New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
runk Lines in Good
Shape and Detours
Reported Few
By O. M. Wells
Chief Roadman for the Automobile
Club of America

condition between New York and New
Haven, and the same is true of the
entire shore route through New Lon
don to Westerly, R. I. From thence
to East Greenwich there are two or
three sections on which construction
Will be in progress all summer. The
Hope Valley route running from West
erly through Hope Valley and Wash
ington to Providence is a hard sur
faced road in good condition.
The trunk line from New Haven
and Boston via Hartford, Springfield
and Worcester (the old post road
route) is in good condition with the
exception of short stretch between
Warehouse Point and Springfield on
the east side of the Connecticut River:
detour is necessary here, crossing
the river to Windsor Locks and run
ming north on the west side by re-
crossing the Connecticut at Spring
field.
The Naugatuck Valley route from
Bridgeport through Waterbury to
Great Darlington is in good condition.
excepting for short distance at Sey-'
mour, where the main road is under
construction. The detour is just as
good as the trunk line.
In the Berkshires
There is very little construction in
progress on roads running to the Berk-
shires, with the exception of a short
section of the Under Mountain Road
between Salisbury and South Eyre
mont A good detour is provided. The
Monument Mountain Road between
Great Darlington and Stockbridge is
under construction and closed. but
goo6 route is provided via Van Deusen-
Vile and Glendale which practically
pars Hels the closed road. The Air
Line route between Waterbury and
Boston via Hartford, Willimantic and
Providence. is in excellent condition.
excepting for short stretch entering
West Hartford, where a good hard sur
faced detour is provided.
The Jacobs Ladder route from Lenox
to- Springfield is in good condition all
the way. The Mohawk Trail between
North Adams and Greenfield is also in
fine shape, as whole, although some
what rough for short distances.
The Connecticut Valley route is all
improved from Long Island Sound to
within short distance of the Canadian
border, excepting at two points where
work is in progress. O Between
Warehouse Point and Enfield (men-
and Middletown. The motorist may
avoid the latter by going from New
Haven to Middletown or from New
London to Hartford via Willimantic.
The cross connection between Provi-
dence and Worcester via Woonsocket
is in good condition.
Good Roads on the Cape
Very little change is noted in road
face is found from Providence down the
south side Of the cape to Provincetown
and also for the return via the north
side and through Plymouth to Boston.
There are also number Of good cross
connections which are hard surfaced.
The surface is improved and in good
/ condition between Boston and Ports
mouth via Salem, Newburyport and the
Shore Road, and the same conditions
exist on the Newburyport Turnpike.
The Greenfield Boston route via
Fitchburg is somewhat worn and there
are some rough stretches. The Worces-
ter-Newburyport route, via Clinton,
Lowell and Lawrence, is mostly in good
condition, with the exception of some
construction, which is in progress be-
tween Worcester and West Boylston,
where a short detour is necessary.
! All three New Hampshire trunk lines
the Connecticut Valley route, the
Merrimac and Pemigewasset Valley
{ Mountains via Franconia Notch), the
mouth through North Conway @ e and m
Crawford Notch to the White Noun
tains), are in good shape at the pres
ent time, with very little construction
going on. On the Ossipee Valley route
| the bridge is down between Ports
mouth and Dover. Motorists may turn
north from Hampton and run through
Exeter to Dover, avoiding the poor
! detour which is now provided.
The White Mountain Dixville Notch
route via Jefferson and Lancaster, also
the Pinkham Notch and Androscoggin
Valley route between North Conway
and Dixville Notch via Gorham, are
open and in good condition. The Wi
nooski Valley route between Bethle-
hem and Burlington, via St. Johns
bury, has some rough stretches, but on
the whole provides very fair travelling.
! From Portsmouth to Portland, via
the road is all in excellent condition
The direct route between Portland
and the White Mountains via Cornish
and Brownfeld is country road quite
rough in stretches. From Portland to
Naples via Raymond the state gravel
road is in fair condition.
Detours To Be Avoided
The Shore Road out of Portland is
improved surface for forty-five miles
to Wiscasset. From thence to DANA
riscotta the road is under construction,
which condition is expected to last ali
summer. The detours are poor, but
they can be avoided by turning left
before crossing the bridge at Wis
casset and running along a good coun-
try road through Sheepscott to Dana
riscotta. From thence to Rockland
the road is good gravel. Running east
from Rockland the macadam road to
! Camden has become badly pitted and a
short stretch is now under construc-
ton; the remainder is fair gravel
through Stockton to Bangor.
The road between Prospect and
Bucksport Ferry is somewhat billy md
rough, but it can be travelled without
very much trouble. From thence to
Ellsworth the road is somewhat better
than in previous years. Many motor
lists use the Blue Hill route, which is
considerably longer but presents a bet
ter surface from Bucksport to Ellis
worth. From Ellsworth to Cherryfield.
via Franklin, the first ten miles is quite
rough, the remainder good gravel
Motorists frequently use the route
from Ellsworth via Hancock, crossing
the ferry to West Sullivan, CONTINUING
through Gouldsboro and ,Steuben to
Cherryfield; this is somewhat longer
but affords better surface, The CON.
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