River Road, designated Pacific Highway in 1923, was once the only major link between Portland and <br />California. This designation of River Road as a state highway greatly influenced much of the <br />development experienced in the River Road and Santa Clara communities. According to land use studies <br />from the 1930s and 1940s, the majority of the roads in the area were created to provide access to River <br />Road. Later, the completion of Beltline Highway (1970) and Northwest Expressway (1980) further <br />facilitated development; this development resulted in changes to the use of the land. Generally, land <br />uses shifted from being primarily farmland to an increase in subdivisions and the presence of homes. <br />Post -World War II growth brought with it the development of educational and religious facilities. In <br />1945, River Road and Santa Clara school districts joined Eugene School District No. 4, and five schools <br />were built in the River Road community. The area also experienced an increase in church construction <br />during the 1950s and 1960s. Though church construction had previously been limited to the downtown <br />core, over this period of rapid growth, construction of churches began to take place in areas outside of <br />downtown. <br />Figure 2: River Road and Santa Clara Historical Development Patterns <br />Historical Development Patterns in River Road Historical Development Patterns in Santa Clara <br />16 <br />d No <br />�1 ■' 1 <br />tk W1 <br />' <br />F•1 tis <br />16 <br />166 16 V, <br />+y iUM v it <br />ll� F <br />a <br />pirt'F4 OSS• krt{■ til -1}!{2 <br />1}},I' .1*} <br />i Hfil. MI <br />iM-M <br />MAN -20U <br />Exhibit A <br />"_:e,�euGa � regia_ IP#P <br />��s i1if71.1wo <br />DA5ndtea, Spwgi g+4 -IM <br />W-rw <br />mi. kwi <br />i 1952 - XOT <br />