New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Philadelphia Can BE
Reached Over Road
ALI Hard-Surfaced
Route Outlined Perhaps Is
Miles Longer and Has One
Short Detour: Other Com
ditions on N. ]. Highways

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Cara rather unfavorable publicity
- rseently been given,to road condi-
sss; ss;ongin New Jersey, due to road con-
ss.-nrtion and detours on the trunk.
rsss between New York and Phila-
a.snhis and the south New Jersey coast
rserts.
:, order to ascertain the exact con-.
..;ons that prevail and to provide &C
.s-ats information to its members and
80 motoring public generally, .. Nj.
wills the Automobile Club of Amer
ast Of the trunk lines in south New
g,s g..ssv and his report on the situation
foievs:
~The Linecln Highway from New
v.rb 10 Trenton is in good condition
fs- as Princeton. From Princeton
ss,oueh I.awreEceville to Trenton
.;sar repairs arc under way and
Nd and oil dressing is now being
ss.sed on surface. This road should
in fair condition in another ten
ssvs From Trenton to Philadelphia,
sss- the main trunk line, there are two
" ,bree very rough stretches and two
s,rs moor detours, due to road con-
strueton
Better Way is Longer
arsere has been much discussion on
-. hest way to reach philadelphia
srn,, New York on all hard surfaced
.,sd The Automobile Club of America
rseommends route, which, although,
sfteen miles longer, is hard surfaced
.a,d in excellent condition excepting
Car a short detour at Hightstown and
ssat il not at all inconvenient. From
Ssw York follow Lincoln Highway
,hrourh Newark, Elizabeth, Railway
md Metuchen TO New Brunswick.
Tsence over the Cranbury Turnpike to
Cranbury, where the short detour is
taken to Hightstown. From Nights
town continue straight on through
windsor ana Robbinsville to Yardville,
there turn right and run west TO White
Horse then south on Park Street to
Pordertown. From Bordentown turn
i.ft into Farnsworth Avenue and con-
.;nne 10 Georgetown and follow a hard
surfaced road through Wrightstown,
camp Dix. Lewiston and Pemberton to
Mount Holly.
"From Mount folly go due west to
Washington Street through Masonville
md Noorestown, entering Camden on
Federal Street TO the ferry, where the
Delaware River is crossed to Phila-
aelphia.
Down to the Shore Resorts
aMotorists going to Lakewood can fol-
iow the above route through Nights
sown to Robbinsville, where sharp
left turn is made on water-bound
macadam road, which runs south to
Allentown, thence over the Cream
Ridge Road which provides 8 good
Vrsyel surface to New Egypt. From
New Egypt to Lakewood the gravel
road Ia in excellent condition, per-
fectly smooth for eighteen miles.
"To reach the shore resorts, run
south from Newark to Perth Amboy or
cross the Staten Island Ferry to South
Amboy. Construction work IS going
ou in South Amboy on the trunk line
between keyport and Morgan and the
dstour Is over q fair gravel road
tnrough Cheesequake to Matawan,
which can be followed over a we'll
sign-postsd detour connecting with
the new concrete road which goes
through Middleton to Red Bank, then
over the new Harding Road and Rum
son Road to Seabright and the Ocean
Boulevard. There are three detours
between Metuchen and Lakewood via
Ersehold. Motorists going between
Asbury Park and Philadelphia will find
excellent road conditions from Asbury
Park through Farmingdale and Squan-
KUN to Lakewood, then west through
New Egypt, Wrightstown, Mount
holly and Moorestown to Camden.
"To reach Atlantic City over good
road follow the Philadelphia route that
was given above through New Bruins
wick and Hightstown to Mount Holly,
then run south through Lumberton,
HnI ~ %-sr ~
the Berlin Pike at Hammonton-
Thence continue southeast via Phila-
delphia Avenue to Absecon and over
the Absecon Boulevard to Atlantic
City. A detour may be necessary just
before reaching Absecon. This is in
fair condition over gravel road and
will be found by turning off at Pomona
going out on the trunk line a short
distance north of Absecon.
How to Go Through Newark
"The best way to go. through New
ark at the present time is, after cross
ing the bridge over the Passaic River
from the Plank Road. to take q right
fork into Passaic Street, there turu
left into Richard Street; run one
block and turn right into Fleming
Street; bear right into Market Street;
turn left into Jackson Street. At end
VI Stltet3 Turn IlRnL INTO LSIayeJJe
Street; turn left into Mulberry Street
and right into Walnut Street to Broad
Stress.
ITO go to Elizabeth via Frelinghuysen
Avenue, continue south on Broad
Street to the end; turn right into
Pioneer Street; two blocks beyond, turn
lett into Frelinghuysen Avenue. To
enter Newark on North Broad Street
from the Hudson County Boulevard,
cross on viaduct over railroad. take
left fork into Newark Turnpike; turn
right into Davis Avenue and left into
Central Avenue. which is followed
scross bridge into Clay Street to
North Broad Street. Frelinghuysen
avenue, which runs from Newark to
Lizabeth, is very wide and somewhat
snorter, but the road surface is not
~ good as that on Elizabeth Avenue"
Mokes N Naxy