The Oregon Department of Transportation (otherwise known as the ODOT) is a department of the Oregon state government responsible for systems of transportation. A department is a part of a larger organization with a specific responsibility. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 420 km 580 km 2. ... A state government is the government of a subnational entity in nation-states with federal forms of government, which shares political power with the federal government or national government. ...

History

Creation

The first State Highway Commission was created on June 3, 1913 and was composed of Governor Oswald West, Secretary of State Ben W. Olcott and State Treasurer Thomas B. Kay. On January 12, 1915 James Withycombe became Governor and replaced Oswald West on the Commission. The 1917 Oregon Legislative Assembly redesigned the State Highway Commission, with appointed citizens replacing the top state elected officials. June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. ...

Inaugural meeting

The new commissioners held their first meeting on March 6, and it was then known as the Oregon Highway Division. Interestingly, Oregon beaches open to motor vehciles are designated as highways; which led to the highway division's later involvement in the exploding whale fiasco. As Oregon's transportation needs started to grow the division started to expand and in 1919 the division employed their first State Bridge Engineer, Conde McCullough. March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Highway in Pennsylvania, USA For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... Dynamite was used to blow up a rotting beached whale, with unexpected consequences. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Conde B. McCullough (1887-1946) was a civil engineer. ...

Achievements

By 1920 Oregon had 620 miles of paved roads and 297.2 miles of plank roads for a population of 783,389, and by 1932 the work that had been started on the Oregon Coast Highway (also known as U.S. Highway 101) in 1914 was completed, except for five bridges, which meant greater responsibility for the division. This work was complete when the construction of the bridges over the Yaquina, Alsea, Siuslaw, Umpqua and Coos Bays were completed, closing the last gaps on the highway. By 1940, the highway division was managing more than 7,000 miles of state, market and country roads in Oregon, with nearly 5,000 miles being hard surfaced. 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) is a leap year starting on Friday. ... U.S. Highway 101, or U.S. Route 101 (often just U.S. 101), is a north-south highway that is aligned along the Pacific West Coast of the United States. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Yaquina is now a place-name native of the American state of Oregon. ... History This group is probably extinct, though a few members may be mixed in with the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz, where the remaining members were relocated. ... Siuslaw can refer to many things; did you mean: Siuslaw River Siuslaw Native American tribe This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Umpqua River with tributaries The Umpqua River (UHMP-kwah) is a river on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long. ... Coos Bay is a S-shaped inlet, approximately 10 mi (16 km) long and 2 mi (3 km) wide, on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in the United States. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Recent events

On Christmas Eve of 1964, Oregon was affected by massive flooding and the division was forced to close U.S. Highway 99 and several bridges in the area. According to the Medford Mail Tribune, the division's Highway Engineer, Forrest Cooper, said 28 highway bridges were out and many highways looked doubtful whether they would continue to be opened. For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Drawing of US 99 through California. ...

Unusual events

Several unusual events occurred in the department's history. In 1958, the division changed its slogan to the unintentionally funny "Oregon Freeways. ..Symbol of 2nd Century Progress" and in 1967 ODOT celebrated its 50th anniversary, even though it was by then fifty-four years old. On November 12, 1970, the department gained notoriety after they attempted to dispose of a rotting beached grey whale by using half-a-ton of dynamite to blast it off the beach, as one might remove a boulder. They were given responsibility for this task because, as mentioned above, Oregon beaches were designated as highways when the division was initially formed. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Binomial name Eschrichtius robustus Lilljeborg, 1861 Gray Whale range The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus, now called the Eastern Pacific Gray Whale, is a whale which travels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. ...

Slogans

• 1913 - "Get Oregon Out of the Mud"
• 1957 - "Building Oregon Thru Better Highways"
• 1958 - "Oregon Freeways. ..Symbol of 2nd Century Progress"
• 1961 - "Freeways are Easier"
• 1967 - "Fifty Years of Building Better Highways in Oregon" (not actually technically correct, as the department was formed in 1913)
• 1978 - "Keep Oregon Green and in the Black"
• 1986 - "ODOT on the Move"
• 2006 - "Oregon is the little bitch spreading his cheeks and we are the huge cock pumping through the mud"

Directors

• John Fulton - July 1, 1969 - December 31, 1970
• George Baldwin - January 1, 1971 - June 30, 1971
• Sam Haley - July 1, 1971 - July 8, 1973
• George Baldwin - July 9, 1973 - April 30, 1976
• Bob Burco - May 1, 1976 - January 8, 1979
• Fred Klaboe - January 9, 1979 - December 31, 1981
• Fred Miller - January 1, 1982 - February 16, 1987
• Bob Bothrnan - February 17, 1987 - June 30, 1991
• Don Forbes - July 1, 1991 - ??
• Grace Crunican - ?? - ??
• Bruce Warner - ?? - ??
• Matthew Garrett - December 19, 2005 - present

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State Highway Engineers

• H.L. Bowlby - June 3, 1913 - March 31, 1915
• E. I. Cantine* - April 1, 1915 - May 21, 1915
• John L. Lewis - May 22, 1915 - August 27, 1915
• E. I. Cantine* - August 28, 1915 - January 19, 1916
• John L. Lewis - January 20, 1916 - April 10, 1917
• Herbert Nunn - April 10, 1917 - March 31, 1923
• Roy A. Klein - April 1, 1923 - February 28, 1932
• R.H. Baldock - March 1, 1932 - August 15, 1956
• W.C. Williams - August 16, 1956 - November 30, 1961
• Forrest Cooper - November 30, 1961 - June 30, 1970
• R.L. "Rod" Porter - July 1, 1970 - December 31, 1971
• Tom Edwards - January 1, 1972 - December 31, 1972
• I. Fred Klaboe - January 1, 1973 - May 31, 1976
• H. Scott Coulter - June 1, 1976 - August 4, 1985
• Lawrence W. Rulien - September 9, 1985 - March 1, 1988
• Don Forbes - February 22, 1988 - January 31, 1992
• Bill Anhorn - February 1, 1992 - ??

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External link

• Oregon Department of Transportation homepage
• ODOT museum
• General timeline of transportation and the Oregon State Highway Division