. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . REPORT OP DEPARTMENT OP HIGHWAYS. 25 almost exclusively. Our first work began about one mile westerly from Cedarville,from which point we continued up the mountain in the direction of Alturas. doingthe following work : For 305 feet cut into the bank 4 feet; average cut, 6 feet ; gave width of 11feet. For 90 feet cut into the bank 4 feet; average cut, 4 feet; very hard. For 120 feet cut into the bank 5 feet; average cut, 3 feet; all blasting. For 240 feet cut into the bank 3
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . REPORT OP DEPARTMENT OP HIGHWAYS. 25 almost exclusively. Our first work began about one mile westerly from Cedarville,from which point we continued up the mountain in the direction of Alturas. doingthe following work : For 305 feet cut into the bank 4 feet; average cut, 6 feet ; gave width of 11feet. For 90 feet cut into the bank 4 feet; average cut, 4 feet; very hard. For 120 feet cut into the bank 5 feet; average cut, 3 feet; all blasting. For 240 feet cut into the bank 3 feet; average cut. 10 feet. For 45 feet filled outer edge 2% feet in depth, giving wide roadway. For 60 feet filled outer edge 3 feet in depth, giving wide roadway at this point a stone culvert 20 inches by 20 inches by 20 feet was constructed,the rock for which was obtained from blasting a large boulder protruding from thebank into the road. We then made a cut into the bank 8 feet around a very sharpcurve for a distance of 180 feet. Average cut of bank 15 feet deep. At the endof»this cut we encount
Size: 1218px × 2053px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorcaliforn, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, bookyear1853
