Stark Street to Springdale

"Having ascertained these facts the writer made several trips over the proposed route of the highway, and it was found that from the western boundary of the county, passing through the city of Portland to Chanticleer Inn, 22 miles to the east, the existing roads, serving a splendid agricultural section, are for the most part comparatively level, and with the exception of some short and dangerous curves in several places, and steep grades on both approaches to the Sandy River, these roads require but little more than drainage and hard surfacing to make them reasonably good, although, of course, the location can be improved materially in many places."

"The portion of the CRH from the Sandy River to its junction with Larch Mountain Road (HMP 23), retains its original character as a country road. All of this section, except for 1.5 miles of the 2.5 miles between the Sandy River (Troutdale) Bridge and the Sandy River (Stark St.) Bridge, predates the highway. It was part of an extensive farm-to-market road system in eastern Multnomah County that radiated from Portland to its hinterland."

As discussed on the previous page, I do believe that Neilson Road was the route of the original, pre-CRH county road between the old Neilson Bridge and Springdale.

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