American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-01-11

H&FtW Tonk Linex.
Seven trunk lines have bsen desig-
mated ~ the Highway commission az
state roads. Each has feeders or
branches. The seven high deslg
mated are he Idaho Pacific highvay.
the North and South highway. the
wseiiossfone Park highway. the Idaho
Montana highway. ths North Pacific
high9sy. the Sa1tooth PARK highway
and b Lewis and Clark highway
The Idaho Central highway. the Ida
ho-u Highway, the L<mhi highway
and the Panhandle highway are i'm
Eortant branches.
The Idaho Pacific high say crosses
tbs state from east 70 west In the
southern tier OF counties. II Ia an
important part OF a transcontineutAl
highway. Much work has been done
on Il slthsn the last -four years and
Ia now practically completed. but
there are q number Of stretches u the
road In the state which remain 10 be
hniahed yet.
To YelIo stone Park
Tho Yellowstone Park highway
leads into the national park from
Pocatello. where u connects with the
daho-Pacihc. A great deal Of work
has been done Ia the road In FIRE.
mon, aud Madison counties. but II is
far from completed
Little constructors work has been
done on the Idaho Montana highway,
but counties through which Il will pass
have voted bonds for the purpose of
aiding IN ~ building The road viii.
Nhen nniahed. open up a large terri
tory In the central part OF the state.
and connect the Salmon river coun-
Try with eastern Idaho.
ss~tooth PRrk Road
Some progress has been made on
the sawtoota Park Highway. which
connects the Twin Falls district with
the Stanley Basin country and gives
a direct route from southern Idaho
into Western Montana.
80 work has been done on the
Idaho Central highNay. II Is a branch
OF the Idaho-Paclnc. giving the peo-
pie o. western Idaho a direct road
into the wood river country BY way
o. Mountainous and HALEY
Convict Labor Help.
Construction work has been started
on the Nnrth aud South highway. but
lack Of funds has retarded progress.
During the summer and fall OF 1915 a
gang OF prisoners from the Idaho state
peuilentiary built a stretch OF the
high through the mountains In
the vicinity OF Whitebird. and some
construction work vas done In Adams
county Washington county has voted
bonds for construction OF the stretch
north from Weiser 10 the Adams
county line. aud the people Of Adams
%couuty have been talking OF a bond
issue Nez Perez county has voted
bonds for like purposes and Idaho
county has PROMISED TO raise money
by a bond issue
The North and south highway
passes through a rough. mountainous
country There has been talk Of build
lng L ever since Idaho was admitted
10 statehood. but the cost OF the work
caused Il to be- put over from year
10 year uutil u became imperative
when finished the rad viii give d.
rect communication between northern
Idaho aud The plains country OF the
south.
Lewis and CLARK Route.
Nothing has been done yet toward
The building Of the Lewis and Clark
Highways. but the counties through
which q viii pass are urging an APP
preparation TO DO used In It's build
log The road follows the route taken
By some Of the members OF the Lewis
and Clark party when they we're ex
ploring the northwest territory.
work has been pushed this last
year on the North Pacific highway. II
passes through shoshone and Koot-
rnai counties In north Idaho The
road is a part Of a national highway
stretching west to the Pacific coast
from &C. Paul