Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-13
heaviest TONNAGE
ON The PHILA. PIKE
Mere Vehicles, However,
Use Kennett Pike, Of
fetal Count Shows
FIVE POINT ROAD,
SUSSEX, LEAST USED

i-D tlpHld PIKE mas the great
est tonnage passing over it. IN vehicular
traffic IN one week, Of any OF the
state roads. but the Kenneth pike has
larger number OF vehicles passing.
according TO a tramc census OF an
average week, just completed for Della
ware by the State Highway Depart
ment.
During an average week between
september A. and November II of
This year total OF nearly 5000
tons in 1871 vhicles. journeyed
over the Philadelphia pike. or these.
Ia We're pneumaiic-tired motors.
$50 sohd-tlred motors. and 1927 We're
uorse-drawn vehicles. The horse
Drawn vehicles were responsible for
only per cent. OF the tonnage. while
me pneumatic-iirod motors accounted
for % per cent. of the total tonnage.
kennett pike was used By f2ifi
vehicles, total tonnage 23OOO. OF which
10 per cent. was recorded for horse
ora"n carriers, and az for solid-tircd
motors. There were s.155 pneumatic
Tired motor cars, 1881 solld-tired
motor cars, and 1925 horse-drawn car
riages.
The smallest amount Of traffic was
over the Five Point % Milton. which
was Travelled by 2s7 vehicles. i55 pneu-
matte tire, @ solid tire motors. and ieG
horse-drawn carriers, with 500 total
tonnage. The greatest per cent. OF
horse-drawn traffic was over the Del
mar 20 Laurel road
The tonnage and numbers for the
other roads mentioned On the census
are as follows:
Concord pike 10000 tons: $3.50 We
hicles, IS per cent. Of tonnage horse
drawn; Lancaster pike 1000 ions. 1902
vehicles, is per cent. Of tonnage horse
drawn, state Road at Minquad3le. $500
Tons. Jis6 vehicles. i7 per cont. OF
tonnage horse-drawn. Newport pike.
1900 tons 46i2 vehicles. Sc per cent.
OF tonnage horse-drawn; prier's Cor
ner, Smyrna. 4.900 tons. 3.t39 vehicles
- per cent. tonn8ge horso-dravn
Sta te road at Camden, $500 tons 2si2
vehicles 80 per cent. tonnage. horse
drawn; 81. Georges af canal. $500
tons, 2.321 vehicles % per cent. OF ton
mage horse-dravn; Camden 20 Mag
nolIa road, 5000 tons. 2032 vehicles. Sc
per cent. horse-drawu.
New Castle road a. Rose Hill. $500
ions, l.s2s vehicles, ~ per cent. OF ton
mage horse-drawn; state road, one mile
south 81 Smyrna, 800 tons. 246J We
hicles. % per cent. Of tonnage horse
drawn Summit Bridge, 300 tons. 2l23
vehicles. IS per cent. OF tonnage horse
drawn; state road half mile north of
Dover. 1900 tons. 1866 vehicles. As per
cent. Of tonnage horse-dravn; Milford
70 Behoboth. $500 tons. 4 $50 vehicles,
80 per cent OF tonnage horse-drawn,
Laurel 90 Delmar. 2.i0O tons. 4 .495 We
hicles, 40 per cent. Of tonnage horse
drawn.
seaford to Laurel, 2iOO tons. 1919
vehicles, 81 per cent OF tonnage horse
drawn; Bridgeville to Seaford, 1000
tons. 1891 vehicles, 33 per cent. Of tom
mage horse-drawn, state road, one mile
north OF Milford, 1900 tons, i,iii We.
hicles. % per cent. OF tonnage horse
drawn. Dupont road a. Dagsboro. 1900
tons. 1915 vehicles, 40 per cent. Of tom
mage ho~se-d~awn; Greenwood 90 Mil
ford. 1900 tons. s63 vehicles. AZ per
cent. Of tonnage horse-dsawn; DUPONT
road at Stockley. 1850 tons, l0iS We
hicles, 81 per cent. Of tonnage horse
drawn: Bridgeville TO Greenwood. 400
ions. 6q2 vehicles. % per cent of tom
mage horse-dravn; Delmar TO Laurel
1900 tons. 1888 vehicles, 65 per cent
Of tonnage horse-drawn Now Castle
river road, south of New Castle, $40
tons, 558 vehicles, 81 per cent. Of tom
mage horse-drawn; Greenwood 10 Har-
rington. 900 tons. J65 vehicles, 40 per
cont. Of tonnage horse-drawn.