New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Roundabout in
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Recommended Route

Inc following itinerary has been
outlined by the Automobile Club of
America to enable motorists to reach
the watershed district of Westchester
County and to connect with the main
trunk roads to the Berkshire Hills by
the most direct route.
"A right turn at the end of Grand
Concourse, in The Bronx, leads to Van
Cortlandt Avenue, where left turn is
made into cambridge Avenue, which,
IN It's turn, bears right into Central
Avenue. Passing Woodlawn Cemetery
on the right, the route turns right on
233d Street and crosses over the rail-
road, turning left shortly afterward on
Carpenter Avenue, which is followed as
far as South Street. Here a right turn
leads to the White Plains Road and
left turn along the main road to First
Street, where the route crosses the
railroad into Lincoln Avenue and, en-
ters Lincoln Circle, Mount Vernon.
Passing around the circle, the exit
from Mount Vernon is made by Grama-
tan Avenue for Bronxville, by the fore
going route, a distance of eighteen
miles from New York. A left turn on
Pondfield Street and a right turn on
Midland Avenue leads through the town
to Waverly Square, and the New York
Post Road is followed north by way of
Scarsdale to White Plains, eight miles
further on.
The main Danbury Road is now fol-
lowed as far as Bedford, via the Ken
sico Reservoir and Armonk, over fine
surface and amid pleasant scenery. At
Bedford a left turn is made and new
main highway followed, whose bitumi-
nous bound macadam is in excellent
condition. Passing about two miles
east Of Katonah, the route passes the
dam of the Cross River Reservoir for
Goher's Bridge and continues through
extremely attractive scenery on a re-
Gently finished road by way Of Purdy's
there the route passes up the east side
of Bog Brook Reservoir and proceeds
north on the main road to Pawling,
fifty-five miles from Bronxville and
sevcnty-three from New York.
The run across the mountains from
pawling to the Hudson is of much in
terest and the roads, on the whole, are
in very fair condition. From. Pawling
to Poughquag through Stoneh6use is a
fair country road, while the remainder.
via Grecnhaven, Stormville and Brink
erhoff to Fishkill, is first class. At
Fishkill the route turns south on the
Albany. Post Road for Peekskill, forty
one miles from Pawling, passing en-
route through Nelson Corners and
Annsville.
From Pcekskill particularly pleas
ant section of the tour turns inland on
Cow.pond Street and follows the main
road to Yorktown, where, swinging
south, 1t passes east of Mohansic Lake
TO Yorktown Heights and traverses a
beautiful stretch of country on its way
south to Croton Reservoir. Turning
left at Croton Lake Station, the route
winds through the woods and crosses
to Pine Bridge, turning right and
skirting the southern shore of the
lake south to Briarcliff, a run of Just
twenty miles from Peekskill.
The last portion of the tour is COM
pleted by way of the Pocantico Hills
to East View and thence by the pretty
Saw Mill River Valley to Elmsford and
Ardsley Village. There sharp right
turn is made for Dobbs Ferry and the
Post Road followed south by way OF
Hastings-on-H Hudson and Broadway
followed through Yonkers to Columbus
Circle, with a mileage of thirty-two
from Briarcliff and total distance OF
166 Tor the whole tour.