The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-10-19


top, between Quakertown and Pitts
town, Hunterdon County. has beef
completed, and is in very fine con
| dition. The steep hill leading dow
into Pittstown had been stone top
ped, at one time, but washed badl.
and was very rough. The section
through the village of Quakertow,
is now being improved, and will b,
completed this fall.
Some of the Lambertville folks
have been going to the upper part
of the county lately via Ringoes
station ,Buchanan's Hill, Croton
Quakertown, Pittstown and Clinton
There is only five miles of dirt
road ON this route, and about hall
of II is good, even the famous Blu
chanan's hill, which is very steep
and high, being in fairly good con-
dition, The last two miles into
Groton is rough and stony, but af-
ter Croton is reached there is fine
stone road through Franklin Town
ship to Quakertown and Pittstown,
and the stone road running Jointly
through Union and Franklin town
ships to Clinton, has been put in
first=class shape.
North of Clinton the county road
via High Bridge and Lower Val
ley To the Morris County line at
Crestmoor, is the best in Hunter
don, the section over the mountains
north of High Bridge being a pos
tive JOY to the motorist. Morris
Connty's section, from Grestmoor,
through Middle Valley to Long Val
ley, is yet at a standstill, and will
remain SO for another year at least
The Morris County authorities very
speedily dug up wha was fairly
passable road, grading it out To a
good width, but leaving a dirt sur
face like the she'll holes Of France.
Last winter ii was axle deep, and
will be again this winter Some
day maybe--a concrete surface is
to be laid ON top of this dirt, and
all North Jersey viii be opened up
over new and highly picturesque
route.
The state highway across Hunter
don County from North Branch to
Bloomsbury, passing through White
House, Lebanon, Annandale, Clinton
and West Portal is in very good
condition. and the ride over the
Musconetcong Mountain is especially
scenic
The county highway from LAIN
bertVille to Lamington, passing
through Mount Airy, Ringoes, Cop
per Hill Pennington, bennington
Junction, Barley Sheaf, Dreahook,
Whitehouse Station and Oldwick, is
good from this city to Pennington,
but very rough from that place on
north.
The township stone road leading
from this road, near Oldwick, along
the Roekaway Creek to Mountain
vile and Califon, is all right for
people approaching wild and rugged
scenery, and used to mountain
roads. II is very narrow, but bet
ter than some of the county roads.
80 far as bumps are concerned. The
road branching off at Mountainville
and running through Cokesbury to
High Bridge. is in about the same
condition. All these roads are well
worth trip over. but should be
travelled in daylight unless the trav-
eler is familiar with them.
The Lebanon Township road lead
ing from Califon borough to Glen
Gardner, via Lower Valley, Little
Brook and Woodglcn, is in good
condition, but like all the mountain
roads in upper llunterdon should be
travelled carefully by strangers.
The new stone road from Three
Bridges to Centerville will soon lie
completed, and will eventually tic up
with the Pennington Whitehouse
road, but not just at present.
The stone road leading from the
Remington Whitehouse road to the
village of Stanton is in fair con-
dition, somewhat rough The einder
and stone road leading from this
same Whitehouse road to Woods
Church, is good
The dirt road from Pennington
to Clinton--ovcr one Of the most
important routes in the eounty---is
IN fair condition.; all right in day
time and dry weather. IL cuts the
distance from Pennington to Clinton
nearly in half, and is much used,
particularly by people acquainted
with it.
The stone road from Lambertville
to Stockton is in bad shape again.
1t is full of holes from the Alex
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