New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-26
: Conditions on Other
Trunk Routes Re-
ported for Trib-
une Readers

1.-The follouing report on, the
present condition Of some Of the
trunk routes IN the Eastern
States is furnished to The
Tribune BY the Touring Bureau
Of the American Automobile
Association.]
New York to Washington. d. c.
Motorists who have for long time
been forced to take a detour between
Railway and Metuchen via Perth AM
boy in order to find a good surface to
travel over will welcome the news
that the holes which formerly covered
this stretch Of the Lincoln Highway
have now been filled with crushed
stone and smoothed down. Though
still far from perfect, the road is now
so much better than it formerly was
that the yexatious detour Is no longer
necessary.
Although the notorious Franklin
Park road between New Brunswick and
Princeton is still in atrocious condi-
ton. the road which runs approx
mately parallel to it through Mon
mouth Junction has not been greatly
impaired and may be used with safety
by autoists. Many still prefer, how
ever, to follow the slightly longer
road through Hightstown, as this pro-
vides an excellent hard surface all the
way.
The route from Trenton through
Langhorne and Philadelphia to the
Delaware state line is all in good con-
dition, but the section of this trunk
route which passes through the State
Of Delaware is bad practically all the
way. The road surface in many
stretches is full of holes and badly in
need Of resurfacing. In fact, this
stretch through Delaware is now the
only poor one on the entire route from
New York TO Washington. and il is
unfortunate that nothing has sppar-
emily been accomplished as yet toward
putting il in proper condition.
Those who wish to avoid the bumps
which are inevitable on this road may
follow IN alternate which, if anything,
is slightly shorter and at the same
time provides a fairly good road sur
face all the wav. This route leaves
Wilmington via Market Street and then
runs through the villages of State
Road and Glasgow to junction with
the main route again at Elkton.
New York to Montreal
In general. the entire trunk route
from New York to Montreal. running
via the east side Of the Hudson River
to Albany. and thence via Saratoga,
Luzerne. Lake George, Elizabethtown,
Plattsburg and Rouse's Point, is now
in very good condition. Three short
detours are now required. at Rhine
beck, Red Hook and Hudson, respec-
lively, but none of them is at all seri-
ous.
The alternate route to Albany along
the west side of the Hudson River
should now be avoided If possible on
account Of several poor detours. The
first Of these occurs between South
field and Hartman. where a run of
several miles Is required over a mar
row, hilly and very dusty country road.
From that point through Newburgh to
Highland the road is in good shape,
but a detour Of about two miles is
necessary at Highland. The worst de-
tours on this route. however. are three
in number and are located respectively
at Saugerties. between Catskill and
Athens ard just south of Coxsackie.
All of these are in bad condition and
should by all means be avoided.
New York to Boston
The Boston Post Road is in good con-
dition practically throughout, the only