The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-28
ROADS TO ATLANTIC
CITY IN GOOD FORM
Tour for Motorists Who Plan
TO Visit Jersey Coast
Towns Mt Easter.
LAKEWOOD Is HALF WAY

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roads In New Jersey. Wcstchcster
county and Long Island in remarkably
good condition. This is particularly
true OF maCadatn ana other hard eur
faced roads. Of (which there are a RoodN
number within a days run Of New work.
city The noteworthy lack Of snow and
Of heavy rains during March has AZ
lowed tho roads to dry out 10 An OK
tent which would not I've possible under
ordinary early spring conditions
Thus II Is that the Bureau of Tours
is able to guarantee to the t.aster-time
motorist. Atlantic City-bpund for tn"
post-Lenteu festivities, q fairly good
road throughout. even though rutted
somewhat in places. as is inevitable AT
this time of year.
As "a halfway stopping point on the
Atlantic city route, Lakewood nor"
than fuldls all requirements. To reach
Lakewood 10y automobile the best rou'"
to follow ~ the present time Is that via
Newark. Elizabeth. New Brunswick. ola
Bridge and Freehold. From the club
house run south on Eighth avenue and
turn right into Fort third street to the
F1rtv-second street ferry. Upon leav-
ing the ferry i'm Weehawken. y. y, con-
tiuuo W the hin md at the top turn
LETT and M once right into THIRD street
Keep on through the towns or Weeha W.
ken and Trion to the Hudson county
boulevard, where turn left and follow
the boulevard south for Ave and one
half miles. Turn right into a small
park. bearing right and left around q
fountain ~ again left a quarter OF a
mile beyond next turn right into the
Newark Plank road and continue on
into Market street to Broad street In
Newark, fourteen miles.
Keep straight on for two blocks and
turn left into Washington street at a
small park bear right into clinton
avenue. follow the trolley a short dis
tlure and then turn lett into Aston
81 cot. leaving tho trolley two blocks
beyond NJ a tire station turn right into
F~rolinghuysen avenue, which follow into
Newark avenue and then via North
Broad street to the post office IN Eliza
beth. nineteen miles.
Keep straight ahead under mo rail-
ROAD and a short distance beyond turn
right into West Jersey street go under
another railroad and shortly turn left
into Cherry street one-quarter mile he
vond, turn right into Railway avenue
and continue on into st Georges avenue
through Railway. twenty-five miles.
Just before railroad. turn right with
out crossing u. although motorists bound
for Perth Amboy and Jersey coast re-
sorts should continue straight ahead
across tho railroad. \ mile and a half
after tho right turn 'ust mentioned the
road forks here bear 20 the left and
again left M a second fork a short dis
lance beyond continue or through the
woods. turning left AZ n dead md and
cross railroad at Iselin station. At once
turn right along the railroad. jogging
right and LEFT under II a mile and a
quarter beyond. and continue straight
ahead into Metuchen, thirty-three miles.
Bear right along the railroad. shortly
turning left over same. and almost AZ
once bear 20 the right, where tho road
forks continue straight ahead for four
and one-hal' miles and cross a bridge
over tho Epritan River into New Bruins
wick. t~h3rty-eight miles
Turn lcf: into George street. and Keep
straight ahead 10 q dead end. whore turn
Icft ard next right with the main travel
,nrn follow a good hard surfaced road
cl" about seven miles 20 Oh Bridge,
forty-s.V miles.
Cross a bridge in this town and ~
once take left fork lust beyond there
is a second fork which marks tho point
OF diycrgrnc. or two separate routes 20
Freehold. The best one 30 follow at this
timc uf year il the route via Fireman. and
Marlboro, AZ this consists % hard sur
faced roads throughout T. 10, however,
four miles Longer han the alternate via
TugliSAfuNu. Hence IL Us better 20 hear
or at the Second f1rk after crossing the
bridge JOB O'd Bridge. uul continue
sirtllhi ahead for seven miles to tho end
Of the road 40 = long Yellow house. lI're
turn right and follow q ~trollo, Across a
railroad. Pass the post oi'icc IN Fireman..
ufty-four miles. and continue o. a good
macadtm road through MorCanville,
afty-siX miles. and Marlboro, sixty miles,
to the court house IN Freehold. sixty
-four miles.
In front OF tho court house turn left
into South street and keep straight on
for three and ouc-half miles 70 tho post
office in Ndelphia, siStv-seven miles.
Here turn right and follow a practically
straight road into Madison avenue 10
Second street. in Lakewood, seventy
seven miles.
After tho tourist has remained as Ions
as desired at Lakewood ho may 10
,'uuc uu 10 Atlantic city over fnirl,
good roads. Starting from Second
street lu Lakewood. with udometer So
40 CO.. run south on N,dison avouu,
and follow direct road through Tom
N'yor. lu urilos shortly cross q vail.
road and AT once turn left continue ui
flD main rOud through RlNVille. T.
miles Ianokl. = miles Foiked River
10 miles WHrctOwn, 23 miles, and
Barucgti. 90 Olilcs cross a bridge AZ
M~tnn.iNkcu, go miles. n continue Oi
through Cedar Run. Fl mllos stafford
yil!c. re- miles West Creek. 81 milcs
and Tuckcrior, 20 miles. to New Gretna
a. miles
Tho now bridge which has recent,
, been uud,r construction between Tuck
crton amt N"W Gro.NH g. now open. thu
ohviutinp the necessity for making
dctuur % several m,los over rather poo
country roads. Thrce-quartcrs Of
mllr beyond Ncw Gr,tua a sharp turl
go the left is made, after which coutluu,
across salt meadows N ON Tor uN,
% r. 'rs. whore turn lcft again and con
b tuuc straight through Port Republic
' 5I mtir- Follow the mn'n road tnroug'
! EufthvIUc. ~ miles OCcluvlllc, ~
p m.los North Ahsrcou rs miles. an,
Ah-rcou. 80 miles. After crossing iaIl
road iu p~lcosdutvillc. - miles. tur.
b sharply 20 IA, left into the Ntlautf
CIT, boulevard, which follow to rt.iN
avouu" here turn left and coutjuu
straight TO South Carolina avcnue d
/, Atlantic CITY, 60 miles
This Justly famous an tho wear rouu
a.. resort presents almost as maUy attrHc
l lions iu sprtug as il does IN summer
: NouN excellent hotels, which are ape
1 at AL seasons, provide first class a,
A concentrations. while daucing. golhul
loN'iua, fishing ana other amusement
- both Indoors and out. anor plenty q
70 opportunity for recreation.
/ porrincr picnscd with business.
"N,ler before have seen bushes
70 conditions 20 good as now, said VIA
lam g Hoorturr, of the poertncr Motto