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Show Highway department completes 56 major structures during year The Utah State Department! of Highways completed fifty-six major highway structures during dur-ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, at a total cost of $11, 342,000. Among these were the University Avenue Viaduct in Provo, a 892 foot multiple span prestressed concrete structure; three steel arch bridges crossing cross-ing the Colorado River, the Dirty Devil River, and Eagle Canyon; and White Canyon Bridge, a welded steel braced girder structure. The Eagle Canyon Arch bridge is located on Interstate 70 west of Green River. The Colorado and Dirty Devil Rev-er Rev-er Arch bridges and the White Canyon Bridge located on State Route 95 South of Hanksville were built providing accessibil-bility accessibil-bility to a large area of south-estern south-estern Utah. This scenic area was formerly accessible only by means of circuitous routes and a ferry boat operation on the Colorado River near the now inundated town of Hite. The Eagle Canyon Bridge and the White Canyon Bridge were recipients of the 1966 Prize Award in .the annual bridge competition at the American Institute of Steel Construction. The three structures located on State Road 95, provide access ac-cess to Lake Powell, predicted to become one of the most pop ular . recreation areas in the country. Supervisor C. S. Thornrock of the Uinta National Forest announces that repairs have begun on the west side of the Strawberry Reservoir. A grader grad-er is working to smooth out gravel sections and clean out culverts and ditches. This early maintenance is scheduled to protect the road and to provide a smoother traveling surface for the thousands thou-sands of fishermen in the area. More extensive repairs are being planned this summer. These repairs will include some resurfacing, application of a bituminous seal, and a wearing course of chips. The repaor work is a cooperative cooper-ative effort between the U.S. Forest Service, Utah State Highway Department, State Department of Fish and Game, and Wasatch County. When building salt feeding boxes for sheep, be sure there are no jagged edges that will catch and tear the fleece. Reporter: "Tell me, Pop, to what do you attribute your longevity?" Retired truck driver: driv-er: "Well, it's this way, sonny. I never waste no energy resis-ing resis-ing temptation." Easley Progress. |
