The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-28
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OFFICIAL LAYOUT
Of CHESHIRE ROAD
Goes Through Chesterfield
Center Instead of by
Wheeler's Mill
BRATTLEBORO LINE
is STARTING POINT

ton to Do Everything Possible to
Expedite Construction Governor and
Council Approve Choice.
Choice of the Chesterfield Center route
in preference to the Wheeler's mill
route between Brattleboro and Spofford
lake has been made for part of the
state highway from Brattleboro to Hills
boro, NH, by the New Hampshire state
highway commissioner, Frederic E.
Everett of Concord, and on Thursday
the choice was approved by the govern
or and council.
Although this is disappointing to per-
sons in this section having cottages at
Spofford lake and although there is more
travel on the Wheeler g mill road than
the road selected, it was generally ex-
pected that the commissioner would des
ignate the road which he did, as it prob
ably will accommodate more Chester
field residents and part of the route
in that town already has been laid out
as state highway.
1t is to be known as the Cheshire
Highway, beginning at the suspension
bridge across the Connecticut river
north of this village. A bill providing
for this highway was prepared and sup
ported in the legislature by the Cheshire
County Automobile association, and
everything possible will be done by the
association at once to expedite construc-
ton and improve the maintenance Of
this road
Probably the road will be designated
with grey and blue bands, markers of
that color previously having been placed
between Hillsboro and Keene. Having
been designated as a main state high
way this road in the future will be en-
titled to dollar for dollar state aid in
construction and maintenance and may
be eligible for government aid also Fol
| lowing is the text of the official descrip-
tion of the highway:
| Description of Cheshire Highway laid
out under the provisions Of Chapter us,
| Laws of 1919, being Road No. l under
J Section l of said chapter.
Beginning at the state line in the town
of Chesterfield at the suspension bridge,
! socaped, thence following the main
road, being the mail route, distance
| of 1-2 miles to a four corners; thence
] turning right over said mail route dis
J lance of miles to the Hinsdale road !;
thence turning left, through the vii
i lage of Chesterfield, distance of 6-10
| miles to the Four Corners, near the
Stone House,; thence turning right,
passing Lakeside and Pine Grove
Springs hotels, a distance of IL miles
to Spofford village; thence continuing
ho DIV ha
route, a distance of Clio miles to the
Chesterfield Keene town line; thence in
the
1 City of Keene-over the same road
and Arch street a distance of lilo
miles to the intersection with the Mo-
nadnock Road; thence turning right and
over said Monadnock Road distance
of | IL miles to the intersection with
the West Side Road at Central Square
thence turning left and over said West
Side Road a distance of 1910 miles ia
Concord Road thence turning right and
over the Beech Hill road a distance OF
3 610 miles to the Keene- Roxbury town
line; thence continuing in the
Town of Roxbury-a distance of ]
Clio miles to the Roxbury Sullivan
town line thence continuing in the
1ONA VI OulllN du-ONeN IHe hdiut
road distance of 40 miles to the vii
lage of East Sullivan; thence turning
right across the iron bridge; thence
turning left a distance of $40 miles
to the Sullivan Nelson town line: thence
continuing in the
Town of Nelson-oyer the same roat
and through the village of Munsonville
keeping to the right of Granite lake,
ii =, Nf I .
Stoddard town line; thence continuing
in the
Town of Stoddard-over the sam,
road distance of 3 $40 miles to tn
Four Corners at the village of Soutl
Stoddard; thence crossing the Old For
est Road and continuing over the
Stoddard County Road-a distance O
miles to the Stoddard- Antrim tow
line; thence continuing in the
Town of Antrim-over the same road
by Kuhn's Corner, socalled, through tn
I village of North Branch; over the irol
4 bridge and by the electric light station
and over the stone bridge; a distance o
6 40 miles to the Antrim Hilsbor
4 town line; thence continuing in the
Town of Hillsboro-over the sam
road, keeping to the right and following
the river, a distance of / 1-2 miles t
4 Fuller s Corner socalled, in the vilag
II of Hillsboro; thence over the main roa
II to Hillsboro Bridge distance of Al
miles to the intersection with the Cor
II toocook Valley Road in Hillsboro, a tc
4 tai of 40 40 miles Said layout as ds
Il scribed from the West Side Road i
II Keene to the Contoocook Valley Roa
II in Hillsboro being over the route of tn
II Concord Road, socalled This road sha
II be known as the Cheshire Road
II Making Record.