The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06
NEARBY ROADS NOW
IN GOOD CONDITION
Few Motor Truck Lines in the
East Have Long Detours
at Present. N

The trunk lines throughout the East
are In quite good condition at the pres
ent time, and not many of the lines
are closed with long detours. The Staten
Island road between st. George and
Tottenville Is open and in good condi-
ton. There Is no construction work
on the road between Perth Amboy and
keyport. The Atlantic Highlands
Boulevard and the Ocean Boulevard
through the New Jersey coast re-
sorts are In good condition. The Rum
son road between Red Bank and Sea-
bright 10 in fine condition. There are
some rough stretches between Red Bank
and Long Branch
The Holmdell road. between Keyport
and Colts Neck Is open and In good
cordtion. The Cranbury turnpike be-
tween New Brunswick and Hightstown
Is very good, and also the road from
Hlghtstown through Windsor to Tren-
ton The road between New Brunswick
and Trenton is entirely closed. SThe
new road being constructed from Rah-'
way through Iselin Station, connecting
with the New Brunswick road. elimi-
mates a very dangerous railroad Cross
ing at Iselin Station.
There is a short section on the Hud-
son County Boulevard under construc-
ton. Motorists going to Newark can
turn into Bergen avenue at Summit ave-
rue station and turn right into Church
street. entering the small park just across
the Hudson County Boulevard and then
over the plank road into Newark. The
road Is open and in fair condition
through Springfield, Summit and Plain
field: also through Summit, Far Hills
and Gladstone The Morristown road is
in good condition. The bad curve over
| the Schooley Mountain has been re-
paired and resurfaced. The Musconet-
cong valley route between "Hacketts-
town and Easton is in good condition to
Washington. From there on It IL very
rough. Motorists are turning of and
following a dirt road via Asbury. The
Delaware Water Gap route between
Hackettstown and Bridgeville Is in good
condition.
From there on II is rough and worn
to Delaware. The road Is closed between
Haokensaok and Arcola on the Suffern-
Tuxedo route. A fair detour has been
provided. There Is no construction work
on the Bear Mountain route at the pres
ent time. The road is also open be-
tween Hohokus and Newburgh and then
on the west side Of the river to Albany.
The only construction work on the
east side Of the river between New York
and Albany is between Livingston and
Hudson. Westchester county roads were
never in better condition than they
are at the present time. Both the north
and south shore roads of Long Island all
the way to Greenport, are in excellent
condition; also the Jericho turnpike and
most of the cross connections on Long
Island. The Boston Post road between
New York and New London is in fine
shape this year. A short stretch IL
under construction Just beyond New
London between Groton and Pequonock.
Motorists going over the shore road
| trunk line can avoid construction by
going through Eastern Point and Hotel
Griswold. connecting with the trunk line
at Mystic. The approaches to the bridge
row under construction at New London
crossing the Thames River, are about
finished, and we are in hopes the floor
will be laid and the new road open for
| traffic about August !.
| There is construction work on the Mar
ragsnsett Pier road. Motorists going
through to Providence and Boston can
go direct from Wakefield over the Tower
| Hill road into East Greenwich. instead
of around into Nara gansett Pier. 4
very excellent way to go into New Eng
land over all good roads in to run north
through White Plains, Rdgefield and
Danbury to Waterbury. thence over the
| SOuInlnSlOn mountain 10 ftartt
From there on the inside route through
| Willimantic TO Providence is in good
condition also the road from Whitman
tic running south through Yantic. then
down the east side OF the Thames River
| to New London. Motorists will no doubt
| be glad to know that the east side of
the river. between New London and Nor
witch is now the best way 10 go. The
inside route TO the Berkshires is in
pretty fair shape at present, and also
the road running due north from Pitts
field through North Adams and Man
chester to Burlington. The Connecticut
valley route to both the Green and
White mountains has very little con
struction work at the present time also
OF New Hampshire through the White
Boston and Portland. Me, is all open al
| present. with no construction work and
in excellent condition.
| The A. c. a. road car and the chief
roadman are now on an inspection tour
through the Pocono Mountains, the Fin
ger Lake district of New York and also
ditions will be given in this paper al
OF tours OF the Automobile Club oil
America.
Judging from the amount OF inquiries
from motorists coming into the bureau
of tours of the Automobile Club OF
America and the reservations already
made with the hotels throughout the
East, this will be the best touring season
ever known