California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . d engineer-ing hobbies. The fact that the new line from Redding to Oregon hasdone away with fifty of these danger spots suggests that has stuck to his hobby, no matter how it bucked. From the point where the new road reached the Sacra-mento River, no particular difficulties such as would in-timidate a man who liked to build roads in the mountainsappeared: the line adopted leading up the west wall of thecanyon, now hanging high above the tracks of the SouthernPacif
California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways . d engineer-ing hobbies. The fact that the new line from Redding to Oregon hasdone away with fifty of these danger spots suggests that has stuck to his hobby, no matter how it bucked. From the point where the new road reached the Sacra-mento River, no particular difficulties such as would in-timidate a man who liked to build roads in the mountainsappeared: the line adopted leading up the west wall of thecanyon, now hanging high above the tracks of the SouthernPacific; now above some sheer drop into the river which therailroad company, having ample funds at its disposal, hadavoided by a bridge. The only fly in the ointment was thatthe railroad had got in first, preempted all the easy going,built a water-grade roadbed and forced the State Highwayup on to a hillside so steep in places that occasionally, whensome enthusiastic and not overcareful contractor put anextra bit of powder in a shot, two-or three carloads ofboulders would arise and fly down on to the railroad right [66]. Klamath River bridge.
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