe, 108 lin. ft. @ .83 89.64 + 21-inch Corr. Iron Pipe, 60 lin. ft. @ 1.00 60.00 + Rubble Masonry, 1.58 cu. yd. @ 12.50 19.75 + Guard fence, 100 lin. ft. @ .85 85.00 + 1 90-foot Bridge & approaches: + Superstructure and trestle (Lump + sum) $ 5,100.00 + Class "A" Concrete in piers, 49.24 + cu. yds. @ $34.00 1,674.16 + ---------- + $ 6,774.16 + ---------- + $ 23,600.15 + ----------- + $ 24,235.45 + + +Macadamizing on Cummins Hill Section + +On August 7th, 1917, no satisfactory unit price bid having been +received, the State Highway Department entered into a "cost plus" +contract with the Warren Construction Company of Portland, Oregon, to +macadamize with broken stone the Cummins Hill Section between Fossil and +the Gilliam County line, on the John Day River Highway. The rock for +this work was crushed on the job, and the macadam surface was +constructed sixteen feet wide with a compacted thickness of six inches. + +Payment to contractor was made on the basis of actual cost plus a +percentage of 10 per cent on labor and five per cent on materials. + +To November 30th, 1918, the State had expended $32,465.44 on this work, +and it is estimated that there are bills outstanding against it to the +amount of $1,500.00. + +In addition to the 3.4 miles of grading done by the State on Cummins +Hill the County continued the grading at the foot of the hill for a +distance of 0.7 miles, making a total of 4.2 miles. The full section has +been macadamized, giving Wheeler County 4.2 miles of standard macadam +road. + + +Butte Creek Summit Grading + +During the 1918 season, the County has graded under State supervision, a +one and seven tenths mile section about nine miles southeast of Fossil +on the John Day River Highway. This section is known as the Butte Creek +Summit Section. The construction was paid for entirely by the County. +Engineering supervision was furnished by the State Highway Department, +the engineer in charge of the work being Mr. B. H. McNamee. + +The total amount expended by the County, prior to November 30th, on this +work was approximately $30,000.00, and the quantities of construction +completed to this date were as follows: + + Common Excavation 8,000 cu. yds + Rock Excavation 12,000 cu. yds. + Pipe, 12-inch 234 lin. ft. + Pipe, 20-inch 72 lin. ft. + Pipe, 16-inch 100 lin. ft. + Clearing 8 acres + + +Grading between Cummins Hill and Fossil + +During April and May, 1918, Wheeler County graded, under the direction +of the State Highway Department, a section of the John Day Highway +between Cummins Hill and Fossil. This grade was .7 of a mile in length +and joined up with the Cummins Hill grading. This improvement cost the +County approximately $4,000.00. Geo. Hibbert was inspector and +transitman in charge for the State Department. + + +Survey of the John Day River Highway + +With the exception of a two mile section immediately West of Fossil, the +entire John Day River Highway through Wheeler County is covered by +location survey made during the past two years. The total length of +survey on this highway is 41.5 miles. For all but about twelve miles, of +this total, the detailed plans are practically complete. The survey of +this highway has been in charge of B. H. McNamee. + + +Survey of the McKenzie River Highway + +The State Highway Department has completed a survey of the McKenzie +River Highway in Wheeler County from the boundary of the Ochoco National +Forest west of Mitchell to the Grant County Line near Dayville, a total +distance of 48 miles. This survey was made by Locating Engineer R. H. +Coppock. The plans are complete except for the eight miles west from the +Grant County line. + +From the west end of this survey at Ochoco Forest boundary, the Federal +Office of Public Roads has made a survey to the Crook County line, so +the survey of the McKenzie River Highway is complete all of the way +through Wheeler County. + + +Survey of Highway No. 14 + +In 1917, pursuant to a request from the County Court, a section of +Highway No. 14 between Mitchell and Antelope was surveyed. This survey +begins at the point on the Mitchell-Prineville survey about four miles +west of Mitchell and extends 1.4 miles down Bridge Creek to where +connection is made with the present road. This survey was made by R. H. +Coppock, locating engineer. + + +Sarvice Creek-Valades Ranch Post Road Project + +Application has been made to, and approved, by the Federal Office of +Public Roads for Post Road co-operation on a 48.5 miles section of the +John Day River Highway in Wheeler and Grant Counties. 25.5 miles of this +project are in Wheeler County and 23 miles in Grant County. The total +estimated cost of the project is $400,433.79, and the funds are to be +provided as follows: State $157,216.90, Government $157,216.89; Wheeler +County $36,000.00 and Grant County $50,000.00. + +The survey for this project parallels the John Day River on the north +bank, through Wheeler County and extends from the mouth of Sarvice Creek +in Wheeler County to Valades Ranch about four miles West of Dayville in +Grant County. In Grant County a crossing is made to the west bank near +the upper end of the Big Basin. + +It is expected that construction will be commenced on the Sarvice +Creek-Valades Ranch Project early in 1919. + + +Ochoco Canyon Forest Project + +A Federal Aid Co-operative Agreement has been entered into between the +State, the Federal Government, and Wheeler County for the grading of a +5.5 mile section on the McKenzie River Highway. This section is known as +the Ochoco Canyon Section and extends from the Crook County line to a +point about 16 miles west of Mitchell. + +This work is estimated to cost $45,000.00 of which the State will pay +$20,050.00, Wheeler County $4,900.00, and the Federal Government +$20,050.00. It is expected that this section will be built during the +1919 season. + + +YAMHILL COUNTY + +In Yamhill County the State Highway Department has co-operated with the +County in the grading and paving of 3.2 miles between Rex and Newberg +and of 4 miles between Sheridan and McMinnville. The total expenditure +on this work amounts to $147,000.00 of which the County has paid +$18,273.49. + +An effort has been made to secure Federal Aid in the construction of a +section of the Portland-Tillamook Highway from Grande Ronde west. With +this in view, the necessary surveys have been made, and it is expected +that Federal Aid will be secured so that the construction may be +undertaken during the 1919 season. + + +Sheridan Paving--1917 + +In 1917 the Highway Department constructed with its own forces and +equipment 1.8 miles of concrete pavement from Sheridan east on the +Sheridan-McMinnville Road. This pavement was 16 feet wide, 6½ inches +thick at the center and 5½ inches thick at the edges. The mix used was a +1:1½:3. + +In connection with the paving there was a considerable amount of +grading, the total expenditure for grading, culverts, etc., being +$5,651.70. The cost of the 1.8 miles of paving was $31,432.99, the unit +cost being $1.82 per cubic yard. + +Yamhill County co-operated in the payment for this work to the amount of +$10,000.00. A complete statement of the costs on this work is given +below. + + +COST STATEMENT--SHERIDAN PAVING--1917 + + Quantity Item Cost Unit Cost + + 2498 cu. yds. Common Excavation } + 652 cu. yds. Intermediate Excavation } $ 4,442.85 $ .906 + 1750 cu. yds. Solid Rock Excavation } + 182 lin. ft. 12-inch Culvert Pipe 283.90 1.56 + 118 lin. ft. 18-inch Culvert Pipe 276.00 2.34 + 44 lin. ft. 24-inch Culvert Pipe 134.20 3.05 + 290 lin. ft. 6-inch Porous Drain Tile 52.25 .18 + 25 cu. yds. Class "C" Concrete 462.50 18.50 + 17,150 sq. yds. Concrete Pavement 31,198.87 1.82 + 5050 lin. ft. Expansion Joints 234.12 .046 + ----------- + Total Construction Cost $ 37,084.69 + Engineering 1,131.35 + ----------- + Grand Total Cost $ 38,216.04 + + Paid by State $ 28,216.04 + Paid by County 10,000.00 + ----------- + Total $ 38,216.04 + + +Sheridan Paving--1918 + +Early in 1918, Yamhill County requested that the concrete pavement laid +in 1917 be continued to a total length of four miles, and offered to pay +for all grading necessary in connection therewith. This request was +granted by the Highway Commission and in the early spring, construction +was started on the additional 2.2 miles. + +The type of pavement laid on this section was the same as that laid in +1917, except that crushed rock aggregate was used instead of gravel, and +the mix was reduced to 1:2:3½. + +[Illustration: STATE OWNED PAVING PLANT IN OPERATION NEAR SHERIDAN IN +YAMHILL COUNTY. ON THE YAMHILL NESTUCCA HIGHWAY] + +The coarse aggregate consisted of crushed stone ranging from ¼ inch to +2½ inches. For the fine aggregate, both Columbia River and Willamette +River sand was used. The stone was crushed from a quarry operated by the +State on Deer Creek which was near the center of the job and consisted +of an altered basalt of rather coarse texture. The quality of this +stone is not equal to the true basalt; but tests made by the Oregon +Agricultural College showed that it was of good quality. The average +haul on this material was .6 of a mile. + +Crushing was begun early in March and 1200 cubic yards of material +stored in a stock pile which was rehandled later by means of an +automatic loader purchased by the State Highway Department for this +class of work. The output of the crusher was insufficient to keep the +mixer running and by means of this stock pile it was possible to keep +the material coming on to the road steadily and finish the job in a +minimum length of time and with the least inconvenience to traffic. + +In this connection the experience on this job shows the advisability of +using a stock pile of material to draw from in case of emergencies. When +this is done the work is allowed to go ahead steadily, although a +breakdown at the crusher may occur. The saving made by a steady run more +than offsets the cost of rehandling the material, which is done very +reasonably by the use of machinery. + +The sand was shipped to Ballston and Sheridan by railroad, approximately +equal amounts being shipped to both places and was so divided as to get +a minimum length of haul on this material. The average haul was 3.5 +miles. At Ballston the sand was unloaded from the cars into bunkers, +which dumped directly into trucks, while at Sheridan no bunkers were +available and the material was unloaded on the ground and rehandled by +means of an automatic loader. No delay was caused by car shortage as we +used our stock pile at Sheridan in emergencies. All the material was +hauled and handled by means of trucks, two of which belonged to the +State Highway Department, others working on a yardage basis. + +The pavement, after being struck off, was finished by the roller and +belt method; being rolled from two to four times, according to the +condition of the concrete and later belted with eight and ten inch +belts. The eight inch belt being used first. By using this method of +finishing, we were able to eliminate the use of skilled labor, which +showed a material saving in the finishing item, and at the same time +secured a very satisfactory surface. + +As soon as sufficiently hardened, the pavement was covered with earth +from the roadside and kept moist for at least one week while curing. The +earth covering was later removed by means of an ordinary road grader, +when ready to be opened for traffic, the elastite joints being trimmed +at the same operation. + +A short stretch of pavement was left out at Deer Creek to allow a fill +to settle during the winter rains. In conformity with our general +practice, sufficient crushed rock was left on the job to complete this +stretch and make repairs. + +Elastite joints were placed every thirty feet and extended the entire +width and depth of the pavement. Continuous forms were used on a portion +of this pavement and were found to be much superior to the ordinary +type, and the Department has adopted the continuous form for future +work. These forms are made by using two pieces of form lumber 1½ inches +by 5½ inches nailed together. The joints are lapped one-half the length +of the stick. The finished form is 3x5½ inches and is easily placed on +either tangents or sharp curves. + +The concrete was mixed with a sixteen cubic foot Koehring Mixer equipped +with bucket and boom. The plant is owned by the Department. + +The grading was paid for by Yamhill County and the crusher, roller, +grader, and scarifier were also furnished by them free of charge. Earth +shoulders were built along the pavement by means of road grader. + +Mr. J. M. Baker was Superintendent of Construction on this work. + + +COST STATEMENT--2.2 MILES, 16-FOOT CONCRETE PAVEMENT, EAST OF +SHERIDAN--BUILT IN 1918 + + Quantity and Item Total Cost Unit Cost + + Grading $ 1,853.07 + 19,566 sq. yds., 1:2:3½ concrete pavement + Average thickness 6 inches 36,378.01 $ 1.86 + 6,192 lin. ft., Expansion Joints 247.68 .04 + 140 cu. yds., Broken Stone Macadam 420.00 3.00 + ---------- + Total Cost of Construction $ 38,898.76 + Engineering 1,166.85 + ---------- + Grand Total Cost $ 40,065.61 + +5099 bbls. Cement used on this work at a cost of $13,299.00 F. O. B. +Work. 15 yds. of Sand and 120 yds. broken stone left stored on job. + + +Paving--Multnomah County Line to Newberg + +A complete description of the paving of the 15.7 mile section of the +West Side Highway between the Multnomah County Line and Newberg is given +in the Chapter devoted to Washington County. It should be mentioned +here, however, that 3.2 miles of this pavement is within Yamhill County, +and was built by the State at a cost of $57,500.00. The construction of +the subgrade was paid for by Yamhill County, part of it having been done +by County forces and the balance of it by the paving contractor under a +cost plus 10 per cent agreement with the County. For the work done under +this agreement, the contractor was paid $6,153.05. + + +Survey--Grande Ronde Section + +A survey was made in the spring of 1918 between Grande Ronde and the Bee +Ranch at the east end of the Sour Grass road improved in 1916. This is +an important link about 6½ miles in length on the Yamhill-Nestucca +Highway, connecting as it does the cities of McMinnville, Willamina, +Sheridan and Tillamook. In addition it will afford a short and direct +route between the hay and grain fields of the Willamette Valley and the +dairy ranches of the coast. Further, this highway is used by hundreds of +autoists in summer enroute to the Tillamook beaches. + +From the fact that only 2½ miles of this section are in service as a +postal route, Federal Aid could be applied for only on that section and +cooperation has been requested as follows: United States Government +$15,000; State of Oregon $15,000; Yamhill County $10,000. For the +remaining four miles, Yamhill County has appropriated $5,000 from the +1919 funds. + +It is estimated that the total cost of the remaining section will be +$50,000 and it is expected that the work will be done in 1919. The +entire project as proposed will be graded 24 feet wide, conforming to +the State standards as to alignment and grade and surfaced with macadam +12 feet in width, thus closing the gap and affording a road between +Portland and Tillamook which will be open the entire year. + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Third Biennial Report of the Oregon +State Highway Commission, by S. 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