As a result of the liberal co-operation of Douglas County, a very large
amount of work has been done during 1917 and 1918 on the Pacific Highway
across that County. From a $500,000.00 bond issue the County set aside
$200,000.00 for the improvement of the Pacific Highway north of
Roseburg, with the understanding that the Highway Department would
expend an equal amount on the same highway south of Roseburg. In
accordance with this arrangement, it was agreed that the County would
grade 10.4 miles between Yoncalla and Oakland, grade and macadamize 4.6
miles between Comstock and Leona, and grade 2.4 miles between Comstock
and the Lane County Line; and that the State would grade 12.8 miles
between Myrtle Creek and Dillard and macadamize 2.4 miles between
Comstock and the Lane County Line. It was further agreed that if the
County would cooperate with the State and Federal Government to the
amount of $23,000.00 on the Canyonville-Galesville Forest Road Project,
this amount would be considered a part of the $200,000.00 to be provided
by the County in connection with the general scheme of improvement
outlined.
All of the work contemplated in this co-operative agreement has been
carried to completion, and when final payments have been made the total
expenditure by the State will be approximately $205,000.00 and by the
County $175,000.00.
The Canyonville-Galesville Forest Road Project referred to above
involves the grading of a 9.7 mile section over Canyon Creek Pass, and
it will eliminate one of the very worst stretches on the Pacific Highway
between Portland and the California Line. This is estimated to cost
$211,000.00, of which the County will pay $23,000.00, the State
$94,000.00 and the Federal Government $94,000.00.
In summary, the improvement work on the Pacific Highway in Douglas
County during 1917 and 1918, including the work now under way, consisted
of 39.9 miles of grading and 7.0 miles of macadamizing.
The expenditures on the individual sections by the County, State and
Federal Government when final payments are completed, will be
approximately as follows:
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Sections | By | By | By | Total
| State | County | Federal |
| | | Govt. |
----------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------
Lane County Line- | | | |
Comstock Grading |$ 2,027.30|$ 17,119.44| ... | $19,146.74
Lane County Line- | | | |
Comstock Macadam | 15,185.09| ... | ... | 15,185.09
Comstock-Leona | | | |
Grading and | 5,650.28| 74,349.72| ... | 80,000.00
Macadam | | | |
Oakland-Yoncalla | 17,565.28| 83,530.84| ... | 101,096.12
Grading | | | |
Myrtle Creek-Dillard | 120,000.00| ... | ... | 120,000.00
Grading | | | |
Canyonville-Galesville| 94,000.00| 23,000.00| 94,000.00| 211,000.00
Grading | | | |
Umpqua River Bridges | 45,500.00| ... | ... | 45,500.00
+-----------+-----------+----------+-----------
Total |$299,927.95|$198,000.00|$94,000.00|$591,927.95
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[Illustration: BRIDGE ON PASS CREEK--20 FT. SPAN. ON PACIFIC HIGHWAY
NEAR COMSTOCK IN DOUGLAS COUNTY]