Third biennial report of the Oregon State Highway Commission

by Simon Benson; R. A. Booth; Herbert Nunn; W. L. Thompson

[Map I.]	—	Main Traveled Roads of the State.
[Map II.]	—	State Highway System.

TABLE A
MILES OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTED BY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1917-1918

Jobs			Concrete Pavement	Bitu- minous Pavement	Broken Stone Macadam	Gravel Macadam	Grading
Clackamas County—
	Oregon City to Canby		...	7.5	...	...	...
	New Era to Oregon City		...	...	...	...	4.5
	Multnomah County Line to Oswego		...	...	...	...	.2
Clatsop County—
	Astoria to Svensen		...	3.5	5.5	...	1.2
	Svensen to Westport		...	...	17.2	1.7	...
Columbia County—
	Multnomah County Line- Scappoose		...	2.5	...	...	...
	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 County Line		...	...	...	...	20.0
	Coquille to Myrtle Point		...	...	...	...	3.0
Deschutes County—
	Bend to Lapine (cinder macadam)		...	...	...	12.5	...
Douglas County—
	Myrtle Creek to Dillard		...	...	...	...	12.8
	Oakland to Yoncalla		...	...	...	...	10.4
	Divide to Comstock		...	...	2.4	...	2.4
	Comstock to Leona		...	...	4.6	...	4.6
Gilliam County—
	Mayville to Wheeler County Line		...	...	1.0	...	...
	Condon to Thirty Mile Creek		...	...	5.7	...	...
Hood River County—
	Cascade Locks Section		...	...	...	...	8.2
	Viento Section		...	...	...	...	3.6
	Ruthton Hill Section		...	...	...	...	2.4
	Cascade Locks to Hood River		...	...	...	18.0	...
Jackson County—
	Siskiyou Mountain Section		...	...	6.5	...	...
	Ashland Undercrossing		...	...	...	...	.8
	Ashland Paving		.8	...	...	...	...
Josephine County—
	Wolf Creek to Grave Creek		...	...	...	...	4.9
	Grants Pass-Jackson County Line		...	...	...	...	3.3
Lake County—
	Lakeview to Paisley		...	...	4.0	...	6.4
Lane County—
	Divide to Cottage Grove		...	...	1.0	...	...
Lincoln County—
	Pioneer Mountain Section		...	...	...	...	1.0
Tillamook County—
	Tillamook-Cloverdale Paving		...	5.0	...	...	5.0
Umatilla County—
	Pendleton-Adams Section		...	10.0	...	...	...
	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 to Newberg		...	12.5	...	...	12.5
Wheeler County—
	Cummins Hill Section		...	...	3.5	...	3.5
	Fossil-Cummins Hill Section		...	...	1.0	...	...
	Bridge Creek Section		...	...	...	...	.9
Yamhill County—
	Sheridan Paving		4.0	...	...	...	4.0
	Multnomah County Line, Newberg Paving		...	3.2	...	...	3.2
		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

Name of Structure			Struc- ture No.	Type of Structure	Total Length of Bridge and Ap- proaches (Feet)	Width of Road- way (Feet)		Loading (See [Foot- note])	TOTAL COST Actual Cost if Complete; Estimated if Uncompleted
Benton:
	Culvert on West Side Highway, 41⁄2 Mi.No. of Corvallis		207	Double 5′ x 5′ R. C. Culvert	12		24	Heavy	[1]	$ 800.00
	Culvert on West Side Highway, 5 mi. No. of Corvallis		208	Double 6′ x 8′ R. C. Culvert	14		24	Heavy	[1]	1,300.00
	Bridge over Mill Race South of Corvallis		230	Reinforced concrete bridge	85		20	Heavy	[1]	7,000.00
Clatsop:
	Drawbridge over John Day River		148	2-108′ Wood Spans 1-40′ Lift Span	296		18	Heavy	[2]	25,000.00
	Plympton Creek Bridge at Westport		185	R. C. Thru Span	60		20	Heavy	[2]	6,413.19
	Big Creek Bridge near Knappa		186	R. C. Bridge	90		20	Heavy	[2]	8,446.70
	Little Creek Culvert near Knappa		198	6′ x 12′ R. C. Culvert	14		24	Heavy	[2]	929.69
	Bridge over McDonald’s Log Chute on Columbia River Hwy.		214	20′ R. C. Bridge	20		20	Heavy	[1]	1,600.00
Columbia:
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 1		132	90′ R. C. Bridge	90		20	Heavy	[1]	5,000.00
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 2		134	70′ R. C. Bridge	70		20	Heavy	[1]	4,300.00
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 3		136	70′ R. C. Bridge	70
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 4		138	70′ R. C. Bridge	70
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 5		140	60′ R. C. Bridge	60
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 6		142	70′ R. C. Bridge	70		—20	Heavy	[2]	32,000.00
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 7		144	60′ R. C. Bridge	60
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 8		146	50′ R. C. Bridge	50
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. “A”		157	70′ R. C. Bridge	70
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. “B”		155	105′ R. C. Bridge	105
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 10		150	30′ R. C. Bridge	30		20	Heavy	[1]	3,600.00
	Beaver Creek Bridge No. 11		152	30′ R. C. Bridge	30		20	Heavy	[2]	3,600.00
	Culvert near Scappoose on Columbia River Highway		188	8′ x 10′ R. C. Culvert	12		24	Heavy	[2]	1,834.60
	Graham Creek Culvert near Clatskanie		184	Double 6′ x 6′ R. C. Box	14		24	Heavy	[2]	804.49
	Goble Creek Bridge at Goble		191	90′ R. C. Bridge	90		20	Heavy	[2]	5,907.14
	Half viaduct near Little Jack Falls		236	R. C. Half Viaduct	75		20	Heavy	[2]	2,000.00
Coos:
	Overhead Railway Crossing at Overland		110	R. C. Viaduct	114		18	Heavy	[3]	10,000.00
	45′ Wooden Truss		111	Wooden truss	45		24	Medium	[3]	500.00
	Haynes Slough Bridge		113	40′ Lift (Wood)	60		16	Medium	[3]	4,000.00
	North Slough Bridge		114	40′ Lift (Wood)	60		16	Medium	[3]	4,000.00
	Isthmus Slough Bridge		115	80′ Draw Span	180		16	Medium	[3]	12,500.00
	Larson Slough Bridge		116	40′ Wood Lift and Trestle	60		16	Medium	[3]	4,500.00
	Powers Bridge		252	2-126′ Wood Spans	520		18	Medium	[1]	12,000.00
	Bridge at Gravel Ford—No. Fork of Coquille River		125	126′ Wood Span	790		16	Medium	[3]	8,000.00
Douglas:
	Pheasant Creek Culvert near Curtin		187	8′ x 8′ R. C. Culvert	10		24	Heavy	[2]	1,804.69
	Pass Creek Culvert, 1 mi. North of Comstock		194	20′ R. C. Bridge	20		20	Heavy	[2]	2,184.00
	Umpqua River Bridge South of Dillard		195	2-144′ Wood Spans	330		18	Heavy	[2]	19,000.00
	Rock Creek Bridge near Anlauf		196	30′ R. C. Bridge	30		20	Heavy	[2]	2,169.70
	Umpqua River Bridge north of Dillard		202	3-144′ Wood Spans	480		18	Heavy	[2]	26,500.00
	20′ R. C. Bridge		216	20′ R. C. Bridge	20		20	Heavy	[1]	1,200.00
	Van Tyne Creek Bridge between Myrtle Creek and Dillard		234	60′ R. C. Bridge	60		20	Heavy	[2]	3,575.70
	Viaduct 1 mile North of Myrtle Creek		245	58′ R. C. Viaduct	58		20	Heavy	[2]	2,648.54
	Viaduct 1 mile North of Myrtle Creek		246	45′ R. C. Viaduct	45		20	Heavy	[2]	2,415.28
	Pass Creek Culvert 11⁄2 miles North of Comstock		190	Double 6′ x 7′ R. C. Culvert	14		24	Heavy	[2]	1,380.03
Grant:
	John Day River Bridge at Monument		124	180′ Wood Span	450		16	Medium	[1]	11,000.00
	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 Goose Rock		243	108′ Wood Span	150		18	Medium	[1]	8,800.00
	North Fork John Day River		244	144′ Wood Span	184		18	Medium	[1]	11,500.00
	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 at Prairie City		282	50′ Wood Span	50		18	Medium	[2]	6,000,00
Hood River:
	East Fork of Hood River		119	140′ R. C. Viaduct	140		16	Heavy	[1]	8,400.00
	Neal Creek Bridge		120	25′ Bridge, R. C.	25		16	Heavy	[3]	1,000.00
	Bridge over Hood River at Dee		121	126′ Wooden Span	126		16	Medium	[3]	3,500.00
	Odell Creek Bridge		122	15′ R. C. Bridge	15		18	Heavy	[3]	600.00
	Herman Creek Bridge		159	100′ R. C. Bridge	100		20	Heavy	[2]	7,389.06
	Culvert for Flume Line at Mitchell Point		162	R. C. Culvert	...		24	Heavy	[2]	378.44
	Culvert for Pipe Line at Cascade Locks		171	3′ x 61⁄2′ R. C. Culvert	8		24	Heavy	[2]	642.41
	Viento Creek Bridge at Viento		172	20′ R. C. Bridge	20		20	Heavy	[2]	1,650.97
	Gorton Creek Bridge		173	50′ R. C. Bridge	50		20	Heavy	[2]	3,153.90
	Parham Creek Culvert near Viento		182	4′ x 10′ R. C. Culvert	12		24	Heavy	[2]	965.85
	Indian Creek		197	Culvert	10		...	...	[3]	1,500.00
	Hood River Bridge at Hood River		200	420′ R. C. Arch and Viaduct	420		20	Heavy	[2]	48,000.00
	Half Viaduct on Ruthton Hill		273	54′ Half Viaduct	74		...	Heavy	[2]	1,563.01
Jackson:
	Big Applegate near Jacksonville		147	126′ Wood Span, 100′ approach	226		16	Medium	[1]	4,000.00
Josephine:
	Trestle over Dry Gulch East of Wolf Creek		210	120′ Wood Trestle	120		18	Medium	[3]	1,852.78
	Coyote Creek Bridge East of Wolf Creek		211	58′ Wood Trestle	58		18	Medium	[3]	811.28
Lane:
	Overhead Railway Crossing at Divide		163	92′ R. C. Viaduct	92		20	Heavy	[1]	6,500.00
Lincoln:
	Alsea River, 7 miles above Waldport		260	144′ Wood Span	258		18	Medium	[3]	10,000.00
Linn:
	Bridge over Mill Race in Lebanon		274	40′ R. C. Bridge	40		24	Heavy	[1]	2,000.00
Marion:
	Willamette River Bridge at Salem		123	Steel Bridge	2220		24	(¶)	[3]	250,000.00
	Slough		253	6′ x 7′ R. C. Culvert	...		...	Heavy	[1]	1,200.00
	Slough		254	Double 21⁄2′ x 3′ R. C. Culvert	...		...	Heavy	[1]	500.00
Multnomah:
	Overhead Crossing—Ore. Elec. Ry. at Capital Hill		169	106′ Wooden Overcrossing	106		20	Heavy	[2]	800.00
	Slough		258	60′ Wooden Span	60		16	Medium	[2]	1,000.00
Polk:
	Mulkey Cut-off near Monmouth		201	40′ Wood trestle	40		18	Medium	[1]	600.00
	LaCreole Creek in Dallas (not designed by State)		231	70′ R. C. Arch	70		22	Heavy	[3]	10,755.68
	R. C. Bridge between Dallas and Monmouth		233	36′ Wood Bridge	36		20	Heavy	[3]	1,898.17
	Little Luckiamute		238	72′ Wood Span	130		18	Medium	[3]	3,615.00
	Big Luckiamute, at Montgomery School (See also [Marion County]for Salem Bridge)		283	160′ Suspension Foot Bridge	160		4	...	[3]	500.00
Sherman:
	John Day River Bridge on Columbia River Highway		108	2-126′ Wood Deck Spans	372		18	Heavy	[1]	20,000.00
Tillamook:
	Bridge over North Fork of Nehalem River		127	40′ Lift and 90′ Span	750		16	Medium	[2]	11,000.00
	Bridge over Beaver Creek, North of Beaver		153	172′ R. C. Bridge	172		20	Heavy	[1]	8,000.00
	Bridge over Beaver Creek in Beaver		154	120′ R. C. Bridge	120		20	Heavy	[2]	6,000.00
	Munson Creek Bridge		160	16′ R. C. Bridge	16		20	Heavy	[2]	500.00
Umatilla:
	Bridge over Washout Gulch near Reith		229	54′ Wood Span	54		18	Medium	[1]	1,500.00
Union:
	Grand Ronde River Bridge		174	2-126′ Wooden Spans	270		16	Medium	[1]	8,000.00
	Grand Ronde River Bridge		175	1-162′ Wooden Spans	200		16	Medium	[1]	8,000.00
	Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake		275	12′ R. C. Bridge	12		24	Heavy	[1]	1,000.00
	Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake		276	10′ R. C. Bridge	10		24	Heavy	[1]	900.00
	Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake		277	26′ R. C. Bridge	26		20	Heavy	[1]	2,000.00
	Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake		278	18′ R. C. Bridge	18		20	Heavy	[1]	1,500.00
	Bridge between La Grande and Hot Lake		279	14′ R. C. Bridge	14		20	Heavy	[2]	1,400.00
	Box Culvert near Hot Lake		215	7′ x 8′ R. C. Box Culvert	10		24	Heavy	[2]	800.00
Wasco:
	Eight Mile Creek Bridge East of the Dalles		106	60′ R. C. Box Culvert	60		20	Heavy	[2]	3,000.00
	Three Mile Creek Bridge—East of the Dalles		109	6′ x 6′ R. C. Culvert	...		20	Heavy	[2]	700.00
	Mosier Creek Bridge at Mosier		118	175′ R. C. Viaduct	175		20	Heavy	[2]	7,000.00
	Butler Creek Bridge		128	36′ R. C. Bridge	36		20	Heavy	[2]	1,800.00
	Tygh Creek Bridge near Tygh Valley		129	78′ R. C. Bridge	78		20	Heavy	[2]	5,500.00
	Rock Creek Bridge		203	45′ R. C. Bridge	45		20	Heavy	[1]	2,700.00
Washington:
	Onion Flat Trestle between Rex and Tigardville		199	599′ Wood Trestle	599		18	Heavy	[3]	8,372.22
	Tualatin River Bridge, 2 mi. So. of Tigardville		204	144′ Wood Span	310		18	Heavy	[3]	12,968.60
	Fanno Creek Bridge at Tigard		264	70′ Wood Trestle	70		18	Heavy	[3]	1,882.81
Wheeler:
	Bridge over Bridge Creek, near Mitchell		176	162′ Wooden Span	333		16	Medium	[1]	10,000.00
	Bridge over Bridge Creek, 4 mi. West of Mitchell		177	90′ Wooden Span	105		16	Medium	[3]	6,774.15
	Bridge over West Branch Creek, near Mitchell		178	30′ Wooden Span	30		16	Medium	[1]	500.00
	Bridge at Mitchell		179	162′ Wooden Span	200		16	Medium	[1]	8,000.00
Yamhill:
	Bridge over Yamhill River—6 mi. West of Grande Ronde		262	40′ Wooden Span	97		18	Medium	[1]	1,000.00
	Bridge over Cedar Creek—4 mi. West of Grande Ronde		263	30′ Wooden Span	68		18	Medium	[1]	800.00
		Total								$ 788,788.09

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[1] Designed by Highway Department but not yet constructed.

[2] Designed by Highway Department and construction supervised by Counties.