Evening star., 1922-07-09
DETAIL OF ROAD CONDITIONS
ALONG THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY
Association Data Obtained From Consuls
Along the Route-Tourists Advised
to Watch Weather Reports.

Present road conditions along the
Lincoln highway across the conti-
nent are outlined in detail by a bull
letin just made public by the Lin
coin Highway Association. The data
is based on telegraphic reports of
the consuls of the organization along
the route. Tourists, however, are
advised to watch the weather. as it
controls travel west of the Missis-
sippi at this season.
Report of Road Conditions.
Road conditions are reported as
follows:
Division. New York city to
Philadelphia. SO miles. no detours:
weehawken Ferry to Princeton, SO
miles. excellent; Princeton to Law
renceville. S miles. poor wornout
maeadam: Lawrenceville to Trenton.
6 miles. excellent: Trenton to Phila-
delphia 32 miles. excellent.
Division 2-Philadelphia to Cham
bersburg. Pa. 142 miles: perfect road
one short. well marked detour at
Downington.
,Division S-Chambersburg Pa. to
Greensburg. Pa. 122 miles: perfect
road; no detours; be careful of speed
in, communities
Division 4-GreensburE, Pa, to East
Liverpool. Ohio; 50 miles: Greensburg
to Irwin. miles. excellent: detour
south of Lincoln highway at Irwin
via White Oak road. excellent condi-
tion; 10 miles to East McKeesport:
East McKeesport to Pittsburgh. 16
miles, excellent Pittsburgh to East
Liverpool. Ohio. So miles, caution: in
quire Of Pittsburgh Automobile Club.
415 Wood street. as to most advis-
able route west. lie. via Beaver north
of the Ohio river. or via Clinton. 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. Latter route
much longer. but paved.
Division EAST Liverpool. Ohio, to
Mansfield. Ohio. 11s miles: East Liver
pool to Canton. So miles. excellent Can
ton to Ashland, 81 miles. excellent Ash
land to Mansfield. detour north Of Lin
coin way via Olivesburg. over good
Division 6-Mansfield. Ohio. to Van
Vert. Ohio. Ill miles: Detour Mansfield
to Bucyrus via Gallon. 25 miles, brick
Bucyrus to Osceola. miles. excellent
Osceola to Van Vert. 70 miles. passable
but rough in places. old macadam.
Indiana-Illinoi. Route.
Division Van Vert. Ohio. to South
oeno lEo, llo mlieS. van vert, ONO.
to Fort Wayne. Ind. 35 miles. excel
lent: Fort Wayne to Ligonier. 3s miles.
mostly fair to good gravel: Ligonier to
South Bend. 43 miles. excellent.
Division S-South Bend. Ind. to Chi
cago Heights. ILL.,. SO miles: South Bend
to New Carlisle. IA miles. excellent paw
ing: New Carlisle to La Porte. IS miles.
rough old macadam La Porte to VAL
paraiso, % miles, good gravel and 10
miles rough old brick; rough detour
Valparaiso to Deep river. 10 miles Deep
river to Chicago Heights. concrete and
macadam.
Division 9-Chicago Heights. ILL.,. to
Clinton. Iowa, 166 miles; Chicago Heights
to New Lenox, Is miles. concrete: de-
tour. New Lenox to Joliet. miles
and concrete; Aurora to Clinton, 119
miles. all paved.
Division 10-Clinton. Iowa. to MARSHALL
town. Ia, 164 miles: Clinton to De Witt.
20 miles, good concrete paving; De Witt
to Lowden. 81 miles, detour. poor dirt.
construction. new paving going in !:
Lowden to Cedar Rapids. As miles. fair
condition. road dragged; Cedar Rapids
to Marshalltown, rs miles. good. (Note !:
In bad weather it may be advisable. in
view of detour west of De Witt, to
leave the Lincoln way at Stirling. Ill.
following good marked trail to Rock
Island, ILL.,, 5S miles. crossing river to
Davenport. Iowa, and taking good
marked road back to Lincoln way at
Cedar Rapids, rs miles.)
Division 11-Marshalltown. Iowa. to
Dennison, Iowa, 142 miles. S2.s miles
of well drained and graded gravel. SIS
miles of paving in Green county. Rest
of road dirt: reported in good condi-
tion. No detours.
Dirt Roads Depending on Weather.
Division 12-Dennison, Iowa, to
Council Bluffs. Iowa. IS miles. Dirt
roads in good condition. depending
upon weather; several stretches good
gravel. No detours. Going east from
Grand Junction keep straight east on
south side of railway to Ogden. Co
ing west, continue out of Ogden on
south side of railroad.
Division 13-Omaha, Neb., to Kear-
ney, Neb.. 204 miles. Hard-surfaced