Third biennial report of the Oregon State Highway Commission : $b covering the period December 1st, 1916 to November 30th, 1918

Listeners are treated to a vivid snapshot of Oregon’s early road‑building era, captured in the official biennial report of the State Highway Commission. The document opens with a formal transmittal to the governor, then unfolds into detailed accounts of miles of highways constructed, bridges erected, and the engineering challenges faced across the rugged terrain of the Pacific Northwest. Richly illustrated maps and photographs—showing everything from the soaring viaducts of the Columbia River Highway to the gritty macadam work in the Siskiyou Mountains—bring the period’s ambition to life.

Beyond the engineering feats, the report reveals how state officials coordinated with county leaders, managed bond sales, and balanced wartime fiscal pressures while keeping the network expanding. Readers hear the cadence of early‑twentieth‑century bureaucracy, the pride of progress, and the practical details that shaped the roads still travelled today. It’s a concise, documentary journey into a formative chapter of Oregon’s transportation history.