Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01

augmented by rapid and frequent trips
by automobiles made over well-built
highway. Action is being strongly
urged at this time. especially in view
of the roads and trails which are being
constructed in nearly every part of the
country to honor old trails. such as
the Lincoln highway. These highways
are monuments that will be lasting
and capable of being used by the pub
lie, affording easy access to educa-
tional facilities and bringing the town
and country together to their mutual
advantage.
The ''Old Stage road at the present
time is in deplorable condition, so
much so that there is very little travel
between the National Capital and An
napolis over it. AS result that sec
to the extent that it should have. There
are several roads from the National
Capital, but they are longer and over
varied road conditions. The distances
vary from thirty-five to sixty -f1ve miles
in length.
Annapolis to Solomons Island.
After the Maryland state roads COM
mission was created a road was built
from Annapolis to Solomons Island. the
entire length of Calvert county. BY
connecting this road with the road from
Washington via Upper Marlboro in
Prince Georges county it completed
the link that Joined the two capitals
ing the two cities, no further improve
ments were considered. There is. how
ever, at the present time about eight
miles of roadway badly in need of i'm
provement between Hills bridge. across
the Patuxent river. and Lothian, where
the state road turns in the direction
of Solomons Island The road at this
time between the National Capital and
h~v@ rrA Fl 80
twenty miles, is an excellent macadam
and concrete highway. ideal in every
respect. 1t is the only hard surfaced
section between Washington and Edge
water. At Edgewater a concrete road
extends the remainder of the distance
into Annapolis. The distance over this
| route from Washington is 427 miles.
The route via Benning and Capital
Heights is s4.7 miles in length from
the National Capital to Annapolis. The
road is macadam and concrete from
Washington to Chesapeake Junction.
From that point on the route lies
through level stretch of country.
passing through Largo. Halls, Queen
Anne. Davidsonville and Edgewater.
where the same concrete road is Joined
as via Upper Marlboro and continues
into Annapolis. The route is through
what is known as the lowlands of
typical country road, with several
heavy sandy stretches and numerous
curves
Still another route is to follow the
Baltimore Washington boulevard from
| the National Capital to Bladensburg.
Hyattsville, Beltsville. Ammendale and
Muirkirk, leaving the macadamized
highway a short distance north of
Laurel. From this point the route leads
to Annapolis Junction, Admiral, Oden-
ton. Millersville. Waterbury. taking up
with the concrete road at Camp Parole
and entering Annapolis from the west.
The distance via this route is 46.4
miles. The stretch after leaving An
napolis Junction until Camp Parole is
reached is very sandy, with many
snakelike turns. crossing and recross-
ing as 1T does the tracks of the electric
line of the Baltimore, Washington and
Annapolis railway.
Road Favored by Tourists.
The longest route, but considered the
most favorable route from a touring
standpoint, is via the Baltimore Wash
ington boulevard from the National Cap
ital to the Monumental city, where the
Baltimore-Annapolis boulevard is fol-
lowed to the state capital This is an
all-macadem route, the distance being
sixty five miles, with Baltimore about
thirty-eight miles from Washington and
twenty-seven miles from Annapolis.
This route can be shortened to some
extent by leaving the Baltimore Wash
ington boulevard and clipping off the
apex of the triangle at Elkridge, con-
Meeting with the Annapolis boulevard at
Glenburnie, or turning off the Washing
ton boulevard at a point north of Elk
ridge and taking the road through Lans-
downe to either Brooklyn or Humphrey
OH the Annapolis boulevard. This short
ems the road to about sixty four miles
H. S. F.