New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
Atlantic City and Return
As Easter Holiday Tour
Attractive Route Over Good Roads, Providing for lhree
Day Run of Close to 300 Miles-Return Trip through
Philadelphia and Trenton-ComPled by A. e. A.

A tbree-dsy run of 3Os miles TO At
lantic City and return is outlined By
Edward II. Wakefield in "The Club
journal" as a suggestion for an attrac-
tive Easter holiday trip for the mem
bers Of the Automobile Club Of Amer
ca. The run down through New Jersey
by way OF New Brunswick and Free
hold 70 Lakewood. and on TO Atlantic
City offers e happy blend Of very fair
roads most Of the way, with excellent
hating points at New Brunswick and
Lakewood says Mr.. Wakefield.
On leaving the clubhouse, on Fifty
fourth Street, Eighth Avenue is fol-
lowed south 20 the Forty street
ferry. and at the top of the hill on
the Weohawken side OF the Hudson
left and right turn leads along Third
Street. and across Bergenlinc Avenue to
the Hudson County Boulevard. Six miles
along the boulevard the route turns
right into the Plank Road, and con
tinucs across the meadows 10 the City
Of Newark Here a southerly direction
is resumed via Elizabeth. Railway and
Metuchcn TO the Raritan River and
New Brunswick on its south bank, thir-
ty-eight miles from New York.
Old Bridge-Freehold Routes.
Continuing through New Brunswick,
the county seat OF MiddleseX County.
by way Of Albany and George Streets,
hard surfaced road leads over Lawrence
Brook 10 Old Bridge, and proceeding
south 70 Englshtown. enters Monmouth
County and traverses the site OF the
Revolutionary Battle OF Monmouth to
the county seat, Freehold. There is an
alternative road between Old Bridge
and Freehold that runs east as far as
Trenau Station, and then south along
the railroad through Morgsnville,
Wickatunk. Bradevelt and Marlboro;
although this road is few miles long
or than the direct route via English
town, it is sometimes found in rather
better condition after severe spell
of rain or snow. Motorists should
therefore make careful inquiry at Old
Bridge as 10 the relative condition of
these two roads.
At the courthouse in Freehold
southerly turn is once more made, and
the route passes through Adelphla as
il proceeds to Lakewood, the delightful
winter resort just across the Mon
mouth Ocean County line, distance
of seventy-eight miles from New York
City. Beyond Lakewood our route pro-
ceeds over a hard surface road. almost
due south, through fiat country. to
the town Of Toms River Estuary. Hav-
ing crossed the river. a left turn is at
once made and the road followed that
.brcs,rrb Uot-trflla apd aunkQ
Forked River, Waretown and Barnegat.
Pass Tuckerton Aerial Station.
Following closely the course of the
railroad, the road leaves Barnegat and
crosses Manahawken Bridge en- route
for Cedar Run, Stafordville. West
Creek and Tuckerton, in the vicinity of
which the lofty pylons of powerful
radio station rise consplcuousiy above
the level country. At Tuckerton
westerly direction is resumed for a few
miles and corner Of Burlington tray-
ersed, as our road crosses the Bass
River for New Gretna, where the route
once more turns south and enters At
lantic County by crossing the bridge
over the Mullica River, which forms
the county boundary.
Passing the Soldiers Monument the
road runs across the salt meadows 70
Port Republic, and. crossing the bridge,
continues its winding course by way Of
Smithville, Oceanvllle and Somerville,
70 the towns OF Absecon and Pleasant
vile. In the latter of these two places
a sharp easterly turn is made and the
last FIVE miles Of the run is completed
over a splendid eighty-foot road on
causeway, and We reach our destination,
Atlantic City, distance of siXty-nine
miles from Lakewood and 14S from New
York.
Atlantic City to Philadelphia.
In resuming the second stage Of our
round trip the route traverses typical
South Jersey country between Atlantic
City and Philadelphia, which at this
season naturally presents but little IN
the way OF scenic attractions. The
road. however, is fine. hard surface for
almost the whole distance OF siXty-twO
miles, so that not more than two or
three hours need be consumed in com
pleting the journey.