The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-04-16
OVER $6OO,OOO OF
ROAD WORK THIS YEAR
FOR CHELAN COUNTY
GREATEST PROGRAM OF ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS IN HISTORY
OF NORTH CENTRAL WASH
lNGTON NOW GOING ON.
(By T.. II. M'PhersonO

partment is now in The midst of a
campaign of road surveying and
building that will involve an expend-
turc of over $600OOO this year. Add
ing to this the S1S0,0O0 expended by
the county, state and forest service
for the new road over Blewett pass
and the 100000 for paving two miles
of the Rock Island boulevard, and
the road improvements in the vcin-
ity of Wenatchee for the year will
represent a cost of about $3.50 900
practically all of which will have
been completed by the end of this
year.
Sunset Highway improvements.
Along the route of the Sunset high
way in Chelan County, three contracts
are being executed at present and
three more will probably be let this
spring. Contractor Stewart johnson
is just completing the new Sunny
slope grade, which eliminates one Of
the most dangerous pieces of road in
C'c 'ouHVy' iiIiS VIII SuDSClUuue
2d-foot roadway with no curve of
more than 10 per cent and no grade
more than 5 per cent, for the old,
narrow, steep treacherous road, full
of sharp curves. Tt is l 300 feet long
and cost about 10000
New Monitor Grade.
Opposite the station of Monitor con
tractors Burke, Sengfelder & Berry
are progressing with the new route
from end Of the Monitor pavement
to point 1.S miles east of Cashmere.
This new roadway will eliminate two
dangerous railroad crossings, two
bridges across the Wenatchee river
and will save 3,400 feet in distance.
1t will be S,400 feet long and includes
some heavy rock work. The latter is
included in the present contract TAX
en by the firm, at price of about
$4,000 and it is estimated that the
remainder of the new grade can be
built for S25,0OO.
Bids for East Cashmere Pavement.
From the end of this new grade, at
Hellenbrands corners, the state high
way commission will receive bids fo1
paving Is miles to the East Cash
mere bridge on April 26. This job
will probably cost about 100000.
Progress on Cashmere Bridge.
Contractors Bailey & Davenport
are making excellent progress with
the construction of the bridge across
the Wenatchce river at East Cash
mere. This will be a concrete struc-
t,re said to he one of the most arts
tic in the state. Five concrete piers
will carry the bridge across, two Of
them being situated on an island in
the river, one in the middle of the
main channel and one on each bank
Three Engines Putting Away.
There will be ornamental lamp
posts along the bridge, stairway
will lead down TO the island. and a
separate sidewalk for foot passengers
will be built. Three gasoline engines
are at work on the job, one running
huge concrete mixer. one operating
Il dredgc and a third supplying pow
or for a pump that is draining the ex-
cavation for one of the piers. The
old wooden bridge was moved to one
side to provide temporary passage
for traffic while the now bridge is be-
ing built. It should be completed in
about so days.
The total cost of the new bridge
will be 100000. From Cashmere
wost the only improvement contem-
plated on the Sunset highway for
this year is a new crossing at tho
mouth of Pcshastin creek. This wort
will also be done by the state high
way commission, one half the cost be-
ing borne by the county and one-half
out of federal aid funds. This will
eliminate a very dangerous grade
curve and bridge. The total estimat-
ed expenditure to be made here will
be upwards of $4,000
Blewctt Pass Work Finished
Tho county is lust completing the
final work on the new Blewett pass
road and it will be open for traffic
within few days. At a total cost
of about s1sO,o00. eight and onc-half
miles Of new road has been built, the
principal portion of the work being
done under contract by Otto Hanson
Of Spokane.
On State Road No. 10. or the Che
lan-Okanogan highway as it is now
officially known, the county will
spend at least $4,000 this year. This
viii include new concrete bridge