Identifier: californiahighwa00blow (find matches)
Title: California highways; a descriptive record of road development by the state and by such counties as have paved highways
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Blow, Ben, 1868-
Subjects: Roads
Publisher: San Francisco
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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pointing to over a million dollars worth ofcounty improvements, made up of bridges, roads and publicbuildings, which had been paid for as built by direct tax at alow tax rate. In the ensuing battle, however, right prevailed, as right (205) (206) An extension of the highway built bythe Natomas Company is planned toconnect with a proposed Sutter Countyhighway. An extension of the Sacra-mento-Del Paso-Elverta highway willalso connect with a Sutter County high-way and supply a short cut to Marys-ville, Yuba City, Chico and upper val-ley points. The county highway reach-ing down the Sacramento River to RioVista connects with a highway proposedunder the 1919 State bond issue whichwill connect Rio Vista with Fairfieldand Suisun and will supply an alter-native and very attractive route to SanFrancisco when completed. It is builton top of the high river levee and carriesa heavy volume of tonnage supplied bythe prolific orchards of the river bottomsection. SUT TER £fz*£f* \bElvertc, Antelope
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HIGHWAY MAP OF THE COUNTY SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA SCALE

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