The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-06
Neqvs of the Roads
for Motor Tourists
FURNISHED BY Bureau Of Tours, the Auto
mobile club Of America


lrb'"SHeu op bn's"u ~ iouo, '"o h"'"-
moo'ie cfbo o' Ame'Nodl
r.o,u y.,,pd.
queens Bou 'eNard II IN GOOD condiuoh
to Jamaica. Hillside avenue is also In
nne shane 10 the Rocky nm road Then
~ t..,aA, ,,,r,,,,,,, t. 10 ,o,d condition
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turns right ana is TAR nacadam through
Hicksville TO MasSapequa, on the South
sbore road
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'o'" 'a''a,' 49,,
h'N'p"ee WI '' :" 49,
and there Ia "A good dirt road to Babylon.
Tho road from Babylon IL good to Bay
shore and now that the repair work is
.,.. A., ~. sAo-. ,,,,,oo. ,ha ro,d
N'"'peou az Da' ""o'o -,
III soou 10 saxon avenue 'ne "'''u"s i"e
between Bay Shore and lslp. Here de-
tour Ia necessary over a dirt road along
tho north side of the railroad tracks TO
, East Islip From this place the road IL
poor to Sayville and somewhat worn and
bunny to Patchogue.
Leaving Patchosue. ins'ean OF crossing
VIZ, Wv, ,"airh, s,-e,ch ~ scyer,i
miles provides very good going 20 Brook
haven.
From Brookhaven 10 southampton the
road is in better condition than ever be
fore with the exception or Few rough
spots near Tangier. This trip from Fifth
avenue, Manhattan, to SOUTHAMPTON,
distance of ninety-slS miles. was made In
three hours the latter part OF july.
At tho Peace Monument In Jamaica the
work has been finished and the Merllck
road IL now IN good condition to Valley
Stream. From this place the road Is In
fair cond ton through Hewlett, Wood
mere and Lawrence to the New YORK city
line. part OF this ROAD - OF wlrrenlte'
including that portion lately hullt from
the New York city line e. Rockville Cen
tire.
There has been some agitation lately
| about the improve of m" road from
| Rockville Centre to Long Beach. This
road is in fair condition; the long bridge
| has lust been rendered safe by the eN
pendlture Of some $4,000. II Is thought
/ by some that the two dangerous grade
| crossings on this road should be elm
| mated and that two or three now bridges
| need 70 be built 4 report has been re-
ceived that between $500 and 1000 auto
mobiles passed over this road on a sun
| day in July.
p,.
! eon"~'''"' VI"
The Boston post road is IN good con-
| di,Ion to Milford. from which place the
! road has been under repair TO New
| Haven. From New Haven the road is in
good condition 70 New London From
| this Mace IL Is no longer necessary TO de-
tour nv way OF old Mystic to Westerly
The Fort nm road Is not completed, but a
good road goes by way OF Noank to Mys-
,Ic The road IL also open from Stoning-
| Ton "a westerly
! From New Haven the roads are very
good by way OF Seymour and Naugatuck
70 WATERBURY, H.. - ,a =,
macadnr tsat runs by way Of Re;hany
a yerv Quaint and attractive little old
! Sa,y England village. and Naugatuck to
IUa,.rburv
M w., road from Dridrcport "a
u-a,arbrrv 10 nv way OF Stratford, Derby
81 Nnuga,uok The road is also good
ON through Harrington. Norfolk and
|a,,an to the Nassarhus,,-ts state line
49,, waterb,,rv the hest road TO Hart.
,ord ia NV yNav of Southington Mountain
D,ai.,,.i,,a ard Pennington For the re-