The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-20
ROAD CONDITIONS
IN CONNECTICUT
Chief Roadman Wells Of Auto
mobile Club Of America
Reports on Survey.

good condition to New Haven Jonn
street in Bridgeport has been cut
through from Park avenue to Water
street and Is hard surfaced, running
parallel with Fairfield avenue. Motor
lists going through Bridgeport will avoid
the congestion on Fairfield avenue by
Cog right and left at fountain from Fair
field avenue on Park into John street.
There Is a good hard surfaced road
from Darien to New Canaan. also from
New Canaan to R!dgefeld and from
New Canaan to Bedford via Poundrtdge.
| The Norwalk valley route between
| Norwalk and Danbury through Branch
willie is in fair condition.
The Aspetuck Valley route between
westport and Easton Is very scenic, but
| quite rough in short stretches.
From Bridgeport to Danbury via Eas-
| ton and Bethel the road Is good 20
Easton and fair through Redding Ridge
to Danbury A better way to go froT
Bridgeport to Danbury and also con-
meet with the inside trunk line to Water
bury is to go out North avenue through
| Stepney to Newtown. The above route
| is also the best way to go from Bridge
port TO Waterbury at the present time,
| as the road Is closed between Seymour
and Naugatuck on the Naugatuck VAL
| lev route.
To reach Waterbury from New Haven
motorists are going through Woodbridge
| and Bethany, connecting with the trunk
| line at Naugatuck. There Is also a good
way, to Waterbury from New Haven by
going through Cheshire to Milldale, then
over the Southtngton Mountain, which
Is in excellent condition.
| From Brewster to Waterbury via
Danbury and Newtown is all open and
| in good condition.
| From Danbury through New Milford.
New Preston and Litchheld TO Torring-
| ton the road is all hard surfaced. with
very fine scenery, especially through the
Litchheld hills.
From New Haven to Hartford via
'wallingford and Meridian the road Is
| open and in good condition. excepting
, a short stretch on the Berlin pike.
From Waterbury to Hartford via
Southington. Plainville and Pennington,
all good hard surface.
Construction between Pennington and
Avon Open for traffic. but very rough.
Hartford to New Britain through Elm
! wood is closed. Fair detour through
Newington.
The Connecticut Valley route on the
west side between Saybrook and Hart
ford has construction in progress at
Haddam on the lower Killingworth road.
which Is closed. South bound trafftc
should continue up Hlggawam hill, turn
ing left at top and joining trunk line
at Carlsons Corner. This detour Is very
good.
The road Is closed between Meriden
and westfield; the detour posted Is fair.
Mansfield Centre TO Warrenville is I'M
der construction near Ashford tranic
can pass at its own risk.
The bridge at New London Is still
closed; the contractors are hoping to
have it finished and open about Aug 10.
Motorists are using the east side OF
the Thames River to Norwich In prefer
ence to the west side, and when the
bridge is open most Of the traffic will &c
that way.
The road is closed from Grotor 70
Pequonock, and the detour Is Gown
around Eastern Point, which is all hard
surfaced, and the distance is not much
greater. With a fine view of New Lon.
don harbor this is in fact the best way
10 go in the summer time.
Motor police are very active on the
trunk lines through Connecticut, and a
great many arrests have been made lr
the past three weeks. Motorists should
watch out for officers In automobile:
! and motorcycles, and in some places two
, men ride motorcycles with side car and
, pull in front and run thirty miles ar
hour and when the motorist attempt:
! To go by he is Immediately handed a
: summons.
: Places where the police are most &C
tive:
Boston post road. all the way tc
, New Haven.
! On the New London road at East Ha'
, ven.
|, On the New Haven-Hartford road a
: North Haven.
, On the UNDERSTANDABLE route
through Windsor Hin, Warehouse Poln
and Longmeadow. The officer Is in q
Paige car.