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INDEX to California Highways and Public Works 1937-1967 VOLUME I: INDEX to California Highways and Public Works 1937-1967 Compiled by: Jill Hupp Environmental Program, Cultural Studies Office California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, June 1997 CALTRANS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM CULTURAL STUDIES OFFICE 1120 N Street, M.S. 27 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 653-0647 JUNE 1997 Copies available from the Caltrans Publications Distribution Unit for $25.00 (includes sales tax, shipping and handling). Please make checks payable to “Caltrans,” and mail to: Caltrans Publication Unit 1900 Royal Oaks Drive Sacramento, CA 95815-3800 (916) 323-5606 We do not accept purchase orders or orders by fax To place an order using your Visa or Mastercard, please call (916) 445-3520. TABLE OF CONTENTS CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS INDEX 1937-1967 Introduction and Acknowledgments . v “California Highways and Public Works Journal, 1912-1967: A Brief History” . vi MAIN INDEX SUBJECTS ACCIDENTS . 4 ARCHAEOLOGY & PALEONTOLOGY. 6 AWARDS . 6 BRIDGES . 7 BUDGETS & FUNDING . 23 BUILDINGS . 25 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY COMMISSION . 26 CONVICT LABOR . 26 CULVERTS . 27 DAMS & CANALS . 27 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS . 29 Division of Highways . 29 DISTRICTS . 30 DOCUMENTS & RECORDS . 30 EDUCATION . 32 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. 32 EQUIPMENT . 33 EROSION CONTROL . 35 Bank Protection, Methods of . 35 Drainage . 35 Embankment Stabilization . 35 Slides/Slipouts . 36 EVENTS . 36 AASHO Conventions . 36 California State Fair . 37 Visits to State . 37 WASHO Conventions. 38 FERRIES . 38 FLOODING . 38 Damage Caused By . 38 Flood Control . 39 FREEWAYS . 40 GASOLINE TAXES . 41 GRADE CROSSINGS, SEPARATIONS & INTERCHANGES . 41 HIGHWAY PLANNING & DESIGN . 47 Photogrametry . 47 HISTORIC LANDMARKS & MONUMENTS . 48 Missions of California . 48 HISTORY: PEOPLE, PLACES & HISTORIC EVENTS . 49 INFORMATIONAL SERVICES . 50 Exhibits By Division of Highways . 50 Film/Television . 50 LANDSCAPE & LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE . 51 Litter Removal . 51 Roadside vegetation removal/control . 52 Trees . 52 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS INDEX 1937-1967 LEGISLATION . 52 LITIGATION / LEGAL . 53 MAINTENANCE . 54 MOTOR VEHICLES . 54 NATIVE AMERICANS . 55 NATURAL DISASTERS . 55 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING . 56 PAVEMENT & PAVING . 56 PERSONNEL/EMPLOYMENT-RELATED . 58 REST STOPS & VISTA POINTS . 59 RIGHT OF WAY . 59 Acquisition/Clearance . 59 ROAD CONSTRUCTION . ..
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