East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-05
OREGON ROADS
Reported by
State Highway Commission.
Pacific Highway


construction. Traffic from Portland
! for Oregon City and points south
should take cast side routes via Mil
waukie or S3nd Street, both of which
| are paved throughout. Traffic for
| Qswego and West Linn should take
| west side route which is paved to Boil
| tom and graveled from there to West
| Linn.
! oregon City Candy Salem: Paved.
Salem jefferson Albany: Paved.
Albany -Corvallis-J CityE
! gene: Gravel Albany to Corvallis.
Pavement to Eugene with exception of
two short stretches south to Corvallis
where concrete paving work is under
way. Detours are provided along side
of pavement
Eugene Drain Paved with the eX-
ception of q short section at Cottage
Grove which is under construction.
DetOur at Cottage Grove over Main
Street bridge, so east to 9Th Street
thence south on 9Th Street to Quincy
Street; thence west on Quincy Street
to 5th Street, which is the newly paw
ed Pacific Highway; thence south over
Drain Yoncalla Wilbur: Paving
work under way south of Yoncalla.
Detour east from highway 1-2 mile
south of 9oncalla Return to high
way three miles south of Yoncalla.
Detour we'll signed Balance of dis
tance to Wilbur is paved.
Wilbur Roseburg: Concrete paving
operations under way Highway clos
ed to traffic day and night. Detour
west from highway just south of Will
bur returning to highway at Winches
ter. Cross highway at Winchester
and continue through fields to the old
county road north of IIdenbower. Fol
low old road through Edenhower TO
The highway and Roseburg. Detour is
well signed; slow driving is necessary
in places. The paved highway be- |
tween Wilbur and Winchester will be
open for traffic in about one week, |
which will eliminate detour between !
these points. !
Roseburg- Myrtle Greek: Paved.
Myrtle Creek -Canyonville; Paving
work under way; road open bu traf-
fic will be held up for short periods
while hot-stuff is being dumped.
Canyonville- -Galesville: Good ma
cadam. Traffic cautioned to look out
for construction crews. Detour over
, miles at south end. Follow detour
signs.
Galesville- Grave Creek: Paved.
Grave Creek -Sextons (Smith HID
under way from Grave
Creek to south foot of mountain.
Traffic detoured over old road night
and day. Good dirt road. Steep
grade averaging 10 per cent.
Sections Grants Pass: Paved.
Grants Pass Medford- Ashland Cali
fornia State Line: Paved
West Side Highway
Portland West Dayton: Paved.
West Dayton -Lafayette Road closed
on account of concrete paving opera
tions. Traffic for McAInnville and
points west will find an all paved
route from West Dayton to McMinn-
willie via Dayton and Three Mile Lane.
Traffic for points south of McMinn-
vile take paved route via Dayton to
the paved wye" thence south via
county road to Whiteson and Amity.
This county road is rough and dusty
but passaable.
Lafayette McMinnville Whiteson: /
Paved
Whiteson-Amity: New HIGHWAY !
closed. Take old road, graveled and /
in fair condition.
Amity- Holmes Gap: Paved except I,
"a mile near Holmes Gap which is
gTaveled.
Holmes Gap Rickreall: Graveled |
and in fair condition.
A[ickreall- Corvallis: Take road via ]
Suver graveled to Benton County /
Line: paved county line to Corvallis. /
Corvallis-Junction City Eugene: !
Paved.
Columbia River Highway
Portland Paved except one
mile through Rainier which is gravel
ed.
Portland-Cascade Locks-Hood River
-AIosser-The Dalles: Paved.
The Dalles-Arlington-Um -UmatilIa-Pen-
dleton: Macadamized entire distance
and in good condition.
Old Oregon Trail
PendIeton- -Deadman's Paass: Esx
cellent macadam.
Deadman's Pass-Hilgard: Rough
mountain road
Kamela-Ia Grande: New standard
grade: very rough in places Under
contract for macadamizing. Cautious
driving necessary. one short detour
~ Hilgard. Follow signs
II Grande-Hot Lake. Pavement
and macadam: good construction.
Hot Take-T-nion: open. Cros~
tracks just east of Hot lake: detour
marked to main highway.
ior-Haines-Pafer. Good macad-
m. Detour ~ Tel0cas set overhead.
follow de.aur sizns.
Pafer-NeiTon. Fair county road.
Under construction. Watch for eau
ton and defour signs
Nelson Huntington View siandari
grade: under contract fer macadamiz-
inr. Drive with carn.
Huntfnrtnn-W -Weieer. New rrade nprs
and in good condition. y Tnder con-
tract for macadamizing. Drive care
fully.