New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
By O. M. Wells
by y. vi. Wells
Chief Roadman, the Automobile
Club of America


Club of America
On the route from Westerly to Prov
idence there is a short rough stretch at
Perryville. Tower Hill Road is in good
condition between Wakefield and East
Greenwich, and this is the shorte st
route to use. Construction is going on
between Saunderstown and Wexford.
on the Narragansett Shore Road. The
surface is all good between East Green
wlch and Providence.
FROM Providence to Boston good sur
lace prevails, except in some Of the
towns. The Waterman Street hill is
under construction going out of Provi-
dence, and fair detour is provided in
city streets. Either Hope Street or
Blackstone Boulevard may be used be-
tween Providence and Pawtucket.
The roads on Cape Cod are in good
condition all around, also most of the
cross connections.
Motorists who care to spend a few
hours longer on the. run between Bos-
TON and Portsmouth will find good
roads and excellent scenery through
Gloucester to Pigeon Cove, on Cape
Ann, anG back to the trunk line at
Ipswich.
The road is under construction be-
tween Ipswich and Newburyport, but
automobiles are going through by using
the side of the highway.
The shore road between Salisbury
and Portsmouth, via Hampton Beach
and Rye Beach, is the best way to go
at present, as the direct road through
hampton is closed Just beyond Hamp-
ton, and detour is necessary which is
ratnpr Yybo
The trunk lines running north and
south in New Hampshire are in better
condition than ever, especially through
the sections where gravel is the sur
facing material. Some of the macadam
sections have become badly pitted.
especially between Portsmouth and
Rochester through Dover.
Franconia Notch passing the Profile,
Is IN excellent condition, also the cross
connection between the Profile and
Twin Mountain.
now in excellent condition include:
The Ossipee Valley route, between
Rochester and North Conway
Crawford Notch, between North Con-
way and Breton Woods.
Pinkham Notch, between Glen
through Jackson to Gorham.
Through the Androscoggin Valley
from Gorham to Dixville Notch.
The Connecticut Valley route from
road from Colebrook to the Balscms at
Dixville Notch
The road around Cherry Mountain
between Twin Mountain and Gorham is
somewhat rough in places, but is con-
sloered a fair summer road, with ex-
cellent scenery, especially around JEFF
ferson and the Pilot Range
The Sunapee Lake route, between
Clermont and Bristol, has a few rough
spots, but it IS very attractive and in
teresting from scenic standpoint, and
the surface presents no real difficulty.
The route around Lake Winuepe-
saukee is very popular with motorists.
and the roads are mostly good. Motor
lists can run UP to Rochester from
Portsmouth, then around the lower end
OF the lake, through Alton Bay, to the
" eirs and Laconia, connecting with
the trunk line at the Wers.
Motorists wishing to cross over from
the Winnepesaukee section into Maine
can run due east from Winter Harbor
through Whittier and Tamworth to
Chocorus. then north to Conway and
again east through Fryeburg, connect
ing with the Breton Woods-Poland
Spring route.
So many motorists hold to the trunk
lines while going through the White
Mountains, and so miss many oppor-
tunities to see the different ranges At
their best. There are many side trips
that can be taken into the very heart
OF the mountain region over bywnys
that are mostly in good condition and
with scenery In many respects not un-
like that in some of the famous can
yons of California. For the benefit Of
motorists who would like to remain a
few days or even several weeks in this
most interesting country, few espe-
cially attractive side trips are de-
scribed.
For motorists stopping in Profile.
Bethlehem, Breton Woods, Jefferson
or Crawfords:
No. l. From Breton Woods, down
through the Crawford Notch through
Bartlett, do not cross the railroad, but
continue along on the south side of
1ntervale, directly opposite North Con-