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"fT.VTK hfchw.iy construction In
the iinmed:: e vicinity of Fort
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thf new Wiihirnette river bridgre at
Oregon City, where one of the larg
est and handsomest liishway bridges
on the Pacif.c coast is now under
construction. The new bridge wi;i
replace the old suspension bridge
which has been in use at that point
for n.ar.y j vars. and w be erected
at the same identical site at the old
structure, i. instruct ion work on the
new bridge has already begun and
the old bridge, w h ivh was closed tc
traffic short!) after the first of th
year, rapitKy bcint; demolished. It
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the present uar to complete the new
briilse anv! tha: it will not be ready
to receive traffic much before Janu
ary 1. t?-1:. which is the time limit
s-'t ly the contract.
'i:h the raz.ns of the old suspen
sion hrirfse one of the first important
highway bridges of Oregon is giving
)' t' the needs of modern traffic.
This structure as built more than
3i years ago. hen horse-drawn ve
hicles were makiri; their way over
the dirt streets and roads In this sec
tion. Thus the structure was not de-
siKne.i to carry the tremendous vol-
ume of traffic which has come with
the automobile and the paved rood
With the passage of time and the
onslaught of this heavier traffic tht
t:I suspension bridge began ta
wt a ken and during the last few
mcnths of its service traffic over it
ma considerably curtailed.
Wrk tare4 La.t Fall.
I'nder the contract let by the state
h: frit way commission for the new
br;d;e. work on the f oundat ions on
each side of the river were begun last
fa!! and both concrete piers are now
ready to receive the superstructure.
The contract provided, however, that
th old br:d?e was not to be torn
down until after the first of the year,
so throughout the fall and early win
ter the structure remained in use.
Shortly after the first of January,
however, the construction company
exercised its prerogative and started
rai.rg the o!d span. This work as
cone on rapid'y and at the present
time the "floor" of the bridge is
practically demolished. Tae two tow
ers and the cables which sustained
the bridge will be allowed to remain
up for some months to come and will Work of building up the great steel there have subscribed $4000. the This job will eliminate a rough sec
he made use of by the construction arch has been started from both county $1000 and the c'ty $500, and tion of the highway and will provide
company in swinging the steel for sides and will be rushed forward this money will be used to operate a one of the beet passes over the moun
the new span into place. rap;c:y. In us finished state the rerry rrom me foot of Seventeenth tains to De found anywnere In Oregon
The new bridge will cost ia the bridge will be what is known as street In Oregon City. A toll ef 25 or Washington,
neighborhood of $J50.00i) and will be "gunnite"' construction, giving the ap- cents per car will be charged, it has S. W. Swartx of "Swartx brothers'
of steel and concrete construction,
The contract price for the bridge,
without the asphalt surface to the
roadway and some of the other minor
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finishing touches is I21J.000. and it
is estimated that ft will take some
thousands more (o put the span In its
completed state ready for traffic
As may be seen from the accom-
panying drawing the new bridge will
consist of one main span and ap-
proaches from each side. The main
span will be 350 feet in length and
wi.l make the bridge, it Is believed,
the longest single-span highway
bridge in the west. The total lengtn
of the bridge wil be S30 feet, includ
ing an approach of 275 feet on the
east, or I'regon City side, and an ap
proach of i.j feet on the west side.
The bridge wi.l occupy identically
the same position as the old span, and
will cross the river at a slight grade,
being lower on the east side in order
to get down to the level of Main
street in Oregon City. Under this
plan the bridge approach will reach
Seventh s:reet !i Oregon City 50 feet
west of the center line of Main street.
Steel Already m Hand.
Aireadv the structural steel for the
new span
arrived on
75 tons of it In all has
the scene, having been
brought frcm Port. and n barges
and unloaded on the river bank,
pearance of solid concrete. Under this
type of consruction the steel frame-
work of the bridg is completed, then
the ateel is covered by a thin layer
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of concrete, blown on. This greatly
adds both to the appearance and the
strength of the structure,
While no definite action has vet
been taken, it is considered certain
that that portion of the west side
highway from Portland to the new
Oregon City bridge which is still un-
paved will be improved during the
coming summer and that when the
new bridge Is opened there w!l! be
continuous pavement from Portland are being looked after by R. A. Fur
to the bridge. As a result of work row, bridge engineer of the state
done last summer pavement was car- highway department, and C. P. Rich
rled to within half a mile of the "ards, who are now on the job at Ore
bridge and this gap now remains to gon City continually,
be paved.
To take care or foot traffic during OPEX HIGHWAY IS PLAXXEI
this year and until the new bridge is
ready a suspension foot-bridge has Means to Be Provided to Keep Mc-
oeen erecieu across me river aDoui
100 yards soutn of the site for the
new bridge. This structure was re
cently complented and Is already in
use.
Ferry la Plasmed.
Automobile ana wagon traffic
across the river will -be taken care of
by a ferry during the interim, ac-
cording to arrangements cow being
made at Oregon City. Business men
been announced. Work on the ap-
proaches has already begun, but it
will be about the first of March be-
lore the erry is ready to operate. Aj-
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1923
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proaches on both sides will be
planked or rocked and a fairly easj
grade will be maintained on the east
side. On the west side, however, the
grade up to the highway from tha
ferry will be rather stiff, about 12
per cent. The ferry will operate dur
ing the daytime only on a ten-hour
schedule.
While the bridge is being built un
der contract, the interests of ths state
Kenzie Road Clear.
EUGENE. Or., Feb. 11. (Special.)
A movement has been started to pro
vide means of keeping the McKenzie
highway open over the Cascades all
the year around after the contract that
has been let providing for the con-
struction of a road of standard width
and grade from Belknap Springs to a
point east of the summit Is completed.
Lost-creek ranch, the last settlement
before the summit -is reached, says
that it w ill be a comparatively easy
matter to keep the snow from the
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highway throughout v the winter,
George M. Miller. secreary of the
Central Oregon Highway association,
which is promoting a road through the
center of the state and of which the
McKenzie highway is to become a part,
declares that there would never beany
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danger of nowslides and landslides
like those that occur on the Columbia
river highway.
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bparK -iu J.est uescrioea.
When a spark plug is suspected of
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not operating remove It from the
cylinder without disconnecting the
wire terminal and lay the metal part
of the plug on the engine. By turn-
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by the commutator and if the spark
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plug is working: a spark will Jump
between the two points. If not it Is a
good indication that the plug is foul
and needs cleaning, or else is short
circuited and worthless.
FATHER MUST NOT PAY FINE
California Official Tells Youth He
Must Earn Money Himself.
CHICO, Cal., Feb. 11. Here's good
news for father especially if he has
a young hopeful given to speeding
and other things bringing court fines.
"You are not to get the money from
your father. I am not fining him. It
was not he that violated the law."
So declared City Recorder Clyde
Thomas when he gave Bruce Carson,
minor, two weeks' time in which to
earn $10 to pay a fine of that sum
for speeding by a school.
Also he must tell the court how h
earned the money. '
Magneto Setting- Described.
When setting a high tension mag
neto it should first .be seen that the
proper cylinder is in firing position;
that is, both valves close and the
piston brought up to the highest point,
which can be ascertained by running
a rod or -wire through the spark plug
or petcock opening. When the point
is reached the motor should be backed
up an eighth of a stroke, which la
where the spark should occur when
the spark lever is fully advanced. If
it is desired to throttle the motor
down verv low the spark plug points
should be opened until they are fully
a 16th of au inch apart.