Road Conditions

ROAD CONDITIONS, Arizona State Highway System

These conditions were reported as of June 5th, 1933. Changes will occur on roads under construction according to progress of the work. Editor's Note.

U. S. Route 80, Yuma to Rodeo, 510 miles All paved, oil surfaced or graveled. Condition good.

U. S. Route 66, Topock to Lupton, 396 miles Gravel surfaced, oiled or paved. Condition good.

State Route 88, Apache Trail Junction to Globe, 83 miles-Gravel surface. Condition good.

U. S. Route 180, Florence Junction to state line, 183 miles-Paved and oil surfaced, good condition.

State Route 73, Cutter to McNary, 104 miles Gravel surfaced, Cutter to Rice and White River to McNary, other Otherwise unimproved.

State Route 71, Coronado Trail, Clif ton Junction to Springerville, 157 miles Gravel and partly surfaced. Road open but very muddy, Hannigan Mead-ows 8 miles south.

State Route 84, Tucson to Gila Bend, 124 miles Oil surfaced Tucson to Casa Grande; gravel surfaced Casa Grande to Gila Bend.

U. S. Route 260, Holbrook to state line, 100 miles Gravel surfaced condition good to excellent.

State Route 79, Prescott to Flagstaff, 91 miles Gravel or oil surfaced to Sedona; Sedona to Flagstaff, graded and drained.

U. S. Route 60, Showlow to Ehren-berg, 342 miles. Showlow to Globe under construction; Globe to Wicken burg oiled and paved; Wickenburg to Ehrenberg gravel surfaced and oiled.

State Route 81, Douglas to Safford, 128 miles-Gravel surfaced. Condition good.

State Route 81, Chandler to Picacho, 51 miles-Gravel or oil surfaced.

State Route 187, Sacaton Dam to Casa Grande, 13 miles Gravel sur-faced. Condition good.

State Route 83 Vail Junction to Sonoita, 28 miles-Gravel surfaced. Good.

State Route 82, Nogales to Tombstone Junction, 70 miles Gravel surfaced. Good.

U. S. Route 89, Nogales to Fredona Gravel, oil and paved surface to Flag-staff, graded and drained to 40 miles north of Cameron. Inquire Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce as to condition of U. S. 89 North of Flagstaff.

ARTISTIC ELEMENT IN BRIDGES

(Continued from Page 4) Structures. The exception has been the recent development, in timber countries, of a combination of timber and concrete in longer spans than commonly used. Structures of this type, of very pleasing appearance, have recently been completed in Oregon and other timber states. In those states the economy of timber construction cannot be denied and it is hoped that, if timber continues to be a factor in economical highway construction, that more effort will be put forth to enhance the esthetic value of these structures.

There is a need for a "new deal" in bridge design. The day of commercial-ization in construction is passing. The interest and enthusiasm created by the student competition sponsored by the American Institute of Seel Construction and the competitions sponsored by the Portland Cement Association and others are aiding to break down the impression that bridge design is merely a problem in stresses and strains.

PHOENIX-TUCSON CONNECTED BY OIL

Creek, one-fourth of a mile from the site of the former post, established on August 10 Fort Crittenden, named by general order Department of California No. 57, in honor of Thomas L. Crittenden, colonel 32nd U. S. Infantry, major general of volunteers, who was then in command of the department. The post was maintained to protect the settlers of Babocamari, Sonoita and Santa Cruz Valleys against the Indians, whose depredations are the theme of many stirring tales still told by the pioneers of the district. Leading a detachment from this post May 5, 1871, Lieutenant Cushing was killed by one of Cochise's band of Apaches. Fort Crittenden was abandoned June 1, 1873, and today only crumbling adobe walls, many of them melted to the foundation rocks by the rainstorms of succeeding years, remain to mark the site of the once pretentious military establishment. One small building alone has withstood the attacks of the seasons. It apparently had been the powder magazine, a single room, win-dowless, and built with walls two feet in thickness of native stone.

From Sonoita, an excellent road, State Highway 83, runs north through the Greaterville placer gold district and another wide expanse of cattle country to Vail, on U. S. 80.

Considering the comfort afforded by modern vehicles of transportation and the ease and rapidity with which the present-day system of improved high-ways may be traversed, little remains to prevent the Twentieth Century American from knowing the country in which he lives.

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