The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-30
WAYNE GETS
8 STATE ROADS
Will Connect HOneSdale
With Scranton, StrOudS-
burg and Milford
ROADS CONDEMNED BY COUNTY
TO BE UNDER STATE CONTROL
JUNE 1, 1912.

Eight state roads, out of a total
of 296 in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, is the generous por-
tion awarded Wayne county by the
act passed at the last Legislature.
The roads in which Wayne county
is especially interested are as fol-
lows:
Route Six. From Scranton to
Honesdale. Commencing at a point
on the boundary line Of the city of
Scranton, and running by way of
I Dunmore, Throop, Lackawanna and
Wayne counties, thence into Homes
dale, Wayne county.
Route Seven. From Honesdale to
Milford. Commencing in Honesdale,
and running to Hawley, thence to a
point on the dividing line between
Wayne and Pike counties, thence by
way of Blooming Grove into Mil
ford, Pike county.
Route One Hundred and Seventy
one, From Stroudsburg to Homes
dale. Commencing in Stroudsburg,
and running over route one hundred
and sixty-eight to saltwater; thence
to Pocono Summit; thence over
route one hundred and sixty-nine to
Paradise Valley; thence by way of
Cresco and Mountain Home to a
point on the dividing line between
Monroe and Pike counties; thence by
way of LaAnna to point on the di-
viding line between Pike and Wayne
counties; thence by way of South
Sterling, Newfoundland, Hamlin,
Ariel, Pink, Hoadleys, and Cherry
Ridge into Honesdale, Wayne county.
Route One Hundred and Seventy
two. From Scranton to Honesdale.
Commencing at point on the bound
ary line of the city of Scranton, and
running over route one hundred and
siXty-eight to Elmhurst, thence by
way of Drinker to a point on the
dividing line between Lackawanna
and Wayne counties, thence by way
of Hollisterville and Hamlin, thence
over route one hundred and seventy
one into Honesdale, Wayne county
Route One Hundred and Seventy
three. From Honesdale to the New
York state line. Commencing in
Honesdale, and running by way of
Dyberry, Rileyville, and Equinunk
to point opposite the New York
state line.
Route One Hundred and Seventy
four. From Honesdale to Montrose.
Commencing in Honesdale, and run
ming over route six to Carbondale,
thence running to point on the di-
viding line between Lackawanna and
Susquehanna counties, thence by way
of Clifford, South Gibson, Hartford
and New Milford, thence over route
ten into Montrose, Susquehanna
county.
Route Two Hundred and Twenty
seven. From Honesdale to the New
York state line. Commencing in
Honesdale and running over route
six to Prompton, thence by way of
Aldenville, Creamton, Wayne Fish
Hatchery, and Belmont to a point on
the dividing line between Wayne and
Susquehanna counties, thence by way
of Herrick Center, Ararat, and jack
son to Susquehanna, thence to the
New York state line.
Route Two Hundred and Fifty
five. From Honesdale to the New
York state line. Commencing in
Honesdale, and running over route
seven to a point on the dividing line
between Wayne and Pike counties,
thence by way of Baoba, Rowlands,
and Lackawaxen to Shohola, Pike
county, opposite Barryville, New
York.
This act provides that all turnpike
roads, condemned and taken by the
county, and which are a part of
this system, shall be taken charge
of by the State, June l, 1912. The
act also provides for the extension of
other roads and provides for the
completion of roads already COM
menced.