The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-09-23
State HIGHWAYS
N EUREKA COUNTY

r.. current issue OF the Nevads
sw.v News contains the following
lassrding the action taken by the
Irss.,,ssioners of Eureka County and
w. state Highway Commission, with
~ ~ agreement entered into covering
~ - STATE Highway from a point near
wawe I'm Eureka County to ouI
sast County line;
Nm September 6. at Eureka. Ne
-. there was approved by the
m..rd Of County Commissioners OF
S.,sta County an agreement drawn
!. The state Highway Department
.s.re,u the State and the county
80 on a revised routing for State
Midway Route No. ! across the
18th and Of Eureka County. The
after OF this routing has been In
.a,,roversy between the Highway
nanartment and Eureka County for
.hout two years, the county having
..sused to approve the expenditure of
.ou,tv funds on the route first adopt
"A by the State Highway Department.
TAs subject of this location was one
Al the matters brought before the
.,.cial investigating committee at
- 1891 session of the Legislature.
snd which committee In its report
recommended that the State continue
n, eoorts to reach an agreement with
ne county. On the route first adopt
A bv the State, and partially includ-
"A In the new routing as covered In
the agreement. there was constructed
4. 1890 over the Humboldt River q
concrete and steel bridge. This bridge
vss located near what is known as
shoshone Point and with the compile
ton Of about FIVE miles Of roadway
vill BE- brought into use and forever
animate the notorious Boulder Flat.
One Of the conditions of the agree
ment Is that the county shall pay to
the state its share OF the cost of the
bridge and shall also set aside its
shsre Of the cost of completing the
road from the west county line to
the Dunphy Ranch. and in compli-
ance with this section Of the agree
ment the Department is now calling
for bids on September 81 for the
grading and gravel surfacing of the
section from the west county-line to
Dunphy. excepting short section at
Shoshone Point where an overhead
crossing must be built over the South
srn PseiEc and for which the plans
and financial arrangements have not
been completed. The net length of
the section being advertised Is 4.3S
miles and will consist of a 21-foot
roadway with 10-foot gravel sur
face except on the high fill section
between the two railroads where the
roadway width will be "a feet with a
ls-foot gravel surface.
The agreement between Eureka
County and the State was approved
By the Board of Directors OF this De-
partment at special meeting held on
September IS, has been approved by
the Attorney General and a copy for
varded to the county, and the Board
has also officially rescinded its action
as to the first adoption of Route No.
] across Eureka County and adopted
q such route that routing provided
In the agreement.
The following extract from the
agreement sets forth the various Of
neial acts to be carried out by the
parties to the agreement:
FIRST. The Board of Directors of
the State Highway Department of
Nevada will officially rescind its ac-
tion covering the adoption OF Route
no. ! across and through Eureka
county as hereinbefore outlined and
VIII adopt. at the next regular meet
ing OF the said Board OF Directors.
following the complete execution of
tnis agreement. routing for such
Route No. as follows:
Beginning at the west Eureka
County-line at or near the Sta
ton OF Farrell and Just south of
the 8. P. Railroad right of way;
thence easterly approximately
paraiieling the s. p. Railroad to
ohoshone Point, there crossing
tne 5. P. Railroad and thence
across the Humboldt River and
western Pacific Railroad, utiliz-
ing the steel bridge heretofore
constructed by the State High
way Department to a point near
Dunphy; thence by the most d.
rect and practicable route, pass
ing near Twin Summit and
crossing the present road be-
tween Beowawe and Weber's
ranch at point approximately
siA miles from Beowawe; thence
through Emigrant Pass to the
iown OF Cariin, In Elko County,
sucn routing being In accordance
win the report and recommend
auon Of Engineer Kittredge of
me Bureau Of Public Roads.