S11.18.102

Name/Title

S11.18.102

Description

Scarp and exposed cobbles at the site of the landslide that developed during construction of Ohio State Route 32 near Jasper in Pike County, Ohio. The image was taken on March 11, 1972. REVIEW The Press-Gazette (Hillsboro, Ohio) Friday, 2 June 1972, issue has the article Appalachian Road Work In 4 Sections on page 22 that mentions the Jasper landslide in paragraph six as follows: The other two Appalachian construction projects within Division 9 include a section from Jasper to Route 772 in Pike County where the contractor, Engle Construction Company, McArthur, has encountered delays in the form of a large landslide, which may delay completion of the project well into 1973. The 4.471-mile project being built at a construction cost of $2,355,357 was scheduled to be completed Sept. 30, 1972. This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.

Context

Man observing rock embankments, rounded rocks in foreground. Landslide site of State Route 32 in Jasper, Ohio.