JOSEPHINE COUNTY

During the two year period covered by this report, a very marked

improvement has been made in the Pacific Highway across Josephine

County. During this time 8.2 miles, or more than one-quarter of the

total mileage of this highway in the County, were completed on standard

grades and alignment, eliminating some of the heaviest and most

dangerous grades between Portland and the California Line. The work done

by the State consisted of the grading of a 4.9 mile section between Wolf

Creek and Grave Creek in the northern part of the County, and the

grading of a one mile section, known as the Locust Hill Section, about

three miles south of Grants Pass. The work done by the County consisted

of 2.3 miles of grading between Locust Hill and the Jackson County Line.

This County work was contracted under State Highway Department

specifications and was engineered by the Department engineers.

In addition to this construction work, location surveys were made over

23.6 miles of the Pacific Highway, completing the location across the

County. These surveys were made in three sections: One from Wolf Creek

to Grave Creek; one from Grants Pass to Grave Creek; and one from Wolf

Creek to Stage Road Pass.

The total amount of money expended by the State in Josephine County

during the fiscal years 1917 and 1918 was $77,998.14, and the amount

expended by Josephine County under State supervision was approximately

$8,500.00. Some considerable amount of work was also done by the County

in grading just south of Grants Pass. While this work was not under

State supervision, it was on the State survey and is standard as regards

grade, alignment, cross-section, etc.

[Illustration: ON THE WOLF CREEK-GRAVE CREEK SECTION OF THE PACIFIC

HIGHWAY IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY. GRADED IN 1918]