The pavement on the West Side State Highway between the Multnomah County
Line and Newberg is 15.7 miles in length, of which 12.5 miles is in
Washington County and 3.2 miles in Yamhill County. This pavement is a
two-inch standard bitulithic surface on a crushed rock base. It is
sixteen feet wide with a two-foot macadam shoulder on each side. The
grading in Washington County and the paving in both Washington and
Yamhill Counties was done by Oskar Huber of Portland under a contract
awarded him on July 30, 1917. The work was started in August, 1917, and
was completed in October, 1918.
[Illustration: COVERED WOOD BRIDGE OVER THE TUALATIN RIVER ON THE WEST
SIDE HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. BUILT IN 1918]
The grading in Washington County will cost complete approximately
$39,699.85 of which Washington County has paid $9,395.00. The part of
the paving within Washington County will cost complete $234,750.00 all
of which is paid for from State Funds.
DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES TO NOVEMBER 30, 1918 GRADING AND
PAVING MULTNOMAH COUNTY LINE TO NEWBERG
Engineering $ 9,445.56
Right-of-Way Costs 49.98
Construction:
Crushed Stone Shoulders, 163,663.4 lin. ft.
@ .06 $ 9,819.80
Standard Bitulithic Pavement, 149,764.4 Sq.
Yds. @ $1.28 191,698.43
Broken Stone, Loose Measure, 34,885.75 Cu.
Yds. at $2.40 83,725.80
Clearing and Grubbing 1,250.00
Common Excavation, 46,773.9 Cu. Yds. @ .34 15,903.13
Intermediate Excavation, 9,224.4 Cu. Yds. @ .62 5,719.13
Solid Rock Excavation, 385 Cu. Yds. @ $1.15 442.75
Overhaul per 100 Lin. Ft., 172,279.2 Cu. Yds.
@ .01 1,722.79
12-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe, 1,568 Lin. Ft.
@ $1.25 1,960.00
24-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe, 52 Lin. Ft. @ $2.45 127.40
36-inch Reinf. Conc. Pipe, 96 Lin. Ft. @ $4.25 408.00
6-inch Porous Drain Tile, 7,191 Lin. Ft. @ .15 1,078.65
Rip-Rap, 32 Cu. Yds @ $2.75 88.00
Force Account:
Lowering and lengthening existing culverts 1,081.67
Replacing bridge approach at Tualatin River 50.27
Special wide ditches alongside road near Four
Corners 814.50
Back-fill and planking at Onion Flat Trestle 405.94
Tearing down old trestles at Onion Flat 55.33
Replacing private water supply crossing 13.31
Rebuilding Right of Way Fences 70.85
Grading at Middleton R. R. Crossing 1,970.47
Blind Drains 189.68
New 30-foot Culvert 223.60
New 42-foot Culvert and special fill over it 468.26
Drain Tiling, back-filled with rock 582.09
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Total amount earned by Contractor to Nov.
30, 1918 $319,869.85
Less amount retained pending completion of
contract 50,388.46
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Total paid contractor to November 30, 1918 269,481.39
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Total expended to November 30, 1918 $278,976.93