San Mateo-Hayward Bridge Are Derived from the Net Revenues of This Crossing Combined with Those of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay and Dum- Barton Bridges
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Cali~ornia Hig hwa Y sand Public Works Official Journal of the Division of Highways, Department of Public Works, State of California Vol. 42 January-February 1963 Nos. 1 -2 CONTENTS Page SepulvedaPass --------------------- - ------ -- ------------- ----------- --------------- 2 SantaMaria ----- ---------- --- ---------- ------------- ---- ------- ------------------ ---- 4 By L. D. Krantz and L. A. Paglia, ResidenT Engineers Grapevine Grade Accidents Reduced-_-___--_-___-__-_-__-_------_-----------__-_----- 8 Cable Spinning --- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----- ---- -------- --------- ---------- 9 By John B. Poppe, Assistant Resident Engineer Cliff Face Threat __ _ 14 Luddy, Wolley Reappointed to Highway Commission _ _________________~_____________ 17 ~ P~ Big Bear Road. 18 ~ ~ .y ~~~ ----- ---- - - ------- -- --- ------ ------- ------- -------- ., ~~ w. ',' By L. M. Barnett, District Construction Engineer, and J. L. Riddell and W. McKnight, Resident Engineers t '` ~~ State's Relocation Polity Is Praised _____ ______ _______ ______ _______ ______ 21 TehachapiJob 22 '_._ ;~ , ~g . ~a+ ------------ ----------- - - - ---------------- ------ t By Charles H. Jackson, Resident Engineer San _. ______ .w. ~ ~, ... # y~;. Mateo-Hayward Bridge --_--- --_---- -_--_-- _-_--_ -__ -------_ 25 By Norman C. Raab, Projects Engineer Sierra County Thanks Division for Fast Flood Damage Repair_______________ 32 z-*~.,.. .s- SierraRains ---- ------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ 33 FRONT COVER: Division of Highways Photographer U.S. 60 Freeway---------------- -------------------- ------------------ ------------------------- 36 Robert Dunn climbed }o the top of the Power fo get By Taylor Smith, Resident Engineer this shot on the uncompleted Vincent Thomas Bridge Pixley-Tulare ------ ----------- ---------------------------------- 40 connecting fhe City of San Pedro and Terminal Island By K. P. Oliphant, Assistant Highway Engineer in Los Angeles Harbor. Photo shows confractor's man at work on cable spinning, which was completed in Hill, DefFebach, Webb Named to New Posts________________ ___________ 43 early December 1'962. (See sfary page 9 et seq.) Skidproafing--------------------- -------------------- ----- ------------------------------------- 44 By R. D. Kinsey, Assistant District Engineer LadyEngineers --------- --- ---- --- --------------------------------- --------------------------- 46 By Louise Gohdes, Assistant Information Officer FossilFind -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- 50 Highway Exhibits ----- ----------------------- -- - ---------- --- 52 BACK COVER: At some risk }o self and eq~ipmenf, By Barry Cohon, Assistant Information Officer Division of Highways Phofographer William Ruland took this fime exposure night picture on U.S. 40 More Routes ------ ---- ----------------- ---------- ------- 54 while skidproofing operations were going on. (See Earl E. Sorenson Retires, John Beaton Is Named ____________ _______________________________ 57 story page 44 of seq.) Greene, Ayanian Reassigned in S.F.-__-_---------------__------__---___------_-_-_--------_ 59 1962 Index to California Highways and Public Works _ _______________________________ 61 Twenty-five-year List --------_-___--_--_-_----_-_-_---- 43 Retirements Department Retirements ____________ 58 Thomas Mendenhall ______________________ 59 Rudy Bergroth _ _ 56 Frank and. Frances Reynolds________ 60 E. F. Carter--_----------------_-_-------_ 57 Hazeldean Snedden -------__----------- 60 W. S. Cully---------------------------------- 58 Earl E. Sorenson------------------------------ 57 G. L. Laird.-------------------------------- 59 L. A. Weymouth--------------------------- 58 Obituaries In Memoriam --_------_---.--_--_-_--- 17 lames B. Woodson--_----------------_ ---- 60 Harry Mathewson ____ ____ .45 LESTER S. KORITZ, Editor STEWART MITCHELL, Associate Editor JOHN C. ROBINSON, Associate Editor WILLIAM R. CHANEY, Chief Photographer Editors are invited to use informafion contained herein and to requesf prints of any black and white photographs. Address communications to: EDITOR, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS P. O. Box 1499 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA U.S. 101 Freeway Skirfs a~ ~ g r i d Rapidly Growing Cify By L. D. KRAATZ, and L. A. PAGLIA, Resident Engineers Recent comple- the activation of Vandenberg Air has doubled its population (current DISTRICT tion of an 8~z-mile Force Base, close to nearby Lompoc, estimate: 28,800) and the end of this Vfreeway project as amissile-testing and training center gro~~th is not vet in sight. b~~passing the City on April 1, 1957. At that time the pop- Recognizing the increased urgency of Santa ~~Zaria on ulation of Santa AZaria vas slightly for highway improvement in this U.S. 101 has elimi- more than 13,000 people. Immediately booming area, the California High~~ay nated amajor bot- after the activation of Vandenberg Air Commission provided right-of-~vay tlenecic for through Force Base, the city was jolted into a and then construction. funds as early traffic on this- im- frantic burst of activity. The town as possible, and the project ~~~as adver- portant north-south mushroomed almost overnight, burst tised for bid in August 1960. coast route. With the exception of its seams and began spreading in all ~'Iadonna Construction Company of some portions of U.S. 101 in Santa directions. Five years later, the city San Luis Obispo had submitted the Barbara and a minor deficiency in Buellton, a motorist can now travel from the south Santa Barbara county Ovr 1llew Freeway line to the north San Luis Obispo county line on four-lane divided high- The following editorial appeared in the "Santa Maria limes" on October 1, 1962 ~vay for 170 miles ~~~ithout seeing a stop sign or a traffic signal. Santa Maria's new freeway is now in operation. This significant achievement ~~-as In the mill for something like seven years, it was opened last Friday with brought about, in part, by the rapidly appropriate ceremonies in which city, county and state officials participated. one, as is often the situation changing complexion of the northern The history of the freeway has been a stormy when a city is bypassed. Santa Barbara County area. Initially, the controversy raked around where it should be located—on the The City of Santa Maria, located in east side of the city or on the 'west side. the middle of a long, flat agricultural Once this was resolved, although not to the complete satisfaction of many, valley formed by the Santa 1~'Iaria there were other problems. The freeway agreement between the city and the Rieer, had for many rears been a State was a stumbling block for a number of months. stable, peaceful small city depending The main points of contention centered around the city's seeking to get more on extensive agricultural and oil oper- specific in the agreement, as opposed to the generalities in the original proposal. ations for its economic life. The cite Many hours were spent by city and state officials ironing out the differences. ~~~as fairl~~ evenly divided by U.S. 101, But finally they were resolved and two years ago work started on the 10-mile ~~~hich ran in a north-south direc- project. Now that it is completed, there will be some interesting points to bear watching. tion through to«•n. Commercial devel- State officials report it is expected to reduce the traffic count on Broadway, opment both north and south of the old Highway 101, by about a third. The count formerly was 30,000 vehicles a main sections of to~~ n'~eit11 its conse- day. This will be reduced to about 19,000, officials say. quent heavy cross traffic slo~~~ed do~~~n What effect will this have on business in the city? through traffic and greatly increased The State Highway Division has made some extensive studies on this point, local traffic congestion. and these studies generally conclude that after an initial falloff, business quickly For this reason alone, the Division returns to the prefreeway level. of High«~a~-s as early as 1953 con- In a growing community such as ours, it is questionable if the effects of the ducted engineering studies of many freeway bypassing the heart of the community will be noticeable to any degree whatsoever. alternate routes of U.S. 101 in this area The freeway location on the east side of the community has one valuable so as to alleviate these major local aspect. Except for a very few eyesores, it shows a very attractive section of traffic problems. Ail alignment bypass- the city. ing the cit}~ on the east ~~-as finall~r The attractive residential areas, the well-groomed grounds