Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-04-20
PACIFIC HIGHWAY
IN GOO DC0NDITIoN
LENGTH OF STATE

oALcM, W., April H. Inc Pa-
cific highway from Portland to the
California line is now in the best con
dition for travel that it will be this
year, says authoritative information
from the state highway department
In few weeks many construction
Jobs will be under way, and conse-
there will be many detours
which will mar comfortable travel to
some extent.
The condition of the route is sum
married. by the department as fol-
lows.
Leaving Portland, II is better to
take the Thirty-second street pave
ment to Oregon City and then follow
the main east side highway through
to Salem, distance of SO miles. All
OF this stretch is paved, with the ex-
ceptlon OF four miles between Candy
and Aurora. The macadam over this
stretch, however, is In good condition.
From Salem. the east side high.
way should be followed to Albany, q
distance OF 26 miles. The road is
graveled TO point eight miles south
Of Salem and is in excellent condi-
tion. The rest of this section is paved
to Albany.
From Albany the best route is
through Corvallis and over the west
side highway to Eugene, n distance of
81 miles, all Of this stretch belns
we'll macadamized or hard-surfaced.
No detours are required at this time.
From Eugene south to Cottage
Grove, 20 miles, the road is hard.
surfaced and macadamized the entire
distance and Is in excellent condition,
From Cottage Grove to Drain, q
distance OF IS miles, the highway Il
we'll macadami2ed and is in good con-
dition throughout.
From Drain to a point south OF
Yoncalla, distance OF eight miles,
to the beginning of the pavement, the
roadbed is solid, but is under con.
structlon and rather rough. From
this point to Oakland. 4 distance OF
II miles. tho road is paved. From
Oakland to Sutherlin the road is mac
sdamized or paved and is in excellent
condition. The distance is three
miles.
From Sutherlin to Roseburg, Il
miles, the road Is under construction
and, while it is in fair condition, th,
travel will be slow. From RosebuYs
south, for a distance OF seven miles
the road is macadami2ed and fast
and at that point it connects with th'
Dillard-Myrtls Greek paving and i
paved for "a distance OF 10 miles 1
Myrtle Creek.
From Myrtle Greek It is ne ,essar,
to detour via Riddle. to Canyonville
distance of 13 miles The road 4
graveled and the condition is yer,
good. From Canyonville to Vol
Creek the main trunk line is opei
throughout and well macadamized OF
graveled. This stretch OF % miles
is fast, and good time can be made
through Canyon Creek canyon. In
fact, 1t is an easy matter to drive II in
one hour.
From Wolf creek, over the divide,
a distance OF five miles, the road Ia
paved. From this point TO the top OF
Sexton mountain, the road Is macad.
ami2ed, but from the top Of Sexton
mountain to Pleasant Valley there ID
one short detour of approximately
two miles over the old Sexton noun
tain road and thence over the main
line into Grants Pass, which has not
yet been surfaced, and the condition
is only fair. The distance from the
end Of the pavement five miles south
OF Wolf Creek to Grants Pass is Is
miles.
From Grants Pass to Rogue River,
nine miles, the highway is surfaced,
but from Rogue River TO Gold Hill,
ten miles, 1t will be necessary to de-
tour over the old highway, the con
dition OF which is only fair.
From Gold Hill TO Ashland, dis
lance Of 27 miles. the road is hard
surfaced.
From Ashland to the California
line, O distance OF 22 miles, the road
is hard-surfaced excepting five miles,
and this Is macadamized and in good