New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
One of These May Be Along
the Line You're Plan
ming to Drive

nished through the courtesy OF
the Touring Bureau Of the
american Automobile Assocta-
ton:
New York to Philadelphia
The Lincoln Highway route Is
Good as far as Railway, but from
that point to Metuchen the road sur
face is in poor condition, making 1t
advisable to run south to Perth Am
hoy and then west to the trunk line
again at Metuchen.
Likewise, the Franklin Park road
from New Brunswick to Princeton
is worse than ever, so that the prop
Ell route into Trenton is over the
Cranbury Turnpike, then Hightstown
and Edinburgh. This is only slight
~ longer than the Lincoln Highway
route. and is infinitely preferable.
New York TO Delaware Water Gap
The recent heavy rains have left
many of the unimproved roads in
New Jersey in bad condition. and
they should be avoided whenever
possible. This is notably true OF
some sections of the direct route to
Delaware Water Gap via Norris
town and Hackettstown. For this
reason tourists who do not mind
a little extra mileage in order to be
sure of good road now prefer the
longer route via Tuxedo, Goshen and
Port Jervis. This latter road is now
in good condition throughout with
the single exception of a short rough
stretch in the town of Goshen.
Boston Post Road
Construction work is now in prog
yess on the Boston Post Road be-
tween Stratford and Milford, and
tie detour which is provided is very
bad. The best way to reach Hart
ford from New York is, therefore,
by way of Waterbury. Either fol-
low the regular route to Bridgeport
and then run up the Naugatuck Val
lev, or else take the inland route
via White Plains, Bedford, Ridge
field and Danbury.
The road along the east side OF
the Connecticut River, between
Hartford and Springfield, is also I'M
der construction, but this will cause
no hardship as the alternate along
the west side of the river is all hard
surfaced and in good condition.
A good way to reach Providence
and Newport from Hartford is via
Willimantic and Putnam. This
route consists of macadam and grav-
ell all the way and is free from de-
tours.
Albany Post Road
The road through Irvington is
now closed, but a good detour is
available by turning right at Dobbs
Ferry to Ardsley, then north along
the Sawmill River Road to Elmsford
ard back to the trunk line again at
Tarrytown. Wappingers Falls is
still a source of trouble, and a poor
detour is available to get around
the construction work.
With these two exceptions the AL
bany Post Road is in good condition
straight through to Albany. The
continuation of this road through to
Montreal via Saratoga, Lake George
and Plattsburg also provides good
macadam all the way.
New York to Buffalo
Motorists wishing good direct
route to Buffalo will be glad to learn
that the Middletown-M onticello-Lib
erty route to Binghamton is now
completed except for a short detoul
lust west of Wurtsboro. The direc'
read into Monticello via Blooming
Gale will not be finished for some
time, but the alternate via Otisvill'
and Westbrookville is only slight!
longer and provides a good surface
throughout.
From Binghamton through u
Buffalo via Elmira and Watkin
there is a good state road nearly al
the way.
New York to Atlantic City
The best way TO reach the Jerse.
coast resorts is via the Forty-secont
Street ferry and Newark. The rout
from that point runs via Elizabeth
Railway and the Amboys to Keypor
over good hard surfaced roads al
The way except for poor stretch il
South Amboy. The best wa,
through the town is via the notoriou
Hole-in-the-W Wall, which is not dan
cerous if care is taken TO wait TO
the fagman's signal at the far end
Motorists who have travelled owe
this route in former years and hav
been forced TO take poor detour
viii be glad 10 learn that the roa
h1fween South AmboY and Keyport