In September and October, 1918, the State Highway Commission made a
location survey on the section of the Bend-Burns Highway between Rolyat,
in Deschutes County and the One Hundred Mile Road, in Harney County. The
object of the survey at this time is to secure a more direct route and
to avoid the bad section of the present road through the Glass Buttes
district. The length of this survey is seventeen and one-tenth miles and
it materially shortens the distance, as compared with the present road
between the terminal points mentioned.
Fifteen and six-tenths miles of this line are in Deschutes County and
one and five-tenths miles in Harney County. The northeast corner of Lake
County is touched by the survey but only for a short distance. The
definite limits are not shown as the County Lines could not be found and
it was deemed not advisable to go to the cost of reestablishing the
lines for the purpose of the survey. The new location leads in an
easterly direction from Rolyat and continues to the north of the present
road.
The plans for this survey will be made up in the near future. H. B.
Wright was the locating engineer in charge.