Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-12-01
2,2OO NILES OF GOOD
ROAD IN JERSEY.
\ Jersey Took Prize at st. Louis.


The forthcoming annual report OF Henry
]. Budd, State Road Commissioner, will
show that She last year has been one Of
much progress in the building of stone
highways in different parts of the common
wealth, notably in the southern counties.
In the latter section, in several instances,
roads have been constructed across meadows
and marshes, separating the coast line from
the high ground inland.
One of the most expensive of these roads
is the one across the meadows between
PleasantvilIe, on the mainland, and Allan
tic City, on the coast line. This road Is
only about hree miles long. 1t cost
100000.
The method of construction was to build
two parallel walls of sod and as these
settled sand was pumped into the enclosed
space from the bottom of the adjacent
waterways Repeated pumpings and set
things gave a solid foundation, and then
gravel to the depth of twelve inches was
placed on top of the sand, the whole max
ing an excellent roadway.
To connect Ocean City with the MAIN
land road of different construction has
been built. Double rows Of plling, four
feet between each row. were driven each
side of the roadway The space between
them was filed with earth and the roadbed
was finished with gravel. This made a
very satisfactory road, and was less expen-
sive than the sod and sand construction.
ONE MILE COST $45, 900.
Probably the most expensive road ac-
cross the meadows was built from Morris
town, Cumberland county, to the West
jersey railroad station. II is only a little
more than mile in length and cost S45,-
000 It saves those who wish TO drive to
the station detour of nine miles which
was formerly necessary.
Nearly fifteen miles Of improved roads
haYe beer completed in Ocean county aiIis
year, principally the main shore road from
Toms Riyer to Tuckerton. When this road
is finished it will make continuous good
road all the way to Atlantic City and in
another year at least it is expected the good
road system will be extended from Tucker
ton and Toms River to Lakewood, TO the
Amboys and to Jersey City. where ferry
and tunnel connections are made with New
York
Mercer county has built number Of
shor- roads connecting Princeton with the
southern part of the county, including the
reconstruction Of the road from MERGERS
vile to Lawrence station, over which
Washington and his army marched in the
Revolution. Middlesex county has also
built several important roads this year.
2, 200 MILES OF ROAD BUILT
Up to the present time there have been
built by State aid total Of 1, 1876 miles of
improved roads, which, with those built by
municipalities, makes an aggregate of 2, POO
miles in the commonwealth. The State is
accredited throughout the union with
occupying first place in the matter of good
roads At the st Louis Exposition New
Jersey shows the only outdoor exhibit Of
road building and for it has received a gold
medal and in addition unlimited praise
from foreign experts. The European com
missioners who have seen the exhibit admit
thai New Jersey has methods Of road
improvement not yet known in Europe.
Next year promises to be a greater season
than this for road improvement. An effort
will be made to secure q generous road
appropriation from the incoming Legisla-
ture.