New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Trunk Route Conditions on
Principal Touring highways

and Bar Harbor in Maine is in good
condition most Of the way, the only eX
copuon beng q poor but short Il tour
at Wlscasset, few miles beyond
Bath, and d rough stretch OF road sew
eral miles in length between Prospect
and the ferry which crosses the Penob-
scot River at Bucksport. The balance
OF the route from that point TO Bar
Harbor is in fairly good condition
throughout
There are two routes available be-
tween East Orland and Ellsworth, but
the longer alternate via Surrey is some
wnat preferable to the more direct
route via West Ellsworth. Those who
follow the alternate route via Augusta
and Bangor Will also encounter de
tour between Danville Junction and
Lewiston, but this will not cause any
serious inconvenience. The balance OF
the route through Augusta and Bangor
to Bar Harbor is in good condition all
the way.
The best way to reach Rangcey from
Portland or Poland Springs is via
Lewiston, Winthrop, Belgrade Lakes
and Pennington. The road surface
along this route is good practically
throughout the entire distance.
Motorists who are bound for Kineo,
on Moosehead Lake, will find fairly
good average of roads all the way to
GreenVille junction at the foot of the
lake, running via Waterville, Skowhe-
gan, Guilford and Munson.
The trunk route between Portland
and the White Mountains is in much
better condition than was the case last
season. At that time one or more bad
dctours We're necessary Now good
roads will be found all the way.
Vermont-Ncw Hampshire
The prevalence of good roads along
| the various trunk routes leading to the
White Mountains has stimulated tour
ing in that section of the country.
Perhaps the most popular route this
year between New York and the White
Mountains includes the Berkshires, the
! Mohawk Trail, Sunapec Lake and Lake
| Winnipesaukee. Road conditions along
I this particular route are almost uni
versaliy excellent, practically the only
exception being a stretch of several
miles Of rough dirt in tho vicinity Of
Sunapee Lake.
The Borkshires may be reached
along any one OF the three trunk
routes. 1t so happens that the short
est route is also the best al the pres
ent time This is the route through
White Plains, Bedford, Brewster, Paw
ling, Lakevillc, entering the Berhshires
through Sheffield and Great Barring
ton. The alternate via Waterbury is
also IN good condition most of the
way, but a dctour must be taken be-
tween Danbury and NewtoWn.
Motorists who prefer the route along
the east side OF the Hudson River TO
l'oughkeepsie viii find it a good sur
face all the way, although the road
Is still under construction south of
! Tarrytown. This tnecossitates follow
ing the Saw Mill River Road to Briar-
cliff, rejoining the trunk line at Ossin
ing
The Mohawk Trail between North
Adams and Greenfield is in very good
condition throughout, as is also the
/ through Keenc to Newport, y. II.
The only way to reach the White
Mountains from Sunapee Lake is the
roundabout route via Lake Winnipe
saukee, as the direct route through
bristol is in poor condition.
The Connecticut Valley route to the
White Mountains offers very good
average of roads all the way and is
free from detours at present. The same
is true of the trunk line to Burlington
via WilliamstOWn, Manchester and Rut-
| land.
Some rough stretches viii be hound
on the connection from Burln%cn to
the White Mountains via Montpelier
and st. Johnsbury, but generally speak
ing the road IS III fairly good condition
all the way.
To Chicago and the Middle West
OF the three principal routes leading
to Chicago that which follows the So
called Liberty Highway. across the
southern part Of New York State to
Erie and thence via Cleveland. Toledo
and South Bend to Chicago, offers on
the whole the best possible average of
roads. Good state macadam is the
rule along this route nearly ally the
way to the Pennsylvania line just east
of Erie, then there are alternating
stretches of gravel and macadam
practically all the way from that point
to Chicago.
Another route which provides fairly
good conditions most Of the way is
that which runs via Easton, Reading,
Lancaster and Gettysburg. From this
point it is best to run southwest Ia