The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-07-20
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
WILL HELP TOURISTS
Men Now at Work Marking Tele'
graph Poles to Show Routes
Of Travel

OF Travel
Rutland, July following approx
al last week by the state board OF con
troll OF the new system of designating,
lie utilities telephone and telegraph
by the banding and numbering Of pub
poles. the state roads or selected
highways, Deputy State Highway com
missioner c. NJ Brooks announces
that forces of men are now at work
with brush and stencil on leading
thoroughfares in the eastern part OF
the state.
This syseemh which will include not
This system which win include not
but tose throughout entire New Eng
land, involves the painting Of l1-inch
chrome yellow bands with two-inch
glack borders at both top and bottom,
at intersections where there m\ht
arise in a motorists mind any doubt
as to the route to he taken in his
travels.
Where there are no poles, special
ones about six feet high will be erect.
ed, says Mr. Brooks, On the yellow
state and interstate highways, so that
bands will be printed figures for both
one will have absolutely no difficulty,
even though he may be totally un-
familiar with the layout of the high.
way system, in reaching his destina-
tion, with ease without even referring
to his road map
In cases where several routes inter.
sect, the numbers designating each
route will be printed on the yellow
band In all instances. says Mr.
Brooks, banded poles will appear on
each side Of intersections, and in such
position that one can scarcely be
misled as to direction.
1t is also probable, Mr. Brooks inti-
mated, that standard form of guide
board will be erected at functions and
terminals, giving both the names Of
leading towns or cities. and the dis
tance to each 1t is also stated that
a standard map will be published
showing the roads as banded and unm.
bered throughout the state.
Numbers for New England routes
will be six inches in height, while
those for Vermont will be four inches
high. The banding crews now at
work are divided into two sections,
two men painting the bands, and two
stenciling the numbers
Mr.. Brooks further indicated that.
following a special meeting held in
Boston last winter, when the general
outline of the new system was under
discussion this same plan, first adopt.
ed in the New England state. may be
| carried through to the Pacific.
Route No. l in New England has
for one terminal, New York city, and
will follow the C,lore line through to
Portland Me. This route. Mr.. Brooks
says can easily be Joined, by simi.
lar numbering, onto the Lincoln high.
way.
Route No 2 begins at New Haven,
Conn, passing through Hartford.
Conn, Springfield, Mass, and comes
north through Brattleboro, Bellows
'Falls, White River junction, follow.
ing the Connecticut river until it
branches off north OF Barnet Station
Tor st. Johnsbury. This same nun.
Der will appear on routes on both
sides of Willoughby lake. either from
West Burke through Westmore, or by
the way of Barton and Coventry, and
will extend on across the Canadian
border at Derby Line.
! PutIopd &c ot tbo n - -
w. which extends southeast through
East Clarendon East Wallngford,
ludlow, Cavendish. to Ascutneyville.
This same route will be properly des.
ignated through to Rochester. n. H..
'and will end at Biddeford, Me. Rut.
I land is also on routes 4 and 13 The
former extends from Massachusetts
line below Pownal, north through Ben
'nington, Arlington, Manchester, Rut.
land, pittsford, Middlebury Vergen.
mes and Burlington, st. Albans to the
canadian border.
! No. 10 extends from the New York
border near Fair Haven to Rutland
Nand thence over the mountains to
'Sherburne, Woodstock and White
River Junction.
No IA leads from White River
Junction up the White River valley
to North Roya ton, and then passes
through WilliamstoWn Gulf to Barre
and Montpelier. The same number
designation will apply to the route
from the latter city to Burlington
through Waterbury.
Route No. 8 will cross the state
from Hoosick, N. Y, through Ben
nington, Wilmington to Brattleboro
and will extend to Keene and Con
cord, N H., and to Wells Beach, Me
Other routes will bear number
'1O1, 100, IL. IS, 80, 30A, 10, 104, 12I
and 105, and will appear on the stand
ard road map as connecting various
I'points within the state situation Oh
,'the selected highways.