Engineering and Contracting . Fig. 1—Cross Section of Midland Trail, Box Elder County, Utah. line just west of Lucin and forms part of the MidlandTrail. A good sized nucleus for the construction of this roadwas formed in 1913, when the State Legislature appro-priated $15,000 for the construction of this particular linkof the Midland Trail in Utah. An additional amount ofapproximately $12,500, required for the construction ofthe road, was supplied from the State Road fund of BoxElder County. A broad reconnoissance of this road was made originallyby automobile, followed by a rough preliminary su
Engineering and Contracting . Fig. 1—Cross Section of Midland Trail, Box Elder County, Utah. line just west of Lucin and forms part of the MidlandTrail. A good sized nucleus for the construction of this roadwas formed in 1913, when the State Legislature appro-priated $15,000 for the construction of this particular linkof the Midland Trail in Utah. An additional amount ofapproximately $12,500, required for the construction ofthe road, was supplied from the State Road fund of BoxElder County. A broad reconnoissance of this road was made originallyby automobile, followed by a rough preliminary surveywhich was made with a compass and hand level, aided bythe existing government survey. The final location short-. Fig. 2—Tractor-Grader Outfit. Fig. 3—IVIakIng First Ditch Cut. —Road Bed Grading. ly preceded the construction of the road, so that thelocating engilieer was able to inspect the construction atreasonable intervals. The location was chosen preferablyalong township and section lines in surveyed regions, butallowed to meander along foothills through unreclaimedlands. The construction of the road was the most novel featureof the undertaking. Two International Harvester , gasoline, 60-HP. traction engines and two road ENGINEERINGAND CONTRACTING graders handled the work almost exclusively. A crosssection 24 ft. wide from gutter to gutter with 9-in. crownabove the shoulders was adhered to almost entirely, thewidth of the road being increased, however, to 30 ft. inwidth, through towns and settlements. The cross sectionmentioned is shown in detail in Fig. 1. The progress of the grader and traction work on thelonger tangents of the road amounted to an average of 1^4miles per
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