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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1961)
8 A 8UNDAY. JANUARY 8. 1981 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, C&Z. O $62.8 Million Awarded in Oregon Highway Contracts in 1960 j - , - ' " ' ''''' ' xkcM -v'.-i- f 'h , :' V1., ' r,-i':'-r f 1 y H'J I'll NEW BRIDGE Part or the Highway 99 freeway work in Jackson county land.. Other structures also were built, and grading done on more than last year included construction of two bridges over the Rogue river 20 miles of the freeway route. Contracts were awarded, or bids opened, between Gold Hill and Rogue River by Pacific Concrete company, Port- on more than $8 million worth of freeway work in southern Oregon. Wntmmrr- Yiimrr-minniimMiiiniMinnm miimi turn m miiint mihh m i.nnui wunc i uuivj is -r-:-:;vr'l,-' Eil ''S MORE CAMPERS Overnight camping in Oregon's parks is a small area of Humbug Mountain State park in Curry drew 13 per cent more campers in 19b0 than in 1959. A county beside Highway 101. The numerous camping trail total of more than 595,000 camper nights were spent in ers and tents attest to the popularity of outdoor recreation the 41 Oregon state parks with overnight facilities. Above of this type. (State Highway Dept. Photo) IHPV f V f .w n iiitnTiiiiiiiiinma 1 1 GET ROLLING! GO BOWLING! Free Beginners Class For Ladies STARTS MON., JAN. 9, 10 A.M. ' FreClcmei for beglnneri will b held tvary Monday, Wcdntiday, and Friday at 10 a.m. Get more fun out of life, lay healthy and fit. Trejl yourself to a refreshing, relaxing round of bowling at our modern alleys. . fJedford Mii Lanes &1 North Riverside Phoge SP2-2&3 'MOONSCAPES' Fantastic "moonscapes" are among the features of the breath-taking scenery In Oregon's newest park-Smith Rock State park. Located on the Crooked river northeast of Redmond, the park was added to the stale park system In I960. Picknick ing and basic day-lite facilities wore constructed during the year by the state parks divi sion. Oregon's slalc parks served 11 million visitors dur ing If (10 (State Highway Depl. Photo) The Oregon state highway department in 1960 let 248 separate contracts totaling $62,800,000 varying in amounts from $6,000 to $3, 518,000. Work contracted by the de partment consisted of 241 miles of grading, 279 miles of rock base construction, 172 miles of oiled wearing sur face, 320 miles of pavement, and 136 bridge and grade sep aration structures. Of the $48,800,000 expend ed on construction work, $2, 300,000 was bond money, $29, 000,000 was federal aid, $16,- Yau.uuo was slate funds used in the matching of federal aid and on state projects not in the federal aid program, and $750,000 was. county funds used in the matching of fed eral aid on county roads. A majority of the work was along the highway 99 free way and southern Oregon was not without its share. Con tracts were awarded or bids opened on an estimated $8, 163,000 worth of highway construction between Grants Pass and Jackson St., Med- ford. Work in southern Oregon included the Grants Pass Evans Creek section, which is 15 per cent complete, estimat ed to cost $2,691,000 the Evans Creek-Rock Point sec tion, which is 75 per cent complete, estimated to cost. $1,955, 00U; and the Seven Oaks-Jackson st. section, on which work started in Novem ber, estimated to cost $3.- 517,000. In addition, $989,900 was expended for work on the Lake of the Woods highway in Jackson county, and another $937,000 was contracted on grading and rock surfacing on riignway 62 in the highway's reolignmcnt program. lo accommodate a steadilv increasing state park usage, the department added 614 acres to the park system In the creation of one new nark and the addition to the areas of four others last year. Overnight camping proved increasingly popular with park visitors. Vacationists and week end nature lovers spent more than 595,000 camper nights in state parks, an In crease of 13 per cent over 1959. Improvements were contin ued in 41 camping areas, the parks division added 137 new camp sites and numerous bathhouses, utility buildings and other support facilities. To meet future needs, the department plans construc tion of some 300 new camp sites during the coming year. Picnicking facilities will be expanded by construction of 340 new tables to handle the anticipated ll'i million visi tors expected this year. BAVWI " ' li FUN, lwe M T GOOD TMr Ar jy hialth I ffittarsm 9 iiii farter J II "YU S.lv.i DolUr Pjinl Stort" ?S0 ' ! W IS, COlOAM GLIDDEN PAINTS KVjfl U 4 3 , fi Jr; r i r)d .f- Shir, RENOWNED FOR BEAUTY Oregon's parks are renowned I for their beauty and facilities. An example of park use is this boat launching ramp at Wallowa Lake State Park in the northeast corner of the state. (State Highway Dept. Photo) mmmmlmm I : iju'vi'i'it-rrii'i'-ifesaaggr I DIVIDED FREEWAY-Oregori now has almost 100 miles of! continuous four-lane, divided' freeway in the Willamette! valley section of Interstate No. 5 stretching from the T i g a r d interchange out ot Portland to the Ferry Street Bridge interchange at Eugene. When a six-mile section of two-lane is completed north of Eugene next summer the' total will be 101 miles. Above! is the Corvallis-Lebanon Road' Interchange crossing the con-'. crete ribbons of Interstate No. 5, south of Albany. (State Highway Dept. Photo) IRRIGATION PUMPS From to 60 H.P. up Vi H.P. Shallow Well $0000 Vi H.P. DEEP WELL With 42 Gallon Tank and EStE"Hj) Charger WL 15450 Complete Siskiyou Hardware Ph. SP 2-2939 225 W. Main MEDFORD, OREGON We Give S&H Green stamps NO SPARKS! NO SMOKE! NO FLOOR DRAFTS! L0WRS MM. FJUM Uniform heat from fleer te ceiling. Burn wood, presto-logi or brieuart. Yea control tire. Your home end family will be lafcr. Send fireplace width and heiet. receive Colorful Booklet free or phepjee SP 2-7166. WK Smith-Dynge LmNvtdi Corner of 8th and Fir Phone SP ft It? Close-Oui Sale Prices Burn-Rite Logs KOGAP Lumber Induttriei ii liquidating their ttock of Burn Rite Loot. Now you can live at much al 26e per carton. Burn-Rite Log! are packaged in caIy to carry 10 packs and 6 packl. Each log il 3 inchei in diameter and 12 inchei long and will give hours of warm, comfortable heat, Burn-Rite logs are available at our mill on South Pacific mgany w or we w deiim 0mss amaurav ln to !(.( HV CkMN i tNatti fXwatl mia 'r Mum itrnsMi e . . . Oct. 4 T
