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1. Columbia River Highway
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20 p. An offprint of the journal Contracting, this pamphlet contains four reprints of articles and photographs previously published in the summer of 1916. Three articles are reprinted from Contracting, and the fourth, by Henry Bowlby, is reprinted from American Forestry. The articles and black and white photographs describe in brief the impetus for and history of the building of the Columbia River Highway and show the scenic beauties to be viewed from the road. There seems be be some advertisement for Warrenite, a road surface placed over macadam roads, which was used on the Highway. Both general description and more specific information about contracts, engineering, and construction history are contained in the articles.
2. Columbia River Highway: Page 17
Columbia River Highway: Page 17
Description
Selected pages from an offprint of the journal Contracting about contracts, engineering, and construction history.
3. Columbia River Highway: A State Road That Is a Model of Artistic Engineering: Page 8
Columbia River Highway: A State Road That Is a Model of Artistic Engineering: Page 8
Description
Article describing the building of the Columbia River Highway, including construction details and photographs of Horse-tail falls, observation windows in the tunnel at Storm Cliff, and the bridge at Sheppherd's Dell.
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