The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-08-12
GOVERNMENT ROAD ENGINEER
MAKES REPORT ON HIGHWAY
Says $123,00O Will Be Required
To Place Road in Condition
for Pleasant Travelling

dition of the Lincoln Higeway. to-
gether with suggestions for its inn
provement, was filed with the Reno
Commercial Club last week by w. H.
Lynch, United States Government
road Inspector, and H. E. Stewart.
Report of inspection of the Lincoln
Highway from Reno to Ely, Nevada,
with recommendations and esti-
mate for improving same; recon-
naissance made especially for the
Reno Commercial Club. Reno, Ne
vada.
This inspection was made at the re-
quest of the Reno Commercial Club,
in order that they might have def
mite plan for improving the Lincoln
Highway and estimates of cost OF
same to present to the people of the
State of Nevada, and other States
interested in bettering the road con-
ditions between Reno and Ely, Ne
vada
No attempt was made to estimate
the cost of improving this road other
than as an earth road, excepting
few short stretches where it will be
necessary to surface the same to get
the best results.
The Lincoln Highway between
Reno and Ely, Nevada, exte n d S
through five counties, Washoe.
Churchill. Lander, Eureka. and White
Pine, distance of 1886 miles, the
greater part of which is over un-
settled and desert country. Many
sections are used but little for local
traffic, the main travel being trans
continental. and on account of little
local traffic they have been neglected
in some places.
From Reno to Fallon the road, as
far as the Washoe County line, thirty
nine miles, is in good condition. as it
follows the abandoned grade of the
Southern Pacific company practically
all the way. A small amount of
maintenance work at several points
at no great cost, would place this in
very good shape. The section in
Churchill County, as far as Fallon,
twenty-five miles, while not in good
condition at present, could be made
so at a very moderate cost by the
use Of a road grader and drag in the
Spring when the road is wet. and by
the installation of several culverts.
From Fallon to Grimes, eleven and
five-tenths miles. this road takes
circuitous route and from the stand
point of economy, if for no other
reason, should be relocated. The
first eight miles is fairly good. but
the last three and one-half miles, on
account of the road material. black
gumbo. is badly cut up, and 1t Will
be difficult and expensive to main
tain in good condition.
From Grimes to Salt Wells. five
and one-half miles, the roads extend
across a flat on which exist practical
ly the same conditions as on the last
few miles west of Grimes.
From Salt Wells to Sand Springs,
twelve miles, is the worst section of
the entire road. 1t runs across two
flats. known as the Eight mile flat
and the Four mile fiat. which become
practically quagmire in Winter.
There has been considerable money
expended on this section of the road,
but. on account of the extremely
heavy traffic, freighters hauling sup
plies to various mining camps, the
road at present is very badly cut up.
The solution of this problem
would be to relocate and build new
road from Fallon to Sand Springs,
placing it around the edge of Eight
mile fiat, where there is sandy road
at present used by the traffic in
the Winter, and then grade to a
height of three or four feet new
road across Four mile fiat. 1t will
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