The border vidette., 1926-02-06
ARIZONA HIGHWAY WORK DONE
DURING 1925.

AQaCu0 OOIuby by-F6uCTdl dlu
project Mob, known as the st.
Johns-Springerville highway.
consisting of 9.65 miles of stand
ard graveled surface highway,
including concrete bridge across
the Little Colorado river, just
north of Springerville. With the
completion of this project there
will be standard graveled sur
faced highway between st. Johns
and Springerville.
Cochise County-Federal aid
project No. 79 A, known as Ben
son Douglas Highway, consist
ing of 6 10 miles of 8 inch as
phaltic concrete paving with a
flush coat. Federal aid project
No. SO B, Benson Douglas high.
way, consisting of 2.12 miles Of
standard graveled surface road.
Tom bstone Bisbee, a non federal
aid project, consisting of 10 miles
of 8 inch asphalt was repaired
and flush coat was put on the
entire project.
Coconino County-Federal aid
project No. 4, Winslow Flagsta If
high way, consisting Of 90 IS
miles, was completed this year,
graded and drained with struct
ures and partly surfaced. Flag
staff Angel, forest project Of
% 43 miles was completed dur
ing the year as graded and
drained highway and a contract
was started towards paving this
project with asphaltic macadam.
Gila County-A considerable
amount Of widening and surfac
ing was performed on the Rice
Springerville highway.
Graham County-Federal aid
project No. 81, Geronimo. Solo
knoxville highway, 76 miles in
length, was completed during
the year. This project is a
standard concrete highway.
Federal aid project, Solomon
vile Duncan, IA 63 miles longs a
standard gravel surfaced high
way was constructed.
Greenlee County-The Mule
creek road, non federal aid pro
ject, has been widened and gen.
orally improved. ..
Maricopa County Federal aid
project No. "a A, from Hassay
ampa to Gillespie dam, 9.92 miles
of standard gravel surfaced road
was completed during the first
part of 1925. Federal aid pro
ject No. rs between Marinette
and Castle Hot Springs junction,
7.O1 miles of standard gravel
surfaced highway, was also com
pleted during the year. The
Chandler Casa Grande highway,
extending from the end of the
pavement south of Chandler to
the Pinal county line, is under
construction and the major por
tion of the work is completed.
This is non.federal aid project.
Rebuilding portion of the
Apache Trail made necessary on
account of the inundation of the
present road, due to the con.
structicn of the Horse Mesa dam,
is under construction and the
major part of tits completed.
Mohave County-No construc.
tion project was undertaken dur
ing the year in this county due
to lack of'tinances in the county
Is per cent fund.
Navajo County-Extensive re,
pairs were made on. several
bridges during the year in this
county on the Holbrook Winslow
highway.
Pima County - Federal aid
project No. 86 A, on the Tucson.
Nogales highway, from the end
of the pavement south of Tucson,
1856 miles, a standard gravel
surfaced highway is being con.
structed. Also construction is
in progress on the Vail. Sonoita
highway. -
Pinal County-The section of
the Chandler Casa Grande high
way in this county, a non federal
aid project, was constructed dur.
ing the year. -
Santa Cruz County-Great i'm
provements were made on the
Nogales Patagonia highway, a
non federal aid project.
Yavapai County-Federal aid
project No. 80 B, an underpass
on the Prescott Ashfork high.
way, was constructed. Federal
aid project No. 19 B, an under
pass on the Prescott Jerome
highway was constructed. The
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