Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
PoAD BEFORE RECONSTRUCTION!

and Miss Christie p. Bayne The trip
was made III Mr.. Terry's Buick six"
After inspecting the new road the run
was continued to Norbeck. Md, return
iIss to the National Capital via the new
tn street road. which has recently
been replaced with a macadam surface.
with the completion of the post road
between Potomac and Rockville, wflic,
VIII be within the next few weeks, it
VIII be possible to motor the entire
distance embraced in the circuit oye,.
nacadamIzed roads. The final inspec-
ton must he made by the federal Off
ci3ls before it is accepted and turned
over TO the state and thrown open to
traffic
Leaving Washington last Sunday
afternoon at 3:15 O'Clock we motored
out NJ street to Georgetown. pickine
streets northwest, at it's junction with
the Aqueduct bridge. The speed limit
from this point on is twenty miles an
hour- Following the road, which trails
alongside of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal. we turned to the right I'D Fox
hall hill and after crossing the electric
car tracks at the crest OF the hill
turned into the Conduit road.
Out the Conduit road the party con-
t1nued, passing the reservoirs at the
intersection of the New Cut road and
Glen Echo at =. miles from our start
ing point. Next came Cabin John
Bridge. 81 miles distant from the Ma
tional Capital. Passing over this noted
structure we motored over the smooth
Nelvet-ike highway, which is under
the control and supervision of the War
department, and at 1913 miles passed
Cabin John post Office.
Leave Conduit Road.
At 100 miles we turned sharply to
the right, leaving the Conduit road and
heading for Potomac, Md. over an
other smooth macadstm roadway. Al
he. II, int
sign reading: Road closed at Angles
Club" The road between Anglers |
club ana Great Falls is under construc-
ton, having been graded during the !!
past summer and time being allowed |
for the fills to settle.
Vt the same point is also Iocatad |
siSE limiting the speed limit on the |
road to Iotorlac TO twelve miles an
hour. tt" road is upgrade from the /
conduit road and continues through, :,
rolling country the entire distance to
Potomac. About Il mile from where the
road connects with the Conduit road
We passed to the left side o. the frame
church at Il fork III the ROAD, still con-
tinuinS over the msicadam roadway
The road to the right was of the ordi-
nar% country type. Turning left and
then risht mile beyond the church
We next crossed the tracks of the cleo |
trIc line which runs to Great Falls ,
distance 1874 miles. When our odom- |
eter read 15.1 miles we pulled into
Potomac. Md.
Here we turned sharply to the right
and started out over the new post road |
in a northerly direction. with Rock
VINE. the county seat of Montgomery
county, as The objective point The !
post road starts right in thu. center of
Potoma" and extends "A miles 10 the
corporation line of Rockville Two
huge steam rollers with steam mn
ready TO resume WORK Monday morn
ing. blocked our path four miles out
from Potomac, but the engineer in |
chitrSe oh!iglngly opened the way, per-
uniting us to pass through thus en-
ablinS us to complete our Journey over
smooth macadam highway. Two minor
hiochades further down the line on
IN" outskirts of Rockville. where a
portion of the road is still uncom
pleted, were also removed for us ,
ON arriving in Rockville we turned
70 the right and followed the trolley
ilne INTO the town. The odometer reg
istered exactly Pill miles when we
pulled up in front OF the courthouse in /
the center OF the town. Continuing the
nome ward bound trip. the party took
grounds and headed in a northeasterIy
direction for Norbeck. situated on the
Ith street pike. The road is macadam- .
lied the entire distance and is badIv
worn in numerous sections prenara ! ,
tions are being made. however, to i'm
prove this road and restore it to its
former condition Material is now on
the ground and within a few weeks
this stretch of five miles between
Rockville and Norbeck will doubtless
be all that could be desired
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Another New Highway.
AT Norbeck we reached another
ine stretch of macadam. At this point
we turned to the right and motored in /
southerly direction for home En- :
foute we passed through Wheaton, five
miles south of Norbeck, where a toll
gate formerly existed and another run