Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-26
WILLIAM PENN
HIGHWAY" PLAN
IN GREAT FAVOR
Route Will Be a Parallel of
Lincoln Way, With Many
Advantages
TO PASS THROUGH H'B'G.
Would Open Great Sweep of
Picturesque Pennsylvania
to People of State
TO PASS THROUGH H'B'G.

Governor Brumbaugh's Seeing Penn
sylvania First tour has resulted in
largely increased interest throughout
the central part of the State in the
proposed William Penn Highway. This
route will be a parallel of the Lin
coin Highway in the southern part
of the State. 1t will start at Pitts
hurgh and follow the main State high
way from that city to Greenshurg,
thence to Indiana, Blairsville, Johns
| town, Ebensburg, Altoona, via the
Ruckhorn road, which is a magnificent
concrete highway with curbs and as
rhalt surface. This road is about five
miles long, with beautiful scenic views
and most attractive in every way.
| From Altoona the proposed highway
would lead to Ho!lidaysburg, to Hunt
| ingdon--or to Tyrone and thence to
Huntingdon-Mount. Union, Newton
| Hamilton, McNeytown, Lewistown,
Williamsport Newport. Duncannon
| to Harrisburg.
Juniata boulevard
From Huntingdon to Harrisburg
! TIN ough the Juniata Valley, Governor
| Brumbaugh has suggested that the
road might bear the name The Juni-
alta Boulevard of the William Penn
J Highway" 1t Is then proposed from
/ Swatara, Hershey and thence through
the Lebanon valley, touching Palmyra,
AnnNille, Lebanon and on to Potts
! town, Trappe, NCrristown and Phila-
| delphia.
This route would be through an i'm
portant educational district of Penn
| sylvania as well as a territory en-
| bracing many fine farms and pic
! turesque scenery. 1t would also touch
| fine cities and large towns.
Advantages of Route
This route. MS will be noted. covers
an entirely independent highway from
| Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, except the
section between Pittsburgh and
Greensburg. It would have many ad-
vantages over the Lincoln Highway,
| especially as there will be but one
mountain to cross as compared to the
| seven on the present Lincoln route
and the scenery is even more attract
i've than over the route from Cham
| bersburg via Bedford to Pittsburgh.
The proposed William Penn High
way was recommended by a commits.
sion of engineers appointed by the
Legislature some years ago. 1t has the
advantage of being river level route
and avoids heavy grades. In two cities
Huntingdon and Reading-the route
| would traverse streets in both cities
which are named in honor of the
|
Vast Field for Tourists
There isn't any doubt in the mind
| of anybody who knows Governor
| Erumbaugh that he will never be salts
fled until the Juniata Valley is opened
to the tourists of the world by the
construction of a modern highway
! along the Juniata river and thence
! across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh.
| He believes that every section of the
| State should be accessible to the thou
sands of tourists who are only waiting
proper roads and facilities to come
| into Pennsylvania.
Any study of the proposed William
! Fem Highway will demonstrate that
1t will accommodate through the main
route and by feeders a greater popu-
| lation than any ether road that could
| be built. Already many stretches of
this highway are in fine condition and
| Highway Commissioner Cunningham
has a force employed under contract
at the present time in constructing a
most picturesque section between
Huntingdon and Mill Creek.