TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter of Transmittal to the Governor 4
Table of Contents 5
Report of the State Highway Commission 7
General Resume of the Work of the Biennium 7
Proposals Received on Construction Jobs 9
Bond Sales 10
Financial Statement 11
State Highway Engineer’s Report to the Highway Commission 13
Letter of Transmittal 14
Work Accomplished 17
Moneys Available and Expended 17
Paving 18
Macadamizing 18
Grading 19
Bridges 19
Elimination of Grade Crossings 21
Federal Cooperation 22
Post Road Projects 23
Forest Road Projects 23
The Pacific Highway 27
The Columbia River Highway 28
County Work Supervised by the Highway Department 29
Construction Work by State Forces 29
State Highway Funds 30
Equipment 31
Office Organization 32
Cost Keeping 34
Employes in the Army Service 35
Tabulated Statements of Expenditures and Costs 39
Allotments to Various Highway Funds 40
Summary of Fund Allotments and Fund Expenditures 40
Expenditures Segregated by Counties 41
Expenditures Segregated Under the Heads of General Administrative, Surveys, Construction Engineering, Construction, Equipment, Etc. 41
Expenditures for Construction Detailed by Jobs 42
Expenditures for Surveys Detailed by Jobs 45
Expenditures for Equipment, Bond Interest and Overhead 47
Summary of County Funds Expended by the Department 48
General Tabulated Information and Highway Maps 51
Miles of Highway Construction by the Department During 1917 and 1918 52
Tabulation of Bridge Design and Construction 54
Miles of Location Surveys Made by the Department during 1917 and 1918 58
Miles of Different Types of Roads in Each County 59
Motor Vehicle Registration by Counties 60
County Bond Issues 60
Tabulation of Contract Prices —
Yearly Expenditure of State Funds in Counties 61
Mileage Table of Main Travelled Roads 62
Map of Main Travelled Roads —
Official Designation of State Highways 63
Employes of the Highway Commission 65
Numbers and Mileages of State Highways 66
Map of State Highway System 67
General Description of Work in Various Counties 69
Baker County 69
Benton County 71
Clackamas County 71
Clatsop County 75
Columbia County 80
Coos County 89
Crook County 89
Curry County 90
Deschutes County 91
Douglas County 92
Gilliam County 100
Grant County 101
Harney County 104
Hood River County 106
Jackson County 112
Jefferson County 117
Josephine County 117
Klamath County 122
Lake County 122
Lane County 122
Lincoln County 123
Linn County 123
Malheur County 124
Marion County 125
Morrow County 129
Multnomah County 131
Polk County 132
Sherman County 132
Tillamook County 133
Umatilla County 135
Union County 138
Wallowa County 141
Wasco County 142
Washington County 143
Wheeler County 146
Yamhill County 150