New-York tribune., 1918-07-07
Reports Tell How High
ways Are Up to Adj
rondack Region
BY O. M. Wells
Chief Roadmam for the Automobite
Club of America

LthO " H"tof StN
From New. York to Newburgh via Hack
ensack. Sufrcrn and Tuxedo the road is all
in good condition with the exception of a
short rough stretch just north of Tuxedo
Tho cross-conncction between Southields
and Bear Mountain is an excellent macsdam
tion between Central Valley and West Point.
The Shore Road from Nyack to WesS Point
via RockInnd Lake and Haverstraw IS all
in good condition. excepting for two or
three short rough stretches.
The road arouno ,crn King Mountain.
between West Pun. and EewDurXh, which
has been under construction for some time,
is not finished, and II is probable that it
will not he open to motorists until the
spring of 1919.
Both routes arc open from Newbur&h to
Kingston. The Shore Road via Highland is
IN fair shape. with the execution of one
short stretch near Highland. The first five
mile section of the New PaltZ route between
Ncwburgh and Plattckill il quite rough.
From Kingston north to Albany the
wcst side of the river the road is in quite
good condition Mt the present time. the oniy
construction in progress beng short DIS
tancs through Catskill which does not
amount TO anything.
Tho Now York Water Gap route via Nor
rstown and Schooey's Mountain is all in
eond condition. with the exception OF the
what rough alsn the stretch between
BridReville and Delaware. Unfortunately.
the new road the mountain between
Layton and Dinqman's Bridge is not finished
otherwise the Dingmans Ferry route to the
Water Gap would be in excellent condition
Road work is in progress on the Goshen
Port Jervis route between Chester and
Goshen and threc-rnile detour is necessary
over poor dirt road From Goshen through
Port Jervis and Milford to Shawnee and
the Water Gap. the road is in good shape.
The Middletown -Binghamton route, which
crosses Sullivan County via Liberty. is all
hard surfaced and in excellent condition ex-
Hinghan,ton which is under construction
the detour is via Harpursville and Port Crane
and is all good. hard surface.
The Cooperstown route, between Kingston
and Cooperstown. via the Ashokan Reservoir.
is in good condition and one of the most
scenic routes in the country. The road from
Catskill to Palenvile ut the foot of Kaaters-
kill Glove. is open with some rough stretches
1t is not advisable to use the Keaterskill
Glove the Paaterk Cove at the present
time. Motorists desiring to go to Haines
Falls, Tannersville and Hunter will find 1t
much better to 60 via the Stony Glove. which
runs from Phenicia through the Hunter
| Notch. connecting with the main line at
Kaaterskill Junction.
The Catskill-Cairo route is fair as far as
Cairo. but thence through Windham construc-
ton is still going on. Between the latter
point and Lexington there are several rough
stretches.
The -Cooperstown route, via Cobles-
Kill, is in fair condition, excepting for a few
short stretches which have become worn and
pitted.
The Mohawk Valley route between Albany
and Buffalo has a few rough and pitted
tai hc1o
is about rs per cent good the report about
the army trucks having torn up and de-
stroyed this road is very much exaggerated.
The state roads throughout the Finger
Lake district are all in good condition, ex-
ceptinE for short occasional stretches which
Bnghamton and Cooperstown the road is all
good macadam. also the Susquehanna and
Chemung Valley route. via Owego and Wa
verify, to Eimra.
From Elmra through Watkins Glen to
Geneva the surface is in excellent condition.
From Elmira through Corning. Addison and
Jasper to Hornell the road is in good condi-
lion, excepting for q few places. which were
At that time a great many sections and
culverts were destroyed on new state roads
in this section, but repair work is rapidly
going on.
From Eornel through Olean to Salamanca
Is hard surfaced road in good condition,
and from Salamanca through Jamestown and
around ChautauQua Lake to Westfeld is
pretty fair travelling at the present time.
An excellent way to reach Niagara Falls
on o., excellent hard surfaced roads is to leave
up to Rochester; then follow the Ridge Road
through Clarkson, Albion Ridgeway and
Pekin to Niagara Falls. The road between
Niagara Fails and Hamilton. Ont. is quite
rough in places. but passable The Hamilton
toronto highway is splendid new concrete
road. IS feet wide, without any hills. and
can be travelled for forty-fve miles without
shifting a gear.
From Rochester to Oswego the road is all
hard surfaced. with the exception of thirteen
miles mule between Sodus and Wolcott. which is a
From, Cooperstown running north on the
west side OF Otsego Lake there is a bridge
! under construction, and the detour to
opringheid is quite poor, especially in wet
weather.
:. The Cherry Valley route from Richheld
Springs and Winfield is under construction
and detour is necessary, which is also poor
in wet weather. Motorists on reaching san
gerfeld will find it better going to run up
through Natervile, then to Deansboro and
around through Oriskany Falls to Madison.
This is somewhat longer. but the surface ia
all good macadam.
From there on through Cazenovia to SYRIA
cuse is hard surfaced road From syria
cuse 10 WaIertOWn the road Is in good con-
aitlon. also from Utica to Watertown From
Natertown through Canton to Malone. ali
hard surface, in good condition
FROM Watertown to ORdensburg, via Alex
nndria Bay, there is a seven-nlile dctour he
tween Redwood and Hammond which can be
avoided on a good road by going from Alex
andr!a Bay; there is seven-mile detour con-
meeting with the Watertcwn-Malone trunk
lire at Antwerp
The road from Potsdam to Upper Lake
along the Racquette River has been improved
and now offers good travelling through Col
ton. Stark and Piercefied to Tupper Lake
an excellent way to the heart of the noun.
tain region with Eood roads to Paul Smiths
and Saranac Lake.
The direct road from Malone 70 Rouse'e
Point is all macada.n in good condition. en-
ceptng the stretch between Malone and
ChAteaugay, which is under construction a
f:ir detour is provided via Burk
The cross connection through the rno,.,,
tains between Malone and Elizabethtov,,, VI,
Paul Smiths. Saranac Lake Lake PaciI
and the Wilmington Notch Read is in fine
shape. " '-'
The Adirondack trunk line running north
from Albany is in good condition to Iake
George. either via Schenectady Sarsto~s
ond Luzernc or Mechancsville. Saratova . nJ
Glcns Falls. From Lake George no~th
through Elizahethtown and along the An.
sable Valley to Pattsburg and then on ~
the international Boundary Live 81 p.