Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
NOW IN TOP FORM
William Penn Route Undesirable
for Auto Travel Beyond
BIairsvilIe
DET0URS IN STATE LISTED

Harrisburg, July g. - The Lincoln
Highway is reported by the State High =
way Department to be in the best shape
this year and is open from Philadelphia
70 the Allegheny County line, where an
eight-mile detour is necessary.
On the William Penn Highway there
is detour at Lebanon and one west of
Hershey. The rest of the route via
harrisburg, Clarks Ferry and Lewis.
town IN open to Blairsvillc, but it is
not desirable to go beyond that point.
From Philadelphia to Williamsport
the best route is through Norristown
ana Reading. and then by way of Ham.
burg. Pottsville, over Gordon Mountain
to Ashland and by way of Shamokin.
Sunbury and Milton. Another route is
by, way of Amber and Quakertown TO
;Anl'entown. then through ATauch Chunk,
lamaqua. Mahonoy City and Ashland,
,n the latter route there IS n detour
between Mauch Chunk and Tamaaua
and another near Shenandoah.
rom Philadelphia to Binghamton the
route Is by way of Amber. Quakertown.
penter pen valley: Bethlehem, Easton,
bangor. the Water Gap. Stroudsburg'
Mount Pocono. Scranton and the new
Lackawanna Trail.
from Stroudsburg n trip NAV he
made to Milford or Port Jeryis over A
pitmmlnons road In excellent condition.
Inc Baltimore pike has one detour
between Philadelphia and Baltimore nj
Nennett Square. The National piLe
has only one detour in Pennsylvanin
seven -tenths of n mile at the West Vir,
elnia line, but it extends twelve miles
into West Virginia. 'e'
The detour and oiling schedule for
next week are as follows:
Wv detours are:
scot'dsie snyarTy sS@aFty S",wcen Ey.rsoq and
sr9ye and I.yerpooi; blair Gounty bs,wsnn bs@tns,
AI00n A,o9na and Relwo2d blair County. between Between
z'rn" County at Dallas Boroush 9sbnyy,ii Au-
voy ne rsIi, ae,9ur between Johnsonbure and R.dg
thos" In the Vicinity Of Pa!merteGn' P!eG' as Sns nswe
tountT and on the Lackawanna Trail I.' bn,
Dartas S:siS,SS4 the %cok Rkna Snd,0s E1s'tr I,v
nIs for the application OF road oil is as soi-
Clearfeld-Betw.en Clearaeld and Wa
=. tennt"r-Between na Between State College and pleo,.
Wnrnt aWLr LAP; @ @5el'efon'e and Zion: Howard and
tE@nGTas,erIIn t@mTnr;s.1 Columbia Borough.
. Enion--Between Miniinburg and 1ew,s.
a, go, r,.,',i, ",,i,ne-bet"-en Oliver Mills and Stod-
B"Fks -Betwsen Mt Penn and Doug,as.
I'LL, Ill; n'rdsooro Borough; Boyer,own and
:. hehigh Between Allentown and csn,er
Adams-In BendcrsvIlle Roroupb. p,,,.
yiliG thorough; between Arendtsviiie and Rjr.
Franklin-Woynssboro. an,
line "''' -'"'y'ano state
York-Retween York and Dover. Iaw,,-
%r nerrS ana Newberrytown; York and str,nes-
~ stro4gIBetween K!tannlns and wor-
6inf'en 6urE ami Anoiio no, a Spring Church; eech-
Eedford--Badford borough.
,orI SI9mepsetwbStween mps,,. Jennertown and Bed.
G. ih;yGGGmhims-Betwsen GnIh Larry's Creek and
Sattiiaaasnurg; HaghesviIle and Hallseywam
y, n}unungdon-Eotween Rorksprins and
Monro"mIn Delaware Water Gan Bor-
9ugh between Pocono Summit and Stod
p Wayne-In Waymnr, borough: Prompton
Borough. 1''"p''h
p, Iackawanna - Between Scranton nm,
Clarks summit ""'oh and
Experimentation Hopbottom and Al.
~, ,WyominF-Betw"en Laceyvllc and Black
p, Westmoreland-Ro,wec Greensburx md
,nI, IF,aY,esm,em,Rs,woGn ,sn,ea,ds, ForTngton and Sum
and Washington Mines. ''S'''e CITY
(,o Washinston, u, Between Washington and
c@n%%Ss4rf W"sh'nS!Sn IT, and Am,
more HoIbrG2k and Wnynesburg.
rerk ' sugar
hnd iGl =, Gh@steF County line; Ephrata and and
myrn. u ia''
I;c0anon-Paimyra and AnnvIlls.
Cumbsrand--Iamo lill and Carlisle
Chcst.r-In West Chester Boroushe b,.
tween West Chester and Fairviile Hon.
i!ro0k and West Chester; Phoenixville ana
kimhSrton; H2rrwel and Parkesburg '
>, BucksrMQrrlsyi!le Borough; between Zion
MonteOmery-In SchwenksvilIo Rorouo,
Colegeyil!e Borough: Trappe Borough; North
Wales borough; between I.ansdale and North
Wales; Jcnlintuwn and Washington Sam "a
Trappe and Pcrkomcnyille; Rockiedge and