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FRANK W. CLARK, Director C. H. PURCELL, Stat¢ Highway Engineer J. W. HOWE, Edi4or K. C. ADAMS, Associate Edi4or
Published for information of the m¢mbers of the d¢partment and th¢ citizens of California Editors of newspapers and others are privileged to use matter contained herein. Cu!s will be gladly loaned upon request Address communications to CaliFornia Highways and Public Works, P. O. Box 1499, Sacram¢nko, CaliFornia Vol. 17 MARCH, 1939 No. 3
Table of C'onterats
Cover Page—Large center picture shows east sine of Shasta. dam site on Sacramento River, terraced by work roads where excavations for the dam foundations are under way. Surrounding scenes show diversion tunnel bore, drillers and equipment at work. Photos courtesy U, S. Bureau of Reclamation. Page Go~~ernor Olson Acts to Secure State Control aircl Operation of Shasta Water and Pa~uer------1 Sketch of Shasta Dam Sha«ping Po«per House,. Spill~~ay and Reservoir Lake 3 lIap of Central Valley Project Svstem_ 4 EYeavating Diversion Chaiznel for Sacramento River at Shasta Dam______5 Repairing Floocl Damage oi~ All-Year Yosemite. High~~ay______6 By If7. C. Fos~~czte, Dist~~tict Co~cst~~a~ct4o~ti Eai~z~aeer Picture of Rock Wall Flood Protection Construction on All-Year Yosemite Hi~;hi~~aY ------7 Photo of Finished Section of Pock Wall ______8 $ 6,809,000 Cost to Modernize fIigh «~a~~~s in District ~______9 B~ R. E. Pierce, Dist~•2ct E~~gtineen^ Ilhlstrations of Poor Roacls in District X______10-11 Livingston Underpass Qpeized______12 Views of Livingston Underpass and Crowd at Dedication Ceremonies_____12-13 Prado Dam Project Compels Relocation in Santa Ana .Canyon__ __ 14 By A. Evea^ett Smith, flssistant Htiglvway E~~~~i~~Rer Views of Excavation for ~'rado Dam and Newly Graded Hiaht~~av______15 New Sepulveda Linl~ Opened, Illustrated______16-18 By Ralph d. Myers, Assistant Distrxet Ojfice E~~gilte~i~ New Channelization Features in Oakland, Illustrated ______20-21 By F. D7. Cap°tee-, gssistant tl2aiaxte~va~roce E~v~i~aeer New Bridge Superstructure Placed by Skidding Operation______22 l3~ O. T. Zlleric7z, Associate B~°i~lge Destiq~~. F,atgi~aeer Photographs of Various Steps in Skidding Bridge Deck Superstructure___. 23 Monthly Report of the Division of Water Resources______24 Highway Bids and Awards for the 1Vlonth of February______25 Golden Gate Exposition Brinbs Traffic Increase to I3ay Briclge______26-27 Rumsey Bridge Officially Opened______28 overnor son cts ~o ecure tats ontro an perat~on 0 hasta ater an Power
ITH characteristic energy At the first meeting of the new Governor Olson reiterated his and initiative, Governor California ~'Vater Project Authority wishes in this regard at the Febru- Culbert L. Olson, signaliz- the Governor through Director of ary meeting of the Governor's Coun- ing the launching of his compre- Public Z~orks Frank W. Clark im- cil and coincidentally Director Clark hensive public ownership pressed upon the members of this program, announced he had asked the Legis- as outlined in his inaugural address, governmental agency his predomi- lature fora $250,000 appropriation has «~ithin the last few weeks con- nant desire to hasten completion of to be devoted to preliminary centrated efforts to speed up con- the Central Valley Project and to studies and surveys struction of Central Valley Project. place the State in a position to en- for the Antioch project. ~Iis endeavors in this di- At the Council meeting, the rection have met with highly Governor also stated that Secre- encouraging s u c ce s s and tary of the Interior Harold L. promises of increased cooper- Ickes and John C. Page, Com- ation from the Federal Gov- missioner of the U. S. Bureau erninent. of Reclamation, lave expressed a desire to cooperate in every "This great project," de- wa,y with the State in the de- clares Go~rernor Olson, "is the velopment, operation and main- answer over twenty years to tenance of the Central Valley of untiring endeavors by the Project. people of the Sacramento and Director Clark r e v e a l e d San Joaquin valleys and up- that the State will enter into San Francisco region per Bay negotiations with tiVashington to secure a stabilized water for Federal aid for the Anti- supply. Primarily, the proj- och project either in the form ect designed to provide is for of a Reconstruction Finance navigation improvement and Corporation loan or a P.~~V.A. flood control, furnish and to grant or both. Director Clark vitally needed water supplies added: for our present agricultural, municipal and incdustrial de- "The State would be justi- velopments. But an important fied in providing much more by-product will be hydro- than $250,000 for preliminary electric power. The timE has work on the Antioch project now arrived for the people to alone as it is directly in line prepaxe plans for receiving with what the Reclamation and using the water and Bureau desires us to do." power to be made available, In his inaugural a3dress and these breparations should delivered to the Senate and be started at once in or- Assembly in joint session on der that the full benefits of January 2, Governor the Olson project upon completion said may be realized without de- lay." GOVERNOR CULBERT L. OLSON "The construction of the great Shasta, Dam of the Cen- Early public distribution of power gaffe in public distribution of power tral Valley Project was instituted and water through the medium of and water at the earliest date. as a Federal Government project. the Central Valley Project is one The Federal Government looks to In line with this policy, the Au- of Governor Olson's most important this State and to its subdivisions thority started consideration if not his major governmental ob- of a to be prepared to receive the benefits jeetive. Assuming the office of Chief plan to construct at Antioch a of this project, not only in the equi- Executive on January 2, Governor steam-electric plant and transmis- table distribution of its water, but in Olson lost no time in inaugurating sion facilities therefrom, to furnish the utilization of i~Gs hydro-electric the State Administration's public and distribute power prior to the power, through public agencies. ownership movement. bringing in of Shasta Dam power. "Unless public agencies are pre- pared with distributive facilities to purchase of water and power and it would be ecmzomy to speed up con- receive such power upon the comple- the enactment of necessary enabling struction. He said that developed tion of this huge project, a monopo- legislation to carry out this pro- lands will continue to be abandoned listic power trust would be the only gram. until water is delij~ered and that entity ready to contract with the 4. That the cost of the steam- growth in load in the power market Federal Government for the distribu- electric power plant at Antioch and will be met by private utilities if the tion of this power, with the result necessary transmission and distribu- Central Valley Project power pro- that the people of this and future tion facilities therefrom be financed gram is delayed. generations would be forced to pay by and through the issuance of rev- He added that an enlarged con- unnecessary and exorbitant tolls. It enue bonds by the Water Project struction program would materially shall b~ the purpose of this admin- Authority under the provisions of help to solve California's serious un- istratior.. to promote the means for the Central Talley Project Act em~loyment problem. pub?ic ownership and operation of coupled with a loan and grant of tiVith retard to the disposal of elec- plants and distributive facilities f_or funds from the Federal Emergency tric po~~-er from the Shasta Dam the cl~striba~tionas of this electric Administration of Public Works, in- power plant, Governor Olson told power for the people at cost." volving an estimated capital ex- Secretary Ickes that he favors the formation of more public districts In fitr~~herance of this polic~r and j~-hich ~~-oulcl receive and with their his desire to hasten completion of the otivn facilities distribute the power Central Valley Project, Go~~ernor from the Central Valle- Project to Olson, Diiector of Public Works its own people at cost. Clark, and State Engnleer Edward Htratt recentl~~ conferred in San ~Ie expressed the view that if such Frai7cisco with Seeret~r~- Ickes and public districts are not organized Commissioner Pane. Tl~e Go~~einor with their own distribution facili- ~~ubmitted to these hinl~ Federal. of- tius, only one major customer for ficia,ls a p~i°o~;ram for inereasecl par- Central Valley Project power will ~tieipation b~- the ~taie in the project. e~is~ ; namely, the Pacific Gas and The Go~~ernor proposed ~l~ctric Company. IIe said °that pre- liminary organization of public dis- (30VER\OR OLSON'S PROGRAI~T tricts should be undertaken as soon 1. That negotiations be initiated a,s possible, immediately between desi~natec~ In connection «pith the proposal to rey~resQnta,tives of the U. S. Depart- build a state-owned steam-electric m~nt of Interior and of the Water po«-er plant at Antioch, Governor Ol- Project Authority of California on son expressed to Secretary Ickes his a contract between the United States opinion that the most aclvanta~eous and the Authority providing for (a) and logical plan of proceclnre looking #h~ administration, operation and to disposal of Central Va11ey Project mai.n.tenance of the Central Valley power to public districts would be to Proiect by the Water Project Au- constrnet at an ear1~° date an initial thority, (b) the repayment of the installation of the steam-electric ca- reimbursable costs of the project pacity to be required ultimately and by the Authority to the United a portion of the secondar~r translnis- States in accordance with the recla- sion. netti~ork ai1c1 place the same in mation law, and (c) the securing of FRANK W. CLARK, Director of Public operation prior to the brin~in~ in of water ~,nd electric power contracts Works and Chairman of California Shasta power. This procedure, the Water Project Authority by the Authority with public and Go~~ernor pointed out, «could have the other agencies as security for repay- advantage o£ de~elopin~ the market p2nditure of approximately $20,000,- ment of reimbursable costs thereof, iinmediatel~- for Shasta power, which and execution of such contract at aoo. could be initia113r served by the steam- 5. 'ghat the United States Bureau the earliest practicable date. electric plant and later bzr h~Tdro-elec- of Reclamation expand and speed up 2. That the through tric power from the project with the State by and its construction schedule for the the Water steam-electric plant providing the Project Authority pre- Central Valley Project, so that the pare plans and steam- necessary auxiliary s tl p p o r t and construct a people of California will receive the electric power plant in the vicinity standbzr. benefit therefrom by the progressive of Antioch, County, to- Contra Costa completion of tkie entire project at gether IDIPORTANT ADVAi~TTAG~S with the secondary trans- the earliest possible date and early missiQn distribution facilities The Goj~ernor emphasized that the and revenues may be obtained for repay- necessary disposal installation of asteam-electric plant for the economic ment of funds advanced by the Fed- as an initial unit of the electric power of the electric power to public dis- government; and that Congres- eral facilities of Central Valley Project tricts. sional appropriations for the project «could ha~~e a fiirther important ad- 3. That the State direct and assist be increased. for this purpose. in the organization of public dis- ~~antag•e in that it would pro~~ide the tricts which will contract with the ~1t his conference with Secretary additional capacity required to meet Water Project Authority for the Ickes, the Governor pointed out that the fro«nth in load in the northern
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California market prior to the brin~- Project but does not set up a proce- ing in of Shasta power, thus preclud- dure for determining u~an and i~i- inb any necessity for the installation chlcling them. Thy proposed amend- of hydro-electric power plants. such. a5 ment supplies this procedure. Under proposed by the Pacific Gas and Elec- the existing act, the State is empow- tric Company on the Feather River ered to construct the Central Valley in accordance ~j~ith its application to Project but aLlthority is not given tt, the Federal Power Commission which acquire existing facilities by pl~r- is now pending and which is being chase. This: authority is adclecl. protested by the Water Project authority of California. TAX PAYMENTS PROVIDED The Governor said that the con- Another amendment would change struction of the steam-electric plant the present law by providing that ,L at Antioch would permit an inter- public agency distributing power may connection with the Hetch Hetchy be required to pay equivalent slims Project of the City of San Francisco in lien of taxes. Under this amencl- whsch might hasten municipal dis- ment, political subdivisions ~~ot~]_cl tribution of electric power in that continue to receive the game amount city. of taY money as at present with elec- trie power clistribtitecl by privatel~~ As a means of strengthening Gov- owned public utilities. ernor Olson's public ownership pro- Other sections of the bill pro~~icle ~;rain, the State administration is that. the Water Project ~lllthorit~r, be- sponsoring three bills introduced ire fore constructing facilities, may call the legislature amending or affecting an advisory election in any liven ter- the Central galley Project Act. One rit~ry to ascertain whether the people measure amends the present act to desire public distribution of power ; authorize purchase as well as con- that the mater Project ~nth~rity struetion of facilities and provides a may contract with an~r State agency method of adding new units. EDWARD HYATT, State Engineer and The Executive Officer of California Water for the acquisition of any works and present law provides that new units Project Authority may loan ftmcls to such anency Lipon may be acldecl to the Central Valle3~ security and subject to such terms.
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present present preservation preservation developments of of tious tious public procedure procedure for for valuing valuing because because practically practically regulated all all
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The The Its Its necessity. necessity. chief chief the the second second three three of of measures is function function Shasta Shasta Dam Dam the the reservoir reservoir up- and and on on
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determined determined may may be be in- upon upon after after for for agricultural, agricultural, existing existing from from the the to and and industrial moving moving Sacramento
tribution tribution facilities facilities to to as such such extent extent vide vide needed needed urgently urgently annually annually supplies water water of of a a billion billion on on commodities
Authority Authority units units can can issue issue and and for for waters waters dis- rivers rivers of of these these in in at at order order valued valued to to atrade atrade pro- joy joy three - quarters
amount amount bonds bonds of of revenue revenue the which which regulate regulate conserve, conserve, and and Los Los distribute distribute and and Francisco Francisco Angeles Angeles the which which en-
Authority Authority determine determine shall shall ; ; limits limits the through through t~ t~ of of system system metropolit~u metropolit~u the the physical physical to work work centers centers of of of of ~aii
imitations imitations 1 1 conditions conditions and and as as the the the two two largest largest tike tike sir•eams sir•eams It It is is nomically. nomically. in in the the State— "back "back country" Excavating. diversion channel at Shasta Dam site for Sacramento River, upper left. Shovel with 5-yard scoop filling 25-yard truck.
Satz Joaquin pumping system to carry half billion kilowatt hours yearly on flood protection for lands bordering water from the Delta into the San the average. Four units of this plant the upper Sacramento River will. be Joaquin Valley for else as a substitute will be immediately installed with a provided. The invasion of salt water supply for San Joaquin River water combined capacity of 300,000 kilo- into the Delta channels, which for no«~ used in the northern San Joaquin watts. Contracts for the generating many years has resulted in large ~'~lle~~, so that the waters of the San equipment have already been let. A losses in crop production and menaced Joaquin River can be regulated in main transmission line is planned ex- the continued productivity of the and clivertecl from Friant Reservoir ; tending 200 miles southerly from the Delta land, will be prevented. the Contra Costa conduit, conveying dam to the vicinity of Antioch and a The existinb deficiencies in avai]- ~~~ater from the Delta to serve a sec- terminal substation to convey the elec- able water supplies for industria], tion of Contra Costa County ; and the tric power produced to the market. municipal and irrigation uses in Delta cross channel to convey regu- Contra Costa County will be flllln lated grater supplies from the Sacra- SOLVES ALL URGENT PROBLEMS met. The serious water shortage i11ei1to River across into the San Joa- The project when completed and which has existed for many years quin delta for use therein and diver- placed in operation will meet all the and already caused abandonment and aion therefrom. urgent problems of water shortage loss of between fifty and one hundred. Plans for the Shasta Dam unit and regulation in California's two thousand acres of highly developed. of the project also include an great valleys. Crop losses due to dry land in the southern San Joaquin hydro-electric power plant with an year deficiencies in the Sacramento Valley will be entirely overcome by installed capacity of over 500,000 Valley will be eliminated. Commer- the additional water supplies fur- H.P. at the Shasta Dam, which will cial navigation on the Sacramento nished through the canals extendin~~ be capable. of generating one and one- River will be restored. Additional from Friant Reservoir. (Continued. on page 28) California Highways c~nd Public Works (March 1939) QFive1J ■■ Rep air ~ n~ F o0 Daryag e on Aiy I ea rY o sem ~to H~g h way
By IVI. C. FOSGATE, District Construction Engineer
ACOMBINATION of warm depth of 30 feet in the nano«per sec- flood damage except in a few particu- weather and heavy precipita- tions of the river, was very high. larly bad places. ~t these locations tion in the high Sierra in The section of the all-year Yosemite rubble masonry walls were placed. December, 1937, changed what should Highway from Bricebur to El These walls all stood the test of the leave been snow to rain. Water falls. Portal, all of which lies on the banks flood and remained intact. that are usually practically dry at of this river, was badly damaged, so On the opposite side of the river that season of the year began to feed badly, irz fact, that for three days it from the highway the Yosemite Val- into Yosemite Valley more water than ~~as impassable. Before it could be ley Railroad, the trade of which is has ever been kizo~~vn since. the com- reopened to traffic it was necessary to practically the same elevation as the ing of the white man. The floor of cut a new road into the bank in maizy highway, suffered in like proportion t.}~e valley vas flooded and consider- places ai7d in other places slides «sere and miles of its rails were piilled able damage was done to roads and bulldozed oLlt to replace asashed out from the roadbed and literally tied in meadows. fills. All of this work was of a teinpo- knots by the rushing water. This The Yosemite drainabe area is the rary nature aizd as soon as surveys railroad has. operated since 19~r aiid main source of the Merced River and and plans could be made, a contract this is the first trouble of this kind this combination of weather produced «gas advertised for replacinb this sec- that it had experienced. more runoff thaiz the channel of the tion and protecting it a~aii~st the re- OF ROCK Merced sl~oLtic~ carry. The grade of ci~rrence of such major floods. HEWN OUT the river is gLlite steep, falling 700 Originally this road vas con- The Merced River Canyon is very feet in ].7 miles and the. velocity of structed by prison labor and no at- izarrow with the walls of the canyoi7 the water, which attained a i~iaximLlni tempt was made to protect against meeting the river's ecl~e. The slopes
One section of Yosemite All-year Highway showing typical damage done by Merced River flood in 1937.
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operations operations were were started started at at the the east- (Continued (Continued on on page page and and crushing crushing screening screening this plant plant 19) for for
1938, 1938, and and on on September September 20, 20, 1938, The The is is contractor contractor now now erecting erecting a excavation excavation is is impractical impractical on on account
struction struction on on Company Company August August 22, screenings screenings for for to to the the surface. large large wearing wearing boulder boulder Where formation. formation.
was was awarded awarded to to Mittry Mittry Brothers Brothers Con- penetration penetration application application oil oil with made made foundations foundations by by down excavating excavating
contract contract A A repairs repairs to to for for this this road where where the the The The original original and and was was a lost, lost, embankments embankments are are placed placed on
$16,885 $16,885 for for general general repairs. course course the the of of untreated untreated gravel, larger larger crushed crushed rocks.
Federal Federal funds funds in in the the amount amount of dition dition includes includes which which off off on on base the the placing placing a a to to bulldozer bulldozer place properly properly
Briceburg Briceburg and and Indian Indian Lodge, Lodge, and the the replacing replacing to to road road chokers chokers its its original original con- by by operated operated take the the power power
$5,807.32 $5,807.32 for for traffic traffic control control between The The place, place, work, work, coizsists coizsists in in general, general, supplemented supplemented of cable cable by by and
moval, moval, $68,900 $68,900 for for general general repairs,
ment ment from from trucks trucks bulldozed bulldozed
and and into
7.00 7.00
p.m.
mately mately
$3,650 $3,650
for for
direct direct slide slide
re- dumped dumped over over the the end end the the embank- of of
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7.00 7.00
p.m.
involved involved the the
expenditure expenditure
of of
approxi-
yard yard or or more. more. This This is material material 4.00 4.00 p.m. p.m.
5.30 5.30
p.m.
made made by by the the
l~Zaintenance l~Zaintenance Department p.m.______p.m.______2.30 2.30 5.30 5.30 p.m. p.m. 4.00 4.00 p.m. cent cent must must have have a a volume volume cubic of of 3 3
p.m.______p.m.______
1.30 1.30 p.m. p.m.
4.00 4.00 2.30 2.30 p.m. The The immediate immediate
repairs repairs which which were
by by the the
equipment. equipment. At At least least
50 50
per
p.m.______12.30 p.m.______12.30
2.30 2.30
p.m. p.m. 12.30 12.30 p.m.
Indian Indian
Lodge Lodge and and
Briceburg. foot foot to to as as as as large large
handled can can
be be
a.m.______10.30 a.m.______10.30 a.m. a.m. 10.30 10.30 10.30 10.30 a.m.
traffic traffic has has
been been
under under
control control
between built built ledge ledge rock rock of of sized sized cubic from from ~ ~ a.m.______a.m.______9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 a.m. a.m. 9.30 9.30 a.m.
and and Indian Indian Lodge Lodge and and since since then a.m.______a.m.______7.45 7.45 7.45 7.45 7.45 7.45 a.m. a.m. a.m. and and on on a a to to They They 1 1 slope. slope. are 14 14
was was road road
obtained obtained between between El El Saturday Saturday 5 -Week -Week Portal days days holidays constructed constructed aproximately aproximately feet feet wide 12 12
and and and burg burg El El
Portal. Portal. Later Later atwo -way
The The embankments embankments are are rock rock being
Sunday
first first
put put under under control control
Brice- between between
use use embankment. of of rock rock
Indian Indian Lodge From From
sible sible
time. time. To To do do this, this, traffic traffic was stricted stricted did did not not channel channel permit permit the
6.00 6.00 p.m. p.m. p.m. 6.00 6.00 to to the the reopen reopen
at at the the road road earliest earliest pos- available available
walls walls for for where where and and re-
p.m. p.m. 4.30 4.30
4.30 4.30 p.m.
these these reasons, reasons, For For it it was was
necessary
where where suitable suitable was was foundation foundation not
p.m. p.m.
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valley valley
and and way way points points to to
Mariposa.
not not used used extensively, extensively, its its found found place 4.30 4.30 p.m._ p.m._ 2.00 2.00 p.m. p.m. 1.00 1.00 p.m.
ing ing high high students students school school from from the 3.Q0 3.Q0 1.00 1.00 p.m.______p.m.______p.m. p.m. 11.00 11.00 a.m. stricted stricted sections. sections. river river while Riprap, Riprap,
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a.m. a.m. a.m. 10.00 10.00
at at El El school school Portal Portal and and the the other other tak- turns turns
the the of of river river
and and
adjacent adjacent to to re-
10.00 10.00 a.m.______10.00 a.m.______10.00
a.m. a.m.
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to to taking taking
children children the the
elementary-
available available the the outside outside on on of of the the sharper
8.15 8.15 8.15 8.15 a.m.______a.m.______
a.m. a.m. 1.00 1.00 a.m.
buses buses
school school
use use also also the the one road, road, where where foundations foundations satisfactory satisfactory
are
5 -Week -Week days days Saturday Saturday holidays
highway highway
for for transportation. transportation. Two work. work. Rubble Rubble is is masonry masonry placed and
logging logging camp camp which which this depend depend on on Sunday up up the the part part largest largest the the of of protection
From From
Briceburg
there there
are are several several mines mines and and one one large
plete. plete. The The
rock rock embankment embankment makes
Schedule Schedule Control Control
to to
May May
30
Besides Besides the the into into traffic traffic the the valley, was was approximately approximately 40 40 cent cent com- per per
has has gas gas remained remained the the so so to to pumps. the the present present time. complete, complete, the the and and rock rock embankment
main main artery artery part part to to Yosemite Yosemite of of the the concrete concrete Valley Valley and foundation foundation for plete, plete, the the was was riprap riprap 100 100 per per cent
1926 1926 and and in in this this of of immediately immediately station station became became the the the after after was was flood flood a masonry masonry was was wall wall 90 90 cent cent per per com-
This This road road was was first first had had been been opened opened located. located. to to All All traffic that that remained On On February February 15, 15, 1939, 1939, the the rubble
and and disintegrated disintegrated to to rock. prior prior the the flood, flood, a a gasoline gasoline station ment.
the the rock, rock, balance balance this this being being embankment embankment was was talus mostly mostly placed placed where rock rock riprap riprap wall, wall, and and rock rock embank-
about about 60 60 cent cent per per was was of of which which rock rock embankment. embankment. solid About About feet feet 200 200 of three three sists sists types, types, of of rubble rubble masonry
to to sary sary hew hew literally literally out out of of the the a a road, change change channel channel and and 1700 1700 feet feet of against against flood. flood. This This protection protection con-
original original construction construction it it neces- El El was was Portal. Portal. The The work work here here consisted work, work, is is of of course, course, the the protection
average average about about
14 14 to to 1 1 so so that that end end in in its erly erly of of the the contract contract just just east east of The The work. work. major major the portion portion of of
Section Section of of rock rock wall wall flood flood protection protection
on on being being built built Highway Yosemite Yosemite -Rock -Rock sizes sizes from from 2 2 cubic cubic and and foot foot larger.
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~, ~, ,._ $56,809,000 Cost to 11Aodernize State Highways in District X
By R. E. PIERCE, District Engineer
HIGHWAY DISTRICT X, lo- are State Park Roads, and 55 miles ton to the foothills near 1Vlokelumne cated as it is in the very are inside incorporated municipal- Hill, Route 65. From its junction center of California, with its ities. Of this municipal mileage, 37 with Route 66 at Mossdale, it carries headquarters at Stockton, and ex- miles are high type pavement. the combined traffic from the north tending from tidewater on the upper The area served by District X and south into the San Francisco reaches of San Pablo and Suisun bays roads inchzdes most of the so-called Bay area. Route 66 is the main con- and the Coast Range, across the great "Delta" oiz the lower reaches of the nection from Route 4 at Manteca to valley and over the high Sierra 1~Te- San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers. Route 5, and carries the through bay vadas to the eastern boundary of the This area is reputed to include some traffic from Route 4 to Route 5. State, has a wide variety of climate, of the richest land in the world. Another very important artery is soil and terrain. The area is noted for the production Route 7 (U. S. 40) which forms a Included within its boundaries are of asparagus, celery and other truck part of the main route between San all of the following nine counties produce. The counties of San Francisco and Sacramento, and eg- Solano, San Joaquin, Amador, Al- Joaquin, Stanislaus and 1~Ierced are tends north through Sacramento pine, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Mariposa, noted for their productivity, and are Valley to the Oregon State bound- Stanislaus and Merced. Also included lamely under irrigation. These con- ary, i n c l u d i n g forty-six miles southern tip is the of Sacramento ditions lead to the movement of through Solano and part of Napa Walnut Grove. County below large volumes of produce by truck counties. ~ much-used route is the There are thirty-two incorporated into local packing or preserving Mother Lode Highway, extending cities in District X. plants; to the Port. of Stockton, a from the north boundary of the dis- The status of highways in District recently opened deep water termi- trict near Plymouth to PZariposa, X is as follows: nal, and to t11e San Francisco Bay county seat of Mariposa County, a area. 54 miles, or 4.1 per cent unim- distance of 105 miles. In the Mother The foothill counties, Am~,dor, proved roads and unoiled earth Lode country are some of the richest Calaveras, Tuolumne Mariposa, roads. and and deepest Gold mines of the United lie along the famous Mother Lode States. This route runs through the 335 miles, or 25.6 per cent oiled where mining activity has been county seats of all four of the "foot- earth roads inferior to grade, as greatly accelerated by the increased hill" counties, and forms a very nec- alignment, width, drainage price of gold. This has increased essary connection to the primary structures and carrying ca- the traffic over Route 65, the Mother laterals connecting these county pacities. seats Lode Hightivay and connecting high- with Route 4. This road is only 175 miles, or 13.5 per cent graveled ways. partly built to a satisfactory stand- road with light oiled surfaces The main traffic route in the dis- ard for the traffic it carries. expensive to maintain. trict is Route 4, known as U. S. 99, The West Side High`~vay, Route extending 205 miles, or 15.7 per cent inter- for 102 miles north and 41, extending from Route 5 near south through mediate improved type of sur- the district. This route Tracy to the southern boundary of has a relatitiely facing. heavy volume of the district near Dos Palos, is also of traffic, with a maximum 536 miles, or 41.1 count ex- importance to communities lying per cent high type ceeding 10,000 vehicles paving. per day and west of the San Joaquin River. This averaging 6000 7000 to vehicles per road was taken into the State Sys- day. The above 41.1 per cent of high- tem in 1933. This road is largely of ways surfaced with high type paving, The improvement of portions nec- narrow concrete pavement in poor does not necessarily mean that they essary to bring Route 4 to a four-lane condition and should be rebuilt. are adequate for present require- divided highway using the existing ments. As a matter of The Sierra Nevada Mountains pro- fact, only a pavement for two lanes, new very small portion are bridges vide awonderful summer vacation adequate. On and drainage structures and the main travelled grade area, also winter sports are enjoyed routes, additional separation structures width is required will require an at several points. The laterals in and on other routes expenditure of $6,500,000. many miles are badly in need of this area extend easterly from the improvement. Route 5 (U. S. 50) with 71 miles in Mother Lode Highway, the follow- Of the above, 1305 miles are out- District X, extends from the San ing crossing the summit of the Sierra side of incorporated areas, 72 miles Francisco Bay area through Stock- Nevada:
California Highways and Public lworks ~n~a,~~h 1939 ~N~e~
Q Q Ten Ten ~ California California Highways Highways Wjorks (March (March Public Public 1939) 1939) and and
tomobiles tomobiles and and 10,600 10,600 5 5 trucks, trucks, or or per
the the District District 115,300 115,300 1937 1937 was was for for au-
The The motor motor vehicle vehicle registration registration in
total.
census, census, is is 4.7 4.7 the the cent cent State's of of per per
265,000, 265,000, to to the the S. 1930 1930 according according U. U.
area area the the of of Its Its State. State. population population of
7.7 7.7 miles miles is is per per cent cent of of the the entire
District District X's X's area area square of of 11,900 11,900
present present giiate giiate for for traffic.
alignrrient alignrrient and and are are grades grades inade- of of
construction. construction. a a large large Also, Also, portion
roadbed roadbed shoLllders shoLllders and and re- needing needing
and and miles miles narrow enina enina several several have have
eral eral tivid- bridges bridges need need narrow narrow of of in in
traffic. traffic. route route are are this this there there On On sev-
truck truck as as heavy heavy passeizaer passeizaer as as well well car
road road Santa Santa This This carries carries Cruz. Cruz. a
around around area area coastal coastal Monterey Monterey and
I`rancisco I`rancisco Bay Bay as as area area as as the well well
San San Valley Valley Joaquin Joaquin the the San with with
Route, Route, Route Route con.nectinb con.nectinb in in the 4 4
Route Route the the Pacheco Pacheco 32, 32, as as known known Pass
Another Another important important lateral lateral very very is
way.
is is on on park, park, the the Pass Pass Ebbetts Ebbetts High-
Calaveras Calaveras Trees Trees Big Big Grove, Grove, a a State
the the Lake Lake Tahoe Tahoe area. area. famous The The
Pass Pass Ebbetts Ebbetts Highway, Highway, lead lead into both both
The The Carson Carson and and Pass Pass Highway Highway the
alignment alignment and and width.
also also needs needs be be improved improved to' to' as as to
into into `vay" `vay" the the Yosemite Yosemite and Valley, Valley,
Canyon Canyon River River is is the the "All "All Year Year High-
l~Zerced l~Zerced Route Route 18 18 PIerced from from via via
Route Route are are ].o`v ].o`v of of standard. very very ~0 ~0
This This part part Route Route of of 18 18 ailcl ailcl all all of
Yosemite Yosemite from from Valley Valley the the north.
the the Oak Oak Flat Flat Koacl, Koacl, Big Big enters enters the
Route Route with with 40 40 at at Carl Carl Inn, Inn, as l~nown l~nown
addition, addition, In In P,oLite P,oLite 18, 18, connecting
standards.
are are adequately adequately built built to to reasonable
a a limited limited Only Only portion portion above of of the the
highest highest elevation elevation 9940 9940 feet.
Route Route 40, 40, Tioga Tioga Pass Pass Hi;hway,
highest highest elevation elevation 9620 9620 feet.
Route Route 13, 13, Sonora Sonora Highway, Yass Yass
highest highest 8800 8800 elevation elevation feet.
Route Route Ebbetts Ebbetts 24, 24, Pass Pass Hibhway,
highest highest 8600 8600 elevation elevation feet.
Route Route 34, 34, Pass Pass Carson Carson Highway,
highest. highest. feet. 7800 7800 elevation elevation
Ii,oute Ii,oute 23, 23, Pass Pass Highway, Lather Lather
presents presents traffic traffic Joaquin Joaquin County County hazards.
Landing Landing bridge bridge in in Hope Hope tom —New —New San
Mariposa Mariposa Coulterville Coulterville in in County. County. Bot-
Center~One road road -way -way ance. ance. west west of
is is below below which which umne umne County, County, legal legal clear-
Railroad Railroad Big Big Oak Oak at at Hetchy Hetchy Flat, Flat, Tuol-
below below tracks tracks Underpass Underpass of of Top — Hetch Top—Obsolete road ap~rnaching Carson Hill on Mother Lode Highway in Cala- veras County. Center—Narrow bridge over Mokelumne River, Mother Lode High- way, Amador County. Bottom—Bad ap- pwoach to Mokelumne Bridge near Clem- ents, San Joaquin County. cent and 7.2 per cent, respectively, of the State's total registration dur- ing that period. Auto traffic has a yearly total of 6,8422 million vehicle-miles in Dis- trict X, which is 9.5 per cent of the total of 72,245 million vehicle-miles in the State. The total mileage of t11e State high- waS~s in District X, including through incorporated cities and bridges is 1374, which is 10 per cent of the total State Highi~~ay mileage. Of the above mileage 363.5 miles are on the pri- mary system and 1010.5 miles are on the secondary system. The primary system inclLldes those highways that comprise Z~ortions of the original trunk hibh`~~ay system and connects the several county seats. The second- ary system consists of other high- ways of the State Highway system. The terms "primary" and "second- ary" as referred to the highway system lias no reference to the type of surfacing or paving. It is quite possible for a secondary highway to be of higher type paving or surfac• ing than a primary high~~vay. There are 345 bridges in the dis- trict with a total length of 47,358 feet, or 9.0 miles. Th2rt~Een of these bridges are of a. movable span type over navigable streams or arms of San Pablo and Suisun bays and require twenty-eight bridge tenders or operators at all times. The total operation and maintenance cost of these movable span types of bridges amounts t~ $60,000 per year. These thirteen movable span bridges in District X are more than the num- ber of movable span bridges in all the other districts combined. In fact, these are 57 per cent of the total of twenty-three movable span bridges in the State highway system. 7'`~~o aLito ferries, the only ones on the entire State Highway sys- tem, are operated across Cache Slough aid Steamboat Slough, re- quiring eight ferrymen and an an- nual expenditure of $17,000. (Continued on page 26)
California Highways and Public Works (1~Larcb 1939) QEleven~ Recently completed underpass at Livingston, providing a four-lane divided highway beneath Southern Pacific tracks and eliminating a traffic hazard on U. S. 99. Li~~n g ston nder pa ss pene
ITH the official opening on marking the formal opeilina of the pier is located bettiveeti the divided February 21 of the $26,000 Livingston improvement. high«gay lanes. underpass at Liviizgston, In this ~olulection, District High- D~Zring construction of the abut- Merced County, the last but one of way Eizgineer R. E. Pierce announced ments and superstructure, the rail- dangerous grade crossings on the at the ceremonies that two hazardoLls road traffic was x•outed o~er a shoo-fly Golden State Highway, U. S. 99, be- curves an the Golden State Highway track loc~tecl about 70 feet a`~vay from tween Sacraffiento and I~os Angeles, at Delhi, scenes of numeroLls acci- the permanent track. was eliminated. dents, tivill be realigned this summer. Preliminary investination showed The remaiizinb traffic hazard on this The Livin~•ston project is 1.9 miles that grotilncl wader could be expected route will be removed by a steel- in length ~,nd consists of an under- to rise to «ithin 16 feet of the rails, beainecl overpass across the Southern pass with afour-lane divided roacl- w~iereas the roadway surface at the Pacific tracks soLith of Tlirlocl~, way, and realignment of the adjacent lowest point is 20 feet below the rails. Stanislaus County. Contract for this highway. In order to provide for the uplift- iinproj~ement already has been let by The depressed portion of the under- ing action of this ground water, the the State. pass is 2000 feet long, there being two pavement was thickened to a maxi- Fred W. Panhorst, Bridge En~i- 24-foot roadways separated by a 7- mum of 3 feet at the low point of the neer of the Division of Hi~h~vays, foot dividing strip with curbs. Two depressed portion. also along the «rho represented GovernRr Culbert L. 3-foot siclewall~s 'provide for pecles- pa~Tement there is a system of drain- Olson and Director of Public ti~orks trian travel. The cut slopes are. paved agP pipes which intercept arty egeess Frank ~u. Clark at the dedication of with concrete. ~~~ater and carry it to a sump where it the Lievl~gton underpass, cal]ecl at- Tlie overliPacl structure carrying is then pumped into a discharge line. tention to the nearness of the hi~h- m1e trick of the Southern Pacific All rainwater which falls within the. wazr safet~r foal on U. S. 99 toward Pailroad consists of two steel plate Lmderpass area is intercepted by catch which the Division of Highways has ~irc~ers each 117 feet 6 inches long, basins and carried to this same sump. been moving over a period of ,years resting on reinforced concrete U-type All water intercepted by the sump in addressing a crowd of 2500 per- abutments and a center pier, all sup- is pumped into the discharge line by sons wllo attended the celebration p~rtecl on timber piles. The center means of two pumps each capable of
Q Twelve ~ (arch 1939) CG6lZf ornia Highways and Public Worhs delivering 1000 gallons of water per with future developments of the adja- meat, a clecei~t staizclard of living for minute. cent two-lane roadway. all, opportunities for youth, social Some difficulty was encountered in At each end of the dividing strip security, old age retirement and constructing the sump due to the ctiirb, there is a concrete nose in which kindred public welfare goals. He has ground water and behavior of the fine an amber flasher light aizd three ruby promised that any effort to extend a wet sand, which was very compact reflectors have been placed to warn corrupting tentacle into any depart- and resisted the driving of cofferdam traffic that it is entering the divided ment of our State goveriunent would piles. The bottom of the sump is highway. These devices have been be vigorously opposed anct those re- 16 feet below the roadway surface. supplemented by suitable reflector- sponsible punished. It was necessary to construct facil- ized signs. "He has said that the courageous ities for handling water in an irri~a- Addresses, daylight fireworks and endeavors of the farmers of Cali- tion canal which intersects the de- selections by the bands of the Livinb- fornia in meeting their problems shall pressed portion of the underpass. ston High School and the Livingston receive every deserving service within This was accomplished by construct- elementary schools highlighted the the power of his acl~liizistration to ing an inverted syphon having an in- dedicatory exercises, which were render. vert 17L feet below the normal opened by Warren F. McConnell. "I take the liberty of quoting from grade of the canal, and 9 feet below With E. G. Adams acting as chair- the Governor's inaugural address. the road~~ay surface. man, short talks were made by Mayor The Governor said The new highway skirts the town of J. B. Lyon, District Highway F.ngi- "`Let me assure all business inen Li~~in~ston. ~1 connection to it was neer Pierce and Mr. Panhox~t. and business organizations that in constructed front the town so that Mr. Panhorst in his address said their transactions with the State they traffic entering Livingstoiz from the that press of official business had pre- need neither political pull nor pol- north will not have to cross the rail- vented Director of Public Works itical lobbyists in order to obtain a road tracks at grade. During con- Clark from attending the dedication fair hearin and a fair and square struction this connecting road served but that the director had sent the fol- deal under the ].aw. Legitimate busi- as a detour. lo~ing message touching upon fea- ness, concerned only in honest and The new roacl~vay pavement is of tures of Governor Olson's State ad- efficient administration of the law reinforced concrete, varying from 23 nlinstration program will have the whole hearted support feet in width to the divided four-lane "In public utterances, Governor of my administration.'" section. The divided highway is 3000 Olson has pledged his administration On the speakers' platform were feet long and is constructed to tie in to work for a reduction of unemploy- Jack KaLlfman of Merced, secretary (Continued on page ].9) Prade~ Dam project Compels Relocation in Santa Ana Canyon
By A. EVERETT SMITH, Assistant Highway Engineer
TIIE olcl route of the Sailta 11na colzbestioil causes extreme hazard ~~ork has been completed with the Canyon Highway lying between where poor ali~riment and gradient exception of placing the surfacing. the Oranbe County line aild are ii1~~o1~-ed. On January 10 of this dear the Corona passes throtiti~h the re~ser~~oir Before this limit of highway could Division of High«~a3~s awarded a con- site of the proposed Yraclo Dam. The be impro~~ecl, it was necessary to have tract t6 V. P. Dennis Construction Prado Darn project has been stucliecl definite information as to the loca- Campan~r for the construction of a bar Federal eiiaineers for a number of tion of the clam ai2d the subsequent highway on ne«~ location from the 3rears, and the relocation of the high- restiiltiiz~ high water elevation. Dti1e Orange County line easterly to way his necessaril3T been delayed, to the l6cation chosen far the dani, Corona. TY~.e construction under this pendinb the outcome of the fii1a1 the limits of the Liltimate lake estab- project will be to modern standards. working out of the Prado Dam plans lishecl b~ the high water line covers The minimum radius of curvatLlre is by the Federal Go~~eriunent. a portion of the existing State hibh- 1 00 feet anti the maximtun braclient This is ~t portion of State IIigh~vay ~~~ay and Santa Fe P,ailway. is 3.18 per cent. Sign Route ]_8 which ser~~es the popu- With ti2e establishment of the loca- All of the project exceptinb the lot~s beach com~~uilities in going to timz of the dam and the resultant westerly O.G of a mile is to be con-
the motult~in resorts of SoLitkerzi hig°h water lnie, steps wire taken to structecl to a 68-foot roadbed section California. People of tl~e inland relocate the rail~~-ay and high«~a3> on a mii7iintu~l rib•ht of way width of cities of Piverside aild San Berilar- facilities. 200 feet. -This 68=foot roadbed is de- dino counties also use this routs to go In August, 1 38, a cbnt~act was signed for a future four-lane high- to the beaches. There is additional awarded by the Orange County Floocl way with a central divisional strip. heavSr trucl~ and passenger traffic Control District for a project about In addition to gradinb, drainage front the Los ~lnneles I~arbor District 1.5 miles in ].en~th. The State par- structures are to be placed and the to ii~lailcl points in Southern Cali- ticipated iri this project and it em- project surfaced throughout, inclucl- ~ornia anal to Arizona and Nevada. braced placing draina~'e structures ing tie portion, previ~ti~ly referred ~~s is common with pleasure bound and grading a roadway to a rough to, that was constructed by the traffic, peak volumes occur on week- grade section for the combined use Orange CountyFlood ControlDis~trict. ezids and holidays. Ths resultant of the railway a,nd the highway. This (Continued on page 27)
QFourteen~ (March 1939) CGZlZfornia Highways and Public Works View of excavation operations under way at Prado Dam site on Santa Ana River compelling relocation of the State highway and the railroad tracks seen in foreground of picture.
the new A portion of highway, grading of which was recently completed, It is IocatQd in a more attractive rolling country higher above the river.
California High~.vays and Public 1~orks ~Mar~hi939~ QFifteen~
QSixteen~
~Mar~h ~Mar~h ivs9~ ivs9~ California California Highways Highways and and Public Public Works
it it
can can t~se t~se
Sepulveda Sepulveda
Boulevard, direction direction through through rolling rolling country handled handled State State by by contract, contract, financed
Angeles Angeles
and and the the
cities. cities. beach beach Now extends extends and and in in general general a a iu iu southerly but but the the actual actual grading grading was
work work
to to
the the
reach reach
harbor harbor West West Los or or northwest northwest of of the the city city of of Fernando Satz Satz partment partment city city of of the the of of Los Los Angeles,
congested congested
Hollywood Hollywood
district district in in Angeles Angeles order aqueduct aqueduct about about miles 12 12 were. were. hailclled hailclled the the by by engineering engineering de-
through through
downtown downtown
Los Los Angeles Angeles the or or Road Road the the "Cascades" "Cascades" near near Los the the of of and and plans plans for for this this grading grading portion
ley ley
was was formerly formerly
required required to to pass The The project project leaves leaves Fernando San San hinds hinds became became available. available. Surveys
Traffic Traffic
the the
front front San San Joaquin Joaquin
Val-
was was deferred deferred the the until until
necessary
PASSES PASSES BY- SAN SAN P~RNANDO
southerly.
but but pany, pany, the the placing placing pavement of of
Beach, Beach,
Long Long and and Beach, Beach, the the points Los Los Angeles Angeles metropolitan metropolitan area. State State a a contract contract Griffith Griffith with with Com-
Hermosa Hermosa
Beach, Beach,
Redondo Beach, Beach, highway highway south south the the along along west west side side foot foot of width width of of roadbed roadbed 1936 1936 in in under
Venice, Venice,
El El
Segundo, Segundo, ideal ideal Manhattan an an high - speed, speed, direct direct north -and- This This was was section section graded graded to to a a 40-
ities ities of of Santa Santa Monica, Monica, Angeles Angeles Ocean Ocean Park, and and City, City, CLilver CLilver making making it November November 30, 30, 1938.
cities, cities, beach beach the the including including cominun- populated populated densely densely areas areas of of Los by by the the of of Director Director Public Public Works
Angeles Angeles
Los Los Harbor Harbor west west coast and and miles, miles, and and it it passes passes through through the the less Bros., Bros., Contractors, Contractors, was was and and accepted
the the Route Route Ridge Ridge Alternate Alternate and and the The The of of this this length length route route is is about about 30 was was completed completed during during by by 1938 1938 Matich
Sepulveda Sepulveda Boulevard) Boulevard) (via (via between at at Mines Mines Field. riando riando Road Road and and Brand Brand Boulevard
to to through through traffic traffic ing ing a a direct direct of of route the the Los Los Anbeles Anbeles Municipal Municipal Airport The The paving paving contract contract on on San San Fer-
Brand Brand Boulevard, Boulevard, marked marked the the open- with with the the tion tion Roosevelt Roosevelt Highway Highway at West West Los Los the the Angeles Angeles area.
northerly northerly Fernando, Fernando, of of San San with through through ~~est ~~est Los Los to to Angeles Angeles a a junc- furnishes furnishes turn, turn, a a direct direct connection connection to
connecting connecting Fernando Fernando San San Road, Road, just Monica Monica of of range range mountains mountains and Brand Brand with with Boulevard, Boulevard, which, which, in
-mile -mile the the 3.66 contract paving paving
at at "Cascades" "Cascades" the the across across the the Santa Fernando Fernando of of San San connecting Mission, Mission,
State State on on 30, 30, November November 1938, 1938, of soLitherly soLitherly from from Fernando Fernando San San
Road Fernando Fernando and and Reservoir Reservoir just just westerly
THE THE
formal formal acceptance acceptance by by the which which passes passes in in direct direct nearly nearly a a line the the the the edge edge along along easterly easterly San of of
By By RALPH RALPH C. C. MYERS, MYERS, Assistant Assistant ~Ffice ~Ffice District District Engineer
e e
ul ul w w e e ep ep v v da da ~n ~n k ened L' L' p
Section Section completed completed of of recently recently Sepulveda Sepulveda Boulevard Boulevard where where it it unit unit passes passes the the lower lower San San Fernando Fernando reservoir reservoir of of the the L. L. A. A. water water system. ~~ ~,,; ~r ~,
~,~` ~~
_„~ s
These two pictures of portions of the recently completed sector of the Sepulveda route from San Fernando through the Santa Monica Mountains to the coast in Los Angeles County show its direct alignment and ample width of roadway. There are only three slight curves in the 3.66 miles of the improvement. Two outside Ianes of portland cement concrete pavement are 11 feet wide and separated by a center passing lane of plant mixed surfacing also 11 feet in width.
California Highways and Public 'W'orks ~nti~rFh a X391 QSeventeen ~
Highways Highways and and Works ornia ornia Public Public f f CLLlZ CLLlZ QEighteen~ QEighteen~ 1939) 1939) (March (March
(Continued (Continued 2E) page page on on expended expended amount amount total total under The The Boulevard and and Boulevard Boulevard Venice Venice
in~ton in~ton Boulevard, Boulevard, mile mile 0.7 0.7 length, in in $300,580.37. cost cost of of total total a a iliile iliile Pico the the between between 21 21 section section
t ~1~~enue ~1~~enue «peen «peen concrete concrete and and at paveinei~t paveinei~t Centiiiela Centiiiela Wash- asphaltic asphaltic contract contract foot foot for Los Los City City Angeles Angeles A A
A A the the of of miles miles be- 7.7 7.7 short short route route 30- of of section section placing placing and and ~radin~; ~radin~; $102,057.58. cost cost of of
The The of State. State. consisted consisted work work the the a at at
pavement, pavement, 1937 1937 coizcrete coizcrete during during
PLAN DRAINAGE DRAINAGE
ARRANGING ARRANGING
agreement agreement ~~vith cooperative cooperative financing financing port~and port~and 30 a a curbs curbs -foot -foot with with cement
arcls arcls city city the the of of by by a alignment, alignment, ni~cler ni~cler grade. and and improved improved «gas «gas «~idth, «~idth, aild aild feet feet between 74 74 of of width width a a to to structecl structecl
ilioLmtains of of up up ranbe ranbe ].en~th ].en~th regLiisite regLiisite to to stancl- Moizica Moizica ~noclern ~noclern Santa Santa was was Boulevard, Boulevard, con- ton ton ~~Tashin~
the through through made made its its be be to to it it to to full extending extending section section brim brim the the for for is is to Street Street Playa Playa from from section section mile mile
This 1935. 1935. 29, 29, STet a a are are iml~rovemeilts iml~rovemeilts completed completed of of nilmber nilmber October October «gas «gas 1.6- the the contract, contract, State State Another Another
Ventura Ventura the the to to end end Boulevard one one there from from able able other, other, and and Boulevard Boulevard cost cost total total a a at at contract contract $222,235.90. of of
Sunset between between section section now now is is route route the the travers- Although Although the the for for tract tract State under under constructed constructed ~~~as ~~~as length length
City City Angeles Angeles con- mother mother 1933. State State Los Los iii iii System System Highway Highway miles miles is is iiz 3.1 3.1 ~~~hich ~~~hich section section This This
«gas «gas it it the since since
into into tracts tracts
taken taken
and and 1936 1936 during; during; 1937. shoulders, shoulders, oiled oiled
RANGE I~IONICA I~IONICA SANTA SANTA THROUGH THROUGH
State State city city coii- rotilte rotilte this this and and under under wide and and pavement pavement concrete concrete cement cement
$1,368,047.65 $1,368,047.65 on of of total total expended expended X144,353.33. of of cost cost Portland -foot -foot 40 way way right right with with of of
a has has 113.95 113.95 a at at expended, expended, been been 1935, 1935, 6, 6, making making September September completed completed -foot 100 a a oii oii constructed constructed roaclbecl, roaclbecl,
was been been have have $923,- completed, completed, pavement pavement ~~vhich ~~vhich concrete concrete cement cement laizcl laizcl width -foot -foot 74 a a to to graded graded «gas «gas Avenue Avenue
contracts State State three three -foot -foot the the Under Under port- 40 a a of of and and placinb placinb grading grading Ceiitinela to to Boulevard Boulevard Lincoln Lincoln from from
is is date date to to t0. contracts contracts $444,933. $444,933. the handled handled city city city city the the ~~•hich ~~•hich route, micler micler the the of of end end The The southerly southerly
Field. Miiles Miiles at at Highway Highway velt velt
Roose- the the or or Coast Coast with with connection connection
and and the I~,oad I~,oad Fernando Fernando San San between between
the the portions portions ~~arious ~~arious route of of co~~erin~; co~~erin~;
have have contracts contracts completed city city been been
State State and several several 1933, 1933, System System way way iii iii
State State the the High- into into taken taken Ryas Ryas route route
the the Boulevard Sepulveda Sepulveda Since Since
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION STAGE STAGE
construction. of of stancl~,rds stancl~,rds
hi~hway- State State latest latest the the to to conform conform
pavement pavement all and and oracles oracles Alignment, Alignment,
width. iu iu feet feet likewise likewise is is 11 11 which which
surfacing -mixed -mixed plant of of lade lade ing ing
pass- center center a a by by separated separated are are lames lames
pavement concrete concrete cement cement Portland Portland
The The two feet. feet. of of 10 10 width width staildarcl staildarcl
former with with compared compared as as wide wide feet feet ll ll
each placed placed pavement pavement been been have have crete crete MONICA SANTA SANTA
coi~- cement cement portland portland lanes lanes of of outside outside
Two respectively. respectively. feet, feet, 6700 6700 and and feet feet
feet, feet, 2000 1555 1555 of of radii radii miles miles having having
3.66 ~ /111~r, /111~r, of of length length
the the
curves curves in in slight slight %iiit~`` %iiit~`` /l~i~~ /l~i~~ ~~l~ir`~
three but but being being there there line, line, direct direct a a
almost
on on /CA„ constructed constructed has has been been MON SANrA SANrA varcl varcl
I~, I~,
~~I ~~I
Boule- SepLilveda SepLilveda
of of portion portion This This /~~' II
August August 1938. 15, 15, started started
was was this this aild aild awarded awarded work work work for for
State State and and 1938, 1938, contx^act a a in in early early
Los Los city city the the by by Angeles prepared prepared of of
the the were Plans Plans work work for for paving paving ,.,,
-hours -hours labor. of of man
to to 486,316 employment employment amounting amounting
, ,
. .
,,
-, -,
„ project project The The afforded $488,613.72. $488,613.72. of of
at at this this cost removed removed a a manner manner in in were were
of of yards yards excavation roadway roadway cubic cubic
methods. methods. About About 350,000 labor labor haizcl haizcl
by done done be be grading grading that that ~~ork ~~ork vided vided
,,,'
pro- this this section section grading grading with with tion tion
,,,
requirements requirements connec- in in Federal Federal
LABOR HAND HAND BY BY GRADED GRADED
funds.
works works S. S. U. U. highways by by Program Program repairing All- Motorist Praises Governor Olson ~ear !-lighway Courteous Help Names Highway Into Yosemite on Bay Bridge Commissioners February 20, 1939. (Continued from page 8) REORGANIZATIO\T o f t h e California Highways of large boulders on the surface, hand California Highway Commis- and Public Works, sion was effected by Governor tivork is resorted to. after all earth Sacramento, Calif. or sand is removed from these rock Culbert L. Olson on March 3. surfaces and all small or loose rock While driving to the exposi- The Governor named four new is removed, a rock toe wall is con- tion on Treasure Island yester- members of the commission on that structed as a base for the rock em- day afternoon I had the mis- date and later appointed a new bankment. This toe wall is later fortune to have a blowout secretary. grouted to the rock it rests on and while on the Bay fridge be- In announcing his selections, the to the lowei portion of the rock tween Yerba Buena Island and Governor said he will appoint a fifth embankment. Oakland. member to succeed Director of Public As it is believed necessar;~r to keep On stopping the car, a motor- Works Frank W. Clark, who has been the face of the embankments as cycle patrol asked if we wanted acting as a highway commissioner smooth as possible on its surface, it any help, and then sent for a under temporary appointment. is specified that the outer surface repair car. Larry Barrett of San Francisco shall not vary more than one foot The tire was changed in a succeeds H. R. Judah of Santa Cruz from the planned slopes. For this few minutes and we continued as chairman and on the board with reason, it is necessary to follo«~ up the on our way. him are Bert L. Vaubhn, San Diego and Imperial County hotelman; placing of the embankment with a I want to commend whoever crane, taking off and adding on until Amerigo Bozzani, Los Angeles auto- is responsible for the courtesy mobile dealer as true a surface obtained as pos- and president of the is received from the patrol, and Italian-American sible. Ledge rock for this work is the repair men, Society, ~,nd Iener and also for the W. Nielsen, Fresno attorney obtained by widening cuts aizd by so very and bnsi- nominal charge made for ness man. doing it is possible in most instances the service to the car. Former Congressman Byron N. to eliminate protection ~~ork at these Very truly yours, Scott of Long Beach was named ]ocations. secretary. The approximate quantities of the CARLETON A. CURTIS, Governor Olson announced he major of this contract are San Francisco that items is of the opinion the commission Rubble masonry, cubic yards______11,450 should be increased from five to Rock embankment, cubic yards____101,317 Roadway excavation, cubic yards_233,630 eleven members in order to give all Structure, ditch, channel and trench sections of the State more adequate excavation, cubic yards______64,353 Livingston Under- representation. In view of the fact Untreated crushed gravel, tons____ 18,750 that highway commissioners receive The total contract items, amoLmt to pass Opened no salary, the Governor said he be- approximately $605,529. With a eom- (Continued from pabe 13) lieves the commission's membership pletion date of July 1, 1939. can be enlarged without materially It is anticipated that i~ the sprint, of the Merced Chamber of Commerce; adding to the cost of administration as soon as the present contract has Mayor Roy M. Day of Turlock; Desk of that agency. progressed to a point where it is pos- Officer David C. Peters of the Tur- sible to start surfacing, a contract for lock Police Department ; City Coun- plant-mix surfacing for the project ciln7an Ralph Fay of Stockton ; little Livingston girls held the rib- z~~ill be advertised in an attempt to Supervisor Don Castile of Merced bon. They were La Verne Roy, Doris complete as mLich of the road as pos- County; City Attorney Hil~h Gris- Lee, Ella Mae Gant, Bonnie June Ul- sible before vacation travel starts. wolcl of 1~Terced ; John R. Graham of rich, Mary Ellen Magnuson and Dor- A. N. Lund is Resident Engineer Merced ; Corwin Radcliffe, Merced ; ris Nobbe. on the contract. Livingston City Councilmeiz John The Livingston project was fi- Groom, F. M. Ecclefielcl, and Roy tiV. nanced from Federal. Aid Grade "Do those Englishmen nnderst2nd Ameri- Crowell ; A. E. Todhunter, president Separation Funds except for the por- can clang?" of the Livingston Chamber of Coin- tions lying outside the 1500-foot "Some of them do. ~Vhy do you ask?" merce; and C. R. Daeis and Pobert limit, which were financed from the "My daughter is to be married in London Lee, members of the committee of State Highway Flmcl and regular to an earl and he has just cabled me to come across." arrangements. Federal Aid. Following the speech making pro- The contractor on this project was "I think," said the wife, "that men gram an official cut a ribbon Louis Biasotti and Son, of Stockton. something to show should wear that they stretehecl across the southerly ap- All track work z~~as performed by are married." "Well," replied the husband, "what about proach to the underpass and officially the Southern Pacific Railroad Com- their shiny suits?"—T~¢ncoz~ver Province. declared the highway open. Six pany.
California High~tvays and PZCblic 1X~orks ~ni~,-zh i9s9~ QNineteen~ ew ann e I~'za t i o n Fe atures
By F. M. CARTER, Assistant ~/laintenance Engineer
THE city of Oakland, Califor- came necessary to channelize. The to take the easiest and simplest nia, has utilized a definite chan- work was done under the supervision course. A left turn, taking short nel construction to permit traf- of City Engineer Walter N. Frick- cuts at an unchannelized intersec- fic to flow through an intersection stad, of Oakland.. tion, presents the unexpected and that previous to the channelization Assuming that driving accidents confuses the driver of the vehicle presented distinct hazards through are not premeditated acts, but are passing through the intersection in the numerous movements of traffic. caused when something unexpected or the proper lane. It is possible, of This intersection is just west of the unlooked for occurs, definite traffic course, that the straight through ur Broadway low-level tunnel, Broad- grooves or channels like railroad the right turn may take a course that way, State Highway 75 and Landvale tracks should reduce the points of would create aii unlooked for condi- Street, State Highway 206. unexpectancy and permit the driver tion. This design of channelization was to confine his attention to certain The treatment naw commonly ap- the result of the cooperative efforts of definite points of interception. plied to overcome these unexpected the city of Oakland and the State In the construction of channels to turns of traffic is to take some means Division of Highways. The intersec- pass traffic through an intersection, to keep traffic in the proper channels tion originally was a grade separa- the straight through and the right- in each direction and to adjust the tion. With th'e construction of the turn traffic is readily handled. The channels so that traffic will intersect 13roa.dway low-level tunnel, the traffic problem is the traffic turning left. A as nearly as practicable at a right was materially increased and it be- driver of a vehicle may be expected (Continued on page 27)
QTwenty~ (bLarcb 1939) CGLlZfornia High~.vays and Public Works ~B LEGEND
AO DIRECTIONAL SIGN OB KEEP TO THE RIGHT SIGN C~ NO LEFT TURN SIGN ~D STOP SIGN ~ ~ P. S1 PD r,/ 0+~ ~ AMBER FLASHERS AND RED REFLECTORS O ~ ~~`:: Yr.~ AT ALL ISLAND AND CURB ENDS FACING \_J APPROACHING TRAFFIC OP
`i A
.` l~ B ~ Q,~ ~ ~= A R E- ~/ _~ ~~ II F ~, II D A N D V A L E;~~ ~,' R O A D o~ B a ~ i. ~//—/~`DOUBLE STRIPE AND A ////~~~//~/ REFLECTORIZED PAVEMENT A MARKERS
Plan of traffic channelization and separated grade intersection of two heavy trafFic highways where only partial clover leaf connec- tions are possible.
Works Public Public and and -ways -ways High -two -two [Twenty 1939) 1939) (March (March CGLlZfornia CGLlZfornia
into into skidded skidded position. slab slab permanent permanent concrete concrete new new was was deck deck showing showing Sketch Sketch haw haw
(Continued (Continued 28) page page on on roadway roadway constructed constructed «sere «sere fixed bents bents with with of of moving moving fir fir rendered rendered the deck deck
ture ture as as Moved Moved be be to to had had unit. a a a a 1917 1917 Douglas Seven Seven -foot -foot 19 with with timber laminated laminated temporary- temporary- parallel parallel
~uarcls ~uarcls rails. rails. strtic- entire entire This This Qtteen Qtteen and and wooden wooden trusses trusses Post Post built built the the traffic traffic bricl~e. in ii.tilizecl ii.tilizecl existing existing
concrete concrete with with slabs, slabs, deck deck sonncl sonncl timber the the while eonclition eonclition this this of of of of tinliation tinliation silperelevation, silperelevation, existing
-font -font 15 struct struct end, north north the the on on span span curve curve a a The The timber timber a a con- a a ment, ment, anti anti temporar~~ temporar~~ un- similar similar on on detour. detour.
-foot -foot two two one and and center, center, spans spans new new it it the the 19 made made to to and. and. ali~n- to to can- Creek Creek adjacent. adjacent. and and of of impractical impractical side side
one one the -foot -foot 38 ravine ravine upstream the the stringer stringer narro~> narro~> on on steel steel ~voocled, ~voocled, of of in in span span Bridges location location temporary temporary
a wood wood on on subeaps subeaps spans spans interruption. interruption. out out end, steep, steep, in in The The the the the the heavily timber timber above above south south structed structed
«~o «~o coi7- maintained maintained bridge bridge be be to to t of of had had completely completely with- vas vas coizsisted coizsisted red- -foot -foot 19 character, character, bridge bridge new new the the
The The for because because superstructure superstructure movable movable commercial its its of of c, c, new traff traff the the permanent permanent of of The The portion portion
This facilities. facilities. of of to to concrete. chie chie and and steel steel rail rail lack lack grades. approach approach existing existing
traffic the the timbers timbers the large large truck truck to to of of heavy heavy a a adjacent adjacent carries carries aligmnent aligmnent and and the better better ber ber a a «pith «pith obtaining obtaining
account account Septem- throtitgh throtitgh shrinkage shrinkage the the of of May May oiz oiz traffic traffic stacking thereby curve, curve, from from vertical vertical ist ist sagging sagging faot faot
totlr- of of flow flow made made settlemeizt settlemeizt future future Pouts Pouts for for from a a steacl~> steacl~> of of a a has has the the 400- 1 1 vertex vertex at at centered centered also also
be scabs. scabs. allowances allowances to to had had structure proposed proposed Carefill Carefill The The ment. width.. width.. of of
new foot with with the the foot foot location location permanent permanent per per the the a a place place permanent permanent on on of of alibn- 0.128 0.128 into into of of elev~tion elev~tion
were were in replaced replaced a a on on these these guides. guides. super- deck deck concrete concrete skidded Later Later was was slab slab the the anew anew deck deck placiiza placiiza sitated sitated
neces- This This to to caps caps the the sliding structure. structure. form form pass pass to to it below below traffic traffic over over inch inch continued continued %hile %hile ti's the the of of length length
the cut cut saw saw ~~~ere ~~~ere these these over over an continuous continuous miles miles Garberville. of of operation operation inb inb about about curve curve south south 21 21 radius radius
-foot a a into into jack- the the to to prior prior JLlst JLlst 400 County, traffic traffic iVIendocino iVIendocino impact. impact. rounclecl rounclecl was was of of terrain terrain rugged rugged tangent tangent
to due due short a a and and curves curves sliding sliding from from deck deck the the the ~~ent ~~ent through through No. No. IIi~hway IIi~hway sharp sharp two two 1, 1, State State of of ment ment
to to scabs scabs pre- timber timber align- -inch -inch 14 existing existing x x 4 4 The The with with Hibhway, «~oocl «~oocl scenic scenic slab. slab. Recl the the bend bend of of deck deck crete crete
con- a a toether were were caps caps with with The The joined joined two two roadway roadway horseshoe a a wide wide -foot -foot the the at at of of heel heel 26 located located
a tallow. called called f_or f_or of of layer layer heavy heavy a a coated coated design design with with bridge iie~~ iie~~ The The Bridges Bridges Creek Creek the the of of
were surfaces surfaces contact contact The The
caps. caps. hazard. reconstruction the the in in utilizecl utilizecl
AI AI
bridge a a the the structure structure traffic traffic slidiizg slidiizg «ras definite carry-iva carry-iva subcaps subcaps under under method method old old G G TERESTI\ TERESTI\ \ \
Bridge Bridge Engineer O. O. Associate Associate Design Design T. T. ILLERICH, ILLERICH, By By
Operation by by Skidding Skidding Placed Placed
Superstructure NewBridge NewBridge -.> ,sue .•
p,u~ ~ clesti~.. ~ 1—Old wooden Queen Post truss bridge which was replaced 2—Constructing temporary supports on which new deck by modern deck structure. .structure was built.
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3—Partially completed new deck structure with traffic 4—View of skidding operation in progress, showing jack operators still using old bridge. and sinnal man. Insert shows jack installation.
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5—Picture of sliding deck structure approaching final 6—View of completed deck showing pleasing effect of new align- position on permanent supports. men# and ample width of roadway.
California High~.vuys a~zd Public 1K~'orks ~M,ur~i~ 1939) QTwenty-three ~ • • ~' ~tt ~a^i ~~f~ r tu° .
:N'+J. y ~: .e~'~~.a- -...,a ...y ~k: —.ray .a.: r~.,.. .~ ,itv ra'.y°i¢ fr{. 1u,; - ~` ~-=~~y---- - EDWARD HYATT, State Engineer -==rJ ~ ~''#"'`~:-''~° ~~'i~~•
HE activities of the Divisioiz Newport Mega Irrigation District hais to the Sierra, Darin; tl~e past two weeks, of Water Resources in connec- installed modern deep well pumping equip- however, fair weather has been general ~nent to replace the old unit that has been throughout California and little snow has tion with the Central Valley in service for a ni~inber o~f years, fallen since February 10th. Dne to this Project have included studies of the and the evaporation during the bright sunny eater entitlements of several canal days, tiie snow pack is falling farther below companies under the prov?sions of a SUPERVISION AF DAMS normal sash day. Additional storms, whieli under normal conditions ~~e may expeet to crop-land water exchange agree- get durinb the nest six weeks, are greatly- Many of the dams recently constructed ment submitted to the State Rail- needed to build np the snow pack to prevent lave been put into use during the last a water shortabe nest summer, road Commission for approval, for month, including Suttenfield, St. Helena No. use in connection with studies being 2 and Charles Lee Tilden Park Dam. Dam and outlet control vvorl:s have been com- made of the operation and power SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN output of Shasta Reservoir. pleted on the North. Fork Dim in San Benito County and the concrete lining of WATER SUPERVISION ~1 supplPmei~tal agreement the spillway channel is being; rapidly placed, between the United States of Amer- the excavation having been appraved. During the past month the work on tl~i ica ai7d the Water Project ALtthorit3~ Applications were filed for the approval of activits consisted for the most part of routine of the State of California was exe- the Caleveras Cement Gompan3~ Dam in computations in order to compile. the annual Calaveras County, for the repair of the mimeographed report. One field trip was ciited during the month and certain ~~aodbridge Dam in San Jo.iquin County made to the various river gaging stations activities ~~c~ere resumed or expazzded and for the enlargement of t$e Mountain to check tl~e stream flow at this time. The iu accordance with its terms. These Ding Dam in Calaveras County. Of tlies~e, sampling of water in the Delta for salinity included field surveys in connection the ap~glication for the PZo~untain King Dam is being carried on at all regular stations iii ~~~as approved. order that tl~e record of the seasonal advance with the preparation of topo;raphic anel x-etreat of salinity may be complete. maps aloizg the San Joaquin River from Friaiit to the San Joaquin WATER PIGHTS clelt~,; the preparatioiz of a report on SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS properties east of the San Joaquin During Jai nary, 20 applications to ap- Piver claiming rights to the itse propriate water were received, 7 were denied, Flood Damage R?pavrs 22 were ap1~i•oved, 22 permits were revoked of San Joagtilin River waters; During the month Senate Bill No. 421 t11e end the ri5hts under 8 permit, were con- gelding $79 ,445.51 to the emergeiicv fund preparation of a report on soil ~ncl firmeci b}~ the issuance of licenses. Among for the restoration of property, levees, flood 1a11d classifications of the: applications approved during the month lands adjacent control wor]zs, was one by the Irvine Company of Austin, counts roads and bridges dam- to the San Joaquin River betweeiz aged by the floods of the 1937-38 winter involving an appropriation of 13,000 acre- the Merced River and the San Joa- season, became effective when signed by feet by means of storage on San Diego Governor Olson on February 2d. quin delta ; the compilation of data Creek in Oranbe County at an estimated cost Investigations and the preparation of and the preparation of reports on of $225,000 and two by Washoe County reports on work for which application foe ~'~~ater Conservation District of Reno, Ne- hydrographic and hydrologic sur- the allotment of funds have been made ~cere vada, involving an ap~5ropriation of 60,000 veys on the San Joaquin River and continued and helve reports and recom- acre-feet per annum by means of storage on ~nendations were submitted to the Director its tributaries during the seasons of Little Truckee River in Nevada Count3~ at of Finance. The total amount of outstand- ].936-37 and 1937-38; and the com- an estimated cost of $1,000,000. ing allocations at the end of the month pilation of data for a report on crops ~~as ~4,Q55,800. In addition to the work being grown and the use of water on lands COOPERATIVE SNOW performed by the Division of Water Re- sources under these allotments, work which adjacent to the San Joaquin River SURVEYS between Friant and Gravelly Ford. will cost $3,333,200 is hein~ done by appli- carits under 127 contracts entered into t~~itli I}uring the last few days of January and the Department of Public Forks. the early daps of Februar~~ the first sno«~ IRRIGATION D15TRICTS surveys of the 1939 season were made at lcey courses throughout the major drainage FLOOD CONTROL AND Richvale Irrigation District in Butte Uasins on the west side of the Sierra. RECLAMATION County bas requested approval of a plan to Measurements made before Januar9 27th include 5750 acres of rice land within its iudicated a very deficient snow pack, with boundaries. the amount of snow on the ground less than Relief Labor TVork Pacheco Pass Water District has com- cane-half of the normal amount for that time Under W.P.A. Project Na. 10612, spon- ~leted construction of its storage dam on of the year. The situation, however, im- so•red by this department, the fallowing; Pacheco Creek and runoff is now being. im- l~roved rapidly during the following weel; activity is under way pounded for percolation in the gravel beds when a succession of storms arrived from In Butte County 57 men are engaged iri to improve the ground water levels. the north Pacific Ocean, daily bringing snows cleaning the channels of Big Chico Creel;.
QTwenty-fours ~M~arcl~ 1939) CC6lZfornia Highways and Public.Works Highway Bids and Awards for the Month of February, 1939
\TRt~ COSTA r1ND ORANGE COUATTY-About 0.3 mile ou land, ~2~2,099 ; Barret & Hilp, Sau Fran- ALAbI~DA, LO Kahn Co., SANTA CLARE COUNTIES-2~pply diesel Ulassell Ave., between I'airhaven Ave. and cisco, $255,952 ; liacDouald & vegetation, about 129 miles. south city limits of Orange, bridge ap- Ltd., San Francisco, $262,467 ; llacco Con- oil to roadside Clearwater, $266,411 ; C. W. District IV, Various locations. Lee J. prouches graded and surfaced with asphalt struction Co., Berkeley, $4,369 ; Pacific Trucic concrete pavement. District VII, Route Caletti & Co., San Rafael, $281,626. Con- Immel, Union Paving Co., San Service, Inc., San Jose, $3,8i 6 ; Sheldon 181, Section A. C. O. Sparks 8:, iliundo tract awarded to Oil Co., Suisun, ~4,(i75 ; Garcia Construc- I~:iibineering C;o., I.os Anbeles, $11,222 ; 1'rancisco, $223,35920. tion Co., Irvington, $3,~J27 ; Hayward Build- Uriffith Co., Los Angeles, $11,45. Contract ~t~N LUIS UI3ISI'O COUNTY-Across ing Ntaterial Co., Hayward, $3,740. Con- .iwurded Lo Sully Dliller Uoiitractine Lo., Paso Robles Creek about 6 miles south of (ract awarded to Close Building Supply, I,onb Beach, $8,874.50. Paso Robles, a reinforced concrete girder ]I~iyward, $3,553. ~Ai\T L'L+`N1T0, i~t0\'TERL+`~, SAN bridge consisting of two 48-foot 6-inch spana S'1'ANISLAUS, '1`LOL- LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BAHI3~RA and two 36-foot 6-inch spans on concrete UALAtiLHAS, timber founda- L'.tiINE A\D Ab1ADOR COUNTIES- UOUN'i`IL+~S-Furnish and apply diesel oil piers and abutments with pile 1`urnishing and applying diesel oil to 171.1 to roadside vebetatiou fora width of about tions. District V, Route 2, Section B. District X, various loca- 9 feet adjacent to right of way lines for Valley Construction Co., San Jose, $43,581; miles of roadside. Son, tions. Oranges Bros., Stockton, $3,038 ; a distance oY about 202 roadside miles. 3. Soda and Oakland, $44,958 ; J. S. Sheldon Oil Go., Suisun, $2,914 ; Garcia District V, various locations. Bert Hale, Detzger R Son, Los Angeles, $45,276 ; Earl Construction Lo., Irvington, ~3,38~. Con- 1'isino Leach, $x,984 ; I.. A. I3risco, Arx•oyo ~V. Heple, Sau Jose, $49,119 ; l~I. J. Ruddy, tract awarded to Yucific Truck Service, Inc., (sr2i2de, $6,304 ; Bradley Truck Co., Santa 1Todesto, $49,479 ; M. B. McGowan, Inc., .11ari~t, X6,176 ; ~~Testeru Motor Transfer, San Francisco, $49,916 ; Albert H. Siemer fan Jose, $2,343.60. and John Carcano, San Anselmo, $51,790 ; HL~IBOLDT COtiNT~-Acioss Ohman Inc., Santa Barbara, $6,640 ; Oilfields Trucking Lo., Bakersfield, $7,168. Contract Giubons &Reed Co., Burbank, $52,547 ; E. Ureek about y miles north of (xarberville, a T. lesure, Oakland, $53,176. Contract reinYorced concrete slab and birder bridge to awarded to R. B. Snow, Santa lltaria, $5,8u6. awarded to C. W. Caletti & Co., San Rafael, be consCructed and about U.l mile to be $42,326.50. ~ruded and surfucecl with road-mix surfac- Ste\ BL+`ItNARDINO COUNTY-Acruss seal coat. llistrict I, Ltiwanda tiVash, two reinforced sinble span ~ULANO, SAN JOAQUIN, CALA- ing~ and Clase "d" A li A D R, ].toute 1, Section 13. L. T. Lesure, Oakland, slab bridges to be constructed, one located VERAS, O STANISLAUS, H. Reimer and Johu Car- near Ltiwanda Avenue about 7 miles east :1TARIPOS~ AND TUOLUiVINE COUN- ~~l,bl~ ; Albert Furnishing and applying diesel oil to canu, San Anselmo, ~3Z,b31 ; Mercer, Fraser of Ontario and the other located at Last 'lIES- Valley Uon- Avenue 8 miles east of Upland and about 278.5 miles of roadsides. District X, Various Cum~an,y, Lureka, X38,416 ; locations. ~truction Co., San Jose, $33, 05 ; A. soda U.4 mile of approaches to be graded and Pacific Truck Service, Inc., San Oakland, ~3~,:i82 ; Guerin Bros., laved with Portland cement concrete and Jose, $5,123 ; Garcia Construction Co., and Son, Irvington, San I'rancisco, `.~'3fi,561 ; li. J. Ruddy, asphalt concrete. District VIII, Routes 26 $5,428 ; Oranges Bros., Stockton, \iodesto, $38,832. Oontract awarded to E. S, 9, Section D & A. Matich Bros., ~lsi- $x,240. Contract awarded to Sheldon Oil L+`. SmitY~, L+'ureka, $30,632.75. nore, $2 ,612 ; Contracting Ln~ineers Co., Co., Suisun, $4,770.50. Los tlnbeles, LOS ANGELES COUNTY-North Fig~- ~26,39~ ; J. E. Haddock, Ltd., SONOMA, M A R I N AND NAPA and Pasadena, $27,098 ; J. S. Dletzger R Son, COUNTIES-Apply diesel oil to roadside uei•oa street between ~uuaet ]3oulevard Los 1liamond Street, about U.4 mile to be graded Angeles, $27,913 ; White & ~Vilber~, vebetation, about 206.9 miles. District IV, with asphalt concrete and port- Santa Monica, X29,345 ; C. O. Sparks and Various locations. Garcia Construction Lo., uud laved 1'iundo engineering 1~ua cement concrete, anti a reinforced con- Co., Los Angeles, $29,- Irvington, $7,371 ; Chas. Kuppinger, Lake- constructed. District 5~5. Contr2ct awarded to Gibbons &Reed port, $6,615 ; L. A. Forde, San Anselmo, crete bridge to Ue Co., Burbank, VII, Route 16~, Section L.A. J. E. Had- $23,678.1 . $6,480 ; Spaletta & Siri, Santa Rosa, $6,615 ; ~lucl~ Lo., Ltd., Pasadena, ~276,8y8 ; Bates St~N BL+'RNARDINO C;OUN'1'Y-L'e- Pacific Truck Service, Inc., San Jose, ~~, ltobera Construction Co., Oakland, ~188,- twee~ fan Bernardino and Santa r~nu Diver, $6,426 ; Lee J. Immel, Berkeley, $7,506 ; 7liu ; John ~trona, Pomona, X289,528 ; Rad- about 1.1 mile, plant mixed burTUCing~ to be Helwig Construction Co., Sebastopol, ich .~ Hrown, Burbank, X310,905 ; United 1~laced and pile and timber bull~neaUS to be $7,371. Contract awarded to Close Build- Uoncrete Yipe Corp., Los Angeles, $317,69 ; constructed and backfilled witu imported inb Supply, Hayward, $5,643. Oswald Bros., Los Angeles, $317,840 ; L. borrow. llistrict VIII, Route L6, section A. SO\'OMA COUNTY-Between North- U. Sparlis ~ Mundo Engineering Co., Los Oswald Bros., Los Anbeles, ~8y,616 ; (Teo. wood Parlc and Guerneville, about 32 miles Anbeles, $338,035 ; Mittry Bros. Construc- IIerz & Lo., fan liernarcliuo, ~41,lili; J. ~. to be graded and surfaced with gravel base tion Co., Los Angeles, $350,815. Contract 1\letzger ~Y, Sou, Los Angeles, $44,161 ; R. and armor coat and two reinforced concrete awarded to Griffith Co., Los Angeles, $275,- 11. Price, Huntington Park, ~4~,820 ; Kiss s12b bridges and retaining walls to be con- 474.50. Crane Service, youth Date, ~47,~63 ; Dim- structed. District IV, Route 104, Section LOS ~NULLL+`~ COUNTY-An under- mitt & '1'a51or, Los Angeles, $47,~L8; R. ~. A. C. W. Caletti & Co., San Rafael, $217,- crossiub under the tracl~s of the A. '1'. (7ampbell, Los Angeles, $~U,2S7. Contract 195 ; Poulos, R~ M. A. Jenkins, ;;ruUe awarded ➢IcEwen ~~ S. F. Ry. Lo. at Chapman Station on to V. R. llennis Oonstruction Co., Sacramento, X214,055 ; Guerin Bros., San Rosemead Boulevard, consisting' of steel San Diebo, $39,133. Francisco, $192,909 ; Earl tiV. Heple, San track spans on reinforced concrete piers and SAN DIEGO COliNTY-A reinforced Jose, $219,561 ; Chas. L. Harney, San Fran- abutments on treated timber pile founda- concrete overhead structure over the San cisco, $226,861 ; A. Teichert & Son, Inc., tions to be constructed and roadway about Diebo and Arizona Eastern R. R. at La Sacramento, $228,643 ; A. Soda R Son, Oak- 0.3 mile to be graded and paved with port- Dlesa, consistinb of one 47-foot span, two lancl, $241,357. Contract awarded to Heafey concrete. llistrict VII, Route 30-foot spans and Zten-foot cantilevers on ➢Ioore Co. & Fredrickson ~ Watson Con- land cement struction 168, Section C. Dimmitt & Taylor, Los concrete piers. District XI, Route 12, Sec- Co., Oakland, $184,009.10. Anbeles, $119,204 ; J. E. Haddock, Ltd., tion L.Msa. The Contractinb Engineers Co., STANISLAUS COUNTY-About 0.4 Pasadena, $119,890; Vido Kovacevich, South Los Angeles, $25,200 ; Herman H. Peter- mile south of Turlocl~, a steel beam over- Gate, $121,808 ; C. O. Sparks & DIundo son, San Diego, $25,516 ; V. R. Dennis Con- head structure with concrete deck across Engineering Co., Los Angeles, X124,356 ; struction Co., San Diego, $26,401 ; S. A. the trades of the S. P. R. R. to Ue con- Griffith Co., Los Angeles, $130,477 ; Oswald Cummings, San Diego, $26,565 ; The Robert- structed and about 0.3 mile to be graded Bros., Los Angeles, $132,631 ; Oscar Oberg, son Co., Los Angeles, $28,669 ; Griffith Co., and paved with Portland cement concrete Los Angeles, $133,543 ; Contracting Engi- Los Angeles, $29,114 ; White & Wilberg, and asphalt concrete. District X, Route 4, neers Co., Los Angeles, $134,665 ; Gibbons Santa ll~lonica, $31,831 • Vinson &Pringle, Section A. Earl ~V. Heple, San Jose, and Reed Co., Burbank, $134,728 ; I3yerts & Phoenix, Ariz., $37,240. Contract awarded X284,900 ; United Concrete Pipe Corp., Los llumi, I.os Angeles, $144,388 ; Carlo Bon- to Oberb Bros., Los Angeles, $25,100. Angeles, $293,894 ; A. Teichert &Son, Inc., ;;iovanni, Hollywood, $146,949. Contract SA1~T FRA1~'CISCO COUNTY-In San Sacr2mento, $318,834. Contract awarded awarded to United Concrete Pipe Corp., Los Francisco, between Lake Street and Golden to Union Paving Co., San Francisco, $284,- Angeles, $117,822.50. Gate Bridge approach, 3 viaducts, consist- 10225. MERGED, bTARIPOSA, STANISLAUS ing of reinforced concrete girder spans on COUNTIES-Furnishing and applying reinforced concrete bents and abutments. Don't r~ori;v «hen ,you stumble-remember, diesel oil to 131.4 miles of roadside. Dis- District IV, Route 56. Heafey-11'Ioore Co. & ~i worm is about the only thing that can't trict X, various locations. Sheldon Oil Co., I+redrickson ~~ Watson Construction Lo., fall down. Suisun, $2,614 ; Oranges Bros., Stockton, Oakland, $235,123 ; Chas. L. Harney, San $2,425 ; Charles Kuppinger, Lakeport, Francisco, $254,737 ; Eaton & Smith, San x;2,572 ; Garcia Construction Co., Irvington, Francisco, $235,217 ; Clinton Construction ~~Ve understand that a fireman recently by $2,866. Contract a~vardecl to Pacific Trucic Co. of California, San Francisco, $245,306 ; accident drank some fire extinguisher fluid, Service, Inc., San Jose, $1,98450. Pates ~C Rogers Construction Corp., Oak- ;ind, boy, was he put out!
California Highways and Public 'Works ~M~a,-~h ~9s9~ QTwenty-five $56,809,000 Cost to Modernize Highways in District X
(Continued from page 11)
Snow reino~~al is conducted during to the_ State, but the mountain roads for an annual expenditure of ~3,- normal years on 167 miles, or 12 per which ~>ere on finally built by the 500,000. This is about twice the cent, of tie hi~h~vays in the district. counties attracting this traffic ire average annual expenditure at pres- Tn a.ddition to tivhich, -the sprint still harrow and crooked and with ent in tke district for all items of opez~in ~ of oui mountain roads re- many steep grades. Safe and ~cle- work — construction, maintenance, gilires work on 180 more miles of quate hi~hw~,,ys s3~aLlldbe provided for ~urvey~ and plans, right of tiv~,y, }ii~h~~ay. The av~rabe yearly cost this traffic, Tlie road surfacing is con.struetiori engineeri~ib, mi~7or im- oi' this work is $27,450, or ap~~roxi- usually of tl~e lower types and re- provements and betterments, ac~min- mately $790 per r~iile. quires constai2t and expensive main- istration, cities, etc. 1VIultiple lane highways account tenailce. In the meantime, we must con- for a ticry limited percentage of the Sno~j~ blocks most of these roads centrate on those highways having lii~hways in the district, but. traffic during the winter and those crossiiz the greatest needs, giving full can- i5 ~ro~~~in~ on some of the main the summits are closed many months sideration to maintenance cost, traf- arteries to such an extent as to at a time as sufficient funds are not fic and safety requirements. cle~naxzcl increasing the number of avai]able nor are the road surfaces l~ine~ in the immediate future, espe- of a, type aclec~nate to stand tr~ffie cielly adjoining municipalities. under the extx•eme winter conditions. New We are at present constructing It is beconlinb more evident that Sepulveda two stretches' af_ divided highways on funds are inadequate to keep up with Link Opened the main north and south roL~te—U.S. the inereasiri~ volume of traffic oi~. 99 ; one north of Modesto ; the other the State high~~ra~s in the district. (Continued from page 18) south of Merced, and the extension To bring the present system up to of this same tyke of construction on has not yet been constructed due to a standard to adequately care for this main artery shoLilcl be eontinuecl the fact that it would pass across present conditions, the following in the future. lands subject to inundation during expenditures will be There are many bridges, outside required. the rainy season of the year. At of inunieipalities, that are posted for 54 miles of unimproved present, adjacent paved streets are restricted loading, speed and width, earth roads in need titsed to carry traffic around this por- which must be rebuilt. or stren~t~~- of improvement ___ $2,611,500 tion. Before constructing this short ened. The majority of these strLic- 510 miles 2-lane oiled section it will be necessary to work tures are oiz county roads that came earth or gravel out a comprehensive drainage plan into the State highwa3- system in roads in need of re- for the surrounding area, to be 1933, at the time some 6600 miles of cons~ruction ______16,509,500 financed in such manner that the cost roads were turned over to the Divi- 205 miles intermediate will. be divided in accordance with the sion of Higll~aays through le~sla- improved types of benefits to be derived by furnishing tive action. surfacing in need of proper drainage for this area. The maintenance of these added reconstruction ____ 4,959,000 It is contemplated that further im- roads duel bridges and also of other 536 miles high type pav- provements in alignment will be made inaclegilate roads in the district is ing portions need- on the section throu;h the Santa much snore expensive than would be ing reconstruction_ 22,979,000 Monica MoLintains as some of the the case if they were adequately Railroad grade separa- present cLtrves would be hazardous for built, which is not no~v possible, clue and bricdges the very large volume of traffic tiors ~~s~hich to lack of funds. not included above_ 6,750,000 may be ultimately expected to use this thoroughfare. The average maintenance cost .Acquisition of right of One of during the past five years for all way ______3,000,000 the most important improve- District X roads amounts to approx- nients now contemplated is the recon- strtiction on widened right of way of imately $750,000 annually. A con- Total ______$5,809,000 siclerable part of this sum of money the portion between Ventura Boule- could be saved each year if the I3~sed on tl~e average ~rearl~~ ~~T- vard and the southerly end of the hibh~~a~s serving the district could lotment to the district, it will take recently completed paving contract at be immediately improved to the about sevent3- years to complete this I3rancl Boulevard. Surveys for this standard required to ac~egilately program, b~.ti; ~f course by that tune 8.1 mile section are being carried on meet traffic needs. conditions ~~vill p r o b a b l y have by the city of Los Angeles with the ~%h.ile several of the most im- changed so that a great deal more intention of constructing it ulti- portant railroad grade crossiizgs in m~ne~~ wil] be required. inatel~ as a, six-lane divided highway. the district have been eliminated by 1~ssnmin~ sixteen years a reasan- Septilvecla Bonlevarcl in its present separation structures or relocation, a.ble period in which to improve the stake of development is capable of many still remain which should be present roads in adequate stanclarcls carr~~in~ a large vohime of traffic eliminated. ~ncl not considering added costs for along the westerly side o£ the Los Touriet traffic is a decided asset increased requirements, it mill cell Angeles metropolitan district,
QTwenty-six (March 1939) CLllZfornia Highways and Public Worhs New Channelization Golden Gate Exposition Brings in the City of Oakland (Continued from page 20) Traffic Increase to Bay Bridge angle. An acute angle intersection of THE highest month in daily To the exposition. can also be at- two highways having the gore of such average number of vehicles tributed an increase in freight ton- an intersection paved or even graded crossing the San Fr.ancisco- nage to its. highest point since the of to the approximate level the inter- Oakland Bay Bridge since ferry span opened, the report indicated. A secting highways, with no channeliza- rates were cut in Augilst, 1937, was total of 67,304 tons were transported tion bnt the pavement lane stripes, recorded for February, it was re- across the bridge in February as com- permits numerous unexpected mov~- vealed in a report by Chief Engineer pared with the previous high of ments of traffic. C. H. Purcell filed with Director of 62,421 tons in January, a 31-c~a~ With plenty of space, traffic in- Public Works Frank W. Clark. month. Approximately 5, 00 tons clines to roaming. The approaching For the twenty-eight-dav month an alone were transported over the traffic, proceeding in the proper chail- average of 26,556 vehicles used the bridge on February 16, hijhest single nel, has no assurance that traffic will bridge, an increase of 448 vehicles day. follow the course that might be ex- over 1TOVember, highest previous Of a total of 599,998 visitors «rho pected to be taken by a careful month. paid admission to the exposition driver. A total of 743,573 vehicles were from the opening of Treasure Island Proper chamielization will reduce recorded for February as compared on February 18 to the close of the the unexpected movement of traffic to 593,121 for the same period last month, the bay bridge carried 214,- by reducing the possible intersection year. 638. points to a definite number and loca.- The highest day last mouth was Traffic has operated smoothl3~ over tion. Friday, February 17, immediately the span, without congestion of and preceding the opening of the expo- kind, except on Washington's Birth- Every time a new method of traffic sition, when 36,001 vehicles crossed day, February 22, when vehicles movement is utilized, it takes time for the bridge. slowing up at the exposition adinis- the driver to become used to the The lowest day since exposition sion gates caused the cars to line device. Tl~iis, the design of chan- opening was Monday, February 27, up on the bridge for a short period nelization at intersections should be with 25,052, and high point since of time. as simple as possible, but the chan- TreasLire Island premiere was ~t all times, however, bridge toll. nelizing the should be definite. Traffic Washington's Birthday, February 22, collectors were able to handle traffic will require careful signing to utilize with 3,967 vehicles using the bridge, seedily and efficiently. the different lanes. The most common method of direct- ing traffic into the proper highway is by the use of triangular deflector Highway Engineers Prado Dam Project islands. ~Phen the traffic has turned past these deflector islands, the Lisual Honored for Work Compels Relocation method of confining them is by lane (Continued from Page 14) striping. The city of Oakland has Thomas E. Stanton, Jr., engineer connected these deflector points by a in charge of the Testing Labora- Surfacinb tivill consist of a 22-foot curb which forms a definite chan- tories of the Division of Highways. «idth of plant-mixed surfacing placed nelization. has been notified b~ the board of on a blanket of surfacing material ob- directors of the American Concrete tained from roadway excavation. CHANNEL CURB USED Institute, Detroit, that he and his The plant-mixed surfacing is to be Another feature of the Oakland assistant, Lester C. Meder, have been placed to one side of the center line channelization is a pronounced step ativarded the Wasson medal for note- of the graded section to conform to in the use of a channel curb on the ~vorthy research during 1938. The one-half of the ultimate four-lane, highway in advance of the turning award was based on a paper pre- divided highway. points, to keep approaching traffic pared by Stanton and Meder on "Re- At the easterly terminus of the separated into the proper lanes. sistai~ce of Cement to Attack b3* Sea project to make a satisfactory connec- The accompanying photographs Water and by Alkali Soils," which tion to the wide portion of the high- and sketch show how these channels was. published last tiear iii CaLrFORxin way within the city of Corona, a are outlined. The sketch also shows HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS,official section of portland cement concrete the method of directing traffic. publication of the Department ~f pavement 48 feet in width 'will be Safety measures such as curb in- Public Works. constructed. seits, flashing yellow lights in the ap- The Wasson ativard was founded In addition to materially decreas- proach points of the islands, and by the late Leonard C. Wasson of ing the maximum grade and eliininat- sodium vapor lights at the points of Boston, the second president of the ing numerous horizontal and vertical intersection are used. American Concrete Institute, and curves, the distance between Corona This channelizing has proved the vas first made in 1928. The award and the Oranbe County line will be value of ftiirnishing definitely-sepa- will lac announced at a dinner of the reduced to the motorist by approxi- ratecl lanes for traffic. Institute and the medal for`~varded. inately one mile.
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rary rary structure structure built built was was and 1934 1934 Traffic Traffic gratifying. gratifying. in in was was continu- the the timbers timbers ment ment of of times times with at at all all
bridge bridge The The new new ease ease replaces replaces tempo- with with which which a a the the structure structure moved construction construction positive positive insured insured align-
greatly greatly exceeded exceeded expectations. expectations. The all all
Reinforcing Reinforcing steel, steel, lbs.______260,000
estimated estimated rate rate and and the the progress of of
Concrete, Concrete,
cu. cu. yds.______yds.______1,400
date. was was considerably considerably the the amount under under
Skrnctnre Skrnctnre
cu. cu. excavation, excavation, 4,200 pds.__ pds.__
about about spent spent has has $8,000,000 $8,000,000 to been been the the superstructure superstructure ing ing into into position
Roadway Roadway
escavatiou, escavatiou, 15,000 cu. cu. yds.___ yds.___
project project total total of of $34,600,000 $34,600,000 which pleted pleted in in The The 11 11 cost cost hours. hours. of of jack-
eral eral Government. Government. thus thus the far for for far the the permanent permanent on on alignment alignment was was follows eom- as as
Funds Funds appropriated appropriated by by the the Fed- and and the the total total movement movement into into the the position project project construction construction are this this of of
at at constructed constructed Friant Friant been been dam. 26 26 moved moved inches, inches, feet, feet, 7 7 hours in in seven seven curbs. curbs. the the items items Some Some involved involved of of in
facilities facilities Costa Costa have conduit. conduit. Camp Camp The The entire entire superstructure superstructure was road~~ay road~~ay 26 26 width width feet feet between of of
the the by by and and the the Contra reservoir reservoir ; ; movements movements signal. per per foot foot spans. spans. It It has has cantilever cantilever a a clear
present present line line submerged will will be be which which The The proper proper was was two two spans, spans, speed speed rachet two two -foot -foot two two spans spans 60 and and 16-
Railway Railway route) route) (Shasta (Shasta to to replace replace the at at the the stationed stationed middle middle of of two two the the bridge. 56 -foot, -foot, 6 -inch -inch 58 spans, spans, -foot two two
a a portion portion Pacific of of the the Southern Southern jacks, jacks, by by seven seven structure structure a a signal signal The The guided guided is is 375 375 man feet feet ~~vith long long
portant portant the the is is of of relocation relocation which which of footings footings one one with with operating operating the are are man man each each founded founded of of on on shale shale rock.
certain certain supplemental supplemental works works im- most most operations operations concrete concrete Jacking Jacking started were were frame frame of of rigid rigid The type. type.
the the Shasta Shasta Dam Dam plant, plant, and and and power power subcaps. sticks sticks to to yard yard the the The The new new bridge bridge is is reinforced of of
Units Units construction construction include under under done done not not have have visually visually by by ordinary attaching attaching been been completed.
Department Department the the Interior. of of caps. caps. of of the the operations operations was seven seven sliding sliding This This the the approaches in~ in~ on on
Bureau Bureau States States Reclamation Reclamation the of of of of adjustment adjustment positions relative relative treatment. treatment. the the Due Due on on to to cold cold weather, weather, oi1-
constructed constructed the the by by is is being being United it it close consists consists was was to to which which necessary necessary deck keep keep of of surface road -mix -mix
The The ready ready way. way. well well under under project bents bents the the the of of and and curvature curvature of of is is bed bed 26 26 feet feet feet feet width, width, of 22 22 i~ i~
construction construction priated priated and and therefor therefor al- the the subcaps. subcaps. top top of of skew Due Due to to standards standards the the alignment. alignment. of of The The road-
funds funds with with undertaking undertaking appro- initial initial were were blocked blocked at at then then in in the position. position. are are constructed constructed present present which which day to to
authorized authorized approved approved and and Federal one one to to jacks, jacks, bents, the the seven seven each each of of mately mately 2500 2500 approaches, feet feet of of road road
$170,000,000 $170,000,000 is is now now cost cost of of a a fully capacity capacity Twenty screw -ton -ton ratchet ratchet Rumsey Rumsey project project the the includes includes approgi-
Project Project Valley Valley estimated involving involving an an subcaps. rary rary to to In In the the addition addition bridge bridge proper,
erendum erendum 1933 1933 the the in in election election Central ment ment scabbed scabbed tempo- with with to to and and merce, merce, the the was was ceremonies. master master of of
and and by by approved approved state tion tion -wide -wide ref- new new deck, deck, subcaps subcaps with with District District Woodland Woodland their their align- in in Com- Chamber Chamber of of
enterprise, enterprise, adopted adopted by by State State legisla- built built to to those those parallel parallel the g~ren, g~ren, carrying carrying secretary- manager manager the of of
as as conceived conceived Originally Originally State a a structed. structed. These These bents bents redwood redwood were of of Lindsay Lindsay Woodland. Woodland. Van Van Ton-
and and approaches approaches were were by by
then then Assemblyman Assemblyman John John
con- H. H. O'Donnell
(Continued (Continued
page page 5) from from
abutments, abutments, the the cated cated structure side bridge. bridge. bents, bents, He He was was -hill -hill introduced
Water Water and and Power
The The principal principal at at permanent the the south south end. end. and and speaker speaker
dedi- formally formally
the the old old bridge, bridge, of of of of the the including including Highways, Highways, Division Division crib a a of of was was log log the
State State Control Control of
Fred Fred W. W. The The was was next next the the Panhorst, Panhorst, step step dismantling Bridge Bridge Engineer
Clark, Clark, ment. Director Director Works, of of Public Public
Culbert Culbert Maintenance Maintenance the the L. L. Depart- to to and and local local Olson Olson over over W. Frank Frank
As As the the representative representative contract contract barricades barricades
these these were were turned of of Governor
entering entering than than half half more more of of cars.
witnessed witnessed fences. fences. by by more more than than completion completion tl~e or or persona. of of 2000 2000 Upon Upon points points accounted accounted land land checking checking for
stations, stations, 20 20 the the five five border border south- Almond Almond rails without without Blossom Blossom quate quate additional additional Festival Festival was guard guard and and
-state -state
visitors. visitors. a a
of
Out Out
of of total total of
feature feature be be the the intended intended annual annual to to of of and and quite quite found found Valley
ade-
Capay Capay
the the favorite favorite entrance entrance point point for for out-
Dedication Dedication the the were were use These These of of the the adapted adapted was was structure structure a well well for for
that that California California Southern Southern again again
was
26. ruary ruary the the throughout throughout construction. traffic traffic stations stations quarantine quarantine border border revealed
figures figures Official Official from from the the State to to opened opened traffic traffic cades cades on on were were guide guide Sunday, Sunday, used used and and to to protect Feb-
estimated estimated 1,196,086 1,196,086 visitors. sion sion of of was was Highways Highways Fifteen Fifteen c c a a movable movable temporary temporary o o ffi ffi i i barri- 11 11 y
vehicles vehicles
day day bringing bringing
per per
in in an
Creek Creek in in Yolo Yolo County County new new by by the the
the the
Divi- deck deck
structure.
entered entered State State
the the at at the the rate rate 1183 of of
bridge bridge across across constructed constructed C C e a a c c h h On On completion, completion,
traffic traffic
was was
diverted diverted
to tion tion in in 1938, 1938,
foreign foreign
passenger passenger
cars
Capay Capay Valley, Valley, the the new new Rumsey each each end end with with roadway roadway mobile mobile approaches. mileage mileage throughout throughout na- the the
a a Despite Despite general general
decline decline in in ramento ramento auto- and and Clear Clear rary rary Lake Lake fixed fixed via timber timber approach approach at span span
-state -state out -of motor motor tourists. more more direct direct route route was was Sac- between between It It to to necessary necessary build build a a tempo-
COMPLETING COMPLETING California is is
still still the the Mecca Mecca for
another another a. link link of of
(Continued (Continued page page from from
22) Cars Cars Enter Enter Daily
Superstructure
Opened Opened Traffic to to In In Twelve Twelve Hundred
Motoring Motoring Visitors Skidded Skidded Bridge Rur~nsey Rur~nsey Bridge STATE OF CALIFORNIA D epa rtm e nt o F Pu I i c or ~C s Headquarters: Public Works Building, Twelfth and N Streets, Sacramento
CULBERT L. OLSON______Governor FRANK W. CLARK__ Director
EDWARD J. NERON______Deputy Director
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
LARRY BAItRETT, Chairman, San Francisco ED~'VARD HYATT, State Engineer, Chief of Division FRANK `V. CLARK GEORGE T. CtUNSTON, Administrative Assistant IENER W. NIEI~SEN, Fresno HAROLD CONKLING, Deputy in Charge Water Rights ~MERIGO BOZZANI, Los Angeles A. D. EDMONSTON, Deputy in Charge jVater BERT Ia. VAUGHN, Jacumba Resources Investigation BYRON N. SCOTT, Secretary R. L. JONES, Deputy in Charge Floocl Control and R~clainatioi2 GEORGE W. f3QWLEY, De~atp in Charbe Dams DIVISIOI~T OF HIG~I~NAY~ SPEI~TCER BURI3OUGHS, Attorney EVERETT N. BI{YAN, Hydraulic Engineer Water Rights
C. II. PUItCL+`LL, St.ite Hibhway Engineer CORDON ZAi~'DER, Adjudication, Water Distribution G. T. M~COY, Assistant State Highway Engineer J. G. STANDLEY, Principal Assistant Engineer Ii. H. «%ILSOI~T, Office Engineer DIVISION OF 1~.RCHITE~TURE T. E. STANTON, DZaterials and Research Engineer FRED J. GRUMM, Engineer of Surveys and Plans \V, K. DANIELS, Assistant State Architect, in Charge of Division R. M. GILLIS, Construction engineer P. T. POAGE, Assistant State Architect T. H. DEI~TNIS, Maintenance Engineer F. ~~V. PANHORST, Bridge Engineer HEADQUARTERS L, V. CAMPBELL, Enineer of City and Cooperative Projects H. «'. DE'E3AVEN, Supervising Architectural Draftsman I~, H. STALNAKER, Equipment Engineer C. H. KItOMER, Principal Structural Engineer
J. ~~. VICKREY, Safety Engineer CAItLETON PIERSON, Supervising Specification Writer E. R. HIGGINS, Comptroller J. ~V. DUTTON, Principal Engineer, General Construction
DISTRICT ENGINEERS 1V. H. ROCKINGHAM, Principal Mechanical and Electrical Engineer E. R. GREEN, District I, Eureka P. SV. HASEL~VOOD, District II, Redding C. E. BERG, Supervising Estimator of Building Construction CHAI{LES H. ~~ffiTMORE, III, Dietrict Marysville i Jl\TO. H. SKEGGS, District IV, San Francisco AND RIGHTS OF WAY L. H. GIBSON, District V, San Luis Obispo DIVISION OF CONTRACTS E. T. SCOTT, District IV, Fresno S. V. CORTELYOU, District VII, Los Angeles C. C. CARLETON, Chief ~. Q. SULLIVAN, District VIII, San Bernardino PRANK B. DUI~KEE, Attorney S. `V. LOWDEN (Actinb), District IX, Bishop R. E. PIERCE, District X, Stockton C. R. MONTGOiVIERY, Attorney E. E. Wt1LLACE, District XI, San Diego ROBERT E. REED, Attorney
Qt'DYtI¢(( dYt CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE C,3~23 3-3~J 18.,400 SACRAM EN]'O: GEORGE H.MOOREi STATE PRINSER Return postage guaranteed. f'y -, v " T ~ ~- .~ '( r' - l ~ ,~ ^^ , ',n, r .. _.,. ~ .. r ~, ,. d~ « •. ;~»c> 1 1~~, d'~ i SEC. 562 P. T. ~C R. moved PM: If addressee has ~1'~c~,• arl.~,-a~a~ 8 U. S. POSTPG~ notify serder on Form 3547 ~'`~ ~ ~f ° ~ P A I D Division of Highways Sacramento, Cal. P. O. Box 1499 Permit No. 153 Sacramento, California
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