1958 1958 the the Ing Ing

Official Journal of the Division of Highways, Department of Public Works, State of California

RICHARD WINK, Editor HELEN HALSTED, Assistant Editor STEWART MITCHELL, Assistant Editor MERRITT Ra NICKERSON, Chief Photographer

Vol. 37 July-August, 195 Nos. 7-8

FRONT COVER Broom in bloom. State Route 93 winds its way Through patches of This colorful and prolific impor4 from Scot- land. This scene near Georgetown is typieal of a wide area of the Sierra foothills in the spring. —Photo by Bill Ruland

BACK COVER The Mother Lode Highway (State Route 49) crosses the Stanislaus River over this bridge located at the Calaveras-Tuolumne county line between Sonora and Angels Camp. —Phofo by Robert Rose

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use Published in fhe interest of highway development in California. Editors are invited to photographs. information contained herein and fio request prints of any black and white

Address communications to CALIFORNIA HIGFlWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS P. O. Box 1499 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA e or rom ~ s rocs By ALAN S. HART District Engineer

~isTxicT III is composed of 11 eoun- at the Sacramento-San Joaquin county ties (Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, line and proceeds northward through Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sacramento to Woodland and then Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba) lying in the generally parallels the present High- northern portion of the Great Valley way US 99W until it leaves the dis- of California and in the Sierra Nevada trict at the Glenn-Tehama county line. region north and south of Lake Ta- The second north-south interstate hoe. It contains 12,688 square miles route referred to connects the east- which is serviced by 1,374 miles of west interstate route near Vacaville state highways. with the north-south interstate route The district is faced with every type near Dunnigan. This connection is to of planning and construction problem, provide a more direct connection for except. a desert, found anywhere in the traffic between the Bay area and the State. It contains metropolitan areas Pacific Northwest. and small villages, rugged mountains Planning for the improvement of the and marshy lowlands, regions of ex- many miles of highway in the district, treme cold and regions of subtropical many of which will never be graced climate, large rivers (the largest in the with the title of freeway, is progress- State) and dry washes (that can being satisfactorily. However, major come raging torrents in a matter of emphasis in planning matters is being hours), and, above all, it has demands directed to the two interstate routes. for increased highway capacity on its highways, caused by an unprecedented US 40 Progress population growth in the past decade. Primary emphasis has been placed in the past year, and is still being placed, Major Routes Lis3ed on the east-west interstate route, High- The state highway network provides way US 40. This highway enters two major north-south routes and three the district at the Sacramento-Solano east-west routes that cross the Sierra county line and leaves the district in Nevada Mountains within the district. Sierra County on the eastern slope of A fourth such trans-Sierran route the Sierra Nevada Mountains at the passes through the district and crosses Nevada state line. In addition to being the mountain chain just to the north an integral part of the Interstate High- in District II. One north-south and one way System, this route will also be re- east-west route have been designated quired to service the many thousands as a part of the Federal Interstate High- of motorists that plan to attend the way System. A short section of a sec- 1960 Winter Olympic Games to be ond north-south interstate route is also held in Squaw Valley, near Truckee. within the district. Every effort is being made, with fi- The main north-south interstate nancing available, to convert as many route in the district enters the district miles of this highway as possible to a four-lane freeway prior to February, UPPfR—The Camino Bypass on US 50 in EI 1960. It is realized that all of the route Dorado County. LOWER—State Route 93 in the vicinity of Georgetown, EI Dorado County. ...Continued on poge 2

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E. E. T. T. Awards______I. I. Receive Receive Cities Cities Five Five State, State, $2,570,000. approximately approximately cost cost

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Construction Construction Bridge Bridge Martinez Martinez - Benicia the were were A~Iarysville A~Iarysville of of Incorporated, Incorporated,

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Sacramento Sacramento Confab Confab Holds Holds Annual Annual E. E. I. I. T. T. Parker, Earl Earl H. H. and and Company Company tracting tracting

______Awards Awards Announced______-year -year -five Twenty Con- Baldwin Baldwin Commerce. Commerce. of of Chamber Chamber

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40 40 Freeway Freeway US US Current Current Nine Nine Area Auburn Auburn the the of of the the sponsorship sponsorship

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-way -way Award.______Award.______-of Right Given Given Balfour Balfour Frank Frank under ceremonies ceremonies appropriate appropriate with with fic fic

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Made Made Awards Awards Bonneroo Bonneroo Annual Annual traf- to to opened opened was was road road The The Auburn. Auburn.

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Devoted Devoted of of for for 'Years 'Years

H. H. Cited Cited Warlow Warlow Chester Chester Chairman Chairman Vice Vice CHC CHC in Avenue Avenue Elm Elm to to Newcastle Newcastle of of east east

Announced Winners Winners Board Board Award Award Merit Merit mile one one from from section section -mile -mile 3.6 the the

See See New New Highways Will Will

Motorists Motorists -bound -bound is One One Fair 1956. 1956. of of Act Act Highway Highway eral eral

Engineer District District Fed- Helwer, Helwer, By By Sam Sam the the under under California California

Northern Northern

L______District District

From From Report Report

in completed completed be be to to freeways freeways full full

County Riverside Riverside

Road Road Commissioner, Commissioner,

Powell, Powell, Assistant Assistant

Douglas Douglas By By

first

the the

were were

1957, 1957, and and 24, 24, June June on on

___ Bridge Bridge Crestmore Crestmore

traffic to to

were were opened opened these these Two Two of of

Engineer Nash, Nash, District District M. M. A. A.

By By

season. construction construction this this

completed completed

___ County County Monterey Monterey

will will contracts contracts nine nine the the of of Four Four

Engineer

Resident Resident

J. J.

D. D.

Hetherington, Hetherington, By By

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Completed Freeway Freeway

Engineer J. J. District District G. G. Meyer, Meyer, By By

16 ______X.____ X.____ District District From From Report Report $48,500,000. proximately proximately

15 __ __ ------ap- of of Lab.------New New Highway Highway expenditure expenditure the the for for call call detours, detours,

______14 Job to to Works Works Public Public two two major of of Named Named Fred Fred Jacobson Jacobson construction construction the the of of dition dition

ad- the the ~~ith ~~ith Engineer Senior Senior Dildine, Dildine, Equipment Equipment contracts contracts C. C. A. A. nine nine By By These These way. way.

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under now now contracts contracts the the of of completion completion

Design Design Engineer

District District G. G. A. A. Fluter, Fluter, By By

the with with line line state state Nevada Nevada the the

Lake Lake

to to

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of of Donner end end east east from from the the available available

Engineer Hart, Hart, District District S. S. Alan Alan By By

will will be

freeway freeway -lane -lane of of four miles miles

1 ____ III III District District From From

Report Report

continuous -one -one Twenty Springs). Springs). Page

to to Soda Rocks Rocks (Hampshire (Hampshire struction struction

con- under under is is currently currently freeway freeway of of

six six miles only only where where miles miles 40 40 next next

the in in occur occur the the route route in in gaps gaps major major

The Vista. Vista. Monte Monte of of west west mile mile half half

one- to to Sacramento Sacramento from from standards) standards)

freeway to to it it of of (most (most highway highway vided vided

di- -lane -lane four uninterrupted uninterrupted of of miles miles

61 provide provide will will season, season, construction construction

1959 the the of of end end the the before before completion completion

of certain certain and and bid, bid, for for offered offered or or tion, tion,

construc- under under presently presently Contracts Contracts

the the to to prior prior games. service service in in placed placed be be

season construction construction —will 1958 1958 the the ing ing

advertised advertised for for bid bid dur- or or construction construction

them them of of now now nine nine under are are —there —there

Sacramento

Lalce. Lalce. Donner Donner All All

of of projects end end east east

N N Twelfth Twelfth Streets and and

Soda Soda from from

Springs Springs to to and and the Rocks Rocks

Works Works Building Public Public

Vista Vista Monte Monte to to of of Hampshire west west

exist exist will will from from gaps gaps one mile -half -half that that

completed completed by by be be cannot cannot this this and time time

1 page page from from Continued Continued

FROM FROM REPORT REPORT III DISTRICY DISTRICY tion of the entire project. McCam- mon-Wunderlich Company and Wun- derlich Construction Company of Palo Alto are the joint venture contractors for this $3,842,000 project. The S.S-mile section of freeway from Colfax to the Magra Overhead crossing of the Southern Pacific east of Colfax, is planned for use by the traveling public some time in October of this year. Fredrickson and Watson Construction Company and Ransome Company of Oakland ire the joint contractors for the project. The final construction cost for this portion of the route will be approximately $4,- 035,000. Starting with this project, and continuing for the remainder of the route over the mountains the traveled way is to be of Portland cement concrete. The fourth project to be completed on Highway US 40 this year will be from near Floriston to the Nevada state line. When completed in August, this section will provide 5.4 miles of four-lane freeway through the Truckee River Canyon. Gibbons and Reed Company of Salt Lake City are the prime contractors for this project that will cost approximately $5,420,- 000. Careful planning by the contractor and the Resident Engineer for the Division of Highways avoided the anticipated long delays to traffic in the narrow canyon.

Detours Constructed To avoid other anticipated major delays to traffic through particularly rugged terrain on this major transcontinental route during future freeway construction, two extensive detours were constructed. The first of these, from near Monte Vista to Alta, was This section of freeway on US 99-50 soufh of Sacramento will be complefed this summer. the Elk Grove completed in 1957 by Fredrickson and Road Interchange is in the foreground; fhe City of Sacramento on the horizon, Watson Construction Company of Oakland at a cost of $422,000. The second such detour, from near Boca time, and are expected to be com- an underpass at the Southern Pacific to near Floriston, in the Truckee pleted by the end of the 195:9 con- Railroad in l~Tewcastle. River Canyon has just been com- struction season. Bids were opened late in May for pleted. H. Earl Parker, Incorporated, The last of the five contracts, call- the construction of an additional 4.5 of Marysville is the contractor for this ing for the construction of 11.1 miles miles of freeway in the vicinity of project which will cost approximately of freeway south of the existing mold Run. The low bidder for this $564,000. highway between Roseville and New- work was a joint venture of Fredrick- Five contracts to construct sections castle is now advertised and bids are son and Watson Construction Com- of this route to freeway standards to be opened on July 16th. This sec- pany and Ransome Company of Oak- were provided for in the 1958-59 tion will provide 12 structures, seven land with an offer that will cost ap- Budget. All of these contracts have of which will provide for the inter- proximately $2,880,000. This section been let or advertised, at the present change of traffic, and one that will be will join the portion now under con-

~rnd Public Works 3 This photo shows paving operations in progress on the US 40 freeway in the Truckee River Canyon between Floriston and the Nevada state line. If is scheduled for completion this summer.

struction between Colfax and the $5,392,000. The heavy snow of the Company and Ransome Company of Magra Overhead. The first structure past winter has delayed the start of Oakland are again the contractors. on the new contract, the Alpine In- work until this time.. The contracting The contract calls for the construc- terchange, will actually extend -into on the project is again a joint ven- tion of structures in 11 locations, a the limits of the previous contract, ture composed of Clyde L. Wood, truck scalehouse, and preliminary but is being done at this time, rather Incorporated, Kirst Construction work for the ultimate construction of than at a future date as originally Company and Alwood Corporation an agricultural inspection station. planned, to insure there will be no or North Hollywood. The other contract will complete crossings at grade between Illinois- The two remaining interstate proj- the 21 miles of freeway east of the town, west of Colfax, and the Nevada ects under way are east of the crest Sierra Nevada from Donner Lake to state line. of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. One, the Nevada state line. This section from the east end Snow Delays Work of Donner Lake to from. near Boca to near Floriston, a near Boca, east of Truckee, will pro- distance of 6.7 miles, is being con- A six-mile section is naw under con- vide 8.8 miles of freeway at an ap- structed as a joint venture by Isbell struction between Hampshire Rocks proximate cost of $8,136,000. Fred- Construction Company of Rena in and Soda Springs at a cost of about rickson and Watson Construction conjunction. with Granite Construc-

4 California Highways tion Company of Watsonville, and Gordon H. Ball and Gordon H. Ball, Incorporated, of Danville. The approximate cost will be $7,42.0,000. Plans are being prepared for the remaining 34 miles of this route between Sacramento and the Nevada state line that, will permit construction when financing is made available. The estimated cost to complete the conversion of the entire 122 miles of the route to a four-lane facility is $48,000,000.

Other Routes Closely allied to the development of Highway US 40 and to the 1960 Olympic Games is the widening of State Sign Route 89 from 0.2 mile south of Squaw Valley Road to the Donner Creek Railroad Underpass. When completed, this project will provide a 40-foot all-paved roadway from 8.3 miles. This widened section of highway, together with the anticipated traffic controls at the time, is planned to handle the tremendous volume of traffic during the periods when visitors are entering and leaving the This view eastward shows the four-lane interim improvement on US 50 befween Sacramento and Alder games site at Squaw Valley. Fredrick- Creek. Nimbus Dam and Reservoir is to the right. son and Watson Construction Com- pany and Ransome Company are the prime contractors far this $1,400,000 nigan, a contract was let this year to The conversion of Highway US improvement that is scheduled for a contracting group consisting of Gor- 99-50 to full freeway standards from completion in December of this year. don H. Ball, Gordon H. Ball, Incorpo- the San Joaquin county line north to West of Sacramento, plans for the rated, and &all and Simpson of Dan- Sacramento is rapidly approaching the improvement of US 40 are being ville to grade, place base material, and ultimate development as presently prepared. These plans include inter- erect the necessary structures for two planned. A. Teichert and Son, Sacra- changes for Davis and County Road lanes of an ultimate six-lane freeway mento contracting firm, plan to finish 104 and a new causeway over the Yolo from the Solano county line to near two contracts on this route during the Bypass. Madison, a distance of 13.4 miles. Sur- month of August. One project calls for Work on the north-south interstate facing and the construction of the ad- the construction of four lanes of full route is only beginning. The first ac- ditional lanes will be done under later freeway from 0.7 mile south of Galt tual construction on this route was contracts. This new route lies east of to 1.6 miles south of the Cosumnes completed in August, 1957, and pro- the present State Route 90, the more River at the approximate cost of $2,- videsfour lanes of freeway an US 99W commonly known Vacaville-Dunni- 800,000. The second project will pro- from High School Road through Ar- gan Cutoff. This stage of the construc- vide the northbound lanes of a full buckle to Salt Creek. This required the tion is scheduled for completion by the free~~ay from 1.8 miles south of the depressing of the highway through Ar- end of December. Cosumnes River to 0.2 mile south of buckle to provide for grade separation Elk Grove Road. This work will cost at Hall Street. The 1.6-mile section was Freeway Resolution Adopted about $2,000,000. constructed by Fredrickson and Wat- Two lanes of expressway have been Two contracts that will bring closer son Construction Company of Oakland constructed on this route through a the day that this route will meet free- at a cost of approximately $1,3 24,000. four-mile section between 2.7 and 6.7 way standards are being let this year. Public meetings have been held, and miles north of Madison. A freeway res- The bids on the first are to be opened the freeway route adopted, for the 23- alution has been adopted for the re- June 25th and will provide for the con- mile section from two miles south of maining five miles of this route to its struction of structures, approaches and Willows to the Tehama county line. junction with Highway US 99W, the highway lighting facilities from 1.8 On the short section of interstate other north-south interstate route in miles south of Florin Road to Broad- highway in the district south of Dun- the district. way in Sacramento. This section, and Public Works 5

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center center the the of of picture picture is is Hall Hall the the Street Street Overcrossing.

t \'fetal \'fetal

plate plate

guardrails guardrails

were were

installed

aerial aerial An An

view view

of of freeway freeway

the the

through through the the Town Town

Arbuckle Arbuckle of of on on US US 99W. 99W. the the

separation separation

structure structure

in in

the

grade grade by by the the passenger passenger faster faster traffic.

passing passing trucks trucks of of moving moving slowly slowly up-

a a cost cost of of $157,000 $157,000 that that permit permit the

struction struction Company Company Sacramento Sacramento of of at

constructed constructed Harms Harms by by Brothers Brothers Con-

plished. plished. truck truck Six Six turnout turnout lanes lanes were

increase increase *_raffic *_raffic safety safety were were accom-

Near Near I,cho I,cho Summit, Summit, two two projects projects to

financing financing is is available.

tension tension of of this this work work to to the the west west when

being being are are prepared prepared for for the the future future ex-

approximate approximate cost cost $340,000. $340,000. of of Plans

struction struction Company Company Fresno Fresno of of at at an

Tahoe Tahoe Al Al and and done done was was by by Baun Baun Con-

reconstruction reconstruction with with between between Mays

street street section. section. This This work work together

widened widened 19~ 19~ 7 7 in in provide provide 64 to to -foot a a

Tahoe Tahoe to to Nevada Nevada the the state state line, line, was

portion portion A A this this route, route, of of from from Al

Camino Camino Pollock Pollock to to Pines.

secure secure way way to to resolution resolution such such a a from

Riverton. Riverton. and and Action Action `yell `yell under is is

to to east, east, the the and and between between Fresh Fresh Pond

Street Street Placerville Placerville ton ton in in two two miles and and

Placerville, Placerville, limit limit of of between between Washing-

near near Perks Perks Corner Corner the the to to west west city

from from Brighton Brighton to to Alder Alder Creek, Creek, from

resolutions resolutions way way have have adopted been been

mento mento

to to Nevada Nevada the the

state state

line. line. Free-

the the

past past year. year. This This project, project, which which

in- Brighton Brighton

Underpass Underpass which which provides

to to ~0 ~0 freeway freeway

a a

route route

from from Sacra-

widened widened

to to a a -lane -lane four divided divided

street street

in four four lanes lanes

created created a a problem problem at at the

plans plans prepared, prepared,

being being

convert convert to to

Florin Florin

Road Road to to Sutterville Sutterville Road Road

was

The The

conversion conversion

this this of of route route to

meetings meetings Public Public

being being are are held, held, and

Route Route 24 24 (Freeport (Freeport

Boulevard) Boulevard) from

Lane Lane Signals Signals Installed US US Improved 50 50

In, In, and and near near Sacramento, Sacramento, State State Sign

Commission Commission

for for

this this ~~ork. March March of of this this year. improvement. this this

the the -59 -59 1958

Budget Budget

and and by by the the Highway was was accepted accepted as as completed completed in Company Company Patterson Patterson of of constructed

amounting amounting

to to ~ ~ 1,100,000 1,100,000

A. A.

Teichert Teichert were were

added added and and to Son Son Sacramento of of John John Delphia Delphia and and Fred Fred Early, Early,

J. J. Jr.,

opened opened

July July l6th. l6th.

approximately approximately

Additional Additional

$1,000,000 $1,000,000 funds was was done done by lane lane expressway. expressway. A A

joint joint venture venture of

The The

bids bids

for for

this this

contract contract state state capital. capital. are are This This project, project, to to be costing community community Camino Camino of of with with a a four-

under under

the the

existing existing dential dential

growth growth financial financial in in the the schedule. area area east east of of the project project was was completed completed bypass bypass to to the

ber, ber,

1958, 1958,

that that

mendous mendous would would not not industrial, industrial, aviation, aviation, be be financed and and resi- In In 1957, 1957, November, November, $1,000,000 a a

vided vided

to to

start start

traffic traffic pressure pressure projects projects prior prior built built to to up up Decem- the the by by tre- for for work work this this early early June. in in

Act. Act.

These These

This This

work work additional additional was was funds funds necessary necessary to to were were ease ease pro- the submitted submitted Son Son $21,849 low low a a bid bid of of

included included

ramento ramento

in in city city the the 1958 1958 limit limit Federal Federal to to Highway Alder Alder Creek. from from Highway Highway Teichert Teichert 50. 50. and A. A.

was was

made made

new new on on

possible possible alignment, alignment, by by from from additional additional near near the the funds Sac- area area satisfactory satisfactory ingress ingress egress and and

Ells Ells

Grove Grove

pending pending

the the Road Road construction construction to to freeway freeway a a freeway of of standards, property property nue nue to to owners owners give give the in in

Cosumnes Cosumnes

four four lanes, lanes, as as River River an an to to interim interim 0.2 0.2 improvement, mile mile south south of quired quired the the Redding Redding relocation relocation of of Ave-

highway highway

the the

existing existing from from route route 1.8 1.8 was was miles miles widened widened south south of of to the installation installation The The this this system system of of re-

the the

future future

date. date. In In the the reconstruction reconstruction Sacramento Sacramento area, of of movement movement the the e~sting be be used used the the for for of of traffic.

route route The The

to to full full freeway freeway second second standards standards contract contract at at a on on times times this this the the During During lane lane other other route, will will not

made made

for for

the the conversion conversion

of of

the the entire during during the the traffic traffic evening evening only only Additional Additional hours. Funds Funds Provided

the the past past year, year, and and plans plans are are being hours, hours, and and morning morning

the the for for westbound

imately imately

$2,250,000.

Sierra Sierra Nevada Nevada

has has progressed progressed eastbound eastbound during traffic traffic lane lane for for

only only during

matedthe matedthe

initial initial

work work will will

cost cost 50 50

from from Sacramento Sacramento approx- easterly easterly the the possible possible over over the use use

make make of of

the the middle

put put

the the

route route

in in

operation. operation. The The It It improvement improvement

is is esti- of of structure. structure. This This Highway Highway US this this

signalization signalization

will

surfacing surfacing

and and

other other

work work

necessary necessary approximately approximately of of to lane lane install install control control $552,200. to to signals signals

through

Subsequent Subsequent

contracts contracts

will will

provide provide Incorporated, Incorporated, tion tion Company Company for of of of of Sacramento Sacramento cost

a a Stockton Stockton at at

$21,000 for for

way way

is is

nn nn

completely completely new new

constructed constructed alignment. Collins Collins to to let let by by McGillivray McGillivray was was Construc- Electrical Electrical

Company,

known known

as as

the the

South South

Sacramento Sacramento three three lanes lanes eluded eluded for for Free- signalization signalization only only and and was lighting, lighting, traffic. traffic. A A contract in nine locations by Wulfert Com- pany of San Leandro. Work was also done to improve the intersections of county roads with this transcontinental route. During the past year, two such intersection improvements were completed, both in the Placerville area, one at El Dorado Road and the other at Missouri Flat Road. The Bureau of Public Roads is improving asection of the route between Fresh Pond and Riverton, the so-called "cliff" section, to a four-lane expressway. The first contract on this work is nearing completion,: and a second contract is planned for ad- vertising this summer. The bureau is also improving and realigning a portion of State Sign Route 89, referred to as the Luther Pass Route, that connects Highway US 50 and State Sign Route 88. The 7.1-mile section being improved is from US 50 to Grass Lake.

Relocation Necessary The proposed construction of ~ a major dam on the Feather River above Oroville made necessary the relocation of a portion of the Feather River Highway, Highway US 40 Alternate, from Oroville to Jarbo Gap. This relocation, to be done under several contracts, presently is requiring the. construction of 13.7 miles of roadway, on new alignment, from near Wicks. Corner to Jarbo Gap. This work, costing approximately $9,500,000, is being done by McCammon-Wunder- lich Construction Company of Palo Alto. Other features of this relocation, a dual purpose bridge over the West Branch of the Feather River to accommodate the highway and the Western Pacific Railroad and the extension of the relocation from Wicks Corner to Oroville with a new bridge over the Feather River at Oroville, are con- tingent upon appropriations by the State Legislature. South of Oroville, Baldwin Con- tracting Company of Marysville has a contract for $580,000 to relocate US 40 Alternate from the Union High School to a point near Adelaide. This work is the initial two lanes of an ulti- UPPER—Relocation of US 40 Alternate along fhe Feather River between Wicks Corner and Jarbo Gap. A mate four-lane expressway. This con- dual-purpose bridge carryeng fhe highway and railroad over the West Branch of the Feather River, which tract also includes the widening of the extends from left to right across the center of the picture, will connect the two visible construction areas. LOWER—An aerial view eastward of fhe Sfate Sign Route 32 improvement between Chico and Hog existing highway from the end of the Springs. A portion of the one-way couplet in Chico shows in the fAreground. and Public Works 7 for an article UPPER—A ground view of the improvement on Stafe Sign Route 32 east of Chico. See the March-April issue of California Highways and Public Warks Downieville. on the opening of this section of highway. LOWER—An improved section of the Mother Lode Highway (State Sign Route 49) in Sierra County west of g California Highways relocation to the junction of the Oro- Yuba City. This 6.5 mile improvement Butte City Road to Codora Four Cor- ville-Richvale Road. It is anticipated cost approximately $1,061,000. The ners and calls for the replacement of this improved facility will be avail- route has been adopted as a freeway, the Sheppards Slough Bridge between able for pu~~lic use la*° in September although only two lanes of the ulti- Willows and Glenn. These two proj- of this year. mate expressway have been con- ects will call for the expenditure of structed, and the route, and freeway approximately x$868,000. Highway Relocated resolution, has been adopted from In the northern end of the district, Hog Springs to Lomo. Interim Improvemen4 in Glemi and Butte Counties, work is A portion of this same route is After considerable discussion a free- being done to improve State Sign presently being widened between Or- wav agreement has been approved by Route 32. Work was completed in land and 1.6 miles east of the Sacra- the City Council of Chico, and the the past year to relocate this route mento River. This worl~ is being done Butte County Board of Supervisors, from 1~Iain Street in Chico to Hog under a contract to Baun Construction for the construction of a freeway Springs to the east. This work was Company of Fresno and also includes along the so-called Sheridan Avenue done from Fir Street in Chico to Hog the widening of two portions of the route in Chico. Until financing of Springs by A. Teichert and Son of Hamilton City-Glenn Highway and a this route is possible, it is necessary Sacramento, and the one-way couplet section of the Willows-Butte City to improve the present route through between Main and Fir Streets on Highway. This same construction firm Chico on an interim basis. To this end, Eighth and Ninth Streets was com- has a second contract that extends the Main and Broadway will become a

pleted by Lester L. Rice and Sons of limits of the widening of the Willows- ...Continued on page 50

Freeway construction on US 4Q near Floriston in Sierra County. The section from Floriston to the Nevada state line will be completed this summer. end Public Works g

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California California HRghways

were were

constructed, constructed,

together together with with the the the U. U. S. S. Army Army to to establish establish Fort ...Continued ...Continued on on page page 12

sidered sidered

because because of of

high high cost initial initial

for for California California and and persuaded Nevada, Nevada,

frontier frontier

town town of of Havilah.

cuts cuts and and fills fills high high not not previously previously con-

Beale, Beale,

Commissioner Commissioner

of of

Affairs Indian Indian

fields fields on on

the the

Kern Kern River River to to and and the

mileage mileage by by alignment. alignment. better better Deep tion, tion, General General Edward Edward Fitzgerald

established established a a

stage stage

to to line line the the gold

lic lic the the by by reducing reducing traveling traveling time time and tion tion to to the the Sebastian Sebastian Reserva- Indian Indian

Canyon Canyon

was was Phineas Phineas

Banning Banning who monetary monetary savings savings pub- accruing accruing to to the the and and because because its its of of convenient convenient loca-

Another Another user user historic historic Division Division of of of of Grapevine Highways Highways the the vast of of Canyon Canyon by by horse horse and and thieves, cattle cattle

creasing creasing awareness awareness on on of of the the the part part Because Because two two hours hours of of at at an an the the Grapevine use use easy easy of of pace.

-1934 -1934 in in

Route Route 1933 reflected reflected in- an an

hours. hours.

The The trip trip today today takes takes less less than Fort Fort Tejon

The The reconstruction reconstruction Ridge of of the the geles geles and and Fort Fort Tejon Tejon listed listed 32%z as as

northerly northerly

slopes slopes of of

Wheeler Wheeler Ridge. with with Los Los Angeles). the the travel travel time time between between Los Los An-

use use

of of Grapevine Grapevine

Canyon Canyon and and the stage stage api, api, was was Mojave, Mojave, Palmdale, Palmdale, Newhall Newhall line line and on on a a regular regular schedule

exact exact

site site

of of this this

road, road, including including the Francisco. Francisco. on on San San Tehach- the the (via (via Midway Midway Route" Route" From From that that date date on, on, the

(Route (Route

238) 238)

occupy occupy will will the almost almost which which here here stamina stamina took took October October of of the the motor out out 8, 8, 1858, 1858, a a on on its its way way to

tions tions

the the interstate interstate future future

freeway mail mail with with away away grades percent percent from from old old stage stage 30 30 the the St. St. Louis. Louis. stopped

to to

this this

route route shows shows

that that many many loca- in in agitation. agitation. field field Overland Overland The The road road new new does entirely entirely Mail Mail Station. Station. The The first

San San

Joaquin Joaquin

A A Valley. Valley. modern modern note State State in in was was discouraging discouraging and and the the establishment establishment division here here state state of of a a Butter-

that that

used used

the the grid grid west west side side of of the heretofore heretofore sections sections An An important important divided divided the milestone milestone of of the the fort for for

Camino Camino Viejo Viejo Los Los Angeles," Angeles," a a

a a trail

moting moting unity unity the the and and integrity integrity of was was abandoned abandoned

in in 1861.

California California by by way way of of the the famed famed "El

and and great great powerful powerful influence influence in in pro- here here in in

varying varying

numbers numbers

until until the the fort

missions missions and and ranchos ranchos from from Southern

has has Route Route Ridge Ridge become become already already a 1857, 1857,

November, November,

and and

were were

stationed

cisco cisco and and the the Northern Northern California

1916 1916 A A "The comment comment of of reads: reads: camels camels

first first

arrived arrived at at

Fort Fort Tejon Tejon in

the the 1800 1800 year year traveled traveled to to San San Fran-

road. of of the the War War Jefferson Jefferson

of of Davis Davis 1857. 1857.

in in

The

F,arly F,arly Spanish Spanish settlers settlers even even before

travelers travelers were were and and soon soon portions using using established established by by direction direction

of of Secretary

geles.

Construction Construction 1914 was was started started in in U. U. the the for for S. S. Army Army Camel Camel

Corps,

1854 1854 and and used used route route this this to to Los Los

An-

surveys surveys ordered." were were Tejon Tejon was was the the western western

headquarters

his his trips trips California California two two to to 1824 in in

its its 25, 25, feasibility feasibility and and on on January January 1912, other other in in ways. ways. For For example, example,

Fort

1727. 1727. Army Army Spanish Spanish Kit Kit in in Carson Carson

his his findings findings dissipated dissipated all all as as doubt doubt to activity activity the the for for area, area, and and was was notable

pursuing pursuing deserters deserters while while

from from

the

Engineer Engineer at at vision vision Los Los Angeles, Angeles, and fort fort the the was was the the center center of of

social

Pedro Pedro Don Don Fages, Fages,

who who

this this

used used route

explored explored Clark, Clark, Di- Lewis Lewis by by the the W. W. gust gust 10, 10, 1854. 1854. During During its its active active

years

this this historic historic through through pass pass began began

with

1916, 1916, stated stated "The "The in in part, part, was route route construction construction on on fort fort the the began began Au-

Recorded Recorded travel travel by by

Europeans

the the Highway Highway Commission Commission dated dated July, at at a a site site with with abundant abundant water. water. The

Bulletin Bulletin Los Los Angeles, Angeles, and and the the of field field Tejon Tejon the the near near top top of of the the History canyon

complete complete a a new new Bakers- between between road road

------

- -

------

Maximum Maximum grade grade 0 30% 6 °/ construction, construction, Route Route Ridge Ridge which which 0 was 6% 6 °/

Minimum Minimum

radius

curve curve .______

Unknown 70 70 ft. 1,000 1,000 ft. 1,300 1,300 ft. commenting commenting the the In In on on original

Maximum Maximum elevation elevation __.______.______4,233 4,234

4,183

Highway Highway by by the the

Act.

Castaic Castaic Junction) Junction)

------

_------__ -- Unknown 38,5? 38,5? 1 1 °

3,062 3,062 ° 2,928°

bonds bonds

from from raised raised authorized sold sold as as

curvature curvature Total Total (Grapevine (Grapevine Starion Starion to

a a $18,000,000 of of with with portion portion the the Length Length (Bakersfield (Bakersfield to to Los Los Angeles)______Angeles)______170 170 mi. 124 124 117 117 mi. mi. 117 117 mi.

1909. 1909. Construction Construction was was completed road) (county (county highway highway highway

passage passage to to 1914 State State of of the the Highway Highway Act Act state state of state

Previous 1914 1933 1958 was was Canyon Canyon the the result result the direct direct of of

highway highway through through state state Grapevine the the most most feasible feasible direct direct route." Angeles:

development development The The

original of of the the fills fills and and meandering meandering to to streams streams secure parison parison of of the the various various routes routes to to Los

F. F. Atkinson Atkinson

Company Company is is completed. ried ried through through deep deep cuts cuts and and over over deep The The following following table table shows shows the the com-

contract contract awarded awarded recently recently to to the the Guy highway highway design design with with the the roadway roadway original original car- Ridge Ridge Route Route 1915." in in

$7,000,000 $7,000,000 a a new new

interstate interstate highway rebuilding rebuilding as as "the "the last last word word in in modern fornia fornia since since the the construction construction of of the

through through sage sage

Grapevine Grapevine Canyon Canyon when A A comment comment 1933 1933 of of describes describes the greatest greatest blow blow to to sectionalism sectionalism in in Cali-

a a refreshing refreshing

improvement improvement in in the the pas- passing passing maneuver. the the reconstruction reconstruction was was truly truly "the

Los Los and and Angeles Angeles Bakersfield Bakersfield will will lanes lanes find the the on on roadbed roadbed to to facilitate facilitate the it it

was was the the that that stated stated completion completion of

MoTOxisTS MoTOxisTS

on on US US 99 99 Route Route between then then new new concept concept three three of of traveling dedication dedication At At the the ceremony ceremony in in 1933,

G. G. By By FLUTER, FLUTER, A. A. Design Design Engineer District District

v v US US 99 99 Will Will Be Be -laved Eight

Y~ Y~ ~~ ~~ / / (~ (~ ~ ~ Historic Historic Section Section Canyon Canyon of A dramatic shot of the Grapevine Grade showing the present highway (right) heading southward up into the canyon and the old 1914 highway twisting its way up the grade on fhe left. The present highway is seven miles shorter than the old 1914 road. and Public Works ~ ~

~ ~ 2 2 California California Highways

the floods," floods," computing computing greater greater and and through through the the work. advertised advertised bids. for for

the the damage damage caused caused by likely likely to to be be eration eration 2,300,000 2,300,000 vehicles vehicles will will pass 000 000 are are pending pending been award award or or have have

"estimating The The usual usual economics economics of of side side of of the the canyon. canyon. During During this this op- state state projects projects totaling totaling some some $20,000,-

of of debris debris made. second second load load is is lanes lanes to to place place traffic traffic all all on on the the west since since 1956. 1956. 1, 1, Five Five more more inter- July July

An An allowance allowance yards yards per for for six six cubic cubic of of permanent permanent pavement pavement on on the the uphill ects ects totaling totaling $179,179,800 $179,179,800 awarded

a a storm storm of of rare rare cloudburst cloudburst intensity. low low the the building building of of necessary necessary portions There There have have been been proj- 50'interstate 50'interstate

second. second. of This This is is equivalent equivalent per per the the 1. 1. Construct Construct sufficient sufficient detours detours to to al- miles.

adopted adopted cubic cubic feet for for

design design was was

3,000 3,000 highways highways within within the the State State 2,315 to to as as follows:

discharge discharge finally is is full, full, the the

Castaic Castaic

pressways pressways and and other other multilane, multilane, divided travel, travel, and and after after many many was was set trials, trials,

when when flood flood Lalce on on Cuddy Cuddy Creek Creek

bring bring the the total total length length of of freeways, freeways, ex- ruption ruption and and inconvenience inconvenience to to public

1914, 1914,

possible record record

flood flood of of the the

Completion Completion of of these these projects projects will was was developed developed to to minimize minimize the the dis-

rain rain currence currence similar similar to of of an an intense intense

$405,525,900. The The order order of of work work for for the the contract

a a

cloudburst cloudburst storm, storm, possible possible true true re-

355 355

had had

contracts contracts under under way way totaling

a a safe safe passage.

as as

possibility possibility

factors factors

involved, involved, of such such

reports reports

that, that,

as as of of June June 30, 30, 1958, 1958, it

cerned cerned with with the the problems problems of of making

of of

the the After After many

consideration consideration

The The

State State

Division Division

of of Highways

the the Highways Highways Division Division of of are are all all con-

project.

NEW NEW CONTRACT CONTRACT TOTAL

contractor, contractor, G. G. Atkinson Atkinson & & F. F. Co., Co., and

problems problems

the the

one one of of of of the major major

The The California California Highway Highway Patrol, Patrol, the Total------

------

$6,950,000

use use conduit conduit constituted size to to for for the the

regard regard to to public public safety.

erations erations necessary necessary to to determine determine the

Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 260,000 ______

struction struction take take on on special special significance significance in

The The and and course. course. consid- calculations calculations Bridges Bridges _ _

380,000

______

an an

average average day, day,

the the problems problems of of con-

Other Other a a closed closed conduit conduit drainage drainage for for 9,000 9,000 feet feet of of its ______400,000

trucks trucks passing passing through through this this

canyon canyon on Grapevine Grapevine Creek Creek Conduit___.___ Conduit___.___ 1,240,000

the the

is is be be sage sage placed placed in in in canyon, canyon,

to to

------

Paving Paving 1,970,000

With With 9,700 9,700 cars cars 3,300

passenger passenger and and

needing needing

Grapevine Grapevine

Creek, Creek, also also

pas-

Grading Grading ------$2,700,000

back back the the slopes slopes on on both both cutting cutting walls.

Construction the the work work be be will will divided divided

as as follows:

distance distance two two of of miles, approximately approximately

At At Creek. the the contract contract prices, prices,

the the cost cost of

of of eight eight lanes, lanes, it it require, require, will will for for a

chosen chosen traffic. in in which which to to place place Grapevine

needed needed a a width width for for divided divided highway

4. 4. gular gular culvert culvert 10 10 feet feet by by 8 8 Open Open feet feet was

completed completed

highway highway

row row that that in in to to provide provide order order the

From From the the above above calculations calculations 000 000 a a vehicles vehicles

rectan- will will pass).

steep, steep, file file with with rocky rocky slopes, slopes, so so nar-

alternate alternate was was conduits, conduits, strcted strcted performed.

under under

paragraph paragraph

No. No. 1 1

(2,300,-

Grapevine Grapevine narrow narrow Canyon Canyon is is a a de-

and and comparing comparing the the cost cost 3. 3. of of possible Reconstruct Reconstruct the the gaps gaps not not con-

vide vide waterway waterway the the for for time. greater greater floods," Draonaye Draonaye Problems

additional additional capital capital investment investment 4,600,000 4,600,000 to to pro- vehicles vehicles

will will pass pass

during during this

from from 10 10

Continued Continued

page page

.. .. .

just just equal equal the the allowable allowable annual annual cost cost of place place traffic traffic on on them. them. An An estimated

GRAPEViPIE

annual annual cost cost thereof, thereof, which which 2. 2. "should Construct Construct all all downhill downhill lanes lanes and

freeway freeway is is 1960. 1960. Some Some 13,000 13,000 completed completed in in vehicles vehicles a a day day now now pass pass this this section section of of US US along along 99.

The The

black black lines lines superimposed superimposed on on this this aerial aerial of of the the Grapevine Grapevine Canyon Canyon show show the the planned planned location location of of the the norih6ound norih6ound and and southbound southbound roadways roadways new after after the the Motor Grader Units Prove o`~V/ V e m O~a Worth During Past Winter

By A. C. DILDINE, Senior Equipment Engineer

TxE Mnix east-west highway link in early days transportation stopped. removal units. The push plows dis- the northern part of California is Today too much depends on this place the snow from one location to through the Sierra. This highway sys- transportation to allow the roads to be another immediately adjacent to the tem had its beginning in 1895 when choked with snow for any long peri- trailing edge of the plow. To move the Placerville-Lake Tahoe wagon road ods of time. snow completely out of the way ne- was taken over by the State. This was With the construction of the mod- cessitates amachine capable of picking followed in 1909 by the completion of ern highway system maintenance has it up and throwing it to a location off state acquisition of the road which con- become increasingly important. And the road. Such a machine requires nected Auburn, Donner Lake, Truckee with increased dependency on the power to handle the loads imposed on and Lake Tahoe. In 1919 a state road main east-west routes over the Sierra, it. The most common snow removal was authorized between Truckee and it has become important to keep them units operating in the mountains at Verde on the California-Nevada line. open the year around. Winter usage present are the auger-type rotary These were the beginnings of the of the highways requires dependable snowplows which are mounted on modern state highway system over high-powered snow removal equip- large heavy-duty four-wheel-drive trucks. the Sierra. The necessity of keeping ment. Until this past winter the Division these roads open was also the start of More Power of Highways had the snow remo~~al problem. a fleet of 42 auger- Snow removal equipment has pro- type rotary units operating in the In the winter months ground trans- gressed from crude wooden plows various mountain areas of the State. portation in the Sierra is continually mounted across the front of trucks to In recent years, with the increasing hampered by heavy snowfall. In modern push plows and rotary snow capacity and use of mountain high-

One of the auger-type rotary units mounted on a heavy-duty four-wheel-drive motor grader used by the Division of Highways in snow removal last winter and Public Works 13

14 14

Highways California California

-type -type rotary. rotary. auger the the

mechanism plow plow combinations combinations rigidly rigidly are are built the the snow snow removal removal problem.

the the

In In motor The The new new - grader mounted mounted - units motor motor grader grader snow- rotary rotary a a necessary necessary additional additional to to tool tool aid aid in

material material to to discharge discharge the the fan. snow snow rough rough removal removal operations operations going. makes makes them

even even and and ice, ice, feeding feeding the the loosened bility bility and and for for long long traction traction heavy continuous -duty -duty for for crowding crowding under

loosening loosening snow snow of of consistency, any any place place larger larger the the tires, tires, but but units units truck truck provides provides their their capa- better better stability

ting ting edges edges augers augers and and are are capable capable grader grader of units units additional additional will will completely completely weight weight not not and and re- wheelbase, wheelbase, plus

one one in in side side a a steady steady stream. stream. The The under under cut- severe severe wheelbase wheelbase conditions. conditions. The The of of motor the the truck truck units. units. This

move move xo xo it it which which a a fan fan discharges discharges to to remove remove it it mately mately to heavy heavy three three packed packed hard- feet feet snow, longer longer than than the

tal tal augers augers bite bite that that into into winter's winter's the the snow snow and truck truck has has usage usage proven proven unit. unit. their their The The ability wheelbase wheelbase approxi- is is

steel steel cutting cutting edges edges three three and and continuous continuous for for horizon- which which hard hard is is usage. usage. 8,000 8,000 The The past pounds pounds more more the than than

The The common common rotary rotary unit unit consists consists weighs weighs of approximately approximately 33,000 33,000 pounds,

similarity similarity type type ends. rotary rotary unit unit motor motor and and grader Managers.

The The

mounted mounted on on

new new

the the combination combination trucks, trucks,

but but of of the the there there auger- the Association Association Chamber Chamber of of of of Commerce

box box

is is

relatively relatively

the the same same as as that eration eration under under emergency emergency conditions. He He is is president president past past of of California the the

is is

in in District District

IX IX (Bishop). (Bishop).

The The auger clutches clutches allow allow The The single single engine engine op- ecutives ecutives University University at at the the of of Oregon.

District District III III

(Marysville) (Marysville)

and and the the third clutches clutches common common to to a a drive drive stitute stitute shaft. of of Commercial Commercial Trade Trade and and Ex-

motor motor graders. graders.

Two Two of of

the the units units are are in mitted mitted from from each each engine engine through graduated graduated and and from from the the Western Western In-

large large

heavy

-duty -duty four -wheel -drive electric electric tachometers. tachometers. firm. firm. Power Power is is trans- He He studied studied Alameda Alameda in in schools

auger

-type -type rotary rotary units units mounted mounted nn controlled controlled mostatically mostatically shutters, shutters, and area area Bay Bay container container manufacturing

the the

purchase purchase

and and

operation operation of of three equipped equipped also also hourmeters, hourmeters, with with meda meda ther- recently recently has has and and been been with with a

The The

result result

of of this this investigation investigation was extreme extreme temperature. temperature. water water Jacobson Jacobson They They has has are his his made made home home in in Ala-

traction, traction, could could

be be

obtained. them them case case in in of of low low oil oil pressure pressure or sistant sistant cashier cashier Yuba Yuba in in City.

creased creased

weight, weight, which which

results results

safety safety

devices devices in in better automatically automatically to to stop his his last last post post with with the the bank bank as- being being

operating operating

rotary rotary plows plows

The The where where engines engines equipped equipped are are in- with Bank Bank of of America America from from 1943, 1930 1930 to to

methods methods

gating gating other other

of of mounting mounting and ization ization of of the the engines. ber ber of of Commerce. Commerce. He He with with was was the

Equipment Equipment Department Department

began began investi- and and repairs repairs simplified simplified manager manager by by ant ant standard- the the of of the the Sacramento Sacramento Cham-

way. way.

Consequently, Consequently, two two years years ago ago the snakes snakes 1943 1943 procurement procurement the the From From of of parts spare spare to to 1950, 1950, was was he he assist-

the the of of speed speed clearing clearing a a choked choked high-

engine engine powers powers the the motor motor grader. grader. This of of ber ber Commerce.

snow. snow. This This would would aid aid materially materially in

mounted mounted truck - units. units. The The same same model Manager Manager of of the the California California

Cham-

State State

and and stability stability when when cutting cutting dense into into

more more h.p. h.p. is is than than available available on on the before before that that Central Central was was

District Coast Coast

larger larger would would tires tires have have tracrion better better

operate operate augers augers the the fan. fan. and and This This is is 70 1955 1955 in in and and 1956, 1956, for for and and

years five five

with with unit unit a a longer longer wheelbase wheelbase

and

engines engines provide provide a a of of total total 270 270 h.p. h.p. to A~Ierchants A~Ierchants Association Association of of

Sacramento

conditions conditions of of rough rough going. going. A A

heavier

grader grader

forward forward of of the the cab. cab. These These two Jacobson Jacobson manager manager was was of of

the the Retail

would would be be advantageous advantageous under under certain mounted mounted on on each each of of side side the the

motor

organizations." civic civic

ways, ways,

it it was was

seen seen that that heavier heavier units is is powered powered by by two two diesel diesel engines

with with son son governing governing local local bodies bodies and

department department maintain maintain improve improve and and liai-

better better

the the traction, traction, Equipment Equipment Department Department reported. ground ground and and experience experience will will the help help

One One

the the new new heavy heavy of of units units grader grader motor motor in in action action last last winter. winter. Increased Increased weight weight of of the the unet unet

resulted resulted

"Fred "Fred Jacobson's Jacobson's particular particular back-

vacant vacant position position department. to to the the

munications munications was was to to restore restore this this long-

of of part part program program our our better better for for com-

citizens citizens the the with with California. California. of of One

Highway Highway Commission Commission close close in in touch

the the department department and and California the the

"VVe "VVe are are all all doing doing we we to to can can keep

ment:

Jacobson's Jacobson's announcing announcing in in appoint-

California California Highway Highway Commission, Commission, said,

Public Public Works Works and and chairman chairman of of the

C. C. Gilliss, Gilliss, M. M. State State Director Director of

Public Public Works. of of

resentative resentative of of the the State State Department

June June office office took took 16th 16th as as special special rep-

chambers chambers of of commerce commerce in in

California,

Fred Fred Jacobson, Jacobson, long long associated associated

with

Public Public To To Works Works Job

Fred Fred Jacobson Jacobson Named Comm►ssioners Attend Laying of Cornerstone

TxF MnTExiai.s and Research Depart- ment of the Division of Highways has moved into its new $1,377,000 Headquarters Laboratory at 5900 Fol- som Boulevard. Completion of the new building was marked formally by a cornerstone laying ceremony on May 21st which was attended by members of the Cali- fornia Highway Commission and other state officials. Director of Public Works C. M. Gillis, who is also chairman of the Highway Commission, stressed the important role- the. Materials and Re- search Department has played in developing and improving highway construction methods not only in Cali- fornia but nationally and internationally as well. "We spend a lot of money for highways and most of it is spent for materials to build roads and bridges," ~illiss said. "All divisions of the De- partment of Public Works are aware of the great responsibility involved in the large expenditures of public money. The principle of competitive bidding assures the taxpayer that the work will be performed. at the lowest cost commensurate with adequate quality. It is important that the State is able to check the quality of the materials. This is one of the important missions of the laboratory." Harmer E. Davis, Director of the Institute of Transportation and Traf- fic Engineering at the University of Commissioner Chester H. Warlow trowels mortar while Director of Public Works C. M. Gilliss (left) and California in Berkeley, said: members of the Highway Laboratory staff look an "The list of honors and awards by national organizations to members of The new laboratory, which pro- tiVhen it first began operations in this Materials and Research group for vides 65,000 square feet of space for 1912, the department had one geolo- outstanding contributions is impres- a wide range of research and testing ~ist and one testing engineer. Its lab- sive, as is the list of important com- equipment, was designed by the Divi- oratory was a small wooden building mittee posts held in technical and sion of Architecture. at the State Fairgrounds. In 1922 the professional societies." The work of the Materials and Re- Headquarters Laboratory was moved seareh Department is divided into two to 3435 Serra Way. After the. ceremonies, the commis- main categories—research to develop As the State's highway program has sioners and guests toured the new better highway construction methods grown, the department has faced an laboratory where the various uses of and materials, and testing to make increasingly acute need for added the equipment were explained by en- sure the State gets its money's worth space. In recent years its Sacramento gineers of the 1Vlaterials and Research from every highway construction activities have been conducted at sev- Department. dollar. . .Continued on page 50 and Public Works 15

16 Highways California California

Tennessee Tennessee (right). Street Street

highways highways Congress Congress and and have busses. in in authorized authorized cars cars 1956 1956 in in

at at signalized signalized intersections intersections as as the the one one such such of

to to appeal appeal travel travel others others

our program program who who many many Highway Highway which

System System

with with the the traffic traffic encountered at at present present slowdown slowdown

a~ a~ the the one one at at Laurel Laurel will will do do Street Street away (left) (left) and and hunting, hunting, camping camping hiking fishing, fishing, highways highways Interstate National National with with the the

aration aration structures structures

on on Vallejo Vallejo US US 40 40 through through

such

vacationers vacationers

resorts, year. year.

state

Ski Ski each each of of need need the the some some to to

integrate integrate

PHOTOS PHOTOS AT AT TOP TOP

OF OF PAGE. PAGE.

Construction Construction

of of sep-

parks parks attract attract tourists tourists thousands thousands demands demands and of of Increased Increased and and the traffic traffic

99, 99, Calaveras Calaveras Trees Trees Park, Park, and and other the the -south -south major major US US Big Big artery. north

system.

worldwide worldwide Yosemite Yosemite interest. interest. through through National central central the the north area, area, - and

upon upon its its transportation automotive automotive

recreation recreation area area X X of contains contains District District west west areas areas US US district, district, 50 of of the the

lishments, lishments, all all of of which which depend

in in turn turn

mountains mountains the the These These boundaries boundaries within within district. district. are are north- US US of 40 40 in in the the

tional tional area, area, and and its its on on estab- military military

U. U. That That Nevada S. S. the the which which sign sign portion portion Sierra Sierra routes routes traverse traverse of of the

its its

agricultural agricultural pursuit, pursuit, on on its its recrea-

primarily primarily past past has has been been along along the the three

Attractions

Many Many

great great area area hinges hinges a a large large to to

extent extent

phasis phasis on on freeway freeway construction construction the in in

The The economic economic

importance importance

this

of of

ties ties of of railroads. three three major major structed structed War War since since II. II. World World The The em-

range.

a a deep deep with with facili- port port and and water water rail rail freeways freeways have have of of which which been been con-

Valley Valley

to to

the the rugged rugged Sierra Sierra Nevada markets, markets, central central due due to to location its its work work is is developing developing the the rapidly rapidly system

ranging ranging

from from the the flat flat San San Joaquin equipment equipment domestic domestic for for foreign district, district, and and the the of of backbone backbone road road net- the the

in in

nine nine counties counties diverse diverse with with terrain, materials, materials, food food products, products, supplies supplies and X, X, In In District District in in any- any- highway as as

°cludes °cludes 1,400 1,400 miles miles state state of of highways a a point point movement movement for for large large of of raw Merced.

portion portion

of of Central Central California. California. It It in- motor motor vehicles. vehicles. by by is is a a Stockton Stockton and and focal Castle Castle ton, ton, Force Force Base Base Air Air near

ters ters in in Stockton, Stockton,

extends extends over over a a large livestock livestock which which are are hauled hauled to to Sharpe Sharpe market and and Depot Depot General General in in Stock-

X, X,

District District has has its its which which headquar- produce produce ties ties minerals minerals timber, timber, and Fairfield, Fairfield, the the Naval Naval Supply Supply Annex

of of this this progress. mills. mills. neries neries and and The The mountain mountain coun- Travis Travis Island, Island, Force Force Air Air Base Base near

been been prepared prepared to to inform inform Californians harvests harvests ing ing to to of of the the markets, markets, can- S. S. the the U. U. Naval Naval Shipyard Shipyard at at Mare

public. public. toring toring This This overall overall has report report accommodate accommodate road road net net to to Arsenal, Arsenal, the the truck- founded founded over over 100 100 years years ago,

proved proved highway highway facilities facilities for for the the mo- activities activities essing essing demand demand an an extensive Defense Defense of of include include historic historic Benicia

Burns Burns 1947 1947 Act Act in in in in providing providing im- Agriculture Agriculture each each year. year. and and Major Major proc- food food installations installations of of the the Department

since since the the enactment enactment of of the the Collier- systems systems produces produces a a wealth wealth Army, Army, of of crops Navy Navy of of and and Air Air Force Force bases.

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.~ -.__ - .. .___- _ _ made it necessary to extend the dis- IntersinTe System Routes 74 and 75, between the Mar- in trict's freeway planning efforts. As a Approximately 190 miles of existing tinez-Benicia Bridge and US 40 result, portions of Sign Routes 12, 16, or proposed highways in the district Vallejo. The Martinez-Benicia Bridge 21, 48, 120, 132 and 152 have been have been included in the Federal was authorized by the 1955 Session of adopted as freeways. Supplementing Interstate Highway System which is the California Legislature in combina- the freeway system throughout the proposed for rapid development as tion with the Carquinez Bridge. district is an important secondary net- indicated by the Federal Highway Negotiations are under way with the work of feeder routes and connecting Act of 1956. U. S. Government for rights-of-way road laterals. This includes Sign Route 49, Portions of the interstate system in for approximately three miles of construction within the limits of the a foothill route on the western slopes this district on which routes have been of the Sierra Benicia Arsenal. It is anticipated that Nevada; Sign Route 88, adopted and design studies under way Carson Pass Highway; Sign Route 4, this right-of-way transaction will be include 44 miles of US 40 in Solano which connects Stockton with the in- completed by October 1st. Construc- Napa Counties, between the Car- dustrial area around Carquinez Strait and tion of the Martinez-Benicia Bridge is and continues east from Stockton over quinez Bridge and the Yolo county scheduled to begin April, 1959. Ebbetts and Monitor Passes; Sign line; 11 miles of State Route 90 in Portions of the interstate system Route 108, Sonora Pass; and Sign Solano County from US 40 near that have not been adopted included Route 140, the all-year highway into Vacaville to the Yolo county line; 110 miles of Westside Freeway and Yosemite. approximately 6.6 miles on State connecting links between the Alameda

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and Public Works 17 county line and a junction with the proposed Westside Freeway (State Route 238) east of Tracy and a connection from west of Tracy to Stock- ton. Westside Freeway In 1957 the State Legislature, in Chapter 2(i, Statutes of 1957, declared that Route 238 "is hereby- added to the State Highway System, to extend from a point on Route 4 south of Bakersfield to a point on Route 7 near ~~oodlaizd, on a route along the westerly side of the San Joaquin Valley to be selected by the California Highway Commission, which route may include all or portions of any existing state highway route or routes." The portion within the limits of District X comprises about 110 miles of the route. The portion between the Fresno county line and west of Patter- son has been the subject of public meetings and a definite route for this portion of the freeway was adopted by the California Highway Commis- sion in June, 1958. The portion between west of Pat- terson and south of Stockton, including the connection of legislative Route 110 and all of legislative Route 5 (US 50), has been the subject of public meetings, but no recommendations have been made as yet. Public meetings will be scheduled for the balance of the route in the near future.. A great deal of construction work has been in progress in District X. A brief resume which has been grouped according to sign route designation, follows below: US 40 The District X portion of this highway runs from Carquinez Bridge through Solano County to the Yolo county line. In December of 1957 work was completed on 11/ miles of eight-lane freeway from the Carquinez Bridge to one-half mile north of the Vallejo Wye. The worl~ was performed by Fredrickson and Watson Construction Company and Ransome Company and required approximately 18 months to complete. This contract, which was a part of ,An aerial view of U$ 99 in San Joaquin County showing the twin spans across the Mokelumne River with frontage road passing under the north end of the bridges the conversion of US 40 to full freeway status, included facilities for a

1 California Highways connection to the new parallel Car- half mile north of Redwood Street Under an already completed contract, quinez Bridge. under which the existing four-lane the .Magazine Street Overcrossing and The work was financed from Car- highway is being converted to a six- the frontage roads between Sequoia quinez Strait Bridge construction lane freeway. and Alhambra Streets were con- funds, Chapter 960, Statutes of 1955 Work includes the construction of structed by Harms Bros., contractor. Bond Resolution adopted by the Cali- seven bridges, the Laurel Street Over- us so fornia Toll Bridge Authority October crossing, the Route 7-74 Separation, 4, 19.55. Benicia Road Overcrossing, Georgia US 50 enters District X through Closely allied with this project are Street Overcrossing, Springs Road Altamont Pass, joins US 99 at Stock- several Bridge Department contracts Overcrossing, Tennessee Street Over- ton and continues north to the Sacra- amounting to approximately $1,500,- crossing, and the Redwood .Street mento county line. 000 for bridge administration build- Overcrossing. Approximately 15'/z miles of US 50 ings, toll collecting systems, and bridge Harms Bros., C. M. Syar and Erick- between Tracy Overhead and Stock- maintenance shops. son, Philips and Weisberg are the ton are under improvement at a total A second highway contract is cur- contractors. (The estimated cost is cost of $3,558,000. From Tracy to rently in progress between 0.2 mile $4,500,000, and the project is expected Kasson Road (better known as Grant north of the Vallejo Wye and one- to be completed in December,. 1958.) Line Road), a 3%z-mile interim proj-

Construction on fihe Yosemite All-year Highway (Sign Route 140) eight miles north of Mariposa is improving this imparfant recreation route

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Highways California California 20 20

A 1957. 1957. A October, October, was was in in levee levee road. road. completed completed tortuous tortuous anarrow, anarrow, ing ing roads. frontage frontage tem tem of of

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to Avenue Avenue Richards Richards From From Mossdale. Mossdale.

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involves project project ing ing The The completion. completion.

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at Mossdale Mossdale between between divided divided highway highway

-lane miles miles four % % of of on on 6 6 Work Work lanes. lanes.

to to four two the the -lane -lane existing existing highway highway

widening ect ect is is under under construction, construction, The US 50-Sign Rouie 120 interchange at Mossdale is nearing completion. The river in the background is fhe San Joaquin. relocation project near Mokelumne 8,600 feet and continues to the Ne- Lake and a point 1 %2 miles east of Hill replaced 2 %2 miles of winding, vada state line near Minden. It passes Blue Lake Road. The final cost was narrow grade with an all-paved 32- through Jackson, historic.. community $729,550. foot roadway at a cost of $327,000. which dates back before the Gold A second project on Sign Route 88 A second project between three and Rush. Two famous gold mines were in Amador County is currently in four miles northwest of Sonora, in- located near Jackson, the Argonaut progress. A portion amounting to 7 volving grading and surfacing, for a and Kennedy Mines, from which mil- miles between Lancha Plana Road and total cost of $131,000, is nearly com- lions of dollars were taken in the Martell is being graded and surfaced pleted. early days. at a cost of approximately $1,040,000. Sign Route 88 A section of Sign Route 88 in Al- It is estimated that work will be com- The Carson Pass Highway, Sign pine County was completed in Octo- pleted by September, 1958. Route 88, starts at Stockton and trav- ber, 1957. This improvement which is Also of interest is the construction erses Carson Pass at an elevation of 5% miles in length is between Red project now underway at Peddler Hill and Public Works ~~ under the supervision of the Federal Bureau of Public Roads. This work is an extension of two previously completed projects by the bureau. The contractor is H. E. Parker.

Sign Roufe 108 The Sonora Pass Highway crosses Sonora Pass at an elevation of 9,600 feet. It follows the same route as Sign Route 49 between Yosemite Junction and Sonora. Four miles of Sign Route 108 is under construction from one mile west of Yosemite Junction to Monte- zuma Road in Tuolumne County. The project involves grading and surfacing on improved alignment at a cost of $606,650. It is estimated that work will be completed by September, 1958. The contractor is the Rockport Red- wood Company.

Sign Roufe 140 This route is known as the All-year Highway from Merced to Yosemite Park, inasmuch as it is not closed during the winter months as are other routes into the park. It passes through the Town of Mariposa, a community dating back to Gold Rush days, which is the southern terminus of the Mother Lode Highway. Worlc was completed in December, 1957, on a five-mile realignment of Sign Route 140 in Mariposa County between Acorn Inn and King Solo- mon's Mine. The cost of the work was $1,106,300, The project improved an important segment of the All-year Highway into Yosemite National Park. A second project, between Briceburg and Crane. Flat, was completed in July, 1957. This project involved line changes, restoration of embankment protection along„ the Merced River, bridges and surfacing at a total cost of $828,200. Various other contracts have been completed on this route in recent years so that now the motorist has the advantage of nearly a continuous 32- foot all-paved roadway from Mari- posa county line to Briceburg. By the end of 1958 approximately 22 miles of full freeway will have UPPER—This section of Sign Route 88 in Amador County near Jackson is being improved. the Town of been completed by current projects in Martell is in the distance. LOWER—An aeriaB showing the newly constructed southbound lanes to the right District X. Interim projects will add on US 50 in San Joaquin County.

... Continued on page 48

22 California Highways s New Santa Ana Freeway Secfion ~ro I ~~ Completed in Orange County

By Jm D. HETFiERINGTON, Resident Engineer

To TxE motorist who remembers the narrow substandard over-hill-and-dale section of US 101 in Orange County between El Toro-Niguel Road and Laguna Canyon Road, news of the completion of this four miles to full freeway standards will be welcome.. The $2,400,000 contract for construction was awarded to Cox Bros. Construction Co. and J. E. Haddock Ltd., a joint venture, on January 30, 1957. Construction work started the first week of February, 1957, and was continuous except for time lost due to inclement weather until completion on April 21, 1958, approximately eight months ahead of the expiration of contract time. In addition to the construction on US 101, atwo-mile section of relocation of State Route 185 (Laguna Canyon Road) was included in the contract. This work was included primarily to provide a source of fill material needed for the freeway construction; however, construction of Looking wes} along Laguna Canyon Road showing a considerable portion of the this section has provided the motorist two miles of new roadway. with atwo-lane highway constructed to present-day standards with provi- In actuality,. the earthmoving was direction when needed for future in- sion made for ultimate improvement done using tractors and carryalls. for creased traffic. to a four-lane divided freeway sec- short hauls and tractor and scraper Since access is not permitted to the tion when traffic warrants. units for the long hauls. To speed up freeway, it was necessary to construct At one time the quantities of mate- loading of the scrapers, tractor push frontage roads from El Toro-Niguel rial and work involved in a contract cats were used in tandem. Due to the Road to provide access to the Irvine of this nature would have been quite hardness of the sandstone encountered Ranch and other holdings in this area. impressive. However, with present- in the excavation on the new align- In addition to the frontage roads, an day construction equipment, the ment of Laguna Road, it was found undercrossing and an overcrossing movement of huge amounts. of mate- necessary to use ripper-equipped trac- were constructed to provide access rial has become commonplace: Con- tors to break up the material prior to across the freeway for farm equip- verting the more than one-half million loading. ment. yards of road~~ay excavation involved Due to the substandard width and In addition to structures needed for to smaller units, such as the quantity alignment of the old highway, no at- access across the new freeway the a man could haul in a garden wheel- tempt was made to salvage any of it contract also provided for an inter- barrow, will perhaps give a better pc- other than utilizing a portion for sub- change for the new Laguna Canyon ture of the work required in chang- base for the new construction. In con- Road and the freeway. ing this farm and pasture land to a trast to the old narrow two-lane high- J. E. Haddock Ltd. was represented modern freeway. It would take one way, the motorist now has the use of on the contract by Superintendent wheelbarrow trip each by half of the two 12-foot concrete lanes in each di- George Wiggers. Duncan Manning 14,445,000 population of California to rection with a paved shoulder to his was superintendent for Cox Bros. move this quantity of earth. Each of right and a wide median between op- Construction Company with the au- these wheelbarrow trips would have posing traffic.. Provision has also been thor as resident engineer. to be almost a mile long. made to add an additional lane in each (Other photos on n~xT page.) and Public Works 23 toward UPPER—This photo, taken from the new Laguna Canyon Road traffic separation structure, shows the new section of the Santa Ana Freeway looking south San Juan Capistrano. LOWER-7he new traffic separation connecting Laguna Canyon Road with the Santa Ana Freeway. (Story on previous page.)

24, California Highways King City-North County Line

n of 101 Improved u Section US o n ere O

By A. M. NASH, District Engineer

ToDAY'S mangy modern business and down historic El Camino Real from right a sign directing us to a ramp pleasure travelers who drive on US the county line north of Salinas to leading us onto the Salinas freeway. 101 in Monterey County travel in in- King City, since this section of US We are leaving North Main Street and creasing comfort, ease and safety as 101 has been receiving preferred at- we shall now travel a distance of 6.2 they visit the many scenic resorts and tention for the elimination of its de- miles skirting the easterly edge of other fascinating points of historical ficiencies during the last several years. busy Salinas. The first section of this interest that abound in the county, or Entering Salinas Valley from the full freeway from North Main Street in making the many truck and passen- north we travel over a divided four- to youth Market Street was opened ger trips required to keep pace with lane highway constructed in 1943 but for tratfc in 1954 and eliminated a the ever-expanding industry and agri- no loner adequate. Plans are well great deal of the congestion at the culture much in evidence throughout under way for a full freeway develop- intersection of Nlain and Market in the area. ment westerly of the existing highway the Salinas business district as well as US 101 in Monterey County is rap- which will bypass the business and reducing the heavy volume of traffic idly changing from a heavily traveled, residential development that has been on North Main Street. The second to Suence two-lane country road into a modern built up on both sides of the existing section from Market Street Underpass and Hartnell Road was well-planned divided four-lane ex- highway, causing much of the traffic Much improve- completed and this entire six-mile Sa- pressway or freeway. congestion. Right-of-way is presently ment has been made, as will be seen, linas freeway was opened to traffic in being acquired for this freeway proj- but there is still much to do to provide 1956, considerably easing the local will be constructed as soon the traveling public with the modern ect which traffic problems throughout the City highways they need. as funds can be made available. of Salinas, as well as facilitating and To see what has been done and will After passing the Salinas Rodeo benefiting traffic to and from Los An- be done, let us take an imaginary trip grounds to our left, we notice on our geles and San Francisco.

The Salinas Bypass on US 101 in Monterey Counfy. As }he directional sign indicates, the in}erthange ahead connects US 701 with State Route 117 fo the Monterey Peninsula. and Public Works 25 A view of the depressed section of the US 101 freeway fhrough Chualar and the Main Sfreet overcrossing. The old highway is on fhe upper level to the rlghf along the line of buildings.

Separation structures were con- rolling hills of the Gabilan (Hawk) and Hartnell Road. Many road names structed at sufficient intervals to allow Range that separates the Salinas Valley honor original Spanish, Mexican, and free flow of crosstown traffic and pro- from. the valleys farther east. We are "Anglo" colonists who first settled in vide access to State Route 117 which actually entering a huge trough be- this rich valley. These particular road leads westerly from this point to his- tween these mountain ranges, a great, names honor two British citizens who toric and scenic old Monterey, the green plain from. 10 to 20 miles wide were, after the padres, among the first original capital of California, as well as and a hundred miles long. settlers here. to the report city of Carmel, the com- David Spence came to California munities of Seaside and Del Rey Oaks, Rieh Croplands from Scotland in 1824 to salt meat and and the large army facility at Fort Here ~~e see under intense cultiva- hides for shipment to Peru and other Ord, north of Monterey. tion and irrigation all types of vege- Latin American countries. He pros- For details of construction of„ this tables with lettuce obviously king of pered, married Adelaida Estrada, freeway, one may refer to the July- them all. Local people. refer to the daughter of the commandant of Mon- August 1953 and March-April 1954 Salinas Valley as the "Lettuce Bowl terey, and settled down to developing issues of California Highways and of America" and as we travel south the Rancho Buena Vista south of Public N~oYks. seeing the endless rows of vegetable the present-dav Salinas. Don William As we travel south on the Salinas and forage crops it is evident that the Hartnell, originally a young Lanca- freeway we see to the southeast rising Salinas Valley is one of the most pro- shire man, became a prosperous trader sharply from the green valley floor ductive agricultural valleys in the in Monterey, married 'Teresa de la the steep, craggy Santa Lucia Moun- United States. Guerra, ahigh-caste Spanish maiden tains. Looking across the valley to the Driving effortlessly we have quickly from Santa Barbara, and later owned east we see the green of the Salinas passed the southerly terminus of the and operated the Alisal Rancho. He Valley merging into the. dry, brown Salinas Freeway at Spence Underpass established a private college which

26 California Highways eventually failed due to depression sea level. The town varies from 300 Since construction of this section of times but which has been re-estab- population in off agricultural seasons highway parallels the existing high- lished as a two-year college in Salinas to 800 during peak harvest periods as way, and overlaps the existing four- named, in his memory, Hartnell Col- imported farm laborers crowd the lane divided expressways to the north lege. labor camps as they harvest the vege- and south, it was necessary to detour table crops produced in the rich land traffic at various stages of construc- Heavy Harvest iraffie for many miles around. tion, when the e~sting traveled way South of Hartnell Road we are trav- The land on which these crops are became involved in the construction eling on a divided four-lane express- grown lies in the yet distinct bound- procedures. Detouring was compli- way built in 1952 for a distance of aries of the old Chualar Rancho. This cated by a time element resulting 5.5 miles to the northern outskirts 8,890-acre rancho, an original land from construction of the prestressed of the little town of Chualar. This grant from the King of Spain to an concrete overcrossing at Main S*reet. section of expressway was constructed old Peruvian trader named Juan Ma- Setting up safe detours proved to be prior to other sections in this area larin, passed into the hands of a Scots- quite a problem since traffic ap- to facilitate the flow of agricultural man named David Jacks in 1850 when proached the project from the north produce from the. surrounding fields Juan's son, Mariano Malarin, could not and the south on long level sections to the market and shipping center in repay Jacks a loan on his rancho of of high-speed divided expressway. One Salinas. The old two-lane highway $3,000 which he had borrowed in a troublesome spot was greatly im- previously in existence was so con- vain attempt to save his cattle opera- proved by erecting an oversize 8-by- gested with large, slow vegetable prod- tions during a long drought. The 8-foot advance "SLOW" sign to warn uce trucks during the summer har- rancho is still owned by the David oncoming high-speed traffic. vest seasons that all vehicle traffic was Jacks Corporation, which he estab- Soil Problem forced to travel at greatly reduced lished before his death. material encountered speeds. M. J. B. Construction Company and Excavated roadway proved to be A one-mile freeway section through Lord and Bishop, Inc., of Stockton within the area Generally, moisture con- the Town of Chualar has just been worked on this project as a joint ven- expansive. a percent was required to completed. Completion of this free- ture with Lord and Bishop, Inc., doing tent of 20 moisture way has eliminated an annoying two- the structure work. obtain "no shrink, no swell" lane traffic bottleneck which formerly requirements. Subgrade samples were Work started in April 1957 and was existed between the divided four-lane taken early during the grading opera- completed approximately one }year expressway north of town, over tions. From tests on these samples, the thereafter. The project consisted of which we have just traveled, and the laboratory recommended that the constructing 1.5 miles of four-lane divided four-lane expressway from the structural section for the base materials divided freeway with a depressed southerly limits of Chualar to two and pavement be increased from two mainline section through Chualar, and miles north of Gonzales, some 3.8 feet to three feet to prevent detri- diamond-type interchange with an miles away, which was completed in a mental swell of the underlying base- overcrossing at Main Street. The new July, 1954. ment soils. This was done. alignment runs between and parallel to Construction of the depressed sec- Old Spanish Rancho the old highway and the Southern tion resulted in a surplus of excavation Pacific Railroad. The old highway Chualar is an unincorporated com- of approximately 75,000 cubic yards a frontage munity approximately 10 miles south through Chualar became out of a total of 124,000 cubic yards. of Salinas on El Camino Real approxi- road. An existing county road which This surplus was disposed of in areas mately two miles east of the Salinas intersected the highway just south of outside of the right-of-way, some of River, lying in the center of a level Chualar was realigned to connect to which were selected by the State and agricultural plain some 110 feet above the Main Street interchange. others by the contractor. Most of this,

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LEGEND ~~COMPLETED 4LANE DIVIDED E%PRESSWAY PF20GRESS IN FOUR CANING FREEWAY COMPLETED4LANE DIVIDED U.S. IO~ IN MONTEREY COUNTY ~~~ UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR BUDGETED ..o.•••. UNDER FREEWAY RESOLUTION

and Public Works 27 The section of US 101 expressway between Soledad and Greenfield (upper) showing the Arroyo Seco overhead and frontage roads left and right is typical of the new divided, multilane consfruclion replacing such sections as the existing highway through Soledad (lower) with its slow-moving traffic

28 California Highways A view southward of the Salinas Bypass from the John Street overcrossing showing industrial development in the zoned area to the right disposal material was moved by the systems to drain the project. First of from the streets of Chualar and car- use of two-axle pneumatic-tired all, the depressed freeway section, ries it out the north end of the proj- scrapers and was hauled across the which is 15 feet below the surround- ect. It is on a 0.3 percent to 0.4 per- railroad tracks which paralleled the ing area, is being drained by a gravity cent grade and starts out with a job to the west. Considerable excite- storm drain. The depressed area storm 30-inch reinforced concrete pipe in- ment occurred on two different oc- drain consisted of an intricate system creasing to a 36-inch reinforced con- casions when a scraper accidentally of small box culverts which drain into crete pipe. All new pipe culverts on hooked into the rails and pulled the a 30-inch reinforced concrete pipe the project are of reinforced concrete Southern Pacific tracks out of line. which runs into a reservoir approxi- pipe. Trains were able to detour via an mately 1,100 feet west of the project. Prestressed Concrete e~sting siding without much delay. The 30-inch reinforced concrete pipe To meet limited clearances at the Part of the work under this contract was laid on a 0.3 percent grade and 92 Main Street overcrossing it consisted of constructing some fills for feet of it was jacked under the South- was necessary to construct a Southern Pacific Railroad siding re- ern Pacific Railroad tracks. a bridge with a minimum structural depth. A two-span location necessitated by the new iiigh- The second storm drain runs along continuous prestressed slab, 18 inches way construction. the old highway which will become thick, was constructed providing two The flat terrain in this area made it the frontage road through Chualar. 14-foot lanes and one five-foot side- necessary to set up two storm drain This storm drain picks up the' water walk. and Public Works 29

30 30 California California Highways

roadway. from from to hauling hauling adjacent adjacent farms farms the the

began began operations operations

in in June. June. New New highway highway lanes lanes will will

be be consfirucfed consfirucfed

on on

the the right, right, to to the the parallel parallel existing

the the

produce

summer summer when when months months

is is US US This This 701 701 north north of of Soledad Soledad the the entrance entrance at at

to to Soledad Soledad

Stafe Stafe Prison Prison

as as before before looked looked it it the the contractor

Congestion Congestion always always acute acute has has in been been

plicated plicated by by control. lack lack access access of of

development development Gonzales Gonzales through through com-

accident accident congestion congestion rate, rate, ribbon and and

Gonzales Gonzales side side either either of of its its high with with

isting isting two -lane -lane highway highway and and on in in

recognized recognized the the deficiencies deficiencies of of the the ex-

Our Our planning planning engineers engineers have have long

southerly.

north north Gonzales miles miles of of two two point point a a

now now to to from travel travel highway highway have have we we

stretch stretch two the the the the -lane of of east east to to

fora fora mile mile plans plans to to freeway freeway 5.6 5.6 bypass

engineers engineers are are now now even even completing

should should our our It It be be that that design noted noted

Deficiencies Deficiencies Recognized

the the Salinas Salinas River.

of of north north Gonzales Gonzales 0.3 0.3 to to south south mile mile of

highway highway extending extending two two from from miles

and and we we enter enter a a section section two -lane of of

Freeway, Freeway, the the expressway expressway wide wide ends,

of of travel travel south south of of the the new new Chualar

All All too too soon, soon, 3.5 3.5 a a brief brief after after miles

miles. 35 35 of of tance tance

Gonzales, Gonzales, miles miles two two of of north north a a dis-

Clara Clara Santa Santa county county the the a a line line to to point

on on four divided divided highways highways -lane -lane from

bottleneck bottleneck motorist motorist now now the the can can drive

With With elimination elimination the the of of the the Chualar

project.

west west direction direction the the

center center

of of town.

around around

Gonzales Gonzales are are and and generally was was Jorge Jorge Resident Resident Engineer Engineer

on on the

city city limits limits

and and crosses crosses roughly roughly in in

east- ficiencies ficiencies

here here are are the the as as same same cited Department Department representative representative

and and Al

merges merges into into

Street Street

Fifth Fifth the within within

a a point point

0.8 0.8 mile mile north north of of Soledad. Soledad. De- Wayne Wayne ser. ser. Louderback Louderback

was was

Bridge

at at Johnson Johnson

Canyon Canyon Road Road

County County that

two

-lane -lane highway highway from from this this point point to by by sented sented Superintendent Superintendent

L. L.

M. M.

Pur-

on on and and off off

ramps ramps

constructed will will

be be

remove remove the the deficiencies deficiencies of of existing the the The The prime prime contractors contractors

were were repre-

An An overpass overpass with with and and north north south struction struction has has just just begun begun is is designed designed to

the the

project.

limits.

Gonzales. Gonzales. This This project project on on which which con-

commercial commercial

plant plant

miles miles 29 29 north north of

subdivision subdivision

areas areas within within at at lying lying the the city approximately approximately one one mile mile south south of

mixed mixed

surfacing surfacing

was was obtained obtained from from a

limits limits

of of Gonzales, Gonzales, the the skirting skirting south south new tying tying in in with with the the above above project

at at a a

commercial commercial

plant plant in in Salinas. Salinas. Plant-

roughly roughly

parallels parallels the the project project easterly easterly is is city the the next next section section directly

the the concrete concrete

pavement pavement were were batched

Veering Veering

east, east, new new the the alignment An An intricately intricately part part related related of of this

from from

commercial commercial

plants. plants. Materials Materials for

highway highway traffic. local local available. for for

All All aggregates aggregates

used used were were obtained

Gonzales Gonzales on on existing existing two as as as as started started -lane the the funds funds soon soon be be made can can

elected elected

tractor tractor

this this

to to

use use

pit. provide provide begirming begirming -way -way sive sive to to to of of access access -of of of and and right will will be

provisions, provisions,

special special

in in the the

and and

the the

con- the the is is 2,000 2,000 feet feet project project of of estimated estimated south south cost cost point to to exclu- $2,200,000 $2,200,000

and and

base base subbase subbase

materials materials was was set set up interchange interchange started started approximately with with on on an an this this Construction project. project.

of of

suitable suitable

project project

the the

for for imported expressway expressway present present Gonzales -of -way -way of of Right north north acquisition acquisition has has been

A A

pit pit borrow borrow located located %Z %Z 1 1 mile mile south the the from from terminus terminus the highway highway the the off off existing existing easterly easterly of of again.

three three days. under under posed posed now now facility facility bypass bypass veer will will freeway freeway will will design design merge merge with

including including ern ern end end The The freeway grouting, grouting, of of new new -lane -lane four divided divided interchange interchange was was this this completed completed the the in pro-

means means grout. grout. entire entire The The of of stressing stressing an an interchange. interchange. At At operation, the the south- purposes.

rnately rnately and and inch inch one one grouted grouted then then south south mile mile of of a a town town with with by cement unsafe. unsafe. use use of of shoulders shoulders passing for for

meeting meeting tensioned tensioned to to the the existing existing 12,000 12,000 pounds pounds highway highway per per approxi- square has has congestion congestion considerable resulted resulted in in

new new prestressed prestressed alignment alignment The The were were will will slap. slap. rods rods veer veer westerly, post- moving moving produce produce This traffic. traffic. truck truck

From From were were used used Johnson Johnson the the in in Canyon Canyon construction construction Road Road of of the this results results in in a a high high slow- percentage percentage of of

Ninety -one -one 1 1 % % -inch -inch diameter diameter rods packing packing and and

shipping shipping Salinas points points in in Bypass Bypass Planned true throughout the rich agricultural ExisTing Highway Used River and one mile north of ~reen- portion of the Salinas Valley. The new alignment parallels the field. This project is a part of the Cali- railroad and westerly city limits until This overcrossing at the north end fornia Highway Commission's route it merges with the existing highway of the project diverts traffic to the adoption between Salinas River and just south of the existing highway Arroyo Seco district over the freeway two miles north of Gonzales in Au- railroad underpass by means of an in- lanes on a two-way reinforced con- gust, 1955, which was immediately terchange. The existing highway will crete, open beam bridge. followed by freeway agreement with be used for the southerly 700 feet of Grading was light over most of this the County of Monterey in October, the project as the freeway merges into 5.6-mile expressway project, with 1955. The Board of Supervisors of existing alignment at the Salinas River only 273,000 cubic yards of roadway Monterey County have been cogni- Bridge, south of Soledad. As part of excavation. zant of the great need for freeway de- this project a second bridge over the The contractor was hampered dur- velopment on this highway and have Salinas River will be constructed di- ing his grading operations by high- been very helpful and most co-opera- rectly west of and parallel to the exist- velocity winds that blew almost daily tive in working out the many prob- ing bridge. Right-of-way is presently from the north, creating a tremendous lems encountered by the state engi- being acquired and construction is dust nuisance because of the fine, neers in developing the necessary scheduled as soon as funds become silty, sandy quality of the local soils. freeway agreements. available. It became necessary to keep seven or eight water trucks steadily sprinkling As we cross the bridge over Salinas Work Will Begin the graded roadway 10 hours a day, River south of Soledad we can see on seven days a week, using three differ- This construction project initially both sides of the highway groves of develops afour-lane divided freeway ent sources of water. When grading old oak trees that once provided shade was for its entire length of 5.7 miles which completed and the left lanes for Don Gaspar de Portola, Padre paved, will be graded and paved with plant- dust palliatives were applied on Junipero Serra and their band of 20 an mixed surfacing or cement-treated experimental basis by our Mate- weary men as they camped here on rials and base with two grade separations struc- Research Department with their historic journey of exploration considerable tures to be constructed at the en- success, and the contrac- from San Diego to find a land route tor was trance to Soledad State Prison and at able to considerably reduce to the Bay of Monterey, a route his water Camphora railroad station and Gloria applicarion operations. which with slight deviation we now Base material was manufactured County Road. Approximately $1,780,- refer to as El Camino Real. 000 has been budgeted by the Cali- from a pit in the nearby Arroyo Seco Within the oak grove on our right fornia Highway Commission for con- River, located at midpoint of the job. an old struction. lies long rectangular adobe and Aggregates were trucked approxi- wood siding building that was once mately 60 miles by bottom dump Yet these projects in themselves do the ranch headquarters of Feliciano truck and trailers from Aromas. For- not solve our critical traffic problems Soberanes, a retired soldier of the King tunately, the necessary sand was ob- in this area. We must consider two of Spain who received the surround- tained from Metz, a short eight miles other projects presently being de- ing Los Coches Rancho as a land from the batch plant, and plant-mixed signed and readied for construction. grant from the King in appreciation surfacing was produced from an old The major of these two is the Sole- of his long and loyal service. existing plant set up in the Arroyo dad bypass freeway beginning at the Later the old adobe became a popu- Seco River just south of the base pit. terminus of the project just discussed lare stagecoach stop at the intersection Detour Necessary one mile north of Soledad. It is pro- of the well-traveled El Camino Real Traffic was maintained on the old posed to construct afour-lane free- and Paraiso Hot Springs Road. lanes and around the overcrossing site way on new alignment 2.8 miles in As with the Chualar Rancho, the by a 2,000-foot detour until the new length bypassing the City of Soledad Los Coches Rancho passed into the left lanes had been completed. Traffic David Jacks. very on the west, through cultivated por- hands of The pro- was then placed two-way on the new tion of the old San Vicente Rancho. ductive Los Coches Rancho is still concrete lanes and the existing two- owned by the David Jacks Corpora- The existing highway will be used lane roadway was completely resur- tion, who lease the land for vegetable faced. Two locations on the e~sting for 750 feet at the northern end of growing and operations, dairy and one lanes were reconstructed to meet the project in making the transition of the tenants on the rancho still lives to new alignment. A grade separation the high present-day highway design today in this old adobe. standards. structure will be constructed over the The only real traffic problem on the existing highway and Southern Pacific New interchange project was handling the flow of traf- Railroad approximately one-third mile Across the highway from this old fic to the Arroyo Seco and Mission north of town. An off-ramp farther adobe a new interchange has just been districts which had to pass through north will allow traffic access to town constructed as part of a four-lane ex- the overcrossing construction area. from the freeway. pressway project between the Salinas The problem was solved by dividing

and Pudic Works 31

32 32

California California Highways

occurring occurring

through through area area this this the during during Santa Santa Lucia Lucia Mountain Mountain Ranges. Ranges. ...Continued ...Continued page page Present on on 53

district. district. The The

present present traffic traffic

congestion

actually actually

connects connects

the the Gabilan Gabilan and and the the the Salinas Salinas River, River, and and on on the the west west

way way passes passes which which

the the through through business the the

main main east

-west -west county county road road which King King City, City, bounded bounded on on

the the east east

three three blocks blocks

the the from from existing existing

high- town, town,

and and

a a separation separation

at at Elm Elm Avenue vious vious highway highway from from Greenfield Greenfield

Greenfield, Greenfield,

this this time time to to the the

east, east, some

Walnut Walnut

Avenue Avenue

near near the the middle middle of ready ready nearly nearly forgotten forgotten that that the the

pre-

with with

-lane -lane afour end end freeway freeway

bypassing of of

the the

Greenfield Greenfield city city limits, limits, at cently cently been been completed completed

we we

have have al-

the the Towns Towns

of of Gonzales Gonzales

and and Soledad

Interchanges Interchanges

are are

proposed proposed at at each which which we we are are now now traveling traveling has has

re-

overall overall

plan plan developed developed for for

bypassing

1.5 1.5

mately mately miles miles south south of of Greenfield. Even Even though though the the expressway expressway

Generally Generally we we shall shall follow follow the the same

nearing nearing project project completion completion approxi- Clty.

town town

joining joining with with the the new new expressway Farm Farm Traffic bridge bridge the the across across Salinas Salinas River River at at King

alleling alleling

the the existing existing County. highway highway through pleted pleted 1956 1956 which which in in included included new the the

north, north, four- veering veering slightly slightly laning laning east east US US 101 101 and and par- in in Monterey the the short short expressway expressway com- section section

the the

Greenfield, Greenfield, recently recently

completed completed project project is is to to included included the in in plans plans for project project way way joins joins the the on on south south with

the the

project project Greenfield. Greenfield. will will a a make make transition transition This This too, too, section section from through terey terey County. County. This This particular particular express-

Beginning Beginning

highway highway a a as as mile mile north north we we of of the the the the enter enter Town Town city of chain chain of of freeway freeway projects projects in in Mon-

Once Once again again we we highway highway during during existing existing to to revert revert school school -lane two hours. other other completed completed newly newly link link in in our

Cost Cost work work pedestrian pedestrian the the was was of of $1,145,000. of of volume volume traffic traffic across across the On On leaving leaving town town we we ahead ahead see see an-

dent dent highway, highway, engineer engineer was was generating generating a a R. R. S. S. Scamara. considerable

Bridge Bridge Completed

William William H. H. Schooley, Schooley, which which adjacent adjacent to to lies lies and and the the the the resi- existing

Department Department Bridge Bridge from from Greenfield Greenfield the the Grammar Grammar representative representative was School necessary necessary funds funds the the become become available.

the the contract contract 1957. 1957. proposed proposed in in freeway freeway April, April, construction construction The stems scheduled scheduled this this project project on on as as as soon soon

Construction Construction that that Co., Co., field field was was will will who who be be eliminated eliminated awarded in in this rights -of of of -way. -way. Construction Construction will will be

The The contractor contractor was was added added the the hazard hazard An An traffic traffic Granite in in Green- $500,000 $500,000 required required of of acquisition for for

to to allow allow traffic traffic through. in in Salinas. dollars dollars additional additional with with an an expenditure

a a leaving leaving 200 -foot -foot gap gap construction in in farms farms to to packing packing and and shipping shipping centers structures, structures, approximately approximately 1.5 1.5 is is million

stages stages of of construction, construction, meanwhile from from produce produce hauling hauling adjacent 3.7 on on -mile -mile freeway freeway section, section, including

the the main main

area area of of into into work work three summer summer months months also also results results largely estimated estimated cost cost of of construction construction of of this

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a.~... a.~... a a . . d d . . . ♦ F. A. S. Project Completed re s more 1 I ~ Near City of Riverside By DOUGLAS POWELL, Assistant Road Commissioner, Riverside County

Irr MaY, 1958, a final field inspection plauding civic groups, and no speeches, The Santa Ana River crosses the was made by the State Division of but the event did culminate some 7'/z northwesterly corner of the county Riverside city limits. Highways and the Riverside County years of effort and the expenditure of adjacent to the some $650,000 on behalf of the State, It drains an area of approximately 790 Road Department to accept the Crest- the Federal Government, and the square miles, much of which lies in more Bridge, Federal-aid Secondary county in the realization of anew the rugged San Gabriel and San Ber- Project S-1177(3). There were no northwest access route to the down- nardino Mountains. The stream rises ribbon-cutting ceremonies, no ap- town area of the City of Riverside. in the mountains and is fed by nu-

An aerial view of the new Crestmore Road and Bridge with fhe Cify of Riverside in fhe distance. The bridge was lengthened by Riverside County under the Federal-aid Secondary program. the river is the Santa Ana. and Public Works 33

Highways California California 34 34

55 page page on on ...Continued ...Continued metropolitan metropolitan areas. the the for for ocean. bound bound the the to to source source its its from from River River

to to this this could double double length length sion sion traffic proposed proposed Crestmore Crestmore the the Road Road Ana Santa Santa entire entire the the for for project project trol trol

so so exten- eventual eventual designed designed that that serve to to connection connection an an con- interchange interchange flood flood proposed proposed a a on on Engineers Engineers of of

bridge

-foot -foot girder girder - 600 a a plate provided which which through through Bloomington Bloomington Corps 1943 1943 the the by by in in prepared prepared port port

construction construction consist consist

the the

of of

of of Bernardino Bernardino Freeway San San the the re- a a from from obtained obtained was was information information

work the the of of stage stage That That first first (2) (2) the the

the the was was by by centive centive completion added added extensive review, review, preliminary preliminary the the In In

a a in- and and would would serve serve route route further further

control.

vehicles. 500 500

of of

new a a such such Riverside Riverside that that west west access full full be be with with it it acquired acquired

of of

use use

nearly

daily daily average average an an showed showed

areas areas and and and

north north dential dential industrial industrial

that and and ultimate ultimate construction, construction,

wet wet weather during during impassibility impassibility its its

for for and and use use resi- land land the the population population

the

for for be be immediately immediately acquired. acquired.

of spite spite in in and and

years, years, some some

for for

point point

and and current current projected on on information information

facility, facility, that that -way

-of but but right

this

at at

county county the the and and city city the the both both

gave Planning Planning commission commission studies studies

an an four divided

-lane -lane eventual eventual

by maintained maintained been been had had level level stream stream

lanes lanes of of set set the the

northbound northbound

to to it. revive revive trict trict

at crossing° crossing° road road -type -type low A A way. way.

for of of basis basis providing providing the the

on on and and flood flood county county the the the the dis- control control

Rail- Electric Electric Pacific Pacific abandoned abandoned since since

be That That initial initial (1) (1) the the construction construction

of of spite spite on on of repeated repeated efforts efforts behalf behalf

long- the the on on bridge bridge trestle trestle a a carried carried

the the in in ensuing ensuing mant mant seven seven in years years

the the to to of of tions tions board board supervisors:

formerly had had which which point point a a at at 60 60 US US

1943, 1943, in in and and Congress Congress had had dor- lain lain

recommenda- the the following following submitted submitted

of northerly northerly miles miles two two some some crossing crossing

report report This This had had been been submitted submitted to

the the county county planning, planning, department road road additional an an providing providing of of feasibility feasibility

this this After After preliminary completing completing Use Use Land Land Studies the of of study study a a undertook undertook partment partment

de- road road county county the the 1950, 1950, in in Late Late

years. several several for for groups groups Riverside northwest northwest the the of of of of Ciiy Ciiy

of of Ana Ana aerial aerial channel channel Sanfa Sanfa An An recen}1y recen}1y fhe fhe the the for for constructed constructed the the Bridge Bridge and and River River located Cresimore Cresimore public various various from from criticism criticism siderable siderable

con- received received had had and and standpoint, standpoint, tary tary

mili- and and civilian civilian both both the the from from ment ment

inadequate inadequate arrange- an an was was this this say, say,

to Needless Needless Riverside. Riverside. of of City City the the ing ing

60, 60, Route Route serv- U. U. S. S. on on Bridge Bridge doux doux

Rubi- the the bridge, bridge, one one only only basically basically

miles, miles, and five five over over them them tween tween

be- distance distance average average the the with with County County

inside inside Riverside river river the the of of crossings crossings

five were were only only there there structure, structure, ent ent

of of pres- the the completion completion the the to to Prior Prior

crossings. bridge bridge any any ing ing

and and financ- planning planning in in problem problem erable erable

consid- a a pose pose flows flows such such and and realized, realized,

is is -feet -feet readily second 100,000 100,000 of of cess cess

in in runoff runoff ex- accumulated accumulated an an storms, storms,

possible the the of of magnitude magnitude the the and and

mountains, semidesert semidesert the the of of slopes slopes

barren and and steep steep the the basin, basin, drainage drainage

size size the the the to to of of due due However, However,

Problem Runoff Runoff

flood flood stage. in in river river

to to the see see opportunity opportunity an an had had never never

has World World II II War War influx influx since since ulation ulation

pop- of of extensive extensive the the most most and and forties forties

since since early the the dry dry cycle cycle protracted protracted

a undergone undergone has has California California Southern Southern

This This of part part watercourse. watercourse. visible visible

a is is it it and and rarely rarely gravels, gravels, placer placer nean nean

subterra- is is through through mostly mostly flow flow its its

as appearance, appearance, in in is is deceptive deceptive river river

most most the of of Riverside Riverside County, County, In In

Huntington Huntington Beach. of of

point point a a south at at just just the the Ocean Ocean Pacific Pacific

it it as as to small small runs runs tributaries tributaries merous merous or e

rom

is riC

By SAM HELWER District Engineer

Ix TxE first biennial report of the Other contracts followed in Dis- come internationally known as the California Highway Commission for trict Iand throughout the State, and "Redwood Highway." The cathedral- years 1917-18, which accompanied the it probably appeared that a sound like groves of ancient trees have con- sixth biennial report of the Depart- highway development program .was tinued to attract tourists in ever- ment of Engineering, we find the well under way, promising California increasing numbers from the four opening introductory paragraph: "In an adequate highway system commen- corners of the world. This has gen- 1910 the people of the State of Cali- surate with the thinking of the times. erated travel through and into the fornia adopted the `State Highways The people of California had vision, area to the extent that the tourist and Act' providing for the issuance of but who could visualize the tremen- vacationist expenditures have become bonds to the amount of $18,000,000 dous development of the "horseless an important segment of the area's for the construction and acquisition of carriage" and its utilization coupled economy. a system of state highways." with all developments—population, in- The early construction of the Red- miles was As a result of that forward step by dustry, etc.—would result in the present wood Highway for many wagon or the people of the State of California, transportation and highway problems? entirely remote from the areas. Such the record shows that Contract No. 2 In District I, the "main line" is US stage roads that served the Bell Springs, Har- was located in Mendocino County in 101, more commonly referred to and places as Sherwood, stations on District I. This contract provided for known worldwide as the Redwood ris, Alderpoint were way roads from the grading a 12.6-mile section of high- Highway. In Del Norte County the the original stage The groves of way between the Sonoma-Mendocino Redwood Highway changes to US south and into Eureka. traversed by the county line and Hopland. 199, connecting Crescent City and virgin redwoods as Grants Pass, Oregon, while US 101 present Redwood Highway were in The contract, dated July 23, 1912, a virgin state, sparsely settled. Construction continues northerly along the coast. was with the General After initiation of the California work was completed Corporation and Vaeafion Traffie state highway development program, cost of $93,280, plus $2,675 for at a It is doubtful if the early road- there was an orderly and constant or a total of $95,955. engineering, builders in District I, as they em- development of the state highways barked on the ambitious program in within District I. However, it became PHOTO ABOVE—US 101 between Phillipsville and 1912, realized that they were con- obvious, as result of continuing ad- Arden in Humboldt County, a scene typical of the Redwood country in District structing ahighway which would be- vancement of automobile design as to and Public Works 35

Highways California California 36 36

across across as as one one Salmon Salmon Creek this this structures structures such such by by modern modern have have replaced replaced Mendocino Mendocino coast coast been been the the on on 1 1 Route Route Sign Sign bridges bridges on on Old Old

to to supplemented supplemented was was being being in in ac- dustry dustry facility facility -lane -lane two old by by modern modern The The modernized. modernized. was was also also Ukiah Ukiah

in- replaced being being redwood redwood road road old old - long substandard substandard and established established tofore tofore Hopland Hopland between between highway highway The The

then of of miles miles many many with with prevailed, prevailed, Hopland. here- and and The The Counties. Counties. Cloverdale Cloverdale Mendocino Mendocino and and between between

pattern the the same same Eureka Eureka of of North North River Russian Russian the the along along grade grade Norte, level level Del Del Humboldt, Humboldt, in in resources resources

water new new entirely entirely an an of of construction construction fir fir Replaced timber Road Road Old Old untouched, untouched, vast, vast, virtually virtually

the by by Flats. eliminated eliminated was was 2, 2, No. No. tract tract the of of development development instigated instigated lumber lumber

across across Beatrice and and Con- old old Bluff Bluff that that over over Table Table was was which which of of portion portion a a demands demands for period, period, war war During During the the

new new relocation Grade, a a Hopland Hopland with with constructed constructed Cloverdale- old old The The

activities.

major major

re- completely completely was was traffic. Eureka Eureka tuna tuna and and industrial industrial and and commercial commercial

the

were were

structure structure pavement pavement of of

ing ing

of For- between between highway highway old old the the ville. ville. The The in in form form volume volume additional additional

and and

strengthen-

maintenance maintenance when when II, II,

at at Dyer- Fork Fork Eel Eel of of River River generated the the turn turn in in South South area area the the of of

Growth Growth

War

by by

World World

course, course, interrupted interrupted of of

at constructed constructed pronounced. was was realignment realignment and and more more became became fame fame

its its

was,

development development

This This continuing continuing

New New bridge as Creeks. Creeks. Highway Highway Cedar Cedar Dann Dann and and Redwood Redwood the the to to

volumes volumes

of of

funds.

the the

availability availability

at at Big constructed constructed traffic were were greater greater alignment alignment inducing inducing

undoubtedly undoubtedly

with

again again

commensurate commensurate

replaced, replaced,

re- considerable considerable New New bridges bridges and and thirties and and twenties twenties

late late the the in in

pleted pleted

being being reconstructed reconstructed bridges bridges

were were

Creek. Rattlesnake Rattlesnake com- of of were were projects projects canyon canyon notable notable

Many Many

sections sections or

most most deficient deficient the the

wherein wherein

the in in Summit Summit and and

Rattlesnake Rattlesnake over over

Begins Modernization Modernization

attention receiving receiving

district district were were

the the

road narrow narrow and and the the of of tortuous tortuous

tion tion

routes routes

route. route. Other Other that that

to to

fined fined

a a por- replaced replaced This This limited limited reconstruction reconstruction funds. stringently stringently

con- no no

by by

means means this this were were era era

during during

to to with Inn. Farmhouse Farmhouse Summit Summit commensurate commensurate -lane -lane Rattlesnake Rattlesnake basis basis on on

two a a

improvements

but but

101, 101, US US

or or

line," line,"

School School over was Pepperwood Pepperwood from from old old development development constant constant This This

way. way.

"main the the been been

discussing discussing

have have

We We

was was new new High- construction Redwood Redwood the the of of part part noteworthy noteworthy become become

Highway. the the to to Redwood Redwood Especially and and line line grade. grade. had and and routes routes that that modern modern stage stage or or original original wagon wagon

in in improvements vast vast new resulted resulted with with that that ects ects the replaced replaced road road was was old old the the of of portions portions replacing replacing still still were were

proj- names names of of City, City, were were Crescent Crescent Laytonville, North North of of future. future. the the way into into under under projects thirties thirties highway highway

of south south Flanagans Flanagans to to Slide Slide needs needs long Chance Chance of of fulfillment fulfillment the the and and be be early to to twenties twenties the the late late In In ging. ging.

Last county county line, line, the the to to Orick Orick appeared erly, erly, the the of of time time and and lag- standards standards was was highways highways of of the the development development

north- Trinidad Trinidad times. times. adequate the the of of standards standards to to was was reconstructed reconstructed lits lits that volumes, volumes, traffic traffic increasing increasing with with

design with with acceptable acceptable of of Wil- cordance cordance north north Hill Hill grade grade Well Well Oil Oil power power coupled and and speed, speed, roadability, roadability, products went to unprecedented heights, resulting in a similar expansion of the lumber industry in the area. Since the counties in District I contained one of the major stands. of timber in the United States, Humboldt County became the largest lumber producing county in the United States. Douglas Fir production, which com- prised approximately 11 percent of the county's timber production prior to 1940, increased to more than 60 percent of the total after 1948, In 1941 Humboldt County had 24 lumber mills with a "rough green" value of production amounting to about $16,000,000. In 1952 the county had 262 mills with a "rough green" value of the timber cut being about $86,000,000. This same change in pro- portionate amounts took place in Men- docino and Del Norte Counties.

Population Growth The population of Humboldt County went from 45,812 in 1940 to an estimated 89,000 in 1955, and estimated at 90,000 to 100,000 at present, also indicative of the population growth throughout the District I area. It is obvious that with such growth the transportation of people, goods, and services became a problem of greater magnitude, and highway ob- solescence was accelerated. Contrib- uting further to the increasing traffic Heavy gradeng operations on }he first unit of the Redwood Freeway. This aerial view soufhward was taken over High Rock Hill. The river in the upper left is the Eel. volumes were increased numbers of tourists and vacationists as a result of the tremendous population growth in rapidly increasing extent by the fir The logging and lumber trucks be- California and the Pacific Coast States. industry. came an important segment of the This whole problem, painfully man- This spectacular expansion of the traffic stream. The necessary services ifest in terms of congestion and acci- lumber industry within District I re- to these far-flung timber enterprises dents, necessitated a complete new sulted in a somewhat suddenly added and immigration of people to man planning approach. It had already been importance of the highways and roads the expanding industry gave impetus assumed that US 101 in the Fortuna- in the counties. to the importance of highways, and Eureka-Arcata area would need four- made the deficiencies more glaring. laning, and planning and design was Lumber IndusTry Expands The Redwood Highway with recrea- underway on that basis. Now it be- The long-established redwood in- tional and tourist traffic consistently came necessary to revise the design dustry generally utilized logging rail- recording the high traffic volumes standards upward for the entire roads for their forest-to-mill transport, during the summer months, had sud- length of the Redwood Highway in and used railroad and water for trans- denly changed to a more important the district. port of finished products to market. adjunct to the economy of the area, Design standards were set nn a four- Logging techniques changed with the by servicing this greatly expanded lane controlled access basis for all fu- accelerated development of the fir in- lumber industry throughout the year. ture improvements of the Redwood dustry. New areas were opened and As we all know, the postwar "boom" Highway from the Sonoma-Mendo- mills of all sizes and production ca- started in the late forties at ternuna- cino county line to Crescent City pacities were developed in areas only tion of World War II and went into and northerly as justified by traffic served by state and county highways. the fifties. The demand for timber demands. This new basis of design and Public Works 37 The Scotia Freeway Bypass in Humboldt County. Buildings of fhe town are seen an fhe left. standards, four-lane roadbed versus available funds with better traffic higher four-lane roadbed standards two-lane, posed entirely new prob- movements and increased ease and have enlarged this problem. The prev- lems throughout the district. Rugged safety as each project was completed. alence of rugged and unstable terrain and unstable terrain, tight location Reconstruction has been on a logical results in expansive highway construc- controls by streams and mountains, basis, starting improvements on those tion costs, which decrease the length provision of adequate access to and sections of highway having the great- of improvements obtainable by the from afour-lane freeway ar express- est degree of deficiencies, highest District I highway dollar. way, and construction of these new traffic volumes, and a consideration of facilities within reasonable economic all the factors essential to a proper Projects Reviewed limits posed problems to challenge the planning program. Starting at the southerly end of ingenuity and abilities of the highway the district and proceeding northerly engineers. Rainfall a Prablem along the Redwood Highway, we Early Expressways Improvements in the three counties might review the more recently com- improvements, those under Some of the first multilane con- of District I on the Redwood High- pleted planned for the struction in District I, although not to way have served to expedite traffic way, and projects freeway or expressway standards, was movements, in that modern standards future. completed before the full impact of with sight distance commensurate with In the Ukiah-Willits area the major the tremendous growth in "Red~~ood design speed, four lanes, etc., permit- improvements have been over the Land" was felt. These were within the ted breaking up long lines of slow- Ridgewood Summit. This relocation Cities of Ukiah and Fortuna, and the moving traffic resulting from leading and improvement between 1.5 miles unincorporated community of Rio slow-moving vehicles. south of Forsythe Creek and 0.5 mile Dell. The advent of four-lane design northerly of the Northwestern Pacific almost been con- The first rural four-lane expressway standards on the Redwood Highway Railroad crossing has im- construction in the district was under- multiplied the problem of providing tinuous since 1950. The 5.2-mile expressway in taken in 1950 and completed in 1952. a stable roadbed in an area of heavy provement to two-lane of the This project was in Humboldt County rainfall and unstable rough terrain. 1950 at the southerly end from Robinson Ferry Bridge just The elimination of possible slides and Ridgewood Grade north of Calpella, section north of Scotia to Alton, a project slipouts is a major factor considered was extended with a 4.9-mile length of 4.4 miles. This was a pre- in design. These problems were of of four-lane expressway in 1954, over view of the future improvements of serious concern to the highway con- which carried the modernization remain- the Redwood Highway within Dis- structors on the Redwood Highway Ridgewood Summit The last trict I. Since that time, development when originally constructing and then ing section of the originally con- has progressed to the full extent of modernizing on a two-lane basis; structed two-lane highway on this

38 California Highways At freshwafer Lagoon south of Orick, US 101 was rerouted along the sandspit and Public Works 39

40 40

California California Highways

freeway freeway construction construction north north of of Willits. north north Laytonville, Laytonville, work work of of is is under

This This -lane -lane sfruciure sfruciure four over over Creek Creek Ouflet Ouflet and and the the Northwestern Northwestern

Pacific Pacific

Railroad Railroad

is is part part US US of of the the 101 to to Farmhouse Farmhouse about about miles Inn, Inn, 12 12

tlesnake tlesnake Laytonville Summit Summit of of north north

proceed proceed As As we we northerly northerly over over Rat-

wood wood Road Road south south Laytonville. of of

Valley Valley Creek Creek to to Canyon Canyon old old Sher-

mainder mainder of of the the through through section section Long

have have sition sition been been allocated allocated the the re- for for

funds funds for for some some rights -of -way -way acqui-

mer. mer. Plans Plans are are complete, complete, almost almost and

completion completion scheduled scheduled this this for for sum-

currently currently construction construction under under with

Irvine Irvine Lodge, Lodge, of of north north Longvale, Longvale, is

extension extension Hilvilla Hilvilla from from northerly northerly to

was was 1955. 1955. completed completed in in 4.2 -mile A A

Creek Creek and and one one mile mile north north of of Hilvilla

2.1 2.1 miles miles in in length length between between Reeves

ects. ects. -lane -lane A A four expressway expressway project

being being eliminated eliminated by by a a series series of of proj-

wood wood Road Road south south Laytonville Laytonville of of is

tween tween Reeves Reeves Creek Creek and and the the old old Sher-

tion tion of of the the Redwood Redwood Highway Highway be-

The The old old and and very very substandard substandard sec-

of of north north Willits. Creek Creek

Ridgewood Ridgewood of of slope slope to to Summit Summit Reeves

improvement improvement

lane lane

the the

northerly on on

completed completed was was 1955 1955 Red Red Moun- at at in in sign sign were were covered covered in in article article an an in in the

the the end end recently recently completed completed

of of

four-

short short length length A A facility -lane -lane of of four Works. Works. Public Public The The problems problems of of de-

future future

project project

extend extend will will from from

the

issue issue of of the the California California Highways Highways and access access facility.

pass pass

Willits. Willits.

central central

of of the the This area area

the the neer, neer, in in September 1957, - October, October, lane lane with with road road afour controlled -lane -lane

in in

the the planning planning of of

a a

freeway freeway to to by-

H. H. W. W. by by Benedict, Benedict, Resident Resident Engi- 2S 2S of of this this ment ment sinuous sinuous two- miles miles of of

Preliminary Preliminary

studies studies

also also are are active

"Big "Big on on Cut" Cut" this this project project was was given studies studies have have for for initiated initiated replace- been been

Willits Willits Bypass

approach approach $7,000,000. $7,000,000. The The story story of of the Humboldt Humboldt Creek Creek the the and and county county line,

this this unit, unit, and and final final cost cost closely units. will will the the Rattlesnake between between portion portion On On

Francisco, Francisco, San San

is is

the the contractor contractor struction struction on be be undertaken undertaken will will in in three a a $39,000. cost cost of of

Guy Guy wood. wood.

F. F. Atkinson, Atkinson,

of of South

when when the the project project is is financed, financed, con- Company Company Fraser Fraser Mercer - of of Eureka Eureka at

one one mile mile of of

south south Dyerville Dyerville

to to Engle- 14 14 imately imately miles miles and and probability in in all all was was tunnel tunnel long long constructed constructed by

now now

under under

construction, construction,

from total total extends extends length length this this planning planning of of is is approx- 136 original original channel. channel. creek creek This This -foot-

The The

first first 4.4 4.4 unit, unit,

miles miles

in in

length, Forsythe Forsythe Creek Creek on on the the The north. north. embankment embankment infringe infringe way way will will the on on

south south of of to to Ukiah Ukiah

just just

southerly southerly of

Rattlesnake Rattlesnake new new where where Creek Creek high- The The Big Big Cut

Crawford Crawford Ranch Ranch about about seven seven miles way. divert divert Park Park Oak Oak to to Tan Tan course course the the of

for for such such

construction construction

to to extend extend from constructed constructed through through a a miles miles rock rock shorter shorter at than than point point by by existing existing high-

area area

to to the the

east. east. are are Plans Plans under under way 1956 1956 The The when when section section a a in in tunnel tunnel routing routing was is is appro~umately appro~umately seven

freeway freeway to to

skirt skirt the the Ukiah Ukiah central boldt boldt was was Work Work started started actually actually county county on on this line line to to Jordan Jordan Creek.

Design Design work work

is is under under way way on on a a new

43 43

miles miles from from the the Mendocino -Hum-

Creek Creek

Diversion

1956. been been officially officially adopted adopted for for a a length length of

north north Ford Ford mile mile to to of of Road Road 0.2 0.2 in embankment. and and park park areas. areas. Freeway Freeway routing routing has

Low Low from from tended tended northerly northerly Gap Gap Road Creek Creek snake snake with with culvert culvert a a large large and minimum minimum disturbance disturbance the the groves to to

This This -lane -lane 1951. 1951. four was was section section ex- old old across across bridge bridge timber timber an an Rattle- world- famous famous redwood redwood groves groves with

widened widened Road Road four four was was lanes lanes to to in a a $570,000, $570,000, which which cost cost at at of of replaced lane lane freeway freeway through through or or near near the

Street Street between between Smith Smith Low Low and and Gap connect connect 1953 job job with with completed completed a a in in ance ance with with to to plans plans provide provide a a four-

the the of of Ukiah, Ukiah, City City In In highway the the $1,814,527. $1,814,527. This This -lane -lane four project project will wood wood Freeway Freeway 1957, 1957, in in in in conform-

standing. crossing crossing of of long long the the contractors contractors are are with with a a of low low bid bid the the of of start start construction construction Red- of of the the

road road eliminating eliminating a a grade hazardous hazardous and and Ball Ball Simpson, Simpson, ity. ity. Berkeley, of of southern southern in in Humboldt Humboldt County, County, was

included included an an overcrossing overcrossing of of the the rail- highway highway to to a a modern modern -lane -lane four facil- way way through through the the state state redwood redwood parks

Railroad Railroad crossing. crossing. This This project latter latter constructed a a of of portion portion originally originally development development the the of of Redwood Redwood High-

northerly northerly of of the the Northwestern Northwestern Pacific 2.8 2.8 This This miles. miles. work work of of is is transforming The The outstanding outstanding recent recent in in the event event

Ridgewood Ridgewood from from Summit Summit 0.5 0.5 to to mile just just Tan Tan north north Oak Oak a a of of distance Park, Park, culvert culvert and and fill.

extension extension -lane -lane of of four expressway struction struction between between and Farmhouse Farmhouse Inn Inn at at that that crossing crossing was was replaced replaced with with a

was was section section eliminated eliminated in in 1957, 1957, with on on way way four -lane -lane con- expressway expressway tain tain Creek Creek the the when when old old bridge timber timber A four-lane fill between Patricks Poinf Park and the norfh shore of Big Lagoon will replace fhe 4,000-foot fim6er trestle (left)

May-June issue by Norman G. Lar- scenic freeway which will provide traffic since the former highway route sen, Project Designer. convenient connections to the old road was "Main Street" of Scotia. The Work on the second unit between remaining through the redwood four-lane expressway between Robin- Myers and one mile south of Dyer- groves where they may then be son Ferry bridge and Alton grade ville, adistance of 6.7 miles, is sched- viewed and enjoyed at a leisurely crossing, a distance of 4.5 miles, uled to start this summer under two pace. started serving the increasing traffic separate contracts. One contract will demands during the previous year. provide for clearing the right-of-way Heavy Traifie Areas From Alton grade crossing to the and the other will be the construction Since 1950 the major expenditure northerly city limits of Fortuna, four- of a 540-foot-long reinforced con- of state highway funds in Humboldt lane freeway plans have almost been crete arch culvert in Mowry Creek. County has been on that portion of completed and some .rights-of-way The 1958-59 Budget provides $730,- the Redwood Highway between South have been acquired. 000 for this preliminary construction Scotia Bridge and Mad River north of From the northerly city limits of work on the second unit. Additional Arcata. This section of highway serves Fortuna to 0.4 mile north of Fern- contracts will provide for grading the Humboldt Bay metropolitan area, bridge, construction is in progress on and surfacing estimated to cost an- and records the highest traffic density a 3.2-mile length of four-lane freeway. other $5,700,000. in the district. The continuing pro- Work is being done under two con- The ultimate completion of this 43- gram of development within these tracts, one providing for interchange mile length of Redwood Freeway limits has resulted in the completion of structures and the other for grading promises to add to the renown of the many important projects. and surfacing. This project connects Redwood Highway by adding new On a sidehill location fringing with a recently completed project vistas to the traveler and providing Scotia to the east, 1.4 miles of four- which provided afour-lane express- greater safety, comfort, and conven- lane expressway were completed in wayfrom 0.4 mile north of Fernbridge ience. In all probability, greater vol- 1952. This improvement eliminated to 0.7 mile north of Hookton Road on umes of traffic will be induced as a traffic congestion in Scotia as well as Beatrice Flat, a distance of 4.6 miles. result- of the new spectacular and conflict between highway and local The new expressway created consider- and Public Works 41 UPPER—In Lake County, Sign Route 53 is being constructed as a modern two-lane freeway. This aerial is looking southward toward Clearlake Highlands and Clear Lake (right background). LOWER—Heavy sidehifl construction in the canyon of the East Branch of the Russian River ~n Mendacino County featured the relocation of Sign Route 20 between Calpella and Potter Valley Road.

42 California Highways able interest in the area as it eliminated the old two-lane road over Table Bluff Hill near Loleta, which was a source of traffic delays and accidents. From Beatrice Flat through Fields Landing and to Elk River just south of Eureka city limits, the freeway routing has been adopted and detailed planning is underway for afour-lane freeway. One-way Couplet In the Eureka area, 1956 saw the completion of improvements from 0.2 mile south of Elk River through Eu- reka and Arcata to the intersection of the Redwood Highway with US 299. The improvements resulted in multiple lanes for approximately 13 %Z miles, including afour-lane street section, a one-way couplet through Eureka, and four-lane divided expressway, the total investment being approximately $8,097,000. The continuation of a four-lane expressway from the US 101-299 inter- Reconstruction of US 101 north of Arcata resulted in a new trumpet-type interchanye connecting US 101 section to 0.3 mile north of Mad River and US 299. This aerial is looking eastward along US 299. is under construction with the first contract providing a parallel bridge and approaches at Mad River. Bids for limit for large trucks for quite some of new highway has fulfilled a long- grading and surfacing of this 1.5-mile time. standing need by eliminating a stretch improvement will be called for at an In Del Norte County, from just of obsolete highway with serious de- early date. south of the Humboldt-Del Norte ficiencies in alignment and grade, county line to Minot Creek just north- coupled with a narrow bridge across River to From Mad Trinidad the erly of Klamath, freeway rouring has Wilson Creek. freeway route thas been adopted and been adopted. This future project ap- The old circuitous highway route underway. detailed design work is On proximately nine miles long, will in- through Crescent City will soon be a portion between Little the River and volve anew bridge across the Klamath thing of the past. Construction is Trinidad, -of-way are being rights ac- River, and the eventual costs of pro- under way from 0.7 mile south of quired. viding a four-lane facility within these Elk Valley Road through Crescent From Trinidad to Patricks Point limits is estimated at $12,000,000. City and to 0.4 mile north of North- State Park, preliminary studies have Freeway routing has also been crest Drive, a distance of 2.1 miles. been started and aerial mapping has adopted from Minot Creek to one This new routing through Crescent been completed. mile north of Wilson Creek, and two City includes aone-way couplet, with projects have been completed on the L Street serving southbound traffic Trestle Replaced adopted line. New bridges and ap- and M Street northbound traffic. The From Patricks Point State Park to proaches were recently completed at typical sections include improvement 0.3 mile north of Big Lagoon, a four- Minot and High Prairie Creeks, re- of two-lane existing highway, four- lane expressway is being constructed placing old timber structures. The lane street section, and four-lane di- at a construction cost of about $1,740,- new bridges were positioned to allow vided highway, together with chan- 000. The work is being done under for future expansion of the route to nelized intersections. Work is being two contracts. Clearing and grading four lanes. done by Mercer-Fraser Company, of were done under the first contract, Eureka, resulting from low bid of and the second contract provides for Obsolete Highway $529,955. surfacing and construction of a 400- At Wilson Creek the year 1957 re- On the Redwood Highway (US foot bridge across the Maple Creek corded completion of the first section 199) northeasterly of Crescent City outlet into Big Lagoon. This project of four-lane highway in Del Norte in the Smith River Canyon, prelim- eliminates the old 4,000-foot Big La- County. This 1.1-mile project includes inary studies for relocation and im- goon timber trestle. Deterioration in anew four-lane bridge across Wilson provement are progressing involving this structure has required a speed Creek on new alignment. This portion the portion of highway from Gasquet and Public Works 43 to Hazelview Summit. Anyone famil- In the St. Helena Canyon, Sign the intersection with Sign Route 20 iar with this area will realize that pro- Route 5 3 south of Middletown has east of Clearlake Oaks by 6.3 miles vision of a modern design highway been reconstructed from the Napa of two-lane limited access facility.. in this mountainous country will pose county line down to the flat. Further This $800,000 project will eliminate a some real engineering problems. improvement of the route on into seriously substandard section in Burns Middletown is in the planning stage. Valley, including the old Seven Creelcs OTher Routes Improved This future project will eliminate a open fords. During this period of development portion of substandard facility by re- In the Blue Lake-Upper Lake area, of the Redwood Highway, other location. Sign Route 20 has been reconstructed routes have had improvements applied Farther .north on Sign Route 53 and realigned for the entire distance with resultant benefits to traffic and between Putah Creek and Lower Lake, between the Mendocino County line transportation needs of areas served there remain several miles of old high- and Bachelor Valley Road just west- by state highways. way on which design work is under erly of Upper Lake. The last project, In Lake County, in recognition of way, especially on the longer sections completed in 1956, was a five-mile the importance of Sign Routes 29, 53, of old highway between Harris Creek improvement at the Mendocino and 20 in the county's transportation and Lower Lake. county line with the project partially picture, development of these routes Sign Koute 53 was relocated and re- in both counties. has been a continuing effort for a constructed in 1953 between Lower In Mendocino County, Sign Route number of years resulting in major Lake and Cache Creek. This reloca- 20 between US 101 and Potter Valley expenditure of state highway funds. tion is currently being extended to Road has undergone a complete

This expressway section on US 101 is between Robinson Ferry Bridge and Alton. It was fhe first long section of four-lane, divided roadway to be cons4ructed in District I.

4a~ California 1-lighways Fair-bound Motorists Will See New Highways The State Fair in Sacramento is a summer season highlight for thousands of Californians each year, and recent improvements on highways leading to the state capital will make this year's trip to the fair even more. pleasant than in the past. The 104th California State Fair :and Exposition will open August 27th and continue through September 7th. Fair officials predict the 1958 event will be the "biggest and best ever" with new entertainment features added to the US 701 in Arcata was reconstructed on a new routing east of the central business area. This view usual long list of topnotch attractions.. northward shows the Ninth and 74th Street overcrossings. Motorists who make the trip to the fair this summer will find that every change. The Coyote Dam on the East Dry Creek southeasterly of Boonville. main state highway route to Sacra- Branch of Russian River will result Improvements have ranged from mento has been improved in the past in inundation of existing Sign Route strengthening the pavement structure year, with new sections of freeway ZO within the Coyote Valley reservoir and resurfacing to relocation and available in several places. area and necessitated rerouting the bridge replacements. Emphasis was Between the San Francisco Bay area affected portion of the highway. Con- placed on replacing structurally de- and Sacramento, US 40 is now nearly struction was completed in June on ficient bridges. Old timber bridges at all freeway or expressway, with only the new highway routing making it a North Fork of Navarro River, Flynn short gaps remaining to be closed. modern two-lane expressway between Creek, Indian Creek, and Anderson From the East Bay Distribution a new connection with the Redwood Creek ?lave been recently replaced by Structure to the Carquinez Strait, most Highway at Calpella and Potter Valley new structures and approaches. Fur- of this route has been constructed as Road, a distance of 4.2 miles. This ther improvement of the route be- full freeway, including a 10-mile sec- project was financed in the main by tween 1~I11 Creek and Boonville is in tion recently opened through the hills federal funds on a replacement basis. the planning stage, and. an aerial map- between Richmond and Rodeo. The Guy F. Atkinson Company, of ping district has been completed. East of Rodeo work is entering its South San Francisco, performed the In 1933, Sign Route 1 along the final phases on the "Big Cut" freeway work on the $3.,081,000 project. coast was taken into the State High- approach to the ne~v parallel Carqui- In 1957 an additional length of Sign way System. In District I this included nez Bridge. The 2.9-mile freeway ap- Route 20 was included in the State 80 miles of the route in Mendocino proach aid the new bridge are both Highway System. This section is be- County between the Sonoma county scheduled for completion in Decem- tween Sign Route 1 just south of Fort line and Westport. Within the 80 ber. Bragg and Willits on the Redwood miles there were 84 bridges, mostly Signals Eliminated Highway, a distance of 3 3 miles. Prior timber structures in poor condition. By the time the fair opens, con- to the inclusion of this section of high- Replacement of these deteriorated struction crews will be into the final way into the State Highway System, structures started almost immediately phases of converting the present four- it was improved considerably over and has been a continuing program lane divided stretch through Vallejo its original condition by Mendocino ever since, with only five of those to a six-lane freeway. The traf~ie County under the federal aid secand- original structures remaining in use at signals on that stretch will no longer ary program. To bring pavement this writing. be in operation. Work will he in markings, signing, and safety devices This replacement of deficient struc- progress on the two remaining lanes, up to state highway standards, the tures is continuing, as evidenced by a but traffic will move smoothly through route has been striped and a contract current construction project for a new the area. is under way providing signs, guide bridge and approaches across Gualala From Vallejo to Sacramento, US 40 posts, and guard rail. River at the Sonoma - Mendocino is completed expressway, except for Counties line. The 1.1-mile project short four-lane undivided sections Bridges Replaced involving an expenditure of $565,000 north of Vallejo and west of Sacra- On Sign Route 128 in Mendocino will realign the highway routing and mento (Polo Causeway). County there has been consistent will result in a vastly improved section Another long stretch of freeway- improvement of the route between of Sign Route 1. expressway which will make a trip to its terminus with Sign Route 1 and . .Continued on page 56 a .Continued on page 44 and Public Works 45

46 46 California California Highways

. . page page on on 48 .Continued .Continued is is is ect, ect, this largest largest project project The The for for advertised advertised very very completion completion is is great. great.

Cather Cather an Report Report has has permitted permitted also also route proj- this this who who and and use use surfacing surfacing public public traveling traveling widening widening $250,000 $250,000

The The

of of DeLeuw- the the presentation presentation a in in its its its its and and the the value value the after after inclusion inclusion to to system system but but such such routes, routes, other other

freeway freeway Sacramento. routing routing to to done done the and and on on on on treatments treatments being being sealcoat sealcoat sections work work by by shadowed shadowed

of of the of of remainder remainder the the consideration consideration Road Road to to oiling been been Sacramento, Sacramento, over- has has receiving receiving district, district, the the within within

now now made made mento mento has has the possible possible as as This This route, route, the the known known Sierran Sierran route Forty Forty Mile trans- 49, 49, the the third third Route Route

and and needs needs in in tion tion near near facility facility Sacra- and and tween tween State State Sign Marysville. of of Sacramento Sacramento improvement improvement The The

Report Report on on Leuw- Cather Cather transporta- The The first first is is of of be- these these Route Route

232 232

Highway

Lode Lode

Mother Mother

The The the the route. route. of of presentation presentation De- the the System System within within Highway Highway district.

US US

99E 99E for for previously previously adopted adopted this highway highway added added to to State were were the the $450,000. of of cost cost approximate approximate

East East between between and and Nicolaus Nicolaus Highway the the two two past past During During year year of sections sections an at at Watsonville Watsonville of of Company Company tion tion

of of in in

the the alignment alignment freeway freeway routing

Construc-

Granite Granite by by

constructed constructed

was was

New New Highways Highways Added

to to 1st 1st for for

a a uled uled July July consider consider

change length, in in 5.9 5.9 miles miles roadway, roadway,

paved paved

budget.

A A summer. summer. public public

meeting meeting is is

sched- all- 40 -foot -foot This This Robbins. Robbins.

of of

north north

is is Placerville Placerville the the in in contained contained current

to Landing Landing Knights Knights from from

widened widened

the the route route between between and Georgetown Georgetown

was County County of of and and Sutter Sutter five five Sacramento, Sacramento, in in

Alternate Alternate

grandchildren.

40 40

of of ening ening of and and the the realigning realigning section section

US Highway Highway of of of of State State Division Division

1957, 1957, Architecture, Architecture, portion portion

both

a a

In In

for for wid- the the Money Money $112,500. $112,500. further further

improvement. this this structural structural Meehan, Meehan,

with with

engineer engineer

make make the

to to

$500,000 $500,000

at at a a Grade Grade of were were improved improved cost cost

contains -59 -59 Budget Budget and and and and John John

physician physician 1958 F.

surgeon, surgeon,

The The

mento. mento.

the the of of and and top top Morgan Georgetown Georgetown

Sacra- at at River River W. W. two two Carl Carl

sons, sons, are are

Dr. Dr.

Sacramento Sacramento

Meehan,

the the over over

2.6 2.6 of of miles miles total total of of route route between the the

Bridge Street Street to to the I I the in in

Survivors, Survivors,

to to

his his addition addition

widow,

approach approach

erly erly

a a a range range long long program program continuing continuing

west- the the of of

realignment realignment

the the

for for calls calls and and engineer. registered registered structural structural

2.4 2.4 of As As part part a a Auburn. Auburn.

miles miles

toward toward

This budget. budget. current current

the the

in in included included a a was was civil civil registered registered He He engineer

for the the from from road road widen widen Georgetown Georgetown

is route route this this

for for

project project

Another Another

1921.

~ ~ of of at at 184,000, 184,000, to cost cost the the contract, contract,

Lakeport.

on on state state 1, he he service service entered entered August August

a of of Company Company completed completed Sacramento Sacramento

of Brothers Brothers

Lange Lange

and and

Watsonville, Watsonville,

Bureau Bureau of of Public Public for for Roads Roads until the the

1957, 1957, L. L. Youngs Youngs Construction Claude Claude

of Company Company

Construction Construction

Granite Granite

ofrice ofrice assistant assistant as as and and later later engineer

In has has ber ber greatly greatly increased. increased. industry industry

Sacramento,

of of

Son Son

and and

Teichert Teichert

Gas Gas and and Pacific Pacific Electric Electric Company the the

lum- the the by by and and use use recreationists recreationists its its

A. are are

involved involved

contractors contractors

The The

a a as as for draftsman draftsman structural structural worked worked

years In In the the of of the the area. area. recent recent people people

$490,000.

approximately approximately

of of

penditure penditure

to to where where he California California came came he he

to is is it it tain tain

vitally vitally important important routes, routes,

ex-

total total

a a

represent represent

projects projects

These These

in in in in 1918, Arkansas Arkansas Roads Roads Public Public of of

of of of of other other

moun- the the some some pressure pressure

Rumsey.

of of

north north

mile mile

0.4 0.4

to to south south

United United States States Bureau the the with with period period

to to traffic not not is is the the this this subject subject

route route

mile 0.8 0.8

from from

realignment realignment

the the and and

a a States. States. After After short various various Eastern Eastern in in

to to

Although Georgetown Georgetown

Placerville. Placerville.

Woodland;

of of west west

Club Club

Flyers Flyers the the

office office as as and and field field years years engineer eral eral

from from Auburn Auburn through the the is is

highway highway

realignment realignment the the

Broderick; Broderick;

to to Bryte Bryte

sev- for for he he graduation graduation worked worked After After

available as as can can made made be be funds funds

rapidly rapidly

from

route route this this

of of

widening widening

the the and and

of of Technology. Institute Institute Rochester Rochester the the

route route Another Another being being improved improved

Kiesel of of north north

mile mile

-half -half

one to to pass pass from

was was and and graduated graduated school school tended tended

route.

By-

Yolo Yolo

the the from from

route route

the the

of of ment ment

at- he he

New New York, York, where where Rochester, Rochester,

the of of

portion portion

this this of of provement provement

realign- the the

Kiesel; Kiesel;

and and

Weir Weir

ramento ramento

1895, 1895,

10, 10, in August August on on was was born born He He

im-

the the

continuing continuing

for for

funds funds contains contains

Sac-

the the

between between

section section 1.4 -mile -mile a a of of

-59 -59

1958 Budget

the the ministration.

and and

section section this this

relocation

levee levee a a of of

surfacing surfacing the the are: are:

ad- in design design of of Creek Creek

charge charge Fiddle Fiddle in in 10 10 over over

years, years, bridge bridge last last

new new a a of of

They route. route. this this

on on awarded awarded ently ently

the

for for construction and and the the Department Department

Bridge Bridge for for the the

opened opened

recently recently

pres-

are are

contracts contracts Four Four route. route. the the

of office office were Bids Bids the the

in in Sacramento Sacramento $100,000. $100,000. of of designer designer

cost cost 1957 1957

a a at at

deficiencies deficiencies

critical critical most most the the rect rect

bridge in Oakland Oakland Bay Bay completed completed Bridge, Bridge, was was -

Francisco work work

this this of of tion tion

cor-

to to intended intended

is is work work This This tracts. tracts.

San the the por- on on A A

designer designer engineer, engineer,

realigned. realigned. and and resident resident

widened widened being being

con- small small

several several under under improved improved

Creek Creek

is including assignments assignments Ramshorn Ramshorn various various

had had and and to to

River River

Yuba Yuba

is is being

Counties, Counties, Colusa Colusa and and Yolo Yolo

section the the the of of in in design design

Fork Fork draftsman draftsman a a North North as as

the the

from from route route

through

Sacramento Sacramento from from northwest northwest

1921

in in this 37 37

started started years. years. He He section section of of for for

a a ways ways County, County,

Sierra Sierra

In In

extending 16, 16,

Route Route Sign Sign State State

High- of of the the of of Division Division Department Department December. of of part part

Chico.

of of

section section

northern northern

the the

in in lanes lanes Bridge the the with with been been the the in in Meehan Meehan had had latter use use public public and and completion completion

four provide provide

to to

Esplanade Esplanade

the the

along along

for scheduled scheduled is is section section -mile -mile 7.3 This This

Anna. wife, wife,

route the the

of of improvement improvement

the the

for for

ing, ing,

contract. $1,283,000 $1,283,000 a a under under Reno Reno his

with with cruise cruise a a

on on vacation vacation while while

financ-

available available

pending pending

developed, developed,

of Company Company Construction Construction Isbell Isbell

Alaska, by by

in in 27, 27, 1958, 1958, Anchorage, Anchorage,

June June

are are being

Plans Plans

year. year.

budget budget

current current

started been been just just has has work work This This way. way.

on suddenly suddenly died died

Engineer, Engineer,

Bridge Bridge

the during during

signalization, signalization,

and and

nelization nelization

express- -lane -lane ultimate ultimate four an an lanes lanes of of

Supervising

Meehan, Meehan, J. J.

Andrew Andrew

chan- attendant attendant

with with

Way, Way,

Memorial Memorial

two of of construction construction the the of of consists consists

to Street Street 11th 11th

from from

couplet couplet

-way -way

one

and County County Nevada Nevada in in Creek Creek snake snake

Meehan J. J. Andrew Andrew

. .. .. 9 9 page page from from Rattle- Continued Continued near near to to line line county county Placer Placer the the

from route route the the of of 111 improvement improvement the the DISTRICT DISTRICT Merit Award Board CHC Vice Chairman Chester H. Warlow Winners Announced Cited for 'Years of Devoted Service' Employees of the Department of Chester H. Warlow, Vice Chairman tion to the objectives of California's Public Works receiving certificates of of the California Highway Commis- highway program" and his "dedication commendation and cash awards since sion, was honored in his home city of to the service of the people of Cali- the last list was published in the mag- fornia." azure are: C. M. Gillis, State Director of Pub- Kenneth Y. Lee, Architecture, Los An- lic Works and Chairman of the Cali- geles. Certificate of award and $10 for rec- fornia Highway Commission, sent a ommending the size of the original tracing message crediting Warlow's "wisdom sheet be printed on that sheet at the time the title block is printed. and judgment" with "great help to the Warren A. Johnston, Highways, Marys- commission in reaching sound deci- ville. Certificate of award and $25 for rec- sions." Gilliss' message continued: ommending that tracing paper forms for "So many have depended on you plan sheets be supplied in "fadeout" grid commissioner paper as ~~ell as plain. during your 15 years as Gilbert E. Tolberg, Highways, Oakland. —during the 15 years that have seen Certificate of award and $30 for recom- California's freeways grow from an mending that sand pots, used by the paint- adventurous innovation to an estab- ing crews on the bay bridges, be lowered lished system that is the envy of the 12 inches to reduce accident hazard of back and hand injuries. world. George D. Mahl~neister, Highways, San "Your contribution to California's Diego. Certificate of award and $25 for highway program cannot be measured recommending that position markers be in prosaic terms—in dollars, or miles, placed on rollback type buckets used on or statistics. The best way to express new TL-10-L loaders. greatness of your continuing part Miss Ramona S. Kaplan, Highways, Red- the ding. Certificate of award and $10 for rec- in our highway program is to para- ommending discontinuance of the water phrase the poet and say— service meter at the Cypress Street Yard. CHESTER H. WARLOW "You are truly a man to match our Frank T. Myers, Highways, Sacramento. mountains!" Certificate of award and $50 for recom- Fresno June 30th as "Mr. High`vays James A. Guthrie, only other mem- mending a positive mechanical locking of the San Joaquin Valley." device for use on highway dump body ber of the California Highway Com- maintenance trucks. He was praised for his years of de- mission beside Warlow to serve since Robert C. Warriner, Frank C. Woehl, votion to state highway problems and 1943, told the luncheon audience that and David Hartley, Highways, San Jose. his decades of leadership in community no commissioner could match War- Certificates of award and $150 to be divided activities by speakers at two ceremo- low's "record of familiarity with equally for designing and building culvert nies—the opening of Fresno's Stanis- invert paving sleds in three sizes to accom- every mile of the California Highway modate and pave the bottom of culvert laus Street overpass and a testimonal System." pipes. luncheon. Officials of the City and County of Ralph V. Bane, and members of the Paint Hundreds attended the two ceremo- Fresno, the Fresno County Bar Asso- Striping Crew, Highways, San Francisco. nies. National and state leaders sent ciation, the Fresno Chamber of Com- Certificate of commendation for recom- messages of greetings. mending the use of grease on traffic stripes merce, and the Fresno Rotary Club prior to seal-coating to serve as the pilot The occasion was Commissioner paid tribute to Warlow, who entered line for restriping after the seal coat has Warlow's sixty-ninth birthday. It was law practice in Fresno in 1912, served been placed. proclaimed "Chester H. Warlow Day" as president of the Fresno Chamber Gray, Highways, San Ber- George E. by both the City and County of of 1922, and has been a nardino. Certificate of commendation for Commerce in recommending a drawing of culvert markers Fresno. director of the Rotary Club. with reflectors be included on standard sheet Chief Justice Earl Warren of the Commissioner Warlow, in a re- A-51. United States Supreme Court tele- sponse to the praise, said he would ac- Mrs. Rosemary Lahey, Architecture, Sac- graphed amessage pointing to War- cept approbation only "for what we award and X40 for ramento. Certificate of low's "invaluable contribution to the community have done to- recommending discontinuance of preparing of the supplemental agreements to construction development of California highways." gether." contracts covering additional or deductional Warren told Warlow that California's "No man," he said, "accomplishes amounts in excess of $500. "tremendous growth ~ '* ~ called for things by his own efforts. When some- Jack Roy, Architecture, Long Beach. Cer- exceptional leadership such as yours thing was achieved, it was not because recommending tificate of award and $25 for to make certain growth meant prog- of me, but because the goodness of for construction con- that the specifications ress." tracts include a requirement that shop draw- the undertaking recommended itself to ings must be adequately identified with Governor Goodwin J. Knight wrote many men. ~ ~` '~ Circumstances have . Continued on page 54 in praise of Warlow's "notable devo- let me give more time than most." and Public Works 47

Highways California California 48 48

will will needs needs met. be be and and Covina Covina these these Avenue. all all Citrus Citrus trict trict during during year. past past this this

is is eventually available, available, that that Bernardino Bernardino financing financing proved proved West between between in in Freeway Freeway the the counties counties several several dis- of of

most most the with with can, can, we we the the do do will will Resident Resident federal San Brinkmeyer, Brinkmeyer, Engineer; Engineer; im- -aid -aid were were roads roads secondary secondary

we of of that that public public motoring motoring tion tion the the help help 13 13 C. In In Company, Company, N. N. contractor; contractor; miles miles approximately approximately of addition, addition,

With With understanding the the 6— No. No. Brothers Brothers eventuality. eventuality. Winston Winston have have or or Construc- replaced replaced been been reconstructed.

solve solve this to to plans plans the the preparing preparing -lane -lane substandard substandard highways highways two will. Street Street Gardendale Gardendale Hall Hall and and Road.

We We increase. increase. will will are district district the the 44 44 tion tion of of miles miles of of and some some outmoded outmoded gineer; gineer; Lakewood Lakewood Boulevard Boulevard between

areas remote remote the the most most point point even even in in facilities facilities traffic traffic of of in in and and friction; friction; addi- D. D. R. R. tractor; tractor; Siefried, Siefried, Resident Resident En-

traffic adequate adequate more more for for demand demand Joaquin Joaquin will will the the River, River, a a eliminate eliminate major —J. —J. 5 E. E. No. No. Haddock, Haddock, Ltd., Ltd., con-

year each each With With increase. increase. will will Sign Sign and and meet meet 120 120 vehicles vehicles Route Route the the near near San Santiago Santiago and and Boulevard Boulevard Drive. Mohler Mohler

of of number number The The grow. grow. motor to to at at L?S L?S structure structure where where Mossdale, Mossdale, tinue tinue SQ• Freeway, Freeway, County, County, Orange Orange between

con- will will population population The The miles miles 12 12 California. California. of of a a expressway; expressway; separation ington, ington, Engineer; Engineer; Resident Resident Riverside

come come of portion portion

this this to to to to

continue continue

Con►inued Con►inued

Company, Company, D. D. J. J. contractor; contractor; Hether-

from from

. .. .. 22 22 page page

Industry Industry the the will district. district. of of ahead ahead 4—

No. No. Miller Miller - Sully Contracting

X DISTRICT DISTRICT job tremendous tremendous a a still still is is there there

needs, needs, and and Road Road son son Clara Clara Santa Santa River.

and wants, wants, public public traveling traveling

the the that that near near Road, Road, Fillmore, Fillmore, between between Guiber-

facilities highway highway the the provide provide

to to

aim aim

Resident Resident Engineer; Engineer; Chambersburg

in in the the our year year past past during during

plished plished

Company, Company, D. D. contractor; contractor; Frischer,

line. county county

accom-

been been has has much much

Although Although

3— No. No. Wonderly Wonderly Construction

Boulevard Boulevard

Orange and and

Washington Washington winter. -56 -56 1955

the the

Ganesha Ganesha and and Boulevard.

Boulevard Boulevard Whittier Whittier

between neer; neer;

of storm storm severe severe the the of of result result

the the

were were

Freeway Freeway dino dino Citrus Citrus between between Avenue

Sixt, Sixt,

W. W. L. L.

Engi- tractor; tractor; Resident Resident

projects projects that

repair repair damage damage

storm storm

nis, nis, Resident Resident San San Engineer; Engineer; Bernar-

—J. —J.

10 No. No. Ltd., Ltd., Haddock, Haddock,

E. E.

con-

of dollars dollars of of thousands thousands of of

hundreds hundreds

tion tion

Company, Company, M. M. R. R.

contractor; contractor; In-

Boulevard. Atlantic Atlantic as as the were were office, office, district district the the

through through

2— No. No. Brothers Brothers

Winston Winston

Construc-

way way Avenue Avenue

Southern Southern

and between between

handled also also were were System System ondary ondary

winners winners Other Other were:

Long Long Engineer; Engineer; Free- Resident Resident Beach Beach Sec- Aid Aid Federal Federal in in the the roads roads county county

of of charge charge

VII.

District District

C. C. C. C. contractor; contractor; French, Ukropina, Ukropina, of miles miles many many of of improvement improvement The The

Assistant Assistant Highway Highway State State in Engineer Engineer

9— Ukropina, Ukropina, and No. No. Kral Kral Polich, Polich, locations.

many many

ner's ner's trophy trophy T. T. Edward Edward from from

Telford,

at provided provided were were lighting lighting and and zation zation Broadway.

and and Street Street

company. company. Patterson Patterson his his received received

win-

signali- channelization, channelization, and and corrected, corrected, Freeway Freeway Ana Ana Lewis Santa Santa between between

Galbreath, Galbreath, the the representing representing Kiewit

were problems problems drainage drainage routes, routes, Resident Resident

Needham, Needham, J. J. ious ious Engineer; tor; tor;

sented sented winner's winner's the the to to trophy trophy

Alvin

var- the the on on intersections intersections at at 8— complished complished Company, Company,

Grifrith Grifrith

contrac- No. No.

Highway Highway fornia fornia

Commission, Commission,

pre-

ac- were were improvements improvements minor minor

many many

Gage Gage Avenue. and and Street Street 92d 92d

Works Works lic lic and and

Chairman Chairman

the the of of Cali-

projects, major major these these to to

addition addition

In In

Freeway Freeway Harbor Harbor between gineers; gineers;

C. C. Gilliss, Gilliss, M. M.

of of

Director Director

State State Pub-

River.

E. E. Gould, Gould, Resident Resident Kenan, Kenan, J. J. and and En-

Creek. Calleguas Calleguas

and and

Street Street Date Date

Sacramento the the paralleling paralleling mately mately

A. A. R. R. L. M. M. Collins, Collins, contractor; contractor;

between Oxnard, Oxnard,

near near Freeway, Freeway,

Coast Coast

appro~- Sacramento Sacramento through through pass pass will will

7 No. No. Atkinson Atkinson F. F. —Guy —Guy Company,

Pacific on on project project

a a on on engineer, engineer,

dent dent

which Grapevine, Grapevine, the the to to Woodland Woodland

Patterson, Patterson,

resi- L. L. T. T.

and and contractor, contractor,

from Freeway Freeway Side Side West West proposed proposed

Bonneroo.

Company,

Sons' Sons'

Kiewit Kiewit Peter Peter

the the

is is time time present present the

the the at at

studied studied

being being

VIPs VIPs Diriricfi Diriricfi in in winners winners place place seventh seventh annual

1957 1957

were for for

winners winners place place

First First

resident resident first- (right) (right) the the are are PaNerson PaNerson engineer, engineer, freeway freeway route interstate interstate Another Another

by by resented resented (left), (left), Galbreath Galbreath Alvin Alvin L. T. T. and and banquet.

Studied Routes Routes Other Other

Sons' Sons' Kiewit Kiewit rep• Peter Peter

The The

Company, Company,

contractor, contractor,

annual the the at at honored honored are are

jobs jobs rated rated

studied.

10 10 the the on on

highest- engineer engineer

resident resident

being is is Sacramento Sacramento through through Freeway Freeway

State's

the the and and contractor contractor

The The factors. factors.

-West East the the routing routing exact exact of of The The

other and and safety, safety,

job job complexity, complexity, ship, ship,

area.

of of

basis basis

workman- a a on on

year year a a of of ects ects

this in in acquired acquired being being are are of -way -way

proj- highway highway its its rates rates VII VII

District District

Streets. Streets. C C to to Broadway Broadway Rights- from from

in in

program program

which a a

"Bonneroo," "Bonneroo," nual nual

Streets 30th 30th and and 29th 29th between between lie lie will will

seventh seventh the the was was

an- occasion occasion The The

This This city. city. the the of of route portion portion east east

1957. during during

Highway Highway north- the the in in 40 40 US US and and way way

of of of of

VII VII Highways Division Division the the trict trict

Broad- and and Road Road Florin Florin between between done done

Dis- in in done done projects projects on on workinanship workinanship

work work being presently presently the the connect connect

their of of superiority superiority the the for for lected lected

has has and and adopted adopted been been will Freeway Freeway

se- contractors contractors engineers engineers resident resident and and

cross the the -South North -city -city for for route route

to was was honor honor as as May May paid paid in in banquet banquet

area. area. this this to to The highways highways service service

Angeles Los Los a a at at cheered cheered men men tion tion

for for plans plans the the in in state acceleration acceleration

construc- highway highway hundred hundred Seven Seven

. .. .. 46 46 page page from from Continued Continued

Angeles Los Los Awards Awards in in Made Made Bonneroo Bonneroo Annual Annual

111 DISTRICT DISTRICT FAltt-BOUND MOTORISTS Motorists heading for the fair from Frank Balfour Given points north of Sacramento will find Right-of-way Award Continued from page 45 . . . that realignment, widening or resur- the fair more enjoyable is the 51-mile facing jobs have improved travel con- section from Oakland to Tracy. The ditions on several routes. final gap in this route (Nimitz Free- way, State Highway Route 228, and On State Sign Route 16 four proj- US Highway 50) was closed last fall ects will be finished or near comple- with the completion of a section be- tion when the fair opens. tween Castro Valley and west of Realignment for 1.2 miles on this Dublin. route through the Town of Rumsey Between Tracy and Stockton three is scheduled to be completed around projects covering about 15 miles of the end of August. Another realign- Before approxi- US 50 are now under construction. ment job, eliminating sharp turns be- mately 600 right- One_ of these jobs, which will pro- tween Madison and US 99W, will also be nearing of-way leaders vide 6.8 miles of four-lane expressway completion.. from all parts of between 1~~ossdale and Richards Anew 1.4-mile stretch on a relo- the Nation, Frank Avenue, is scheduled to be open to cated levee section south of Kiesel, C. Balfour, Chief traffic by fair time. between Woodland and Sacramento, Right - o f - W a y On US Highway 99-50 a 4%2-mile is expected to be available to fairgoers FRANK C. BALFOUR Agent of the Divi- stretch of freeway north of Lodi was with the present detour no longer in sion of Highways, was presented with completed last year. Slated for com- use. Realignment and widening north a resolution paying tribute to his pub- pletion before the fair starts is 7.2 of Kiesel and resurfacing and widen- lic service. miles of new freeway now under con- ing between Bryte and Broderick will struction between seven-tenths of a be almost finished. Balfour has been associated with the mile south of Galt and 1.6 miles south government of the State of California In addition, sections of US 99W of the Cosumnes River. From there north of Yolo and of US 99E north for approximately 27 years; he has to south of Elk Grove Road new been Chief Right-of-Way Agent since of Yuba City have recently been re- northbound freeway lanes, now being surfaced. 1942. For 11 years Balfour served as built, are also expected to be com- Chairman, Committee on Right of pleted. Way, American Association of State Motorists who take US Highway GREMLIN CORNER Highway Officials; he has served as 4Q or 50 to Sacramento from the Editor, California Highways National Chairman of the Board of mountain and foothill regions to the and Public Woyks encounter Directors, American Right of Way east will new sections of Six: In the May-June issue of your Association. freeway and improved highway at magazine you have on the front cover several locations. The resolution commends Balfour a picture which you refer to as Bridges for "leading the cause of profession- Qfher Jobs Listed Creek. Actually, it is Bridge Creek in Humboldt County. There is a Bridges alism of right-of-way practices and On US 40 east of Sacramento two Creek in Mendocino County, but this procedures throughout the United of the current series of nine major is not it. States" and for his "major contribu- freeway projects will be completed. tions to the outstanding success of the These two jobs will provide four-lane Also, on page 40 of the same issue, American Right of Way Association." freeway for 6.1 miles between Heather you have a picture of a bridge. This Glen and Colfax, and 3.6 miles from bridge is not across the South Fork of The tribute to Balfour highlighted Auburn to Newcastle. the Eel River at Dyerville, as you say. the two-day national seminar spon- Several major improvements will It is across the main Eel River at the sored in San Francisco May 28th and also serve fairgoers on US 50. The old Robinson Ferry Crossing just north 29th by the American Right of Way United States Bureau of Public Roads of Rio Dell on US 101. Association. has completed the four-laning of a I enjoy your magazine very much. short section on this route between Very truly yours, Pacific House and Riverton in El ROBERT W. HEFLIN Dorado County. The Division of NEW TRAFFIC RECORD Highways last fall completed four the Another new traffic record on miles of expressway near Camino. The photographer who took the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge From Nimbus to Brighton about 14 back cover photo of the Feather River was set Friday, June 13th, with a total miles of US 50 have been widened to Highway on the May-June issue of of 120,513 vehicles. The previous four lanes, relieving previous conges- the magazine was wrongly identified record was 118,001 vehicles, set on tion on this section just east of Sacra- in the magazine. It was taken by Bill Friday, June 6th. mento. Ruland.—The Editor.

and Public Works 49

50 50 Highways California California

structure's structure's mechanical mechanical fixtures, fixtures, such such as eration eration work. DALANC: J. J. L. L.

block block with with natural natural finish. finish. Many Many of of the heating, heating, yours, Sincerely Sincerely air air conditioning conditioning refrig- and and

interior interior are are

walls walls

mostly mostly

concrete

Company Company of of Bakersfield Bakersfield handled handled

the

position position

will will

cease.

ing ing has has a a level level composition composition roof. roof.

Its

forts forts Sacramento. Sacramento.

and and

ridiculous ridiculous The The

this this Hopkins initiative, initiative,

Jackson op- -

The The new new concxete concxete and and steel steel build-

Perhaps Perhaps constant constant

through through ef- your your lins lins Electrical Electrical Company, Company, Inc., Inc., also also of

ment.

ment ment of of

the the California. State State of of

and and

the the electrical electrical contractor contractor was was Col-

cial cial cameras cameras

and and

magnifying magnifying

equip-

absolutely absolutely the the

develop- for for essential essential

pen pen &Hawley, &Hawley, Inc., Inc., of of Sacramento,

uring uring and and weighing weighing

devices, devices,

and and

spe-

which which life life

circulates circulates

and and that that

they they are

mento. mento.

Plumbing Plumbing contractor contractor Lup-

was was

chambers, chambers,

photometers, photometers, intricate intricate

meas-

ways ways the the

are are main main arteries arteries

through

Construction Construction

Company Company

Sacra-

of of chines, chines, refrigeration refrigeration

and and humidity

The The public public should should realize realize

that that free-

General General contractor contractor was was Cal - Central pounds pounds pressure, pressure, compression compression ma-

afast-

ble ble State. growing growing in in

giant giant press press which which can can exert exert 440,000

studies.

architectural architectural design design the the

and and

portation portation life life be be would would

intolera-

used used by by the the department department include include a

research research connection connection and and staff staff in in with

Without Without

these these superhighways, superhighways,

trans-

tools. tools. Testing Testing

equipment equipment and and facilities

by by originally originally prepared prepared the the

materials

built.

Work Work of of this this kind kind requires requires precise

to to as as

a a visitors. visitors. guide guide

model model

This This time time arise arise was a a each each new new freeway freeway to to be is is

heavy heavy under under traffic.

displayed displayed

main main

in in entrance the the -lobby protests protests

many many

and and controversies controversies which

and and ments, ments, the the durability durability of of roadways

of of the the

will will building building be be permanently

continued continued

and and progress progress spite spite of of in in the

resistance resistance the the skid skid of of various various pave-

the the

terior terior A A structure. structure. of of model scale scale

Commission Commission

for for their their work splendid splendid

of of temperature temperature changes changes on on pavements,

add add a a tions tions

modern modern

touch touch

to to the the

ex-

Highway to to occasion occasion commend commend the the

ciency ciency of of highway highway lighting, lighting, the the

effect

window window Louvered Louvered

and and boards boards parti-

DEax DEax Six: Six: like like I I would would to to take take this

the the paints, paints, stability stability of of

the the

soils, soils,

effi-

expensive expensive and and Public Public ductwork. Works

on on such such as as things things

the the

durability durability

on on roof roof Editor, Editor, to to the the Highways reduce reduce California California the the

need need

for

met, met, being being the the

department department also also

checks

ventilation ventilation

equipment, equipment, SAN SAN

FRANCISCO were were

installed

State's State's standards standards high high for for materials materials are

In In to to addition addition making making sure sure the

sea sea fishing. deep deep and and travel travel

Leo Leo had had Walsh Walsh headed headed of of Angeles. the the Los Los laboratory laboratory 1928. since since

plans plans

retirement retirement include His His after after

1951, 1951, Walsh Walsh succeeding succeeding is is survived survived T. T. by by E. E. Stanton, Stanton, his his brother, who

and and Freeways. Harbor Harbor Bernardino Bernardino

Materials Materials

and and Research Research Engineer Engineer in

cial cial magazine, magazine, Right Right o o f f Way.

bridges bridges San on on the the major major on on many many

ployee ployee 1917, 1917,

since since

and and was was appointed

editor editor former former of of association's association's the the offi-

Angeles, Angeles, well well in in structure structure Los Los as as as

has has

been been

a a

Division Division

of of

Highways Highways em-

Right Right of of Way Way Association Association and and a

later later four on on -level worked worked He He the the

thority thority

on on

research. research. highway highway

Hveem

ber ber of of Chapter Chapter No. No. 1 1 of of the the American

by by the the aged aged flood.

N. N.

Hveem, Hveem,

internationally internationally

au- known known

10, 10, 1956. 1956. April April He He was was mem- a a charter charter

were were structures structures bridge bridge dam- which which

Head Head of of

the the

department department

is is

Francis

his his retirement retirement from from service service state state on

investigation investigation worked worked and and on on of the the

ment ment makers makers

and and

photographers.

tion tion through through the the years years to to the the time time of

1938 immediately immediately flood flood after after of of the the

ing ing specialists specialists

chemists chemists

and and instru-

to to

Highways Highways and and supervised supervised its its opera-

Department joined joined Bridge Bridge He He the the

range range

from from several several

types types

of of engineer-

trict trict VII VII of of the the State State Division Division

Angeles. Los Los of of City City

ment's ment's

highly highly

trained trained

staff. staff. These

Right -Way -Way -of

Department Department for for

Dis-

the and and Angeles, Angeles, of of Los Los the the County County

tions tions are are

required required

to to cover cover

the the

depart-

Title Title and and Escrow Escrow

of of Section Section

the

Engineers, Corps Corps of of the the with with worked worked

About About 60 60

civil civil service service job job

classifica-

Walsh Walsh organized organized developed developed and and

the

15 15 years years he next next the the During During I. I. War War

districts.

way way

World close close of of

4 4 years. %Z %Z for for

1. 1. LATIMER LYNN LYNN

oratories oratories

of of in in the the

each each 11 11

state state

high-

the from from at at France France Department Department State State of of of of the the Oregon

technical technical maintains maintains

over over

control control

lab-

returning after after had had been been the the he he to to State with with that that

and and Bakersfield. Bakersfield. The The department department

also

California California shortly and and Trust Trust Insurance Insurance Company. Company. Prior

Angeles, Angeles, at at

Los Los Santa Santa Berkeley, Berkeley,

Nlaria

to moved moved Latimer Latimer perience perience field field the the with with this this in in Title

specialized specialized cludes cludes branch branch laboratories

County. previous previous had had years' years' having having seven seven ex-

testing testing and and organization organization which which

in-

Gordo Cerro Cerro researcher researcher February, February, 1931, 1931,

after in in

headquarters headquarters a a statewide statewide for for

research

with training training ing ing Highways Highways of of Division Division title a a

as as

The The Boulevard Boulevard Folsom Folsom structure structure is

engineer- his his early early work work

came came He He State for for first first to to the the

economy."

He He received Iowa. Iowa. his his most most of of in in

Salem, Salem, youth youth

Oregon.

ments ments operating operating in in efficiency efficiency and

1893, 1893, Lake, in in Clear Clear 1899, 1899, on on 9, 9, Oregon, Oregon, August August

and and

spent

possible possible makes makes substantial substantial improve-

ment. ment. Latimer Latimer June June born born 6, on on was was

was was Walsh Walsh

born born

in in Grove,

Cottage Cottage

way way G. G. Engineer Engineer T. T. McCoy, McCoy, "and

ways, ways, retire- the the of of occasion occasion on on his his

22, 22,

1958, 1958, April April

department's department's after after illness. a a lengthy lengthy work," work," State State said said High-

Bridge Bridge Department, Department, High- of of Division Division

Highways, Highways, vision vision of of away away passed passed on "The "The building building new new centralizes centralizes the

Latimer, Latimer, Engineer, Bridge Bridge Assistant Assistant

-way -way

-of

right rary rary the the agent agent buildings buildings State State for for trailer trailer and and three three offices. Di-

on on 15th 15th May May to to Lynn Lynn honor honor L.

Frank Frank

its its

J. J. facilities facilities

have have Walsh, Walsh, included included senior former former nine nine tempo-

was was A A dinner dinner held held Angeles in in Los Los

eral eral different different locations locations city, city, in in the the

and

Joined Joined State State 1938 in in

Continued Continued

from from page page

J. J. 15 15 .. .. . Frank Frank Walsh

Lynn Lynn Latimer Latimer Retires; HIGHWAY HIGHWAY LAB Basil Frykland Edward S. Gripper Nine Current US 40 Retirement Marked Freeway Jobs Listed Edward S. Gripper died after a Basil N.Frykland, District VII Con- Four-laving of another 11 miles of short illness on April 15, 1958. dripper struction Engineer for the California US 40 in Placer County was scheduled retired from state service on October Division of Highways, retired on June to start in August, bringing to nine the 7, 1949, at which time he was City 1st after 30 years in state service. number of current freeway jobs east and County Co=operative Projects En- Basil Frykland was born of Swedish of Sacramento on this interstate route. gineer for District VII. immigrant parents in Santa Cruz, This latest project involves grading Gripper was born in Pasadena, ~ California, on Au- and paving of 11.5 miles of four-lane, March 3, 1884. His service with the ~~ gust 23, 1897. He divided roadway and 12 bridges be- State Division of Highways dated attended public tween one-half mile east of Roseville back to February 15, 1912, when his ~' f ~ schools in Santa and a mile east of Newcastle. name appeared as the Chief of Survey Cruz and studied Located on new alignment south of Part}T No. 3 on the first payroll for engineering at the present highway, the new route Division VII, as it was then called. He Polytechnic Col- will bypass the Towns of Rocklin and spent considerable time in making sur- lege in Oakland and Loomis. Interchanges and access con- veys in San Diego County for the the University of nections will be provided for traffic Coast Highway, the San Diego and EI California. He went service to these communities. Centro Highway, and the old original BASIL N. FRYKLAND to work as resident The Roseville-Newcastle project is Ridge Koute in Los Angeles County. engineer with the Southern Pacific one of five large-scale freeway proj- Although Gripper's service with the Railroad in 1925. In September of 1927 ects on US Highway 40 east of Sacra- State was not continuous he did par- he entered state service in a classifica- mento which are included in the 1958- ticipate in all phases of the work, tion equivalent to junior civil engi- 59 State Highway Budget. It was the being at various times superintendent neer. Until 1932 he worked in District last of five to be advertised. of day labor operations and resident II, after which he came to District These 1958-59 projects, together engineer on important grading and VII, where he has been ever since. with four other previously budgeted paving projects. Basil Frykland is a veteran of both jobs, make a total of nine freeway projects In October, 1933, he was appointed World Wars. In World War I, 1918- under construction or ad- District City and County Projects En- 1919, as a second lieutenant he gave vertised for bids on this portion of gineer. US 40. He vas in responsible charge instruction in pursuit flight. In 1942 Estimated total construction cost of administering and co-ordinating the he joined the Army and was stationed of these projects is $48,500,000. '/ -cent expenditure by cities from in Phoenix, Arizona, Washington, When these projects are completed allocated state funds and also for the D. C., and Tucson, Arizona. He there will be 88 miles of freeway and federal aid secondary projects expressway on the 122 as served as battalion commander of the miles of US 40 carried out by counties. At the time from Sacramento to Nevada. This will 869th Aviation Engineering Battalion of his retirement Ned had xesponsi- include 61 continuous miles between in the Philippines. He holds four bility for administering the state funds com- Sacramento and east of Gold Run and bat stars and for 64 cities. the Purple Heart. 21 miles from the east end of Donner He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Basil Frykland and Mrs. Frykland Lake to Nevada. Ethel S. Gripper of Sierra Madre, his (nee Hazel Blewett) intend to travel, The freeway projects now under daughter, Eunice Pitzer, and a grand- fish and relax after his retirement. He construction on US 40 east of Sacra- son, Edward Pitzer of Arcadia. is homesteading a 40-acre ranch near mento are as follows: Mt. Palomar. Newcastle to Auburn, 3.6 miles (to be completed this summer). SAN MATED, CALIF. Heather Glen to Colfax, 6.1 miles this highway, so can fully appreciate Editor, California Highways and (to be completed this summer). every bit of what you have to Public Works contend Colfax to Magra (west of Gold' with in that area. Run), 5.8 miles (due for completion Six: I have from time to time The information and pictures are this fall). thought of writing to you and ex- outstanding and unless an opportunity Magra to west of Monte Vista (east pressing my appreciation for the presents itself to of Gold Run), four miles. pleasure and information derived read this last issue, I Hampshire Rocks to Soda Springs, from your the motorist has not the slightest con- magazine. six miles. The last ception of what takes place to make issue having had to do with East end of Donner Lake to Boca, Highway 101 therefore prompts these his traveling comfortable and convenient. nine miles. few lines. Boca to Floriston, 6 %Z miles. I was reared in Eureka and make Sincerely, Floriston to state line, 5.4 miles (to frequent trips back and forth over RUSSEL PETTIN~TLL be completed late this summer).

and Public Works 5~

52 52 California California Highways

Hatton, Hatton, R. Arthur Arthur tentative tentative and and subject subject to to revision revision as neous neous completion completion the the bridge. with with

Headquarters Headquarters rent rent plans. plans. Shop The The schedule schedule is, is, of of course, way way work work will will be be simulta- timed timed for for

may may be be accurately accurately informed informed as as to to state state cur- highway highway This This funds. funds. state state high-

Leisure, Leisure,

James James

R. dents dents of of the the Benicia - Martinez Martinez area Martinez Martinez Bridge Bridge be be built built will will with

Shop Shop 11 nounced," nounced," Gilliss Gilliss said, said, "so "so that that leading leading resi- to to either either end end Benicia- of of the the

"These "These target target dates dates are are being being Three an- -mile -mile sections sections of of freeway

Duclo, Duclo, Alma Alma A. Martinez Martinez Ferry.

traffic.

Shop Shop 5 will will replace replace the the

state

-owned -owned

Benicia-

pletion pletion in in

December, December,

is is

opened opened

will will be be operated operated

a a as as

toll toll

bridge bridge and

after after

the the parallel parallel

bridge, bridge,

due due for for com-

Cates, Cates,

Clyde Clyde

bridge bridge across across the the

Carquinez Carquinez

Strait. Strait. It

will will start start

on on the the Carquinez Carquinez

Bridge

Materials Materials and and Research just just downstream downstream

from from

the the

railroad

ing ing the the

Carquinez Carquinez Bridge. Bridge.

Collections

The The bridge bridge

will will

be be

parallel parallel

to to

and

25 -cent -cent toll toll rate rate

for for

passenger passenger

cars cars

us-

Langenbach, Langenbach,

W. W.

tion tion contract contract

in in

April, April,

1959.

The The Toll Toll Bridge Bridge

Authority Authority

has has

set set a

Cordero, Cordero, Fernando Fernando

bonds bonds

and and the the

of of award award

the the

construc-

toll toll collections collections

on on the the

two two

bridges.

Bridge Bridge

Department

months months of of

next next

year, year, and and

for for sale sale of

The The bonds bonds will will

be be

redeemed redeemed

from

enue enue bonds bonds

during during

the the

first first two

Israel, Israel, Rudolph Rudolph Martinez.

J. connection connection to to

the the sale sale of of the the

Bridge Bridge

Authority's Authority's rev-

the the including including proaches, proaches, Escobar Escobar Street

Headquarters Headquarters

Office

ing ing the the bridge bridge construction construction

work work

and

Benicia

the the - Bridge Bridge Martinez Martinez ap- and and

tentative tentative

schedule schedule calls calls

for for

advertis-

Casey, Casey, Eugene Eugene A. available available nue nue will will bonds bonds be be to to

finance

Benicia Benicia

Arsenal Arsenal by by

1st. 1st. October October

The

District District XI remaining remaining

The The $34,000,000 $34,000,000 in in

reve-

for for rights -way -way -of through through the the Army's

quinez quinez

project. Bridge Bridge

tiations tiations with with the the Federal Federal Government

Hull, Hull, Archie Archie J.

ready ready sold sold been been to to

cover cover lic lic the the Car- Works Works

expects expects to to complete complete nego-

District District

amount amount bonds bonds $46,000,000 $46,000,000 have have in in al- Gilliss Gilliss said said the the Department Department of of Pub-

approaches. approaches. Of Of the the total total authorized Bridge Bridge Authority.

DeGroff, DeGroff, Ray Ray

and and the the Martinez Martinez Benicia- Bridge Bridge and Secretary Secretary of of the the California California Toll

Barnes, Barnes, John John E.

approaches, approaches,

now now nearing nearing completion,

State State llirector llirector Works Works of of Public Public and

District District VII

parallel parallel of of the the Carquinez Carquinez Bridge Bridge and dates dates was was announced announced by by C. C. Gillis, M. M.

Legislature Legislature in in for for 1955 1955 construction This This tentative tentative schedule schedule target of of

Franklin, Franklin, Howard Howard J.

bonds bonds authorized authorized by by the the California

March, March,

1962.

Dito, Dito, L. Peter Peter

of of portion portion the the

revenue $80,000,000 $80,000,000 in in traffic traffic open open completed completed and and to to in

District District

The The bridge bridge will will financed financed be be from from a expected expected project project The The is is to to April. April. be

scheduled scheduled continue." next is is to to Bridge Bridge begin begin tions tions tinez tinez Welch, Welch, Elwood Elwood B.

preconstruction preconstruction Construction Construction Benicia planning planning negotia- the the -Mar- and and of of Hayler, Hayler,

Richard Richard

Arthur

DeLainey, DeLainey, Willis Willis T.

Work Work April; April; End End 1962 in in Starts Starts to i i n n

IV District District

Construction Benicia Martinez Martinez Bridge -

Wallace, Wallace, P. Malion Malion

Schiffmann, Schiffmann, C. Phillip Phillip

demands." meet meet not not lenge. its its to to fail fail Robinson, Robinson, E. Edwin Edwin

meet meet would would engineers engineers the the fic fic chal- Bernard, Bernard, E. Paul Paul concluded. concluded. know know you you talk talk will that that "I "I

assurance assurance expressed expressed the the both both traf- that that District District III Bugge's "The "The is is challenge challenge yours," yours,"

Highways, Highways, Washington, State State of of of of

department. highway highway

Raymond, Raymond, R. Charles Charles

William William sion, sion, Bugge, Bugge, and and Director A. A.

Washington's

of of engineer engineer

veteran veteran

Fslinger, Fslinger, M. Rolin Rolin

the the

Commis- California California

Highway Highway

of of

C. C. absence, absence, Herbert Herbert Higgins, in in his his by by

District District II Works Works and and Chairman Public Public rector rector of of

was was

him,

address address It It for for note note said. said. read read

California California State State Gillis, Gillis, Di-

C. C. M. M.

Mitchell, Mitchell, Archie Archie R.

profession," profession," key- Bugge's Bugge's gineering gineering

meetings.

Klein, Klein, Earl.

en- the the

trafFic trafFic upon upon

depends depends cessfully cessfully

speakers speakers keynote keynote the the at at to to both by by

Faulkner, Faulkner, Frank

suc-

"Whether "Whether eve eve future future meet meet the the engineers engineers pointed traffic traffic that that faces faces was was

District

highways, highways, of of I I am am sure." challenge magnitude magnitude of of the the The The

service better better the the to to Engineers. continually continually effort effort Traffic Traffic

are:

do do your of of well well you you Institute Institute one one in in section section Every Every the the western western of of of

and and

fornia fornia

Highways Highways

Works Public Public

achieve achieve results results want. the the annual annual you you eleventh eleventh will will of of the the meeting meeting the

the the

May

-June, -June, edition edition 1958, 1958,

of of Cali-

that program program action, action, row row a a into into seminar seminar operations operations afreeway afreeway into into ings, ings, and

five -year -year

since since listed listed

awards awards

those those

tomor- thoughts thoughts today today

two two the the and and of of professional professional gather- ing ing at at mid -June -June

Employees Employees

who who

twenty- received received

convert- Sacramento Sacramento problem problem said, said,

Gillis Gillis "the "the

of of in week week spent spent in in states states a a

Announced

Awards Awards

job," you you a a have have western from from engineers engineers "You "You before before 11 11 big big Traffic Traffic

Sacramento Annual Annual Confab Confab Holds Holds Twenty in in -yea -yea -five r E. E. I. I. T. T. iV10NTEREY COUNTY scraper combinations for the short hauls. Compaction equipment con- San Francisco Will Continued from pope 32 ... sisted primarily of standard sheepsfoot Have AASHO Meeting long rows of towering eucalyptus rollers and occasionally a compactor Plans and trees, consisted of two lanes, substand- or 50-ton pneumatic-tired roller. Satis- arrangements are well advanced for the Forty- ard in both horizontal and vertical factory results have been obtained fourth Annual Meeting of the American alignment in many locations, and the from all three types of compaction Association of State Highway deficiencies in sight distance that equipment. Officials, which will created a great deal of congestion as take place in San Francisco December heavy truck traffic entered the high- Drainage Difficult 1st through 5th. way from surrounding ranches at The rnajority of the drainage struc- An estimated 1,500 or more dele- numerous locations because of the lack tures consisted of reinforced concrete gates and visitors will be housed at 10 of access control. pipe ranging in size from 18 inches to hotels in downtown San Francisco. 60 inches. The only thing that ap- This will mark the first year since Existing Road Converted proached a major structure on the 1946 that California has been the host The project undertaken on this par- project was the construction of an state for the annual meeting of A. A. ticular portion of US 101 was the con- eight-foot concrete arch culvert which S. H. O. The association met in Los version of the existing two-lane facil- extended an existing concrete arch Angeles in 1946, and in San Francisco ity to a four-lane expressway and culvert. in 1936 and 1924. construction of nine crossovers at On the north end of the project The Host State Committee respon- grade. (Right-of-way has been pur- the land is uniformly flat and slopes sible for California's share of the ar- chased for future expansion to full slightly toward the Salinas River to rangements is headed by Director of freeway, at which time the crossings the northeast. There is so little fall, Public Works C. M. Gillis as chair- will be separated by means of struc- however, that proper surface drainage man, with State Highway Engineer tures.) is difficult. To eliminate the difficulty, G. T. McCoy, a past president of The contract was awarded to the vertical drains are being constructed A. A. S. H. O., as vice chairman. This Granite Construction Co. of Watson- at approximately 1,000-foot inter- committee, assisted by a staff com- ville, on February S, 1957, and pro- vals to divert the surface drainage mittee, is working in close collabora- vided for the construction of 7.9 ~riiles into porous subsurface strata which tion with A. E. Johnson of Washing- of highway between King City and underlie the area. ton, D. C:,: Executive Secretary of A. A. S. H. O. Greenfield. The work started on Feb- The contract required 134,000 tons All sessions of the five-day meeting ruary 15, 1957, and involved about 75 of imported base material and 81,000 will be held in the Sheraton-Palace percent new construction and 25 per- tons of imported subbase material; Hotel with the exception of an all-day cent resurfacing. the imported base material was used field trip scheduled for December 3d. The structural section for the new under shoulders, frontage roads, and This trip will cover current and recent construction was 0.67 foot of Class as aggregate for cement-treated base. highway construction projects in the "B" cement-treated base over imported This material was produced by a port- San Francisco Bay area. subbase material which ranged in able crushing and screening plant thickness from 6 inches to inches. 14 located in the Arroyo Seco River ap- The project was allotted 310 work- This was paved with 0.33 foot of proximately four miles from the proj- ing days and was completed in March, Type "A" plant-mixed surfacing and ect. Also produced in the Arroyo 1958. D. E. Connelly was resident en- 0.06 foot of open graded plant-mixed Seco was the mineral aggregate for gineer. surfacing. the various types of plant-mixed sur- Road Removal Necessary The resurfacing consisted of placing facing (69,600 tons). The imported As construction progressed approxi- 0.13 foot of Type Aplant-mixed sur- subbase material was obtained from a mately 50 percent of the e~usting high- facing and 0.06 foot of open graded pit on the bank of the Salinas River way was either removed. or resur- plant -mixed surfacing over the exist- adjacent to the project. faced. Therefore, it was not possible ing pavement. horizontal alignment to route traffic continuously over the The grading, which was relatively The of the lanes generally existing highway during the construc- light, was completed early in the con- expressway follows the existing alignment, although it does tion period. It was necessary to contract time. The contractor moved ap- struct the job in two stages. Traffic proximately 400,000 cubic yards in not parallel it. The existing lanes are utilized was routed over a portion of the exist- the first stage and 175,000 cubic yards being as one pair of lanes throughout portions of the project, ing highway and first stage construc- in the second stage with an average tion while second stage construction production excavation sometimes the left lane, and sometimes during heavy was in progress. We had to provide of from 9,000 cubic yards per the right. This switch from left to 8,000 to numerous detours to handle traf3'ic. As day. The roadway excavation was ac- right has been made at several loca- many as six construction detours were complished using three-axle pneu- tions to improve the horizontal align- by in use at one time during second stage ment in the existing lanes and to clear matic-tired scrapers for the long haul work. material, crawler tractor anti various obstructions. and ...Continued on page 56 and Public Works 53

54 54

California California Highways

of of tion tion money money jamming jamming in in the the coin coin

boxes. tests.

liams liams

of of El El Cajon.

the the

bridges bridges to to

permit permit

immediate immediate

observa-

fumes fumes when when

making making

ethylene ethylene

dichloride

La La

Mesa, Mesa,

and and

a a

brother, brother, W. W.

S. S. Wil- separators separators

and and counting counting machines machines

used used

duce duce

eliminate eliminate

or or

the the

possibility possibility

of of

inhaling

of of El El

Cajon Cajon

and and solid solid

Mrs. Mrs. metal metal

W. W. covers covers D. D. on on Standard King King - Johnson Johnson of coin

mending mending

adevice adevice

which which he he designed designed to to re-

the the

use use

of of clear clear Lucite Lucite two two

covers covers

in in place place daughters, daughters, of Mrs. Mrs.

Walter Walter L. L.

Hewitt

Certificate Certificate

of of

commendation commendation

for for

recom-

cate cate of of

award award

and and

$15 $15 for for

recommending

Williams Williams

is is

survived survived

by by

his his

wife,

Raymon Raymon

E. E.

Harden, Harden,

Highways, Highways,

Alhambra.

Leroy Leroy

R. R. Eglin, Eglin, Point Point Richmond. Richmond. Certifi-

ways ways

District District in in XI XI as as a a senior senior

aid. pieces.

concentration, concentration, volume volume low low

soil soil

sterilants.

of of

the the

of of California California

that that steel steel may may Division Division

have have of of been been cut cut High- from from constructing constructing larger a a spray spray

for for gun gun applying applying

high

all all

sheetmetal sheetmetal

shears shears

in in to to 1946, 1946, catch catch small small Williams Williams cate cate pieces of of award award became became and and an an $150 $150 for for employee

designing designing and

posing posing

that that

a a

steel steel

catch catch bin bin

be be placed placed

Sylvester Sylvester on Evans, Evans, after after San San

Francisco. Francisco. the the

Certifi- conclusion conclusion

of of

World World War War

II,

mento. mento. Certificate Certificate

of of commendation commendation

for for pro-

plotting plotting cross cross

sections.

Country's Country's

first first jet jet

fighters. fighters.

Shortly

Leonard Leonard

R. R.

Nelson, Nelson,

Highways, Highways,

Sacra-

slope slope cial cial

and and scale scale triangle triangle

to to be be used used

for

draftsman, draftsman,

working working

on on one one of of

the

from from

excess excess

Allis -

cate cate Chalmers Chalmers of of award award parts. and and $15 $15 for for designing designing

a a spe-

nautical nautical Company Company

as as

an an

engineering

signing signing and and building building Warren Warren ice ice

an an plant plant A. A. Johnston, Johnston, cutter

Marysville. Marysville.

Certifi-

Williams Williams

went went Diego. Diego. to to the the Certificate Certificate Ryan Ryan of of Aero- commendation commendation de- contract contract for for number number on on "as- originals. built" built"

Robert Robert

W. W. Apperson, Apperson, pany, pany, as as Highways, Highways, a a yard yard use use rubber rubber foreman. foreman. stamp stamp San a a to to of of hand hand From From stamp stamp the there,

is is

tificate tificate of of commendation commendation satisfactory satisfactory for for recommending to to by by all all a a concerned. large large San San Diego Diego lumber lumber com-

tion tion Alexis Alexis

A. A. of of Shimonauff, Shimonauff, Sacramento. Sacramento.

liability liability Cer- of of a a highway highway

permit permit bond For For four four

years years

was was Hall Hall

employed

in in the the method method and and of of highway highway lighting lighting plans. determining determining

if if the the termina-

health.

Certificate Certificate

of of contract contract design design award award

and and

and and plans plans $10 $10 for for traffic traffic for for a a signal revision

quit quit to to

come come

to to

California California

his his for for

wife's George George W. W. graphic graphic positives positives Havins, Havins, film film

the the Highways, Highways, in in preparation preparation San San

Diego.

stockyards stockyards of of

East East

St. St.

Louis, Louis,

when when use use

of of Diazo Diazo he developed, developed, enlarged, enlarged, photo- highway highway with with

the the construction construction

program.

award award

of of was was

and and $150 $150 employed employed for for recommending recommending as as the a a teamster teamster erty erty in in the of of the the division division acquired acquired in in connection

Gary Gary

E. E. Layton, Layton, Sacramento. Sacramento.

Certificate spective spective store. store. tenants tenants new new to to inspent inspent From From prop- rental rental 1934 1934 to to

1940 1940

Williams

column column for for the the

tare tare weights.

for for sheet sheet

setting setting

up up

appointments appointments

for for pro-

years years

as as

manager manager

of of

a a

chain chain grocery

Platform Platform Scale Scale

Weights, Weights, to to include include a a larger ommending ommending the the

use use of of a a as as form form

a a front

struction struction

projects projects

and and

worked worked

several

a a revision revision of of Form Form

-33, -33, R

Record Record Daily Daily

Certificate Certificate geles. geles. of award award

of of and and $15 $15

for for rec-

ployed ployed

as as

a a

surveyor surveyor

on on

tificate tificate several several

award award of of con- and and $15 $15 for for recommending Miss Miss Barbara Barbara j. j. Highways, Highways, Blair, Blair,

Los Los An-

Arthur Arthur Uwen, Uwen, On On K. K.

Luis Luis leaving leaving San San Obispo. Obispo.

college, college,

Cer- Hall Hall was was em-

stencils stencils

used used for for

pavement pavement markings.

of of the the

Right

-Way -Way

-of Department.

a a method method new new

ing ing at at of of cleaning cleaning

Chicago Chicago

sheet sheet

metal Technical Technical College.

"out" "out"

card card

front front

for for

use use

in in the the

file file

room

Certificate Certificate

of of

and and award

$25 $25 for for

proposing and and

later later

completed completed

his his

college college

train-

mending mending the the

use use

of of special special folders folders

with with

the

William William C. C.

Bastian, Bastian,

Highways, Highways,

Fresno.

attended attended

the the Missouri Missouri School School Certificate Certificate of of Mines, of of award award and and $15 $15 for for recom-

broken.

Mrs. Mrs. uating uating

Josephine Josephine from from M. M. Andino, Andino, high high San San Diego.

school school

in in he

1928, 1928,

tate tate

removal removal the the of of posts posts damaged damaged when when

the the stamp.

for for job job

Illinois, Illinois,

February February

23, 23,

1911. 1911. After After

grad-

on on

highways highways standard standard sheet sheet to to A facili- -51, -51,

Photograph Photograph ment ment

Form Form

to to include include

space

Williams Williams

the the

was was

horizontal horizontal reflector reflector born born in in East East unit unit St. St. W61R W61R as as Louis, shown

mending mending arevision arevision the the of of Bridge Bridge Depart-

posing posing

arevision arevision

in in

the the

structure structure

details details of

on on

after after 11th 11th June June

a a brief brief

illness. Certificate Certificate commendation commendation of of for for recom-

cisco. cisco.

Certificate Certificate of of award award

$40 $40 and and for for pro-

Thomas Thomas Royce, Royce, Highways, Highways, State State the the Division Division Sacramento.

of of Highways, Highways,

died

Edward Edward W. W.

Coble, Coble,

Highways, Highways,

San San Fran-

cement cement

testing.

Associate Associate gineering gineering District District in in

XI XI

photographic photographic

tive tive

enlarger.

tached tached to the the to hydraulic hydraulic of of face face the the

jack jack

for

G. G. Hall Hall Williams, Williams, Highway Highway En-

machines machines

be be could could

converted converted

into into effec-

an an

mending mending that that indicator indicator an an

needle needle

be be

at-

developing developing method method

a a

whereby whereby

photostat

Certificate Certificate of of commendation commendation

for for

recom-

and and

be be award award $25 $25 to to divided divided equally equally for

Orrin Orrin H. H. Rounds, Rounds, Highways, Highways,

Marysville.

Hall Hall Williams G. G.

Bernardino, Bernardino, San San

Highways. Highways. Certificates Certificates of Ozalid Ozalid or or machine.

C. C. Erickson Erickson Roy Roy and and

Calmer Calmer

Dickson, F. F. reproduce reproduce copies copies on on through through run run a a Bruning

granted. original original or or master master drawings drawings that that will will not

feet feet to to 12 12 in in length. length. award award An An of of was $100 $100 ommending ommending the the Riverside Riverside dena, dena, of of a a use use and and nonrepro nonrepro Stockton. pencil pencil on

from from

-inch -inch to to

-inch -inch width width 42 and and in in cisco. cisco.

6 6 feet Certificate Certificate commendation commendation of of rec- for for

were: were: tion tion

Modesto, Modesto, Pasa-

Oakland, Oakland,

made made

up up instead instead of of making making prints -size -size full Franklin Franklin Young, Young,

L. L. Highways, Highways,

San San

Fran-

California California cities cities recogni- receiving receiving

row row sepias sepias standard standard on on 19 -inch -inch paper paper carbon carbon sets. be

Texas, Texas, gon, gon, oped oped Washington. from from Virginia, Virginia, and and aerial aerial survey survey contour contour Report, Report, maps, maps, be be nar- made made up up in in individual individual snap -out

ommending ommending that that in in projects projects mending mending design design devel- that that Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Form Form land, land, R -24, -24, Michigan, Michigan, Extra Extra Daily Daily Ore- Work

Luis Luis

Obispo. Obispo.

Certificate Certificate Certificate Certificate award award

of of rec- for for award award of of and and $10 $10 for for recom-

Connecticut, Connecticut,

Delaware, Delaware, Illinois, Illinois, Mary-

Thomas Thomas E. E. Baumberger, Baumberger, Highways, Highways, Herman Herman R. R. San Jantzen, Jantzen, Highways, Highways,

Stockton.

States States

recognized recognized California,

were: were:

calculations calculations supplement supplement done done B. B. by by M. I. I. operate. to to

institute.

and and table table graph graph

which which

developed developed he he

to whether whether visible visible inspection inspection they they safe by by are are

performance performance of of

be be

will will

the issued issued by by recommending recommending use use of of athree- center center curve possible possible operator operator for for it it the the make make know to to to to

Certificate Certificate and and Obispo. Obispo. award award for for states states this this of of achieving achieving level and and high high $25 $25 for -use -use installed installed be be multiple on on booms crane crane to to

Gary Gary L. L. Simms, Simms, Highways, Highways, San San Luis suggestion suggestion which which proposed proposed a a safety safety device Certificates Certificates recognizing recognizing these these cities

cific cific items items

shown shown thereon. divided divided

equally, equally,

authorized authorized were were for for this

formance formance

during during

1957.

on on drawing drawing sheets sheets assist assist

to to in in locating locating spe- Certificate Certificate nance. nance. of of award award and and $50, $50, to to be

gineers gineers traffic traffic for for engineering engineering per-

recommending recommending a a

that that grid grid system system be be

used

now now member member Department Department a a the the of of of of Fi-

nized nized

by by

Institute Institute Traffic Traffic the the

En- of of Pasadena. Pasadena. Certificate Certificate commendation commendation of of for shared shared G. G. with with Burton Burton Beamer, Beamer, award, an an

john john among among Maxwell, Maxwell, 11 11 W. W. Architecture, Architecture, states states and and recog- cities cities South 53 53 now now ture, ture, Spokane, Spokane, of of Washington, Washington, who

and and details. Vernon Vernon

Messick, Messick, Division Division W. W. Architec- of of California California and and were cities cities five five its its of of

corresponding corresponding

contract contract drawings, drawings,

sections,

drafting drafting rooms. in in

Receive Receive Awards T. T. i. i. E. E.

Continued Continued page page from from

-half 47 47 one . . drafttape drafttape -inch -inch . . .

instead instead of of inch one one

commendation commendation of of recommending recommending for for

use use of

State, State, Five Five Cities

MERIT MERIT AWARD AWARD WINNERS

William William J. J. Ziegler, Ziegler, Redding. Redding. Certificate CRESTMORE J. A. Payton of Riverside with a bid the piers on the new portion of the of $98,932.76. Work was completed bridge be skewed to coincide with Continued from page 34 ... on October 2, 1953. During the same their levee alignment rather than being be easily accomplished in the period, the City of Riverside had also made parallel with the existing piers. event the Corps of Engineers constructed the approaches and con- This resulted in a rather awkward levee project were built. Grade nection to Market Street, and the road "half-open venetian blind" appearance, and waterway clearances for was opened to through traffic immedi- but the model studies clearly demon- the first stage bridge were to ately upon acceptance. strated that erosion and flow char- 'ae established from the recom- Public comment on the new route acteristics under maximum flood con- mendations of the corps report. was most favorable and was reflected ditions would be much improved. (3) That the proposed road be in the traffic usage which built up These recommendations were ac- established as a federal-aid sec- rapidly. A count made at the bridge cordingly incorporated in the final ondary route, and that F. A. S. one year after opening showed 4,600 plans and the project was advertised funds be used in its construc- vehicles per day were using the new on September 28, 1956. tion. road. Fifteen bids were received on Oc- Late in 1955 the Corps of Engineers tober 25th, and Mr. C. B. Tuttle of Following route adoption, the desig- announced that allocations had been Long Beach was again low with a bid nation "FAS Route 1177" was estab- established which would allow it to of $221,810.'Construction was started lished for Crestmore Road, and the proceed with the preparation of the on December 3, 1956, and completed first stage bridge plans (Project S- final plans for the Riverside portion May 6, 1958. 1177(1)) were prepared by the county of the work. These plans were trans- road department with the assistance of mitted to the county in February, Channel Work the State Division of Highways Bridge 1956, together with advice to the Department in Sacramento. Most of the operations required co- effect that the contract could be ad- The proposed structure was to con- operation between the contractor and vertised in May. Extension of the sist of six spans of 100 feet each, a 28- the prime contractor for the corps Crestmore Bridge was not a part of foot-wide concrete deck; and a sub- levee project, Matich Bros. of Colton, the proposed work, and the county structure of concrete piers on timber who were simultaneously engaged in was requested to establish this as an or concrete piles. Spans the channel work above, below, and were to be independent project. riveted plate girders of 6% -foot depth. through the bridge site. This work Design was conventional in all aspects Extension Required was of considerable magnitude and in- except that the abutments were so volved extensive earthmoving opera- formed as to be similar in outward Review of the plans showed that a tions. It was begun in April, 1957, and appearance to the other piers follow- graded and lined channel with a bot- was completed in November, 1958. ing minor modification. This was done tom width of 930 feet was to pass Final cost of the original bridge and to provide for uniform appearance through the present bridge site. Align- its extension, including extra work upon future extension of the structure. ment was such that a skew length of and construction engineering was 1,200 This project was advertised in June, feet would be required to com- $495,817. Crestmore Road and ap- 1951, and seven bids were received, plete the crossing, and this would proaches cost $108,060 making a total mean the low bidder being C. B. Tuttle of that a 600-foot extension of the for the county portion of the route structure Long Beach, his bid being in the would be necessary. The $603,877 exclusive of right-of-way ac- amount of $266,184.00. Corps of Engineers policy required a quisition costs. positive commitment from the local Construction engineering was done Aeeess Limited agency to instigate such concurrent by the County of Riverside. Resident construction Second stage work was designated before they would com- Engineer for the county on Projects mence their Federal-aid Secondary Project own work on the levees. S-1177(1) and S-1177(2) was Paul E. S-1177(2) and was to consist of the In order to accommodate the new Stout, and on Project S-1177(3), construction of a two- and four-lane construction, it would be necessary to Robert L. Wilson. roadway extending from the bridge remove 600 feet of the west approach The completion of the third stage abutment north and west to an inter- fill, and it was proposed that this be of improvements of FAS Route 1177 section with FAS Route 706, Bloom- done by county forces prior to the has provided an adequate connection ington Boulevard. Construction was start of the work. for the present traffic; however, area to be on expressway standards with Following completion of the bridge development and the attendant high- access limited to three points along plans, they were transmitted to the way user increase clearly indicate that the route. Nearly 1,800 feet of the district office of the Corps of Engi- such adequacy is only temporary. alignment was to be approach fill for neers for comment. The corps had Latest traffic counts show vehicle the bridge. meanwhile constructed a 1/120th scale counts in excess of 5,600 per day, and The project was advertised on hydraulic model of the entire channel presage the not too distant day ~~hen March 13, 1953, and the low bidder project and from the observed results development of the route to full four- was the E. L. Yeager Company and of its operation, they requested that lane status will be necessary. and Public Works 55

56 56 California California Highways

west west mile mile Gulch Gulch Essex Essex of of Road 0.1 0.1 District District I, I, the the occurrence occurrence cata- the the of of have have area area corrected. been been

0.9 between project project way way -mile -mile under under a a development development During During this this period period in glaring glaring highway highway deficiencies deficiencies in in this

Proceeding Proceeding 299 299 easterly easterly on on there there is contracts. interchange interchange at at Canyon Canyon Road, Road, Pine Pine the

routing routing providing providing new new lanes. on on four four a a -mixed -mixed plant surfacing surfacing under under private of of expressway, expressway, addition addition the the and and of of an

and and River River Mad Mad section section developed was was length length the the of of 36 36 received miles miles has has Salinas Salinas northbound northbound used used the the for for lanes

299 299 and and structed, structed, the the znter- between between forces. forces. Subsequently, Subsequently, the the greater expressway, expressway, a a second second bridge bridge over over the

interchange interchange traffic traffic type type accomplished accomplished was was was was con- by by honor honor camp immediate immediate correction. correction. ~ ~ with with Now Now the

299 299 resulted. resulted. tracts, tracts, 101 101 US US and and trumpet- but but A A the the greater greater portion portion of of work were were major major deficiencies deficiencies that that required

Highway, Highway, wood wood some some a a connection connection new new work work of done done several several by by early early con- ervation ervation US US to to north north 101 101 of of the the bridge

a a modernized modernized pressway pressway development development the the two of of Red- facility facility -lane -lane with Antonio Antonio and and the the Hunter Hunter Liggett Liggett res-

a a distance distance portion portion a a of of the the -lane -lane As As 36 36 of of four US US miles, miles, ex- 299 299 is is now traffic traffic coming coming from from the the Mission Mission San

Creek, Creek,

Districts Districts the the Interchange Interchange I I and and II II boundary, Constructed tance, tance, particularly particularly as as it it pertained pertained to

through through Del Del Loma Loma and and Prairie to to capacity, capacity, severely severely restricted restricted sight sight Mad Mad the the ds= River. of of

From From Willow Willow Creek Creek easterly standard standard approaches. approaches. Inadequate Inadequate through through Lake Lake Blue Blue Tane to to and and Fork North North

the the

for for

10.4

-mile -mile

project. row row Salinas Salinas River River Bridge Bridge its its and and portion portion between between sub- Mad Mad the the River

Highways Highways

purchased purchased

all all rights -of -way to to improve improve the the deficiencies deficiencies of of the the tailed tailed is is covering nar- under under way way study, study,

sources; sources;

the the

California California

Division Division of 101 101 Monterey Monterey in in County County principally aerial aerial to to provide provide maps maps survey, survey, de- for for

Construction Construction

funds funds

were were

from from

federal planning planning for for the the laning laning four- of of Summit Summit has has US adopted adopted been been an and and

enhancing enhancing

highway highway

travel travel

the the in in area. project project This This originated originated early early intersection intersection in US US with with to to 101 101 Berry

modern modern highway highway a a

facility facility

greatly

of of King King City. improvement improvement 299 299 of of mate mate US US from from its

completion completion

of of

this this

work work

will will

provide which which bring bring will will us us the the into into city city limits ment ment The The 1940. 1940. since since routing routing for for ulti-

mixed mixed

surfacing surfacing

this this

summer. summer.

The 2.7 2.7 some some miles miles long long completed completed in in 1956 undergoing undergoing constant constant been been improve-

program program

provides provides

for for

placing placing

a a

plant- County, County, we we now now on on travel travel a a project Humboldt Humboldt and and Trinity Trinity Counties, Counties, has

the the

completed completed grade. grade.

Their Their

planning

to to our our expressways expressways in in Monterey 299 299 US US within within District District I, I, in both both

treatment treatment

to to the the

greater greater

portion portion of Passing Passing through through new new this this addition concrete concrete structures.

grading grading work work applied applied and and

penetration

have have replaced replaced already already modern been been by by

...Continued ...Continued

from from page page 53

ries ries of of contracts contracts have have

completed completed

all

toneva toneva Creek Creek northerly northerly Rockport of of

MONTEREY MONTEREY COUNTY Bureau Bureau of of Public Public Roads, Roads,

under under

a a

se-

Rockport Rockport at at North North and and of of Fork Fork Cot-

to to Willow Willow erly erly Creek, Creek,

U. U. the the

timber timber structures structures Cottoneva Cottoneva at at Creek

From From Berry Berry Summit Summit 10 10 miles miles

east-

area. immediate immediate action action taken. taken. was was Old

ern ern transportation transportation

needs needs

of of a a growing deteriorated deteriorated badly badly the the to to extent extent that Federal Federal Used Funds Funds

plished plished to to adequately adequately fulfill fulfill the the mod-

included included miles, miles,

also also some some badges

a a

low low on on

bid bid

of of $169,350.

and and 1912, 1912, much much remains remains to to be be accom-

addition, addition,

This This tem. tem.

amounting amounting

28 to to

by by

Tom Tom

Hull, Hull,

contractor contractor of of Eureka,

pletion pletion of of that that Contract Contract old old No. No. of 2 2

placed placed was was the the in in

Highway Highway State State

Sys-

is is constructed constructed being being in in Lupton Lupton Creek

Much Much has has been been done done the the since since com-

Leggett Leggett

Redwood Redwood the the High~vay on on

this this activity, activity, a a concrete concrete arch arch culvert

ment ment program.

Route Route

1 1

northerly northerly from from Westport Westport to

Redwood Redwood

Creek. Creek. In In connection connection with

the the with with regularly regularly budgeted budgeted improve-

1957 1957 In In additional additional

mileage mileage S ?gn of of

Redwood Redwood

Summit, Summit,

Green Green Point, Point, and

construction construction will will be be under under way way along

approaches.

pended pended

on on the the

portion portion easterly easterly toward

Plans Plans this this for for work work complete, complete, are are and

progressing progressing

on on the the

new new structure structure and

County County

with with present present efforts efforts being being ex-

aggregate aggregate

cost cost of of about about $1,538,000.

waters waters of of River. River. Big Big

Design Design is work work

ernization ernization

of of

299 299 US US

in in Humboldt

contracts contracts

will will be be under under way way at at an

new new a a bridge bridge

crossing crossing the the

navigable

working working

the the on on relocation relocation and and mod-

was was

to to

the the extent extent

that that repair seven seven

proval proval of of location location and and clearance clearance

The The

honor honor camp camp forces forces are are now

abnormally abnormally heavy heavy

rainfall. rainfall. Damage

U. U. S. S. Engineers Engineers Army Army

given given have have ap-

Summit Summit

299 299

on on in in Humboldt Humboldt County.

damage damage

from from 1958 1958 early early

storms storms and

toward toward its its eventual eventual replacement. replacement.

The

42 42

at at

Preston Preston Ranch Ranch Lord Lord near near Ellis

district's district's The The

highways highways

suffered also also

Mendocino, Mendocino,

of of

receiving receiving is is attention

was was

moved moved and and re- established established as as Camp

1957. in in

structures, structures,

Big Big River River Bridge Bridge just just south

Ranch Ranch

US US

on on

299 299

in in Trinity Trinity County

damage damage

project project repair repair completed was was

Another Another these these of of

remaining remaining last last old

1956 1956

In In

Honor Honor Camp Camp 36 36 at at Burnt struction struction

programs, programs, and and

the the last last

flood

project project be be will will issued issued this this summer.

and and

contract. under under

pleted pleted

along along with with

the the

normal normal con-

Bragg. Bragg. is is expected expected It It

that that bids bids for for this

under under way way both both

by by

Honor Honor Camp Camp 42 damage damage

repair repair contracts contracts

com- were were

Bridge Bridge

the the ` ` at at north north limits limits of of Fort

Creek Creek

area, area,

construction construction activities activities are trict trict Ihighways. Ihighways.

Aseries Aseries

of of

flood

coast. coast. This This is is the the Pudding Pudding

Creek

the the

In In Lord Lord

Ellis Ellis Summit - Redwood manent manent repairs repairs

to to

flood - ravished ravished Dis-

on on Route Route Sign Sign the the 1 1 on on Mendocino

road.

to to make make emergency emergency

finally finally

and and

per-

of of the the last last remaining remaining timber timber structures

of of

old old

highway highway

serving serving as as a a frontage in in excess excess of of $5,000,000 $5,000,000

was was necessary

are are 000 000 provided provided to to replace replace

another

lanes, lanes,

this this with with

reconstructed reconstructed portion were were gains gains wiped wiped

out. out.

Work Work costing

budget budget

funds funds the the in in

amount amount

$325,- of of

the the with with

future future

development development to to four waters waters receded, receded, appeared appeared it it

that that all

-59 -59 1958 In In

highway highway

construction

as as line line to to and and grade. grade.

It It will will key key in

State State Highway Highway System. System. When When

flood-

Replacing Replacing Timber Timber Bridges

cially.deficient cially.deficient section section

of of old old highway rious rious damage damage

ever ever suffered suffered by by the

Continued Continued

from from

45 45

page page :. :.

is is This This a a project project to to correct correct

an an espe- sulted sulted in in the the most most extensive extensive and and se-

DISTRICT DISTRICT

and and 0.2 0.2 mile mile east east of of Fieldbrook Fieldbrook Road. strophic strophic 1955, 1955, December, December, flood, flood, re- GOODWIN J. KNIGHT Governor of California

CALIFORNIA HIGHWAIP COMMISSION C. M. GILLISS Chairman and Director of Public Works CHESTER H. WARLOW, Vice Chairman Fresno JAMES A. GUTHRIE San Bernardino ROBERT E. McCLURE Santa Monica FRED W.SPEERS . Escondido ROBERT L. BISHOP Santa Rosa JOHN 0. BRONSON Sacramento C. A. MAGHETTI, Secretary Davis

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS C. M. GIIIISS Director A. H. HENDERSON . Depufy Director T. FRED BAGSHAW Auistant Director JOHN STANFORD . Management Analyst S. ALAN WHITE . Departmental Personnel Officer RICHARD WINN Departmental Information Officer

DIVISION OF HIGFIWAYS GEO. T. McCOY State Highway Engineer, Chief of Division !. W. VICKREY Deputy Stafe Highway Engineer CHAS. E. WAITE . Deputy Stafe Highway Engineer J. W. iRASK Assistant State Highway Engineer J. P. SINCLAIR District IV, San Francisco THOMAS MERET Construction Budgets Architect F. W. PAN40RST Assistant State Highway Engineer L. A. WEYMOUTH Distict IV, San Francisco WADE 0. HALSTEAD 1. C. WOMACK . Assistant State Highway Engineer R. A. HAYLER District IV, San Francisco Princi gal Estimator of Building Construction S. P. MURPHY Assistant State Highway Engineer A. M. NASH District V, San Luis Obispo STANTON WILLARD Principal Architect, Standards F. N. HVEEM Materials and Research Engineer W. L. WELCH District VI, Fresno LEAVITT M. POWERS Accounting Officer FRANK E. BAXTER Maintenance Engineer A. L. HIMELHOCH District VI I, Los Angeles W. F. PARKS Supervisor of Office Services GEO. LANGSNER Engineer of Design LYMAN R. GILLIS District VII, Los Angeles G. M. WEBB Traffic Engineer C. V. KANE District VIII, San Bernardino MILTON HARRIS Construction Engineer E. R. FOLEY . District IX, Bishop Design and Panning Service H. B. LA FORGE Engineer of Federal Secondary Roads JOHN G. MEYER District X, Stockton P. T. POA6E C. E. BOVEY Engineer of City and Co-operative Projects J. DEKEMA District XI, San Diego Assistant State Architect, Design and Planning EARL E. SORENSON Equipment Engineer HOWARD C. WOOD Bridge Engineer ROBERT M. LANDRUM Chief Architectural Co-ordinafor H. C. McCARiY . Office Engineer State-owned Toll Bridges ARTHUR F. DUDMAN Principal Architect, Sacramento J. A. LEGARRA . Planning Engineer A. F. M. REYNOLDS JAMES GILLEM Principal Architect, Los Angeles Planning Survey Engineer CHARLES PETERSON L. L. FUNK Photogrammetric Engineer DIVISION OF CONTRACTS AND SCOTT H. LATHROP Personnel and Public Information RIGHTS-OF-WAY Principal Structural Engineer, Las Angeles E. 1. SALDINE Industry Contact Engineer CARL A. HENDERLONG E. J. L. PETERSON Program and Budget Engineer Legal Principal Mechanical and Electrical Engineer A. L. ELLIOTi Bridge Engineer—Planning ROBERT E. REED . Chief Counsel CLIFFORD L.IVERSON I. 0. JAHLSTROM Britlge Engineer—Operations GEORGE C. HADLEY Assistant Chief Chief Architectural Draftsman, Sacramento R. R. ROWE Bridge Engineer—Special Studies HOLLOWAY JONES Assistant Chief RAYMOND CHEESMAN J. E. McMANON Bridge Engineer—Southern Area HARRY S. FENTON Assistant Chief Chief Architectural Draftsman, Los Angeles L. C. HOLLISTER Projects Engineer—Carquinez GUSTAV B. VEHN . Chief Specifications Writer E. R. HIGGINS Comptroller DIVISION OF SAN FRARlCISCO BAY Construction Service Righ6-of-way TOLL CROSSINGS FRANK BALFOUR Right-of-way Agent CHARLES M. HERD Chief Construction Engineer C. Chief NORMAN C. RAAB Chief of Division CHARLES H. BOCKMAN E. F. WAGNER Deputy Chief Right-of-way Agent BALALA Principal Bridge Engineer Assistant to Chief Construction Engineer RUDOLPH HESS Assistant Chief BEN R. S. J. PIANEZZI Assistant Chief E. M. MacDONALD Assistant Chief DIVISION OF ARCHITECTURE AREA CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISORS ANSON BOYD State Architect, Chief of Division THOMAS M. CURRAN Area I, Oakland B W. BOOKER Assistant State Highway Engineer HUBERi S. HUNTER Depufy Chief of Division J. WILLIAM COOK Area II, Sacramento ROBERT W.FORMHALS CLAR.ENCE T. TROOP Area III, Los Angeles District vll Administrative Assistant to State Architect Highway Engineer FRANK B. DURKEE, 1R. Information Officer E. T. TELFORD . Assistant State AREA STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS SCHOOLHOUSE SECTION District Engineers Budget and Fiseal Service SAM HELWER District I, Eureka EARL W. HAMPTON MANLEY W. SAHLBERG Area I, San Francisco H. S. MILES District II, Redding Assistant State Architect, budgets and Fiscal M. A. EWING . Area II, Sacramento ALAN S. HART District III, Marysville HENRY R. CROWLE Fiscal Officer ERNST MAAG Area III, Los Angeles

~Yt1t~¢t~ iYt C.I LI FORMA STAiE PRINiINC OFFICE ] 250 ~-58 46M SEC. 34.6G P. L. & R. California Hiyhways and Pu~lfc Works DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS U. S. POSTAGE P. O. Box 7499 PAID SACRAMENTO. CALIFORPIIA Sacramento, Cal.

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