Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
LINCOLN Highway
ROAD TO WEST
Is Most Popular for Tourists
Going to San
Francisco

The Lincoln Highway from New York
10 san Francisco was the first. and is.
and always will he. the shortest trans
continental road. The route was laid
out by the Lincoln Highway Associa-
tion in 1913 as the shortest. most prac.
teal route connecting the two coasts.
through the heart of the Union. Today
the distance over this famous road. from
Times Square. Mt Forty second street
and Broadway, New York City, to Lin
coin Park. overlooking the Golden Gate,
at san Francisco. is 3%0j miles. not
more than 10 per cent longer from Coasi
10 coast than the trans continental air
line.
Tho Lincoln Highway is by no means
completed from coast to coast. and no
one should undertake trans ronti-
mental trip this year without first in
Quiring from the headquarters of the
Lincoln Highway Association, in De-
troit. n to tho condition of those Sec
tiunS of the route over which il Is pro-
posed to drive.
The condition Of the Lincoln High
way as the travellers of 1922 will find
it. is subject of greatest interest now.
OF first Importance tO the tourist Is the
fact that the Lincoln Highway is as well
and permanently marked in a uniform
way as 1t is possible to mark IT,
Start of the Trip
Assuming that the traveller starts
from New York City upon the complete
Lincoln Highway trio This year, he will
cross at the WceaawKCn Ferry ana
in the sixty five mile drive across New
Jersey cover better section of road
than has ever before been available
/ III that State. The highest type Of con
4 crete construction upon the Lincoln
Highway at any point between the two
+ coasts is TO be found in New Jersey
at the present time.
The Pennsylvania drive is rcplete
with interest. The AlleghenieS offer Il
full measure of scenic attraction. Al
one or two points minor detours may b'
encountered. In the main, the Penn
syIvania section is macadam paved. wei
maintained and inviting to travel.
Across Ohio. Indiana and Illinois the
Lincoln Highway tourist will note the
evident progress being made in tht
highest type Of permanent road i'm
provcmcnt. The Lincoln Way across
Illinois Is concrete from Chicago to th'
Mississippi.
Crossing the Mississippi River int,
Iowa and from that point virtually al
Of the distance until California Il
reached the tourist misses the perma
nently hard surfaced road to which h'
has. in the main, been accustomed or
the Eastern section of the route. lows
presents a perfectly graded. drained anC
for Il great percentage of the mileage
well gravelcd Lincoln IIighway--a dry
weather boulevard. but Il route which
in the event of heavy rain. on its graded
dirt sections. will offer some d tticultie
and incOnyS:fcnCes to travel. The adj
visabIc thing to do while upon the roaC
in this State or in Nebraska, in tn
event of rain. is to wait until 1t is past
From Omaha. on the Missouri River
westward the n.otorist makes the grad
ua ascent of the Rockies. Across tn
State the Lincoln Highway this year /
in better condition for travel than 1t ha
ever been before.
A. the tourist reaches the westcr
| part of the State he begins to approCiat
changed surroundings and dincrCn