DT Data Page #: 357

Newspaper: Humboldt Times

Newspaper Date: 5/16/1926

Page #: 3

Item Type: Highway work

Place: Roosevelt Highway Pistol River Brookings

Text: The las 26 mile gap of the Roosevelt Highway (101) is under construction and should be completed by December. This section is between Pistol River and Brookings. It runs through rough hilly country - requiring moving around 40,000 cy/mile. It will be surfaced with crushed rock. The last gap in Calif. 21.6 mile runs from Crescent City to the Winchuck River at the state line.

Key Words: Roosevelt Highway, Construction, Mile Gap

Microfilm Call # : MF 10