Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-15
DEDICATION Of
NEW HIGHWAY IS
SET FOR SEPT. s
Road Runs From Vancouver,
B. c., to Tia Juana, Lower
California; Is 1,767 Miles
In Length.
IBr The Assoclnted Pre.s. !

Blaine, Wash, Aug, 14.-Western
Americas great coast road, the Pa
cific highway, which runs from
Vancouver, B. g., across WASH
Ington, Oregon and California 10
Tia Juana, Lower California, will
be dedicated formally here on the
border line between Canada and
the United States, September 6.
Dedication of the road will be
part of the ceremonies marking
completion of the Peace Portal. a
huge arch built across the highway
here to mark the passing of more
than 100 years of peace between
Canada and the United States.
representatives of the governments
OF Canada, France and the United
states and state and highway Off
Gals are expected to attend.
Work. Started In 1910.
While work is not completed on
the Pacific highway, it is believed
that by 1925 every foot of the road
VIII be covered by paving. If the
work is completed at that time,
the highway will be the first
transcontintal highway to be paved
It's entire length.
Work on the road has been I'M
der way since 1910. when an i'm
proved road the length of the cost
was advocated and good roads
workers induced the legislatures of
the three seaboard states to unite
on a program, The highway route
was marked and it was agreed that
each state should improve the part
within its boundaries as rapidly as
possible.
A course 1857 miles in length
, was outlined for the main road and
Mnen TINS summers paving is
conipieted' about 1,412 miles of the
road WIN be hard-surfaced. In
Callrornla S83 miles of the highway
nave peen paved, in Oregon the
sp.al IS 2iS.S, Washington. 1918,
ana IN British Columbia, 22.7.
WIN completion of paving now
underway, the highway will be
paved from Blaine to Bellingha m
N washington state. Just south of
rockingham there is an unpaved
section, and then paving is again
Iound. 1t continues through Seat
tie, Tacoma, Olympia, CentraIia
ana Chehalis, and ends south AZ
tnat town. 1t begins again north o:
vancouver, Washington, and con-
tinues to the Columbia river In
oregon paving begins at the inter
state bridge at Vancouver, wash
ana extends south through port.
lahd' Salem and Albany Between
Aloany and Eugene there will re-
mann an unpaved section after this
years Improvement is compIeted
betWeen Eugene and Rosebure an.
other section remains without mar.
manent hard surface. These fwo
gaps are all that Oregon must
close up In 1922 and 1923
Passes Through Three Canitars
n Calfornia from the state line
south to Redding the pavement
VIII remain to be placed after this
year: 1t Is now being paved from
Redding to Red Bluff. From Red
BluIf south through Oroville. Sac
TTamento, Stockton, MERGED, MADEIRA.
Fresno, Bakersfield, Los Angeles
ana san Diego to Tia Juana, paving,
WIN exceptions not worth mention.
ing, mas already been laid.
me main Pacific highway
passes through the capitals of all
three of the coast states and
through the leading cities with the
exception of San Francisco in Calf
Iornia and Spokane in Washington.
typical scenery of the coast laws
on each side of the highway IN a
changing panorama. In its course
fhe' road passes from sea level to
an altitude of 1922 feet in its pass
over the Siskiyous, and then wends
us way back to sea level at San
diego. 1t is seldom out Of sight
OF rugged mountains and goes with
In shadows of some of the largest
peaks In the nation. From It roads
lead to Rainier national park in
Washington, Crater Lake national
park in Oregon and Yosemite and
sequoia national parks in Califor-
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