A total of fifty miles of pavement was completed by the Department
during the 1917 and 1918 seasons. Had it not been for the entrance of
the United States into the war, this mileage would have been more than
doubled, but with need of paving materials, labor and capital for war
uses, the Commission felt that it must curtail its paving program to the
greatest possible extent. To this end, only three miles of pavement was
started during the 1918 season, whereas under normal conditions the
mileage of new work would have been greatly in excess of the forty-seven
miles undertaken in 1917.
The sections of pavement completed are as follows:
Clackamas County-- Miles
Oregon City to Canby 7.5
Clatsop County--
Astoria to Svensen 3.5
Columbia County--
Scappoose to Multnomah County Line 2.5
Jackson County--
Ashland Hill Section 0.8
Tillamook County--
Tillamook-Cloverdale Section 5.0
Umatilla County--
Pendleton to Adams 10.0
Pendleton to State Hospital 1.0
Washington County--
Multnomah County Line to Yamhill County Line 12.5
Yamhill County--
Newberg to Washington County Line 3.2
Sheridan east 4.0
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Total miles paved 50.0
All of the above pavements are sixteen feet in width, and despite the
fact that the prices of material and labor increased greatly during the
period between the inauguration of the six million dollar paving program
and the actual commencement of work, the cost of these paved roads has
been only slightly in excess of $1,000.00 per mile per foot width
contemplated at the time the six million dollar bond issue was voted.
The actual cost of the fifty miles of completed pavement was
approximately $872,500.00 which gives a unit cost of $1,090.00 per mile
per foot width.
Each of the sections paved is described in full in an article under the
heading of the particular county in which it is located.