Arizona Republic from Phoenix, Arizona • Page 70

TelepK one The Arizona Republican Midwinter Resource Edition, Sunday Morning, December 29, 1929 Page Ten (Section ST Feet Wid Highways 16 To Paved Of Miles 476 aricopa ounty Boasts A little known rii. i Chlno valley Is one of the few In and the government will reimburse the state for $36,930.80 of the amount already expended and 75.19 per cent of the total expenditure. is located on top of the mV0ry Hala range at an elevation ofe Arizona having a surplus water supply- Approximately 3,000 acres are under cultivation there. Two Big Bond Arizona Bridge Construction Issues Floated A combination hard to beat- To Build Roads ohawk Quality ires Maricopa county, the watered mpire, boasts 476 miles of paved roads, part of the system carrying pavement 16 feet wide, but most of It of 18 feet. The county Is crossed from the southeast corner to the southwest AND iltpinSwftife wiMifllw Yr if -mn ir r-nvy rr i -1 1 -vmrr tBIt Jmr- '-rr ft-'-' Contract Let For Grading Highway 70 Early in September the Arizona state highway commission awarded a contract for grading and draining of that section of Highway No.

70 between Springerville and the New Mexico line. This is one of the routes traveled by tourists coming- into that scenic section of Arizona, in the vicinity of the Blue mountains. Many of them turn south at Springerville, and make the trip over the Coronado trail, while others continue west through the White mountains by way of McNary and Rice. As the road is improved it Is expected it will become a popular one with summer tourists who come west by way of the central route through New Mexico. The work authorized by the state highway commission is the grading-and draining of 15.272 miles of road and will furnish a fine route for the entire distance, as it will connect with the road leading into New Mexico.

The total contract calls for an expenditure of $133,078.57. Estimates show that this work will be about 37 per cent completed at the end of the year, with pavements amounting to $49,239.07 authorized by the construction engineer. This is a federal aid project. ern corner, with a wide swing in the middle portion, to the northward to include rhoenix, by United Etates Highway 80. This route is not paved all its length, but there are many mires of it designated as "highly improved-paved." Of the 4 6 miles of paved roads In the county, 272 are county roads and are maintained by the county highway department.

All of these In conjunction with its splendid highway system, Arizona has provided adequate bridges at all necessary points. Typical of the bridge construction are those pictured above. Reading1 from top to bottom, they are: new bridge over the San Pedro river at St. David, southern Arizona; aerial view of the new Grand Canyon bridge over the Colorado river near Lee's ferry; example of recent excellent bridge construction over the Gila river on Phoenix-Yuma Stuckey Tire Service Put on a set of Mohawks and banish all tire trouble. Mohawks are known for their dependability, long life and care-free mileage.

They 'deliver the goods." We Carry a Complete Stock of Replacement Parts and Accessories for All Cars TIRES AND TUBES Grafield Brake Lining Holds, Wet or Dry Pedric (Heat Shaped) Piston Rings roads are on section lines. System Now Extended "When the cornty system was In UKurated It was planned that no ranch or farm in the Salt River valley project should be more than ne and one-half miles from a taved highway, and for several river years this held true. However, dur highway; Colorado bridge at Topock. tng the last few years the outside boundaries of the project have been extended so far that there are a few sections where this is not true! Maricopa county has in the last 10 years floated two road bona issues, totaling $8,500,000 with which to construct and pave highways. A total of 311 i miles of pavement Stuckey Auto Supply Co.

Corner 5th Avenue and Washington Street than 16 miles of the route between Ashfork and Kingham, awarded last June will be completed in March, weather This contract, calling for an expenditure of $126,196, was the largest single award of the year covering: work on this important trans-state route. One bridge on the route was completed during the year. This, however, was covered in a contract awarded in 1928, but the major was laid under this plan. Later 38V'a miles were taken over by the state highway department. portion of the work was done during the calendar year of 1929.

This bridge in on the stretch between Holbrook and Winslow, and was built at a cost of $75,542.80. of which $70,254.80 was expended during the present year. f0 leaving the 272 miles that are maintained by the county. Connect Up Cities Paved roads and highways connect most of the principal cities and towns surrounding F'hoenix with the capitol city. Where the highways are not paved to other towns, there are stretches of pavement that extend most of the distance.

Under the county paving plan that the county highway department operates, whenever 15 per cent of the property-owners along a certain section petition that the road In front of their property be paved, an election is called, at which time the question is submitted to all the property owners along the section involved, and if a maority are in favor of the improvement, the county department proceeds With the work. Through this plan, many miles are being added to the system each year. HalTlillion Expended On Highway 66 More than 71 miles of highway No. 66, state route across the northern part of Arizona were improved during the past year, statistics furnished by the state highway commission disclosed. Of $508,594.12 expended was pent during the year.

Approximately 10 miles of the total distance, between Holbrook and Winslow was graded and JMlm '-Wl Kit ftrrw Accumulative ertificates illii23- UC drained, under two contracts. One of these was at Cottonwood wash, which gives the department con siderable trouble durnlg the rainy season. Another stretch of 10 miles These contracts were awarded during the early part of October, and some of the work was done during the year just ending. The remainder will be completed about the latter part of next August, it was announced at the offices of the state highway engineer. One contract covering the grading and draining: of a little more between these points was gravel surfaced during the year.

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