Evening star., 1923-09-02
LINCOLN HIGHWAY CONDITION
BEST FOR THROUGH TRAVEL
| Report Based on Data Sent by Wire Covers
Route From Atlantic to Pacific.
Other Comment.

This report gives complete pic
ture of the present condition of the
Lincoln Highway. The data is pro-
vidcd by wire by the consuls of the
association from along the route be-
tween the two coasts and is au-
thcntiC. These reports will be pub
lished twice monthly until November
Is for tlse convenience of the travel
ing public using the Lincoln High
way. Through them the press and
the representatives of the association
and touring bureaus every where are
provided with reliable information for
tourists.
Report on Division I.
Division l. New York city to Phila-
dclphia, Pa, 90 miles-W eehawken
Ferry to Princeton, So miles, excel
lent short detour at New brunswick;
Princeton to Lawrenceville, 5 miles.
poor macadam; Lawrenceville to
Trenton. miles. excellent: Trenton to
Philadelphia, 81 miles, excellent.
Speed trap reported between Metu-
chen and New Brunswick.
Division ,, Philadelphia. Pa. to
thambersburg. Pa, 142 lailes-Entire
division excellent, no detourS. BE
careful of speed.
division 3, Chambersburg. Pa. to
Grcrnsburg, Pa. 122 miles-Perfect
road all we'll maintained macadam
and new concrete; no detourS. BE
careful of speed
Division 4. Greensburg. Pa. to cam
ton. Ohio. 1873 miles-Greensburg to
Pittsburg, 80 miles. excellent except
in Irwin Borough; Pittsburgh to
Rochester, 50 miles. paved city streets,
mostly poor: Rochester TO Canton, 'S
miles, detour we'll marked over paved
road via Beaver Falls. 4.5 miles,
Do1 a.
Il miles. Columbiana 80 miles. Salem
81 miles, Alliance las miles, canton
19 miles.
Division 5. Canton, Ohio, to Mans
field, Ohio, 65 miles-Canton to ASH
land. 81 miles, excellent; Ashland to
Mansfield, detour via OllveSourSr
rough to fair macadam; 10 miles new
construction under way on Lincoln
Highway.
Mansfield to Van Vert.
Division 8. Mansfield. Ohio, to Van
Vert. Ohio. III miles-Mansfield TO
Crestline. 12 miles, fair; Crestline TO
Racyrus follow marked detour VIA
Gallon, brick; Buoyrus to 0Sceoia'
miles, excellent; Osceola TO van Vert
79 miles, mostly old macaaan, Ghia H. South
Eend. Ind, l22 miles-Nan Vert TO
Fort Wayne. Ind. 50 miles. good TO
state line; detour between state line
and Fort Wayne: conStructl3n unutr
al
Ligonier. "A miles. via detour marked
between Fort Wayne and Churubusco
15 miles. construction under way. ue
tour good; Churubusco to i,igonler,
excellent: Ligonier to south BEND 1o
miles, excellent paving.
Division s. South Bend, Ind. to 'hl-
cago Heights, Ill. S5 miles-South
Bend to New Carlisle. II miles con-
crete; New Carlisle to La Porte. Is
miles, good detour marked around
construction under way; La Porte TO
Valparaiso, % miles. good; valparaiso
to chicago Heights, 33 miles, concrete
Division 9 Chicago Heights. Ill. 10
Clinton. Iowa. 166 miles-New con-
crete construction under way between
Chicago Heights and Joliet, fair de-
tour marked; Joliet to Plalnneid'
Aurora 1S miles. good gravel; Aurora
to clinton, 119 miles, good concrete
Division 10. Clinton. Iowa, to Mar
shalltown, Iowa. l64 miles-Clinton TO
I.owden to Cedar Rapids. A. miles. fair
to good, two short detours bad in wet
weather.
95 Miles Gravel Road.
Division II, Marshalltown, Iowa to
DenSon. Iowa, 142 miles-About 30
miles of gravel road in this division.
balance dirt. roads in fair condition con,
Division l.. Denison, Iowa. TO Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Iowa, &c miles-Al dirt
roads, but well graded and dragged
and in excellent condition. except
when wet. Short rough stretch be
tween Missouri Valley and LoHeiand
No detOurS.
Division -. Omaha, Neb.. TO Kear-
nry. Neb., 204 miles-Omaha to Ere
mont, 81 miles paved. miles dirt,
good when dry; Fremont to Amcs,
miles, paved: AmcS to Rtchland. 81
miles. wcll-eraded dirt; Richland to
Columbus. miles. good gravel; Co
lumbuS to kearn"y. IL miles, we'll
graded dirt and gravel.
division IA, Kearney. Neb.. to Sid
noy. Neb., 226 mies-Kearney to
Gothenburg. 66 miles, excellent dirt
and gravel. no detours; Gothenburg
to Brady. 13 miles. good: detour south
over well-marked road from Brady to
North Platte, % miles. good dirt;
North Platte to Sidney, l22 miles, ex-
coIlcnt graded dirt and gravel.
mic. Wyo.. 157 miiesESidney, Neb.,
TO Cheyenne, Wyo., lo5 miles, good
graded gravel and dirt; Cheyenne to
Laramie. - miles, excellent.
Division 16, Laramie. Wyo.. to Rock
Springs, Wyo., 23S miles--Laramie to
Medicine Bow, 90 miles. good: Medi-
cine Bow to Rawlins. excellent except
short rough stretch near Walcott;
Rawlins to Rock Springs. ia miles.
fair to excellent except rough stretch
between Thayer Junction and Point
of Rocks. miles.
Division 17-Rock Springs, Wyo.. to
Echo. Utah. 150 miles-Rock Springs
to Green River. II miles, excellent;
fair to good to Lyman, 81 miles;
Lyman. to Evanston, IL miles, likely
10 be muddy and wet: Evanston to
WaSatch, Utah. 10 miles. excellent;
WaSatch to Echo, poor and rough but
always passable, % miles.
Route to Gold Hill.
Division IL, Echo, Utah. to Gold
Hill, Utah, 195 miles-Echo to Salt
Lake City, so miles, excellent; Salt
Lake City to Tooele, 40 miles excel
lent: Tooele to Bushs ranch, 10 miles,
excellent; Fisher pass, between Bushs
ranch and Orr'S ranch, II miles in
fair shape: Goodyear Cutoff. good;
Black Point TO Gold HILL II miles,
fair to good.
Eureka, New, 1874 miles-Gold Hill to
Ihapah. u miles. fair with some rough
stretches; Ibapah, Utah. to Ely, New,
miles. fair. with several rough strtches
on the fats.
Division 20. Eureka. New, to Fall
Ion, New, 191 miles-Eureka to
Austin. 73 miles, fair to good; Austin
to Fallon, 118 miles. reported excel
lent; New Pass canyon fair, flats hard
and fast
Division 81, Fallon, New. to Placer
vile. Calf, direct, via Carson CITY.
1928 miles-Fallon to Hazen 16 miles
excellent; at HaZen, detour south over
fast natural trail to Lahontan. 3