. Wrigley's Saskatchewan directory, 1921/22 . ts, the total being Theruail (Irau compel it ion, is doing muchto interest in ^r rcads, is every^?oar more popular ami in Were 1 r. 1 euti-ies i 1. this competitionco\ei-inL; a mileage (if ,MJ1- milos. BRIDGES The ciuistruetion of bi-idges and themaintetiaiice of fe-rries are im-portant branches of the Department ofHighways activities. Li 1920 tliere were11 permanent bridges erected of the rein-foried- concrete arch and beam span typeat an expenditure of $S2,; eight pairsof
. Wrigley's Saskatchewan directory, 1921/22 . ts, the total being Theruail (Irau compel it ion, is doing muchto interest in ^r rcads, is every^?oar more popular ami in Were 1 r. 1 euti-ies i 1. this competitionco\ei-inL; a mileage (if ,MJ1- milos. BRIDGES The ciuistruetion of bi-idges and themaintetiaiice of fe-rries are im-portant branches of the Department ofHighways activities. Li 1920 tliere were11 permanent bridges erected of the rein-foried- concrete arch and beam span typeat an expenditure of $S2,; eight pairsof concrete abutments for steel bridges atan exjienditure of $72,)S; six cm pile piers built departmentalbridge crews at an expt-nditure of $120,; 130 new timlier bridges, some ofthem to replace deea\ed structures, at atotal of $9., 2. PERRIES The ferries of the iiro\ince are giving an Servici to Iho peo)i|e a general increase each year in the number DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS 27. TYPE OF STEEL BRIDGE ERECTED BY HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT of passensc-rs carried, and with a remarlv-able record of from 1912 to1920 nearly 4,000,000 passengers with no)iasseng-ers losing- tlioir lives by drowniuL,-or any other cause liy bein^; carried ont!ie fL-rries. and none injured throngli niis-liandling of ferrit-s dui-inj;- tliat were over 90,000 automobiles trans-ported in 1920, and ovi-r a iiuarter of amillion jjassengers- Tliere are now -13ferries in new ferries be-ing establislod (luring tlie season. Thetotal exi)fnditurc fijr this bronch of theservice fcr last >ear alone Jll, OTHER ACTIVITIES Tlie Department of Highways also looksafter the contraction of water reservoirs inlocalities where local wells are insufficientfur a geiifral supply and nine of these w i-reauthorized in I ln past year at an expendi-ture of 52,9 Tlii-re were surveysentered for action in the p
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