New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
Jaunts in Fall
and Winter Seasons Offer
Delightful Recreation 10
Thousands of Motorists
Coast Roads Lure MANY
State Crossed by New York
and New England Tour
lists ON Their Way South
w THAT are the road conditions in
wv southern New Jersey, is the
question asked by thousands

N YHAT are the road conditions in
Wv southern New Jersey, is the
question asked by thousands
of motorists when planning long and
short autumn trips. One of the rem
sons for this inquiry is that ii is nee.
essary for the majority of automobil
ists from New York and New England
points to cross Jersey TO reach Penn
sylvania. Delaware, Maryland and
points South and West.
Then again southern Jersey is a de-
ilghdui place to spend a week end
and motoring can be INDUCED in away
into the late fall and, in fact. all win
ter, as hotels and inns arc kept open
All along the coast, especially the
larger resorts,
VI the motorists going to south New
Jersey from New York, 10 per cent
cross on the most convenient ferry to
the Hudson County Boulevard, then go
TO Newark, where most of the trunk
lines radiate.
Conditions. as reported by the hu-
reau of tours of the Automobile Club
OF America, will be found, in general.
as follows:
The Plank Road, which is Communi-
paw Avenue, running from the Hudson
county Boulevard in Jersey City, is
TWO
months, as the bridge across the Hack
ensack River is down, and the only
way to get to Ndwark from the Hudson
County Boulevard is via Newark Ave
nue. and the old Newark Turnpike, en-
tering Newark at Washington Park,
Broad Street Motorists little realize
when riding over the Hudson County
Boulevard that it is twelve miles long.
100 feet wide, and the most expensive
boulevard, for its distance, in the
world to maintain, and the Freehold
efs Of Hudson County deserve lot of
credit for keeping it in such good
passabie condition for the last five
years. Now that the Plank Road is
closed 1t IS necessary to turn right
into Newark Avenue from the Hudson
County Boulevard, which is the third
trolley crossing from Fifth Street, to
get to Newark, and as it is the only
way it is terribly congested.
How to Reach Ferries
What interests motorists mostly on
leaving New York is chow to reach
Newark from the different ferries .
From Byckman Street Ferry follow
Palisade Avenue down hill to Enple-
wood, at large school and church turn
left and follow winding road to the
Town Hall in Teaneck, turn left and at
Blue Bird Inn turn right to Hacken-
sack, turn left into Terrace Avenue
and go through Hasbrouck Heights and
Carlstadt to Rutherford, then along the
Passaic River to Harrison, here turn
right into Bridge Street and cross
bridge to Broad Street, Newark From
Fort Lee Ferry follow new road over
hin to Anderson Avenue, turn left to
the Hudson County Boulevard. From
fortF-second Street Ferry, on reaching
top Of hill turn right, second street
turn left into Fifth Street, run to the
Hudson County Boulevard or turn left
at top Of hill, be sure to pass Third
Street, as it is one-way street east,
and follow boulevard along Palisades,
turn right into Blum Street, jog right
and left into Union Street to the Hud-
son County Boulevard. There is a
ferry running 'rom Twenty-th third Street
to Hoboken, l. l;e Fourteenth Street
viaduct over hill, turn left into Pali-
SADIE Avenue, turn right into Bowers