Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-25
Pacific Highway.

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Portland-oregon City - Under
construction, Milwaukee street
route closed; traffic should take
S2nd street which is paved entire
distance.
Oregon City-Canby-Paved.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and IN
good condition, with a few rough
places through the city of Canby.
Aurora-Salem-Paved.
Salem-Jefferson - South from
Salem, detour out South CONNER
cial street over Ankeny Hill road
re1oining the highway at pave
ment approximately 4 miles north
OF Jefferson, from which point it
Is paved almost entire distance to
Albany. (Another road between
Salem and Albany is now in good
condition-via Independence and
Buena Vista. Going by this route
take Salem-Dallas road, over Will
lamette river bridge, to Brunk's
corner, six miles of pavement; turn
left at this point to Independence
six miles of good gravel road re-
Gently reshaped. Approximately
one mile south of Independence
take left hand road and follow
signs via Bupena Vista to ALBANY
Good road from Albany to Corval-
lis. This route has less pavement
than by the AnkeEs Hill route out
OF Salem, but is on the whole. a
very smooth road
From Albany to Junction City
it is a toss-up between the route
via Harrisburg and the West Side
route via Corvallis and Monroe,
AlbanyJunction City (West
Side route) = Albany-Corvallis,
good road. The road from Coryal-
lis to Junction City is still open,
with a detour 51a miles south of
Corvallis and coming back to the
highway 101a miles south of Cor
Wallis. A second detour turns to
the left about 6 miles south of
Monroe, thru Lancaster to juno
tion City. Both detours are gra-
veled roads and well signed.
Albany Junction (East Side
route) - The Pacific highway
south of Albany is in good condi-
ton. Through traffic is being de-
toured around grading operations
under way between Shedd and
Halsey. The Willamette river is
crossed at Harrisburg by a power
ferry. 1t is approximately four
miles from this point to junction
City. This route is several miles
shorter than the West Side route,
with no pavement, but good gra-
veled roads. (Those who desire can
go from Harrisburg to Coburg,
staying on the east side of the
river and crossing the Mckenzie
river just south of Coburg, and the
Willamette river at Eugene. Good
gravel road the entire distance.)
Junction City-Cottage Grove
Paved from Junction City to Eu-
gene and from there to Goshen.
Gravel macadam from Goshen to
Walker and pavement from Walk
er to one mile north of Cottage
Grove. No interruption to trarr1c
throughout this distance.
Cottage Grove-Divide-At Lath-
am, just south of Cottage Grove,
traffic is being detoured to the
west around a graveled road for
about three weeks. Detour ends at
Veatch Siding l " miles south Of
Latham. The main road over pave
ment is open, however, nights and
Sundays. This detour effective
June 18th.
Divide-Oakland-At Divide, paw
ing operations begin June Is on
the Divide Comstock section, Ne
detours are available and the road
will be closed to travel excepting
between the hours of p. m. and
6 a. M; at 10 a. M. between IL
noon and l p. m. and for 10 min
utes at 8 p. m. Excellent macadam
from Divide to 81 miles south Of
Yoncalla and paved from there to
Oakland.
0akland-Sutherlin-Gravel ma
cadam from Oakland south IL
miles; paved balance of distance to
Sutherlin.
Sutherlin-Roseburg - Detour is
being maintained around 8 miles
of paving directly south of Suther-
lin. Road open and gravel or ma
'cadamized balance of way to Rose
burg.