Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
ON STATE ROADS.
Present Conditions Outlined BY State
Highway Department.


The State Highway Department an
nouncos the following dotours:
Middlctown to SMYRNA: Motorists are
warned that the crossing of the oontract-
or's track and the new concrete road at
Hart's garage, near Townsend, is safe
only at slow speeds. The concrete is
finished from the corner to Townsend, but
is not open to traffic. Detour north Of
crossroads.
Concord pike: The Concord pike Is now
open to traffic except for one-half mile
north of Blue Ball. Detour TO left at Blue
Ball over Rockland road, taking first
right hand turn back to pike. New con-
crete road to Talleyville.
Wilmington to Dover: The Causeway
south of Market street bridge is now open
to traffic. Down-State motorists can go
south via Market street bridge, detour
east at Rogers Corner to the New Castle
road: follow trolley line to and through
New Castle At Odessa detour to west TO
| Middletown, thence south to Smyrna ana
| Dover. An alternate route TO Middletown
is via Elsmere, Marshallton, Stanton,
! Christiana and Cooch's Bridge.
| Mt Pleasant to Boyd's Corner; Under
construction Closed to traffic.
| Odessa to Dover The Pine Tree Corner
| to Townsend road and the earth road
south from Pine Tree to the State road,
north of Backbird, are closed; motorists
| should detour from Odessa to Middle
! town.
Dover to Rowers Beach to Milford,
| Georgetown. Rchoboth and other points IN
southeastern Delaware: Follow stone
| road TO Camden, turn sharply to left at
| first cross street III Camden, continue to
| Rising Sun New concrete road open Tor
| traffic. Rising Sun to Magnolia.
| Magnolia TO Frederica New concrete
road. No detours.
Frcdcrica TO Milford: No detours. The
| Causeway, south of Frcdcrica IS IN bad
| condition; drive slowly Follow dirt
road. work i'll progress at several points
use care and avoid danger. Keep straight
| through Milford, across bridge and follow
| guide sign to right to du Pont boulevard
| Milford to Georgetown and Selhyvlllc
concrete boulevard, no detours.
Rehoboth: Motorists may reach Re-
hoboth either bv leaving the du Pont
boulevard at Ellcndale and continuing
through Milton to Harbcsnn and thence TO
Rehoboth or by following the du POnt
boulevard to Georgetown and following
detour signs to Harbeson. The George
town-Harbeson road is under constructor
and closed TO traffic.
Georgetown to Laurel New concrete
road open for traffic four miles west of
Georgetown No detours. Work IN
progress, drive carefully.
Georgetown to Bridgevillc. Road closed
ON Georgetown end; reach Bridgeville via
Redden and Isaacs School.
Millsboro to Oak Orchard Work IN
progress, surface one-hah finished. No
detours.
Dover to FELTON,. Harrington, Farming
ton. Greenwood, Bridgevillc and Seaford.
Dirt road Camden to Pennington, very
rough Pennington TO Greenwood. new
concrete road open To traffic Farmington
to Bridgeville new concrete road open foln
miles to traffic, detour to east one mile 10
BTidgeville. New concrete road Bridge
vile to Seaford. Drive carefully on thcst
roads as shoulders are not completed.
Seaford 20 Laurel: Concrete road finrsh-
ed from Blades to Broad Creek; detour
500 feet along side at Zion Church. al
Broad Creek follow detour signs east 20
the Concord road. thence to Laurel