New-York tribune., 1922-03-19
Road Marking
Will Be Made
More Uniform
Plan Submitted by o. Nj.
Wells Is tnar.tirousiv
Adopted by Highway De-
par;menis iii the East
Divides L. S. Into Zones
New System Of identification
viii End Confusion and
Be q Boon to Motoring

Action that promises to put IN end
20 the confusion ,Aat prevails in the
conflicting systems Of highway mark
;sg now in use through cut the country
sas been decided upon by the highway
commissioners Of Eastern states as the
result Of conference in Boston re-
gently cf hotel men, the commissioners
and representatives Of the various
state automobile associations and other
organizations Arthur L. Race. resi-
aeut Of the New England Hotel Mems
Association suggested chat there must
bs some method Of marking the high
rays that could be used throughout the
limited States and which would make
for uniformity subsequently,. at
meeting in the Office OF Highway Com
missioner Cole Of Massachusetts,, O. NJ.
Wells. chief roadman of the Automo
bile Club &c America, submitted new
plan Of read marking that embodies
the results Of his fifteen years expert
enee as 4 highway expert. The plan,
which already had the approval of the
Automobile Clubs officers, was unani-
mously adopted.
The United States viii be divided
INTO zones, the New England zone to
include the section east OF the Hudson
River. from the Atlantic Ocean to the
Canadian border Each route will re-
ceive number For illustration, No. l
will start at Miami. Fla. and follow
the tlantic coast all the way to Calais,
Me-. and into Canada. if desired by the
authorities Of tho Maritime Provinces.
From New York No / follows the Post
Road through Stamford. Bridgeport.
New Haven New London, Providence.
Boston. Newburyport, Portsm outh
Portland and along the coast to Ban
gor.
Numbered According to Direction
Odd-number routes will run east and
vest, so far as practicable and even
numbers ncrth and south. Each State
Highway Department VIII mark the
posts with desig igaated number from one
state line to the other.
New England has adopted tnc square
IS lhe - llL't 20 DC uSeu III titt Ne"
England zone. the marking to read az
follows for the different states: New
York. "N Y. T.; Connecticut, Conn.
l.; Rhode Island. n. I. T.; Massa-
chusetts. "Mass. T., New Hampshire
"N. II. t." and Maine, "Mc. L.
Rou.e 4 Will take in the inside
trunk Inc TO the Berkshires through
Pswlirg. Lakevillc. Great Barring Ton
and Pittsfeld continuing north through
William town, Manchester and Rutland
to Burlington. then on to the Canadian
line and possibly to Montreal.
Roste viii start at New Haven
and 60 through the center of Connecti-
eg. to Hartford then along the Con
necticut River to Springfield and con
.inae north on the east side of the
river through northampton, Greenfield
Bratt eboro, White River junction, St
lohn bury and Newport to Sherbrooke
then possibly to Quebec
Route 7. Boston to Albany
to Albany via Fitchburg. Greenfield
and over the Mohawk Trail through
Troy With the extension of the new
system No. 7 VIII run through 30 Buf
falo, then over the Lake Shore roaC
through Erie. Cleveland and Toledo te
Chicago. and across the United State:
to the Pacific Coast.
Roue ! probably will be known as
Atlantic No l." and if the states Of
California, Oregon and Washington sc
desire, they can call their coast route
Pacific No. l.
Connecticut is ready to start mark.
ing at once and Route No. l will be
marked from the Byram Bridge on the
Boston Post Road as soon as weather
permits. Rhode Island will also marx
Route Nc. to the Massachusetts, line
and the rest of the New England
states are also expected to begin the
marking at once. All routes in the
New England zone particularly the
trunk lines, will be marked by Oc
tober l.
The markers will be maintained BY
the state departments.