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District III - Key to Route Files

Box 3

General Dist. III; But-3-A - But-3-B, 1936

Box 4

But-3-B, 1937 - Sac-3-B, 1929

Box 5

Sac-3-B, 1930 - Yub-3-A, 1946

Box 6

Yub-3-B, 1912 - Yol-6-B, 1919

Box 7

Yol-6-B, 1920 - Col-7-A, 1946

Box 8

Col-7-A, 1947 - Gle-7-B, 1950

Box 9

Gle-7-C, 1913 - ED-11-Gen., 1938

Box 10

ED-11-A, 1912 - ED-11-I, 1943

Box 11

ED-11-J, 1913 - Col-15-B, 1950

Box 12

Col-15-D, 1925 - Pla-17-A, 1933

Box 13

Pla-17-A, 1934 - Nev-25-A, 1942

Box 14

Nev-25-A, 1943 - Nev-37-D, 1950

Box 15

Pla-37-Gen., 1918 - Pla-37-F, 1943

Box 16

Pla-37-G, 1924 - But-45-A, 1939

Box 17

But-45-A, 1940 - Yol-50-E, 1944

Box 18

Yol-50-E, 1945 - Yol-87-A, 1940

Box 19

Yol-87-A, 1941 - Sac-100-A, 1950

Arrangement and Description

Folder F3802:1-124c

1. CENTRAL FILE. 1931-1965.

Physical Description: 2½cf.

Scope and Content Note

Organized by Division of Highways numeric filing system and chronologically thereunder.
File contains a sampling of: incoming and outgoing letters, memoranda, reports, surveys, minutes of meetings, manuals, petitions, resolutions, charts, specifications, contracts, leases, inventories, teletypes, news releases, newspaper clippings, maps, aerial topographies, blueprints, and photographs. Also included are copies of district organizational charts and an index to the numeric filing system.
 

100 - ACCOUNTING

 

103.04 Accounting Systems and Symbols (1964-65),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

memoranda regarding operating economies.
 

103.042 Accounts Receivable (1953-57),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

State Highway Accident/Damage Reports.
 

103.051 Service Agreements and Contracts (1956),

Physical Description: 1ff.
 

103.40 Legislative Claims for Damages (1956-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, blueprints and accident reports on damages.
 

103.56 Budget (1960, 1965),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

memoranda, reports, intra-division correspondence and draft news releases relating to personnel and operating expenses.
 

200 CONSTRUCTION

 

203 Construction General (1955-65),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

intra-division correspondence, memoranda, maps, blueprints, notes of meetings, and a Resident Engineer's Procedure Manual concerning: acquisition of materials, evaluation of specifications, proposals for improvement and district construction policies.
 

203.003 Ten Year Construction Program (1964),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, district news releases and reports regarding renumbering of State Highways and program planning.
 

303 EQUIPMENT

 

303.01 Inventory General (1956),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

intra-division correspondence requesting equipment.
 

303.11 Trucks and Autos (1955),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

intra-division correspondence and memoranda detailing transportation and equipment needs.
 

303.13 Construction and Maintenance Equipment (1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

intra-division correspondence, memoranda and blueprints requesting equipment and describing the functioning of: generators, drill and spray rigs, patch heaters, motor graders, snow plows, spreaders, and mobile sweepers.
 

303.14 Snow Removal Equipment (1955-56),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, equipment assignment lists dealing with the requisition and operation of snow removal machinery.
 

303.16 Engineering Equipment (1960),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and memoranda evaluating the use of engineering equipment.
 

303.17 Office Equipment (1960),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

intra-division correspondence regarding procedures for control of office equipment salesmen.
 

303.20 Radio Equipment (1954-56, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

memoranda and intra-division correspondence relating to mobile radio units, leased lines and radio-telephone operator's permits.
 

403 MAINTENANCE

 

403 Maintenance General (1944, 1949), 1960-61, 1965),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, reports regarding staffing, territorial boundaries, roadway reprocessing, budgeting and mud-jacking operations.
 

403.02 Stockpiling and Patching (1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

intra-division correspondence and memoranda dealing with sand storage requirements.
 

403.03 Final Reports (1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

completion reports on district day labor maintenance work orders.
 

403.031 Work Order and Final Completion Report Correspondence (1954-56, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.
 

403.06 Road Condition Information (1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

memoranda regarding vehicle accidents and forest fire road closures.
 

403.10 Accidents/Loss Reports (1955-56, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, California Highway Patrol Vehicle Accident Reports.
 

403.19 Fire Hazards and Weed Eradication (1929-31, 1946, 1956, 1960-61, 1964-65),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, news releases, and final reports describing roadside vegetation/fire hazard control.
 

403.20 Permits (1955-56, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence relating to the issuance of permits for roadside encroachments, transportation and surveys.
 

403.201 Outdoor Advertising Act (1955-65),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, notes of meetings, articles, authorizations for removal and destruction of outdoor advertising displays in violation of code, and complaints and suggested procedures regarding parking and chain installation.
 

403.210 Marysville District Office (1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, reports, charts, aerial print summarizing the considerations, justifications and actions taken relative to the acquisition of a site for a new District III headquarters.
 

403.211 Maintenance Stations General (1949-50, 1954-65),

Physical Description: 2ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, preliminary and final reports, maintenance station programs, recommendations for improvements, and designation of maintenance territories.
 

403.211 Maintenance Stations (1931, 1939-42, 1945, 1952-61, 1965),

Physical Description: 15ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, notices to bidders, special use applications, preliminary and final reports, provisions, specifications, proposals for building improvements, right of way extracts, contracts, leases, blueprints, equipment conference summaries, contract change orders, fiscal year building and plants budget projects, equipment inventories, and authorization for allocations to: Chico, Davis Nursery, Downieville, Echo Summit, Esparto, Kingvale, Kyburz, Shop 3-Marysville, Nevada City, Sacramento, Tahoe City, Truckee, West Sacramento, Whitmore (at Forbay), and Yuba Gap.
 

403.220 Signs General (1954-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, outgoing teletype delineating procedures for ordering, reception and installation of highway signs and historical markers, channelization, use restrictions, vandalism and inquiries from the general public. File also contains samplings from:
 

403.2212 Regulatory signs

 

403.222 Construction signs

 

403.224 Federal Aid markers

 

403.225 Guide signs

 

403.23 Trees and Landscape Beautification (1931, 1941, 1954-56, 1960-61, 1964-65),

Physical Description: 2ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, petitions, charts, blueprints, newspaper clippings and news releases, teletypes, and a state nursery price list concerning the design, construction and maintenance of highway landscaping: roadside cleanup, soil sterilization, rest stops, tree trimming/watering, and roadside screening.
 

403.25 Drainage (1950, 1955-56),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, notices and maps regarding access to and non-functioning of drainage systems, and proposed flood protection.
 

403.26 Floods and Storm Damage (1941, 1950, 1955-56),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, reports, charts, teletypes, notices and minutes of meetings relating to emergency protection of highway facilities with particular emphasis on the most destructive rainstorm recorded in Northern California history during December 1955.
 

403.261 Floods and Storm Damage, County Roads (1952, 1956, 1960-65),

Physical Description: 8ff.

Scope and Content Note

project and investigative reports, preliminary field reviews, district news releases, flood relief agreements, resolutions, maps, and blueprints detailing repair and restoration of roads and bridges in: Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sierra, Sutter, and Yuba Counties.
 

403.27 Snow Removal (1931, 1943-44, 1949-50, 1955-56, 1960, 1964-65),

Physical Description: 2ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, final and completion reports, pamphlets, articles, petitions and resolutions citing discontent with current operations, alternate procedures, preventative measures to emergency situations and incidents, performance levels and tests, and training programs for avalanche control.
 

403.28 Road and Weather Reports (1951, 1955, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, news releases and diagrams, dealing with chain control requirements, and the location of chain mounting stations.
 

403.47 Bridges (1955-56),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, and reports dealing with construction, project review and boat passages.
 

403.70 Traffic Census (1959, 1961, 1965),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

reports comparing before and after operations of facilities where minor improvements had been completed. Also includes news releases and tabulations comparing traffic counts.
 

403.71 California Highway Planning Survey (1949, 1955-56, 1964-65),

Physical Description: 2ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, reports, news releases, inventories, maps and diagrams documenting a traffic survey of the Sacramento Area (1947-48); traffic tabulation, survey, and safety; and the routing of the Westside highway and all other Interstate routes within District III.
 

403.73 Traffic Striping (1932, 1944, 1955-56, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda and reports dealing with the rationale and application of traffic striping.
 

403.74 Traffic Control (1955, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and memoranda concerning freeway agreements and the installation of chains.
 

403.740 Signals and Lighting (1955, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda and diagrams relative to the design, maintenance and operation of highway lighting and traffic detection devices.
 

403.75 Safety Department (1955-56, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

minutes of District Safety Committee meetings, employee safety and district safety news bulletins, memoranda and news releases regarding safety devices, driver training, and certificates of merit for accident prevention.
 

403.80 Report of Vessel Passages (1954-56),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

sampling of vessel passage reports for the Isleton, Knights Landing, Painterville, Steamboat Slough, and Tower Bridges (Dec. 1954), and the Tower Bridge, Sacramento (Jan. 1955 - Dec. 1956) citing date, name of vessel, nature of cargo and time of passage.
 

703 RIGHT OF WAY

 

703 Right of Way General (1957-64),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, minutes of the annual district Right of Way Agents' meetings for 1957 and 1961; appraisal reports; organizational charts; duties statements, and outgoing teletypes regarding right-of-way property acquisition, appraisal, estimates of cost and negotiation functions.
 

803 CITIES AND COUNTIES

 

803 Cities General (1955-65),

Physical Description: 30ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, project statements, reports, organizational charts, tabulations, articles, ordinances, blueprints, maps, diagrams, and newspaper clippings concerning city annexations, district procedures for implementation of the Collier-Unruh Local Transportation Development Act, and the collection, apportionment and expenditure of gas tax revenues for the improvement of streets and roads in the following cities: Auburn, Biggs, Chico, Colusa, Davis, Folsom, Galt, Grass Valley, Gridley, Lincoln, Loyalton, Marysville, Nevada City, Orland, Oroville, Placerville, Roseville, Sacramento, Williams, Willows, Woodland, and Yuba City.
 

803.001 Surveys and Plans (1935, 1955-65),

Physical Description: 6ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence and maps requesting approval of proposed subdivisions for El Dorado, Nevada, Placer and Sacramento Counties.
 

803.002 Federal Aid Secondary (1944, 1955-56, 1958, 1960-61),

Physical Description: 12ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, project and program reports, transcripts of proceedings, addresses, progress schedules, resolutions, aerial topographies, and road maps relative to federal appropriations for local road construction in the following counties: Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba as initially provided under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 and subsequent revisions thereof.
 

803.03 Highway Planning (1960),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

copy of an address entitled Transportation Teamwork in Urban Areas delivered by J.C. Womack, State Highway Engineer, before the Committee on Highway Finance, American Association of State Highway Officials, Detroit, November 29, 1960.
 

803.031 Urban Transportation Planning (1964-65),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda, agreements, brochures, summary applications, reports, minutes of meetings and maps regarding comprehensive urban transportation planning and District recommendations for additions to or deletions from the existing Freeway and Expressway System.
 

803.09 Freeways (1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, memoranda and reports regarding the planning and construction of freeways.
 

803.35 Scenic Highway Study (1964-65),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports and a federal manual: Scenic Roads and Parkways Study (1964) concerning criteria for designation of scenic highways and District participation in the National Scenic Roads and Parkways Study.
 

803.37 Counties - General (1960-61),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, reports, resolutions, maps, and a newspaper clipping summarizing state highway construction in Butte, El Dorado, Glenn, Sacramento and Sutter Counties.
 

903 MISCELLANEOUS

 

903.05 Meetings (1955-1965),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

minutes of meetings conducted by the Boards of Supervisors of Sacramento and San Joaquin counties, Golden Chain Council of the Mother Lode, Lake Tahoe Area Council, army hearings on bank erosion, and district engineers' statements and resolutions concerning: the location of the Westside Freeway and Peripheral Canal; District administrative procedures; construction policies; Lake Tahoe's scenic values; closure of highways under forest fire emergencies and the Sacramento Flood Control Project.
 

903.07 Meal and Cottage Rental Reports (1956),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

file includes a sampling of cookhouse inventories for Donner Summit, Echo Summit, and Yuba Gap.
 

903.62 Stock Trails (1955),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

intra-division correspondence and memoranda reporting the location and condition of stock trails in District III.
 

903.71 Miscellaneous Correspondence (1956-65),

Physical Description: 1ff.

Scope and Content Note

copies of incoming and outgoing letters regarding freeway and road construction, development of ski areas in Lake Tahoe, road closures, state park repairs, flood control, the Elvas Freeway and a U.S. 40 progress report.
 

903.90 California Disaster Preparedness Program (Civil Defense) (1941-1956),

Physical Description: 3ff.

Scope and Content Note

In conjunction with the California Disaste Act, the Department of Public Works instituted a Departmental Plan for the California Disaster Preparedness Program. The Division of Highways served as a resource for Civil Defense Engineer Services, Office of Civil Defense. The State Highway Engineer was appointed by the Governor to the position of Chief of Engineer Services, and District Engineers were confirmed as Regional Chiefs of Engineer Services. Each District Engineer was obligated to follow the directives of the California State Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan, the Engineer Annex to the Plan, the Regional Operational Plan, and the Engineer Annex thereto. The Regional Chiefs served as coordinators of services with responsibility for organization, planning, and training for civil defense and disaster operations in the designated regions.
Inter-office communications, incoming letters, conference minutes, reports, memoranda, ordinance, directives, bulletins, charts and maps documenting the Departmental Plan of the Department of Public Works, California Disaster Preparedness Program; Operation Alert test exercises and command post exercises; Division of Architecture Disaster Plan; Operation Flood reports for the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys; Operational Plans for Regions I, II, and III; and Region IV Action bulletins. For a copy of the Civil Defense and Disaster Relief Plan of 1950, see F2485.
Folder F3802: 125-512

2. ROUTE FILE. 1912-1959.

Physical Description: 16½ cf.

Scope and Content Note

Arranged by county, route number and alphabetically-designated section thereof, and chronologically thereunder.
This file contains: copies of incoming and outgoing letters, memoranda, contracts, preliminary, final, project and accident reports, studies; traffic surveys, diagrams, maps, blueprints, permits, work orders, equipment inventories, propaganda leaflets, newspaper clippings and photographs detailing the construction and maintenance of streets, highways and bridges; care of trees; acquisition of right-of-way; signing of highways; collaboration with public utilities, railroads and other modes of transportation; accidents attributed to defects in highway construction; requests and complaints from individuals, schools, civic groups for the implementation of road or highway safety features and improvements; and job performance, worker and equipment requisitions, accommodations, notices of discharge and escape; parole reports; job applications regarding convict labor on state highways; and a selection of district roadway maps. Records describe the following sections of roadway:
#: See Headquarters series entry #22, ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FILE (1912-1932) under District III and the corresponding county and route designation for additional information.
 

Routes, general - District III, 1912-1933

 

But-3-A, 1917-1945#

 

But-3-B, 1917-1950#

 

But-3-C, 1916-1950

 

But-3-D, 1919-1950

 

Pla-3-A, 1912-1950#

 

Pla-3-B, 1912-1950#

 

Sac-3-A, 1912-1950

 

Sac-3-B, 1915-1942#

 

Sut-3-A, 1921-1950#

 

Yub-3-A, 1912-1946

 

Yub-3-B, 1912-1950#

 

Sac-4-A, 1915-1948

 

Sac-4-B, 1915-1950 #(also X-Sac-4-A, 1942-1933 & X-Sac-4-B, 1924-)

 

Yol-6-A, 1914-21, 1932-50 (also X-Yol-6-A, 1924-33)

 

Yol-6-B, 1913-1950 #(also X-Yol-6-B, 1924-1933)

 

Yol-6-C, 1912-1950#

 

Yol-6-D, 1935-1937

 

Yol-6-E, 1940-1950

 

Route 7, general, 1919-1930

 

Col-7-A, 1916-1950, 1954-1955

 

Col-7-B, 1918-1950, 1953 #(also covers Gle-7-B)

 

Col-7-C, 1918-1946#

 

Gle-7-A, 1915-1949#

 

Gle-7-B, 1915-1945, 1949-1950#

 

Gle-7-C, 1913-1943, 1949-1950#

 

Sol-7-, 1915#

 

Yol-7-A, 1914-1950#

 

Yol-7-B, 1914-1940#

 

Yol-7-Wd-B, 1941-42

 

Yol-7-B, 1941-43, 1950

 

Yol-7-C, 1917-1948#

 

Route 11, general, 1912-1939

 

ED-11-Gen., 1912-1938

 

ED-11-A, 1912-1945, 1948-1949

 

ED-11-B, 1913-1948

 

ED-11-C, 1913-1938, 1942, 1950

 

ED-11-D, 1918-1950

 

ED-11-E, 1919-1950

 

ED-11-F, 1919-1950

 

ED-11-G, 1928-1950

 

ED-11-H, 1932-1950 (ED-11-I, 1921, 1929, 1930-43; ED-11-J, 1913-1950; ED-11-K, 1917-1950; Lake Tahoe)

 

ED-11-L, 1933

 

Sac-11-A, 1912-1940, 1947-1950#

 

Sac-11-B, 1915-1950

 

Sac-11-D, 1933-1950

 

Sac-11-E, 1933-1950

 

Sac-11-F, 1940-1950

 

Col-15-A, 1918-1950#

 

Col-15-B, 1920-1950#

 

Col-15-D, 1925-1935

 

Col-15-E, 1923-1937

 

Lak-15-B, 1934

 

Lak-15-C, 1929-1930

 

Nev-15-Gen., 1920

 

Nev-15-A, 1931-1950

 

Nev-15-B, 1926-1943

 

Nev-15-C, 1921-1939, 1947-1949

 

Nev-15-D, 1929-1949

 

Pla-15-A, 1933-1935

 

Sut-15-A, 1922-1943, 1949-1950

 

Sut-15-B, 1920-1938, 1950

 

Yub-15-A, 1920-1943, 1949-1950

 

Yub-15-B, 1926-1941

 

Route 17, general, 1913-1930

 

Nev-17-A, 1916-1942, 1949-1950

 

Nev-17-B, 1917-1951

 

Pla-17-A, 1916-1950#

 

Pla-17-B, 1916-1950#

 

Pla-17-C, 1917-1950

 

Route 21, general, 1922-1931

 

But-21-A, 1918-1953#

 

But-21-B, 1928-1950

 

But-21-C, 1930-1932

 

Plu-21-A, 1926

 

Plu-21-B, 1929-1931

 

Plu-21-C, 1926-1932

 

Plu-21-D, 1931

 

Plu-21-E, 1931

 

Route 25, general, 1924-1929

 

Nev-25-A, 1919-1946

 

Nev-25-B, 1937-1950

 

Pla-25-A, 1946

 

Material from Dist. II, Sie-25-A, 1916-1950 (1916-1921 concerns convict labor camp on the Downieville Lateral)

 

Sie-25-B, 1929-1950

 

Sie-25-C, 1936-1946

 

Yub-25-A, 1925-1949

 

Plu-30-Gen, 1925

 

Route 34 general

 

Sac-34-A, 1917-1943

 

Sac-34-B, 1923-1950

Scope and Content Note

(also includes Joint Highway Dist. IV - Sacramento-Contra Costa, 1926; the Silver Creek Project, 1921 and Dist.X records, Twin Cities-Herald, 1930; Sie-36-A, 1926-1943)
 

Route 37, general, 1919-1931

 

Nev-37-A, 1919-1944

 

Nev-37-B, 1924-1948

 

Nev-37-C, 1923-1950

 

Nev-37-D, 1928-1950

 

Pla-37-Gen, 1918-1919

 

Pla-37-Auburn, 1944-1950

 

Pla-37-A, 1917-1950

 

Pla-37-B, 1919-1950

 

Pla-37-C, 1940-1942

 

Pla-37-D, 1919-1945

 

Pla-37-E, 1926-1945

 

Pla-37-F, 1923-1943

 

Pla-37-G, 1924-1944

 

Pla-37-H, 1921

 

Sie-37-A, 1921-1922

 

Route 38, general, 1917-1924

 

ED-38-A, 1924-1937

 

ED-38-B, 1919-1941

 

ED-38-C, 1925-1937

 

Nev-38-A, 1923-1950#

 

Nev-38-B, 1923-1945

 

Nev-38-C, 1942

 

Pla-38-Gen., 1930-1932

 

Pla-38-A, 1920-1948

 

Pla-38-B, 1922-1950

 

Pla-38-C, 1926-1938

 

Sie-38-A, 1923-1927

 

Pla-39-A, 1918-1950

 

Route 45, general, 1919-1929

 

But-45-A, 1919-1950

 

Gle-45-A, 1919-1941

 

Gle-45-B, 1922-1949

 

Gle-45-C, 1920-1946, 1948-1950

 

Route 47, general, 1919-1920

 

But-47-A, 1919-1950#

 

But-47-B, 1933-1945

 

But-47-C, 1934-1946

 

Gle-47-A, 1921-1948#

 

Route 50, general, 1930-1931

 

Col-50-A, 1929-1943, 1947-1949 (Convict camp #21, 1930-1933)

 

Yol-50-A, 1916, 1921-1944, 1948

 

Yol-50-B, 1934-1944

 

Yol-50-C, 1937-1948

 

Yol-50-D, 1936-1946

 

Yol-50-E, 1934-1950

 

Yol-50-F, 1933-1950

 

Sac-53-A, 1922

 

Sac-53-B, 1921-1923

 

Sac-54-A, 1935-1946, 1949-1950

 

Sac-54-B, 1936-1944, 1946-1950

 

Sac-54-C, 1937-1950

 

ED-65-Gen., 1922-1933

 

ED-65-A, 1921-1948

 

ED-65-B, 1924-1951

 

ED-65-C, 1922-1948

 

ED-65-D, 1940

 

Pla-65-A, 1924-1948

 

Nev-83-A, 1933-1942, 1947-1950#

 

Sie-83-A, 1933-1946, 1948-1950

 

Sie-83-B, 1933-1946, 1949-1950

 

But-87-A, 1933-1942, 1949-1951

 

But-87-B, 1935-1946, 1948-1959

 

Sut-87-A, 1934-1944

 

Sut-87-B, 1938-1950

 

Yol-87-A, 1933-1950

 

Yub-87-A, 1933-1950

 

Col-88-A, 1936-1945

 

Col-88-B, 1939-1940

 

Gle-88-B, 1933-1942

 

Gle-88-C, 1938-1942

 

Yol-88-A, 1935-1944, 1947

 

Yol-90-A, 1945-1949

 

Yol-90-B, 1934-1946

 

Pla-91-A, 1935-1945

 

ED-92-A, 1939-1940, 1959

 

ED-93-A, 1934-1950

 

ED-93-B, 1934-1950

 

ED-94-A, 1934-1941, 1947-1948

 

Sac-98-A, 1933-1950

 

Sac-98-B, 1933, 1949-1950

 

Yol-99-A, 1936-1942, 1947

 

Yol-99-B, 1935-1945, 1947-1950

 

Sac-100-A, 1934-1950

Folder F3802:513-531)

3. PHOTOGRAPHS. 1915-1956.

Physical Description: 19ff.

Scope and Content Note

Arranged chronologically by route number and alphabetically by county and section thereunder.
This file contains 820 black and white photographs and 48 negatives illustrating highway and bridge sites; in-progress construction and maintenance; construction equipment; extent of flood damages; pavement failures; vehicle accidents; roadside and camp structures; tree control; snow removal techniques; dredge mining; and levee erosion.
 

CENTRAL FILE

 

403.19 Concrete machinery. See correspondence. June 3, 1930.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

403.243 Sierra County flood damage. See report dated Jan. 5, 1956. December 30, 1955.

Physical Description: 27 prints.
 

403.243 Nevada County flood damage. See report dated Jan. 5, 1956. January 2, 1956.

Physical Description: 27 prints.
 

ROUTE FILE

 

But-3-B Installation of mesh reinforcement. Sept., 1920.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

But-3-B Canal gates, county bridges and culverts. See report dated March 4, 1932.

Physical Description: 11 prints, 11 negatives.
 

But-3-B Western Drainage Canal. See reports dated March 22, 1935 and April 5, 1935. March 15 & March 27, 1935.

Physical Description: 12 prints.
 

But-3-C Expansion joint failure. See correspondence. July 23, 1932.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

But-3-C Shoulder erosion. June-July 1942.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Sac-3-B Pavement, cores. See corres. December 18, 1929.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

Sac-3-B Joint failure in concrete pavement near Antelope Road. See corres. July 11, 1931.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Sac-3-B Aluminum traffic stripe. See corres. Oct. 1935.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

Sac-3-B Arcade Creek plank bridge. See report. Feb. 27, 1933.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Sac-3-B American River Bridge at 16th St. See report. Sept. 5, 1933.

Physical Description: 12 prints.
 

Sac-3-B Gunther's flooded area. See corres. Jan.2-May 25, 1936.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Sac-3-B Felled tree and a gas station. See report. April 2, 1937.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Sac-3-B Street views: 13th St., Grove St., Walnut St., private road near Ben Ali underpass. See corres. Sept. 30-Oct. 16, 1937.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

Sac-3-B Grove St., North Sacramento. Nov. 2, 1938.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Sac-3-B Spalling and cracking. See contract 3TC21-F. April, 23, 1947.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

Sut-3-A Feather River, Yuba City, approach. See report. July 1932.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Sut-3-A Leveling machinery. See corres. April 16 & 18, 1931.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Yub-3-A Bridge. See corres. Aug. 6, 1921.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

Yub-3-B Drainage. See corres. Jan. 30, 1915.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Yub-3-B Wagon Truck. April 1920.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

Yub-3-B Wagon Truck. See corres. Aug. 30, 1920.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Yub-3-B Yuba River bridge - melon truck accident. See corres. Oct. 21, 1921.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Yub-3-B Bridge traffic. Feb. 17, 1940.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

Yub-3-A,B Road surface and periphery. See corres. March 5, 1942.

Physical Description: 5 prints and 5 negatives.
 

Sac-4-A Bacon Portable Asphalt Plant. See report. March 30, 1916. 16 prints. Also Cosumnes River Bridge.

 

Sac-4-A Galt flood (Dec. 25, 1940). See corres. May 27, 1941.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

Sac-4-B Water damaged pavement joints. See corres. April 11, 1944.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Yol-6-A Steel reinforcement bars (Oct. 21, 1932) and Wire Chair demonstration (Oct. 25, 1932) - Contract 410EC1. See corres.

Physical Description: 6 prints, 5 prints.
 

Yol-6-A Field entrance roads. See report. June 7, 1940.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

Yol-6-A Excavation - Southern Pacific right of way. See corres. Nov. 4, 1943.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

Yol-6-B Construction of Yolo Bascule. See corres. March 17, June 19 1917.

Physical Description: 8 prints.
 

Yol-6-B Yolo Causeway - installation of armor top over fabric sections. See report. Dec. 7, 1937.

Physical Description: 12 prints.
 

Yol-6-C Sandblasting. April 1937.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Yol-6-C Experimental reprocessing. See final report. Sept. 26, 1950. 54 prints. Also:

 

Yol-6-C Asphalt concrete surfact. See final report. Sept. 26, 1950.

 

Col-7-A Drainage conditions. See corres. Feb. 6, 1915.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Col-7-A Drainage conditions. See report. March 16, 1915.

Physical Description: 2 negatives.
 

Col-7-A Night view - gas station. See corres. December 1, 1937.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

Col-7-A Commercial and county roads. See report of July 1, 1949. Aug. 1948. 10 prints. Arbuckle.

 

Col-7-B Rural roads. Sept. 12, 1934.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

Gle-7-A Irrigation ditches. See report. Jan. 14, 1930.

Physical Description: 21 prints.
 

Gle-7-A Dead eucalyptus. See corres. Oct. 15, 1936.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Gle-7-B Main canal on Tuttle Road. See report dated March 3, 1937. July 1935.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Gle-7-B State Highway. See project report. May 1, 1950.

Physical Description: 7 prints.
 

Yol-7-A Mullen Crossing. See report. Sept. 1928.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

Yol-7-A Mullen Crossing. See report. Jan. 1929.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Yol-7-A Dead trees. See corres. Dec. 16, 1931.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

Yol-7-A Tree removal. See memo. Dec. 31, 1937.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

Yol-7-B FINAL REPORT ON YOLO BRIDGE. Dec. 24, 1921.

Physical Description: 37 prints.
 

Yol-7-B Collision - Brown's Corner. See corres. Sept. 28, 1937.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Yol-7-C Cracks in Adobe Grade. See corres. July 25, 1919.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

ED-Gen. Wright Snow Plow. See corres. Feb. 16, 1929.

Physical Description: 5 prints and 6 negatives.
 

ED-11-A-C Field Office Contract 03EC6. Nov. 1929.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

ED-11-B Road camp facilities. 1914.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

ED-11-E Road. June 29, 1939.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

ED-11-F Ditch. See corres. (1925). June 9-Aug. 17, 1926.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

ED-11-F Culvert. See corres. Oct. 26, 1931.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

ED-11-F Culvert. See corres. Aug. 22, 1933.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

ED-11-J Truss Bridge. See memo. Sept. 26, 1928.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

ED-11-J Upper Truckee River Bridge. See corres. July 29, 1932.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

ED-11-I,J Oglesby Canyon. See report. Oct. 31, 1932.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

ED-11-K State Highway in El Dororado Co., Upper Truckee River/Trout Creek. See project report dated June 20, 1949. June 1, 1949.

Physical Description: 9 prints.
 

Sac-11-A Standard guard rail, E. of Folsom. May 14, 1932.

Physical Description: 3 prints and 3 negatives.
 

Sac-11-B Construction on the Sacramento-Folsom Highway, machinery. Nov. 7, 1931.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Sac-11-B Installation of Gunite Lining. See final report on 23TC9. May 23, 1934.

Physical Description: 13 prints.
 

Sac-11-D Bulkhead - erosion. See memo. April 4, 1936.

Physical Description: 4 prints
 

Sac-11-D Sandblasting on Isleton Bridge. See Final Report, Feb. 5, 1940. Nov. 1938.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Sac-11-E Pavement failure. October 1937.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Sac-11-F Tree topping. See letter. May 18, 1936.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Col-15-A Drainage obstruction. See report. Aug. 19, 1938.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

Col-15-B Sacramento Northern Crossing. See letter. Dec. 14, 1938.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Nev-15-D Mountainous road alignment. See corres. April 6 & 18, 1942.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

Sut-15-B Sutter by-pass causeway (pile driving). See Final Report 911YC2. Jan. 30, 1929.

Physical Description: 23 prints.
 

Sut-15-A, B Col-15-B Roadway between Colusa & Yuba City. Project report. May 18, 1949.

Physical Description: 9 prints.
 

Sut-15-A Col-15-B East Meridian Underpass. Project report. Aug. 16, 1950.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Yub-15-A-Mvl Between 10th & E Sts., Marysville & Dry Creek. Project report. Feb. 10, 1949.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Nev-17-A Between Rattlesnake Creek & N. Placer Co. Line. Project report. April 5, June 7, 1949.

Physical Description: 8 prints.
 

Nev-17-B Auburn-Grass Valley Highway. April 1949.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

Nev-17-B, 15-B, GVy, C Grass Valley & Nevada City, and Business District. Sept. 25, 1950. Project report, July 10, 1950.

Physical Description: 21 prints.
 

Pla-17-B Junction Pla-91-A & Pla-17-B. See corres. Aug. 26, 1938.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Pla-17-B Between Wise Power House & Nevada St., Auburn. Sept. 28, 1949 Feb. 15, 1950.

Physical Description: 10 prints.
 

But-21-B Bidwell Bar Bridge. See bridge reports. 1932-1937.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

But-21-C Camp #24 site. See corres. Nov. 1933, Jan. 8, 1934.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

Plu-21-G Timber bridge in need of redecking. Sept. 1931.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

Sie-25-A Downieville Bridge - town views. See preliminary report. Feb. 1938.

Physical Description: 12 prints.
 

Sie-25-B Waste Rock Piles - N. Fork of Yuba River. See corres. - Dec. 28, 1938-March 30, 1942. People vs. Caledonia Development Company. Aug. 5, 1940.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Sie-25-C Truckee logging road damage. See corres. Aug. 5, 1936.

Physical Description: 9 prints & 9 negatives.
 

Nev-37-B Soda Springs Creek & Yuba River Bridges. See preliminary report. July 29, August 4, 1936.

Physical Description: 12 prints.
 

Nev-37-C Donner Summit Bridge site. See memo. Sept. 3, 1929.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

Nev-37-C Between Donner Summit & Donner Lake. July 24, 1950.

Physical Description: 11 prints.
 

Nev-37-D Trout Creek through Truckee. April 1937.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Nev-37-D Truckee highway, roadside structures. April, 1940.

Physical Description: 6 prints and 6 negatives.
 

Pla-37-B New England Mills subway. See preliminary report. March, 1929.

Physical Description: 7 prints.
 

Pla-37-D Monte Vista Slipout. See progress report. May 4, 1942.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Pla-37-E Emigrant Gap Subway, grade crossing. See preliminary report. 1930.

Physical Description: 7 prints.
 

Pla-37-F Diversion Dam along the Auburn Truckee Road. 1933-34. See corres. Nov. 24, 1933-June 22, 1934.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Pla-37-H Snow removal, Alta Truckee Road. See Route Files. 1921.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

ED-38-A Accident on Tallac Creek Bridge. See Route Files. June 30, 1929.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

ED-38-B Gas shovel, Rubicon Point. See notes on Lake Tahoe roads. c. 1926.

Physical Description: 1 print.
 

Pla-38-A Grade construction (machinery). See notes on Lake Tahoe roads. c. 1926.

Physical Description: 10 prints.
 

Pla-38-A Truckee River Bridge/ River Dam at Tahoe City. See preliminary report. March 22, April 18, 1928.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

But-45-A Biggs Extension Canal (timber). See preliminary report. June21, Aug. 1950.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Yol-50-A Cache Creek embankment. See final report. July 13, Aug. 20, 1934.

Physical Description: 8 prints.
 

Yol-50-E Construction. See memo. Nov. 10, 1938.

Physical Description: 11 prints.
 

Sac-54-B Morrison Creek Bridge. See Bridge Inspection Report. March 25, 1935.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

Sac-54-B Sloughouse Road Construction - Contract 3TC52. July 1948.

Physical Description: 9 prints.
 

Sac-54-B High water conditions at Sloughouse. See report. March 4 & 14, 1949.

Physical Description: 9 prints.
 

ED-65-B Bridge across Greenwood Creek between Placerville and Auburn. 1931.

Physical Description: 3 prints.
 

ED-65-B So. Fork American River near Lotus State Park - water damage. Nov. 1950.

Physical Description: 42 prints.
 

ED-65-B Gold Discovery State Park - water damage. March 15, 1951.

Physical Description: 24 prints, 6 negatives.
 

ED-65-C Bridge across Webber Creek. See preliminary report. June 5 & 26, 1936.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

Pla-65-A Mountain Quarry Railroad Bridge, American River crossing. See corres. June 19, Aug. 28, 1945.

Physical Description: 6 prints.
 

But-87-A South Honcut Creek. See report. Oct. 13, Nov. 8, 1933.

Physical Description: 2 prints.
 

But-87-B Feather River and Simmerly Slough Bridges. See report. Sept. 6, 1935.

Physical Description: 5 prints.
 

Yol-87-A Knights Landing, Sacramento River embankment and reprap. See report. Sept. 23-24, 1935.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Ed-93-B Highway towards Cool and Georgetown. See corres. April-May, 1935.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Sac-98-A Howe Ave. Intersection. Preliminary report. April 26, 1945, July 26, 1949.

Physical Description: 4 prints.
 

Yol-99-B Yolo By-pass levee erosion. See route file corres. July 26, 1940.

Physical Description: 6 prints.