The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-07-07
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way bulletin yesterday:
The highways in the Pacific North
west are now in fine condition for
travel, all main highways are open
and conditions at their best for tour
ing.
SUNSET HIGHWAY = Via Wenat-
chez and Gle Elum to Seattle: Paved
from Idaho Washington line TO Spo-
kane and 21a miles west of Reardan;
excellent gravel road to Davenport,
Wilbur, Almira, Waterville and Wenat-
chez; last five miles into Wenatchee
paved paved TO Dryden Blewett Pass
in good condition; SnOqualmie Pass in
good condition; paved from Falls City
to Seattle Some work in progress in
Snoqualmie Pass, but will not Interfere
with traffic. Stevens Pass reported in
good shape.
INLAND EMPIRE HIGHWAY-Can-
adam Boundary to Spokane: Gravel
road from Laurier to Orient and Bar
stow; Barstow to Marcus, II miles of
narrow, unimproved road; toll bridge
across the Columbia River at Marcus;
Marcus to Kettle Falls, fair dirt road;
Kettle Falls to Colville, Chewelah and
Deer Park, gravel highway; Deer Park
to Denison, asphalt macadam; Denison
to Spokane, concrete highway.
Spokane to Walla Wala, Yakima
and Ellensburg-via Colfax and Snake
River Bridge: Paved for 2h miles
south of Spokane; good gravel road to
Spangle; Spangle to Rosalia, detour
via Waverly and Spring Valley to Ro-
salia, detour in good condition Rosalia
to Thornton, fair; Thornton To ColfaX,
paved; Colfax to Snake River being
surfaced, drive carefully; gravel high
way to Dayton; Dayton to Waitsbur2,
three miles under construction just
south of Dayton; balance paved to
Walla Walla and a few miles west
gravel road to Pasco; toll bridge be-
tween Pasco and Kennewick Kenne-
wick to Prosser, oiling under way and
detour necessary; paved through Yak
ina Valley; gravel macadam from Yak
ina to Ellensburg; Ellensburg TO Gle
Elum, good gravel. Gle Elum to Seattle
through Snoqualmie Pass, good.
Spokane to WalIa Walla, Yakima
and Ellensburg-Via Lewiston, Spiral
Highway (Rosalia through Pullman
and Lewiston to Walla Walla): All
good gravel highway to Oakesdale.
Garfield, Palouse, Pullman, Lewiston,
Charleston, Pomeroy and Waitsburg;
paved from Waitsburg to Walla Walla.
excepting Pullman to Idaho line, where
work is under way and going rough.
NORTH CENTRAL HIGHWAY
From Davenport to Odessa, Ephrata
and Ellensburg: All good gravel high
way, exception rough gravel between
Kittitas and Ellensburg. Ferry Column
bia River at Vantage. Bridge at Van
tage will probably be ready for use
about the middle of July. Some loose
gravel between Odessa and Wilson
Creek.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON HIGH
WAY-via Ritzville to Pasco: Paved
to Cheney; rough from Cheney to Ty-
Ter; excellent gravel highway TO
Sprague, Ritzville, Lind, Connell and
Pasco; Pasco to Umatilla, good gravel
road Detour at south end of Pasco-
Kennewick Bridge on account of paw
ing.
PEND O'REILLE HIGHWAY - To
Newport and Nelson: Paved for six
miles north of Spokane; good gravel
road to Newport, Cusick and Tiger;
Tiger to lone, three miles under con-
struction lone to Metaline Falls, mar
row dirt road and careful driving must
be done; Metaline Falls to Nelson,
good dirt road.
wALLA WALLA TO PORTLAND
Via Columbia River Highway: Paved
from Walla Walla to Pendleton to The
Dalles, oiled gravel road; The Dalles
4 la. 30 Ar