This section runs through the northern portion of the Pass Creek Canyon,
and has been the dread of tourists heretofore. It has always been a hard
road to travel under summer conditions and absolutely impassable in
winter, even for horse-drawn conveyances.
The contract for this improvement involved 2.4 miles of grading and was
awarded to S. S. Schell of Oakland, Oregon on September 5, 1917. The
bulk of the grading was done that fall and the job was completed in the
spring of 1918. The road bed was graded to a width of 24 feet with 5 per
cent maximum grades and easy curves. In addition to the grading, the
contract included two drainage structures over Pass Creek, one a double
6x6 reinforced concrete box culvert and the other a 20-foot reinforced
concrete bridge. All construction charges were paid by Douglas County.
Engineering charges were paid by the State.
Mr. E. B. Bishop was the Resident Engineer in charge on this section.