The Washington times., 1922-06-24
REPORT ON
.[|NCOLN-COAST
TRAIL IS GIVEN
Complete Picture Of Great
Road From Atlanta to
Pacific Sketched.

This report gives a complete pic
ture Of the present condition Of the
Lincoln Highway. The data Is pro-
vided by wire by the consuls Of the
association from along the route be-
tween the two coasts and Is authen-
tic. These reports will be published
twice monthly until November Is for
the convenience OF the travelling
public using the Lincoln Highway.
Division New York city to Phil
adelphia, ninety-one miles. Weehak-
ken Ferry to Princeton. fifty-two
miles, excellent; Princeton to Law.
renceville. five miles. poor, worn.
out macadam; Lawrenceville to
Trenton. six miles, excellent; Tren.
ton TO Philadelphia, thirty-two miles.
excellent. One detour three and a
half miles), excellent and well-mark.
ed Elizabeth, N. j.
Division '2-Philadelphia to Cham
bcrsburg, Pa, 142 miles. Perfect
road: one short, well-marked detour
az Downingtown.
Division 3-Chambersburg, Pa. to
Greensburg. Pa, 122 miles. Perfect
road; no detours; be careful OF speed
in communities.
Division 4-Greensburg, Pa, to
East Liverpool. Ohio, 81 miles;
Greensburg to Pittsburgh. 30 miles.
excellent; Pittsburgh to East Liver
pool. Ohio, SO miles, caution. Inquire
Of Pittsburgh Automobile Club. No.
413 Wood street, as to most advisa-
BILE route west, l. e., via Beaver
north of the Ohio River or via Clin-
ton, south Of the river; dirt sections
of both routes reported to be In
bad shape: may be necessary to go
via Beaver Falls to East Palestine.
Salem and Alliance, to Canton. lat
ter route much longer but paved.
Division 5-East Liverpool, Ohio.
to Mansfield, Ohio, 118 miles; East
Liverpool to Canton, SO miles, excel
lent; Canton to Ashland, 81 miles,
excellent; Ashland to Mansfield, de-
tour north Of Lincoln Way via
Olivesburg over good brick and poor
old macadam, 20 miles.
Division 6-Mansfield, Ohio. to Van
Vert, Ohio, Ill miles; detour Mans
field to Bucyrus via Gallon, rs miles.
good; Bucyrus to Osceola, miles,
excellent; Osceola to Van Vert. 70
miles. passable but very rough in
places (old macadam).
Division Van Vert, Ohio. to
South Bend, Ind, 116 miles; Van
Vert, Ohio, to Fort Wayne, Ind, 35
miles, excellent: Fort Wayne to
good, one short stretch north of
Churubusco very bad, depending
upon weather; Ligonier to South
Bend, 43 miles, excellent.
Division S-South Bend, Ind, to
Chicago Heights, Ill, SO miles, South
Bend to New Carlisle. IA miles, ex.
cellent paving: New Carlisle to La.
Porte, 13 miles, very rough, old ma.
cadam: Deep River to Chicago
Heights, concrete.
Division 9-Chicago Heights, H.,
to Clinton, Iowa, 166 miles, all excel.
lent 1S-foot concrete paving, with ex.
ception of two short stretches good
gravel, totaling about Is miles, be
tween Chicago Heights and Aurora.
Division 10-Clinton, Iowa, to Mar
shalltown, Iowa. 164 miles: Clinton to
Dewitt, 20 miles. good concrete paw
ing: Dewitt to Lowden, 21 miles, de
tour, Lincoln Way under construc
ton, new paving going in. detouI
likely to be bad; Lowden to Cedar
Rapids, 46 miles, fair condition, road
being dragged; Cedar Rapids TO Mar
shalltown, rs miles, good.
Division 11-Marshalltown, Iowa
to Dennison, Iowa, 142, miles, S2.S
miles Of well-draine6 and graded
gravel, SIS miles of paving in Green
county, rest of road dirt; reported In
good condition.; no detours.
Division 12-Dennison,. Iowa, Ia
Council Bluffs, Iowa, rs miles, dirt
road, in good condition. depending
upon weather. no detours. Coins
east from Grand Junction, keer
straight east on south side Of railway
to Ogden"
Division 1s-omaha, Neb.. to Kesr
ney, Neb.. 204 miles, hard.surfaccd
west to Valley, "a miles, detour Val
ley to Fremont, Is miles, over good
marked road; Fremont to Kearney
good, when dry. .
Division II - Kearney, Neb.. Ia
Sidney, Neb., 226 miles, entire
section reported good; Goth.
enburg to North Platte, "a
miles. will be graveled shortly,
travel being detoured south Of the
riatte river to North Platte over
fair road well marked: North Platte
to ogallalia, excellent: Ogallaila to
sidney. fair.
Division 15-Sidney. Neb.. to Lara.
ME, Wyo., 1877 miles, excellent road
all the way with exception Of short,
rough section near Hillsdale, 20
miles east Of Cheyenne.
Division is-Laramie. WYE. "a