The sun., 1918-07-07
LATEST REPORT ON
ROAD CONDITIONS
Summary Includes the Adiron-
dack Region and the Finger
Lake District.
ny o. NJ. WELLS,
chief Roadman for the Automobile
Club OF America.

Chhef HOadmnn Tor the Automobile
Club OF America.
From New York to Newburgh via
Hackensack. Suffern and Tuxedo the
road IL all in good condition with me
exception of a short rough stretch just
north OF Tuxedo. The cross connection
between Southhelds and Bear Mountain
il an excellent macadam road, and the
same 10 true Of the connection between
Central Valley and West Point. The
shore road from Nyack to West Point
via Rockland Lake and Haverstraw is
all In good condition excepting for two
or three short rough stretches.
The road around Storm King Noun
tain. between West Point and New
burgh. which has been under construc-
ton for some time, Is not finished, and
II Is probable that it will not be open
to motorists until the spring Of 1919.
Both routes are open from Newburgh
TO- Kingston.
The shore road via Highland Is in
fair shape with the exception of one
short stretch near Highland. The first
five mile section OF the New Paltz route
between Newburgh and Plattekill is
quite rough.
From Kingston north to Albany on
the west side Of the river the road is
in quite good condition at the present
time, the only construction in progress
being short distance through Catskill.
which does not amount in anything.
The New York-water Gap route via
Morristown and Schooley Mountain is all
in good condition with the exception of
the south side of the mountain, which is
somewhat rough: also the stretch be-
tween Bridgeville and Delaware. Unfor-
tunately the new road over the noun
tain between Layton and D!ngman's
Bridge Is not finished. otherwise the
Dingman's Ferry route to the Water Gap
would be in excellent condition.
Road work Is in progress on the
SGoshen-Port Jervis route between Ches-
ter and Goshen, and a three mile detour
Is necessary over a poor dirt road. From
Goshen through Port Jervis and Mil
ford to Shawnee and the Water Gar
the road Is In good shape.
The Middletown- Binghamton route
which crosses sullivan county via Lib.
erty. Is all hard surfaced and in excel.
lent condition excepting the stretch be.
twene Windsor and Binghamton, which
Is under constructions: the detour Is via
Harpersville and Port Crane, and Is all
good hard surface.
The Cooperstown route between King.
ston and Cooperstown via the Ashokar
Reservoir Is In good condition and one
OF the most scenicsoutes In the country
The road from Catskill to Palenville al
the foot Of Kaaterskill Glove is open
with rough stretches. 1t is not advisa
BILE to use the Kaaterskill Glove or the
Plaaterkall Glove at the present time
Motorists desiring to go to Haines Falls
Tannersville and Hunter will find 1,
much better to go via the Stony Glove
which runs from Phoenicia through the
Hunter Notch connecting with the MAR
line at Kaaterskill Junction.
The Catskill- Cairo route Is fair as fal
as Cairo. but thence through Windham
construction is still going on. Between
the latter point and Lexington there ar,
several rough stretches.
The Albany Cooperstown route via
Cobleskill is in fair condition, excepting
for few short stretches which have be
come worn and pitted.
The Mohawk Valley route between Al
bany and Buffalo has a few rough ant
pitted stretches. but taken as a whole
the surface Is about IS per cent. good
. the report about the army trucks hav
ing torn up and destroyed this road Il
very much exaggerated.
The State roads throughout the Finge
Lake district are all in good condition