New-York tribune., 1922-06-18
3 Lower New
EngIandRoutes
Are Detailed
Automobile Club Gives a
Resume of Road Condi-
.ions Over Trunk Lines
Between Here and Boston
Each a Natural Gateway
"Air.Line" Route at Pres
cni Time Is. Shortest
end the Least Conges,ed

-he bureau % tours % the Auto
--,hr, Club of America gives resume
- .o,d conditions over tho three ,runk
rr,s between New York and Boston
eorentr.fvc rsr cent of tho motorists
airing from the Southern md Middle
c,,.,s. south ~ the Old national trails
=, .hsig Vag 20 lower NeV England. use
80 ~ 'hc thrcc trunx lines from New
y.rk namely. the Shore Road. the Bcs-
~ PCS, Road or the Airline Route
,r three of which are the natural
s,.sways 20 lower New England
Route 30 /. which will soon be
-..~kes from the Byrsm Bridge cross
,,r TIE states OF Connecticut ana
Rsose Island 20 Boston. goes from
Vee York % New Rochelle. then over
81, Bos,o, Pos' Road through Mamaro-
rex Rvc and Port Chester. crossing
.ss Corrsetcut state line a. the
pv-,r Bridge and on through Green
~ Stamford Norfolk and Bridge
rort % Ncw Haven. Inc shore road
,,,vcs ,-c Boston Post Road a. New
u.ven and continues along tho snofc
through Brsnford. Guilford and Sar-
hroos crossing tho bridge over th.
Connecticut RIVER 70 Lyme. 'hcr over
ne inside route 10 New LorGor. From
New London me bridge IS crossed over
"a Thames River % croton ard the
-,gts continues through Mystic. Ston-
',r.or. Westerly and Char.cstoVn %
Wakefield There arc branch roads a.
Wakefield. ono follows the shore rosd
through Narraransett Pier. Saunders
.ov- and Wexford: The other, is The
Srert road over the Tower Hill 20
Wexford
Motorists going 20 Newport b. ferry
should r. through NarraCansctt Pier
70 Saurdcrstown.
From Wexford the route continues
q, through Fast Greenwich 90 Prov
lcnce ard from Providence % Boston.
Road conditions are as follows: Con-
,truc,ion work will be found through
,ts main street Of Port Chester. where
fair dcfo1r ~ provided There is
.lso a section under cors ruction 20
Stanford Sorwalk and both sides of
ne Washington Bridge. between Strat-
ford and Devon. From Milford. on
Route 80. T. good conditions will be
feu-s 70 Westerly There iS rouCh
..rs,eh between Westerly and Wake
fe'd. AZ Chariestowu. balance good %
Boston. There is a half-miie stretch
!, Boston. on Washington Stree. under
construction. ard when finished motor
i,,s Will - able 20 use Washington
Street. which IS IN good condition. 20
ne Forest Hills Station. there turning
ITO me Park system.
Route No. 8. which starts ~ New
Haven is row N good condition
through Mer'den 20 Hartford and also
oo,n from Hartford. Springfield ond
Worcester 90 Boston There is cor
rrucion work az Palmer. on the
Woseestcr- Springfield route, which e
'Ko and n half miles long. Traffic is
ssinr old road. which is in good con
di'.on
Route No 2. known as the Air Line.
starts 50 New York and goes nortn
through White Plains. Bedford. Ridge
field. Danbury. Newtown. Southbury 70
WATERBURY. crossing the Naugatuck
Valley. then over Southirgton Noun
tain into Quinnipiack Valley. turning
north 20 Nildale up the valley. then
through Southington. Plainville and
Fsrmirc.on 20 Hartford. whore the
Connecticut River is crossed 10 tast
Hartford. going through Manchester;
Manchester Green. Bolton Notch and
Andovcr 10 Willimantic, then east
through North Windham 10 Daniel,
son. turning north TO Putnam. ano
again cast through Pawtucket 70 Frovi-
derce. where Route No. is joined foi
Boston.
The-e is no construction work OF
,o,,.o W z from New YORK 20 Water
bg-v and il is in good condition except
,t Central Avenue between New orr
Citv and White Plains. This stretcf
can be avoided b. going through Crane
Co5course and the New Bronx Park
r.oy N Mt. Vernon and running from
~ Vernon 10 White Plains wa th'
White Plains Fost Road
From Waterbury TO Hartford. the