Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
SALT LAKE YELLOWSTONE
HIGHWAY IS COMPLETED
S5.OOO,0OO Spent in Construction of
Important Link OF Central West
ern and Northern Routes.
FIGHT YEARS WORK SHOWN
Small Road Associations of Utah and
~. Idaho Cooperate to Maintain and
Patrol Highway. Which Opens for
Traffic on June 10.

Approximately Sb.oUh.oup haSt heeh
spent in the construction or a short
lire connection. termed the Salt Lake
Yellowstone Highway, between the
Lincoln Highway. Midland Trail and
pixies Peak route To tho Pacific Coast.
at Salt Lake city and ogden. Utah.
the Yellowstone National rar!,. and all
points IN Northwestern United states.
which is NOW open 10 auto traifc TO
within few miles OF the national
lark The remainder Of the route will
bt opened to travel ccincid~nt with
tin. granting of permission ~ the en-
trance OF ears in Yellowstone, about
june IS.
Built ~ Water Crude.
The highway built on 4 water
craze. and passes between nc VA
satcn Range ANA 'hc Great Salt Lake
IN Utah, northerly through the cache.
Ma,ad and Bear Lake Valleys al Idaho,
10 ;'oCatelio. Idaho. III. Idaho Pacific
or oregon trail branches al ;his point
nor:hwesterly through the watershed
Oh the snake AMI Columbia !iivers 1"
Spokane, Seattle ana coast points.
From rocatello north TO Yellowstone
Park the highway traNerseS the Cppei
Snake River Valley on the same water
60 over the Captain Bonne,i:!e t,G,l
tc :, rotm, near the western pord.r OF
the park, and then skirts the pax 10
the western entrance at Yellowstone,
Mon,
y larger number of small road asso-
Citations have been working for the
pas; eight years toward its completion.
Several years ago IL MAS designated
a part of a joint system of State high
ways by the highway commissions OF
Utah and Idaho, ana the major part
OF the construction work achieved with
State and county aid. Early in 1916
these smaller organizations met with
the county commissioners along the
route and the two state highway COM
missions and formed the Utah-ld
Yellowstone Highway Association, for
the purpose Of completiue !, few un-
finisncd sections. doing general repair
work. shortening the route IN several
localities. making the highway from
the Great Salt Lake to Yellowstone
Park iirSt class and continuous for use
TINS year. and of maintaining and pa
'roliins II throughout the season.
\ Two-stntc Organization.
The 'wo-State organization has for
a membership the best. representative
anu progressive people OF Utah aud
Idaho and is ably otficercd rresi-
deit Mark Austin. Of RcNburr Idaho
one OF III" managing officials of the
tah-lGaho Sugar Company. operating
large string of suea:bcct factories
In Ctah and Idaho. is II pioneer in road
building III the Torthwtst 4. T.. Diet
rich, of Idaho Falls. Idaho, former pri-
Nate secretary To United States Sen.
ator James H. BRADY Of Idaho. with
long experience IN road promotion
WORK. aid identified with the construc.
ton Of ihu route from its irception.
is secretary .! tine organization and
maintains a permanent Headquarters
at Idaho Falls, Idaho. From this head.
quarters may be secured Il two-w.y
log of the halfway. issued by author.
Ky or the association, with full direc-
tions as 10 conncctin. routes and in.
formation rs to fishing, hunting and
scenic attractions along The highway
In th' vicinity ~ the National Park
The officials OF th'a organization now
authoritatiNe!y state that tn. SAIL,
Lake Yellowstone Highway wM he
ready for service a. a cp!nplctctl con.
tinuous. hrst-ciass auto hiehwaN by
june L.. 1915. and that IL win hc 80
maintained throughout the season and
palrollcd IN order 10 insure, absolutely
safe traffic.
Road Forms Important Link.
The Salt Lake Yellowstone Highway
not only furnishes an outlet for park
bound traffic Of the Lincoln Highway.
PikeS Peak Route and Midland Trail
from California ana Eastern Unitctl
states Mt salt Lake and ogden. and for
traffic off the northern routes INTO the
PARK and ont II the yellowstone en-
trance. hound Tor The Northwest
lbraachinE al 'oca!elio. Idaho, and
California and eastern points wa Og.
den ana salt Lake. bu, il IS The only
direct North and South connection be.
tween these central western and north.
ern routes in the Rocky Mountain re-
gion.
All of the beautiful scenic noun
famous sections Of Utah and Idaho
lying contiguous 10 The Yellowstone
&Nattoaal Park are reached by this
fnain Highway and auxilia-ies.
| 1t also serves AZ the main highway
nnd the basis OF Z general scheme OF
connecting county road systems IN rho
seventeen counties ~ the ,ro states