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]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

  1. [On The Pacific Highway In The Siskiyou Mountains, Jackson County. Macadamized In 1917]
  2. [Little Jack Falls On The Columbia River Highway Between Goble And Rainier In Columbia County]
  3. [Reinforced Concrete Bridge Over Hood River, Nearing Completion, On The Columbia River Highway At Hood River City. Built In 1918]
  4. [Mount Ashland From The Pacific Highway In Jackson County. Elevation Of Highway 4,480 Feet]
  5. [Reinforced Concrete Half Viaduct On The Columbia River Highway Between Goble And Rainier In Columbia County, Constructed In 1918]
  6. [Reinforced Concrete Cribbing Near Prescott On The Columbia River Highway In Columbia County. Built In 1918]
  7. [Automobile Road Map, Showing The Main Traveled Roads Of Oregon With Mileages. Prepared by the Oregon State Highway Department]
  8. [State Of Oregon. System Of State Highways. Proposed By State Highway Commission, 1918]
  9. [The Pacific Highway In Pass Creek Canyon, Douglas County. Graded And Macadamized In 1917 And 1918]
  10. [At The Top Of Canemah Hill On The Pacific Highway In Clackamas County. Graded And Paved In 1918]
  11. [Bituminous Pavement On The Pacific Highway South Of Oregon City In Clackamas County. Graded And Paved In 1918]
  12. [Bituminous Paving Near Svenson In Clatsop County On The Columbia River Highway. Paved In 1917]
  13. [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]
  14. [On The Columbia River Highway Near Goble In Columbia County. Graded And Macadamized In 1917 And 1918]
  15. [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]
  16. [Bridge On Pass Creek—20 Ft. Span. On Pacific Highway Near Comstock In Douglas County]
  17. [Along The Umpqua River North Of Myrtle Creek In Douglas County. Graded In 1917 And 1918]
  18. [Van Tyne Creek Viaduct North Of Myrtle Creek In Douglas County. Built In 1918]
  19. [The John Day River Highway South Of Condon In Gilliam County Macadamized In 1917]
  20. [The Columbia River Highway West Of Lindsay In Hood River County]
  21. [The Columbia River Highway Near Viento In Hood River County. Graded And Graveled In 1917 And 1918]
  22. [On The Columbia River Highway In Hood River County Two Miles East Of Cascade Locks. Graded And Graveled In 1917 And 1918]
  23. [Heavy Grading On Ruthton Hill In Hood River County. Constructed In 1917 And 1918]
  24. [Concrete Pavement On Ashland Hill In Jackson County, On The Pacific Highway North Of Ashland. Graded And Paved In 1918]
  25. [On The Pacific Highway South Of Wolf Creek In Josephine County. Constructed In 1917 And 1918]
  26. [On The Wolf Creek-Grave Creek Section Of The Pacific Highway In Josephine County. Graded In 1918]
  27. [On The Wolf Creek-Grave Creek Section Of The Pacific Highway In Josephine County. Graded In 1918]
  28. [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.]
  29. [On The Paved Road Between Pendleton And Adams In Umatilla County. Paved In 1917]
  30. [A Survey Camp In Eastern Oregon]
  31. [Covered Wood Bridge Over The Tualatin River On The West Side Highway In Washington County. Built In 1918]
  32. [State Owned Paving Plant In Operation Near Sheridan In Yamhill County. On The Yamhill Nestucca Highway]