New-York tribune., 1918-06-26
Automobihng
New Map Shows Main
Roads Throughout New
York State
By c. E. T. Scharps

Those who contemplate tour
through New York State will be in
terested' to learn that new map has
Just been published by the American
Automobile Association, covering the
routes in that territory. This map
shows all state roads in rcd. This
makes it easy for tourists to map out
their routes in advance so as TO use
the maximum Of good roads.
Following is brief summary of the
conditions prevailing on some of the
principal trunk lines in New York
State:
New York to Albany via east
side of Hudson River.-Good to Dobbs
Ferry; under construction south OF
Tarrytown, necessitating detour via
Ardsley, Elmsford and the Saw Mill
River Road to Briarcliff, rejoining the
main road at Ossining; balance good
state roads, except for short stretch
under construction, but passable, just
south Of Hudson.
49, New York to Albany via west
side of the river.--All good state mac
adam, except stretch under con-
struction, but passabic between Cats.
kill and Coxsackie.
Albany to Buffalo.-All good mac
adam to Syracuse, except stretch be-
tween Amsterdam and Hoffman, which
is under construction, but passable. Be
tween Syracuse and Buffalo the general
condition is not so good, as there are
several rough stretches Of road.
New York to Buffalo via Bingham
ton, Elmira and Watkins. - Excellent
state macadam to Monroe; dctour over
narrow country road (fair when dry)
to Goshen; good state road via Middle
town and Liberty to Windsor. Detour
over good state macadam through
Harpursville and Port Crane to Bing-
htamton. Binghamton to Owego, most
~ good except for a rough stretch
near Vesta; good macadam to Wa
Elmira; balance through Waterloo to
Geneva ali good state road
Elmira TO Erie via Hornell, Olean
and Jamestcwn.-Good state macadam
nearly all the way to the Pennsylvania
line, except twelve miles of fair dirt
between Salamanca and Randolph,
This route, which crosses the southern
part Of New York State. is now the best
way to reach Cleveland, Detroit, Chi
cago and the Middle West points.
Albany to the Adirondacks.--All good
state macadam via Saratoga, Lake
George and Elizabethtown, except for
short detour over good macadam be-
tween Latham's Corners and Cohoes.
Utica to the Thousand islands via
Watertown.-All good state macadam.
The Thousand Islands to the Adiron-
dacks via Ogdensburg and Malone.-All
good macadam except a short detour
at Redwood near Alexandria BAY, which
is good in dry weather.
Utica via the Catskills and Coopers
town.--Good macadam along the Asho-
ken Reservoir; then six miles of rough
macadam near Phmnicia; good macad.
am to Oneonta; rough between Col
liers and Milford; good to Coopers-
town: poor detour via Schuyler Lake
to Richfield Springs; then another de-
tour from that point to Mohawk
good macadam to Utica.
From George v. Tuohey, at Lake
Quinsigamond, Mass, comes the fol-
lowing relating to conditions on the
Springfeld-B Bosom road:
"In your Saturday resume of road
conditions (Springheld to Boston) you
refer to detour at Marlboro via Fran.
ingham. This is exceptionally lone
and the going is none too good It is
preferable that motorists keep to trunk
line through South Sudbury, Wayland
and Weston, There is some construc-
ton work on this thoroughfare and
there are short stretches of poor going
but not anything like what one con
tends with when making the detour at
Marlboro via Southboro and Framing
ham Centre. l drive in to Boston
about five times week, and after try
ing the detour | prefer the main route
Coming west the detour sign is at
West State Road (Wayland), and from
very rough at all times.
Notify your readers Of the fact that
the city marshal of Marlboro is very
Jealous in the enforcement of the auto
laws. Fifteen miles is the limit
through the city from point at Will
Jams Lake to the eastern boundary at
City Farm. There are sharp curves at
both points and traps are working
there. On approach to either point
blow horn without fail and also at all
intersecting streets through the CITY.
II might add that the main road
through Northboro has been finished
and is open for traffic, thus avoiding
the short but rough detour."
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