During 1917 and 1918, very little work was done by the Highway
Department in Benton County. At the request of the County Court a short
section of the West Side Highway north of Corvallis was staked for
grading to be done by the County, and designs were prepared for three
concrete structures. Two of these were for box culverts for the Pacific
Highway about five miles north of Corvallis. The other was for an 85
foot reinforced concrete bridge over a mill race south of Corvallis. A
short reconnaissance was made of the Corvallis-Newport road between
Blodgett and Eddyville.
For work to be done in Benton County in 1919, the Highway Commission has
set aside $129,500.00. With this amount it is planned to pave the West
Side Highway from Corvallis north to the Polk County Line, approximately
seven miles.