The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-06-05
DETOUR GOING
TO WHITEHOUSE

At the present time there is no
direct al stone, all good, high
way route from Lambertville into
North Jersey. The county has es-
tablished detour ON the Fleming
ton Whitehouse road between Bar
ley Sheaf and Dreahook, to facili-
tate the resurfacing that is in pro-
gress between those two points.
This detour leaves the stone road
on the East side, at Barley Sheaf,
three miles North of Pennington,
and goes to the Pleasant Run store,
from where it turns to the left
to the Dreahook road, thence back
to the Whitehouse road The White
House Review says that this dirt
road is better than the present mac
adam, which is doubtless true.
Many of those going to Clinton or
beyond are using the dirt road, via
Hamden, but this has been fearfully
rough all the Spring, and very mud
dy in wet weather. Still others go
to Croton, and thence to Quakertown
and Pittstown. This is a beautiful
ride, but the road to and for half
mile beyond Croton, is very rough.
1t is all hard road, though, and can
be travelled in the wettest of wealth
err.
Automobiles going to Lake Ho-
patcong will probably do as well by
going up the river road from New
| Hope to Easton, and thence over the
state highway and detours (stone
roads) to Hackettstown, Budd's Lake
and Lake Hopatcong.
Another route into Chester and
Lake Hopatcong, or to Morristown
and beyond, is to go down the river
road from Lambertville to Titusville,
turn left at the canal bridge, up this
road to the Harbourton road, up this
to the Pennington road, to the right,
and then turn to the left just before
crossing the Reading Railway in
Pennington. This brings the travel
err into the Hopewel road, which he
follows through, turning to the right
at Marshall's Corner, to the left just
beyond Glenmoore station and to
the left again at Blawenburg. This
road is followed through Belle Mead
to Woods Tavern, where a turn to
the right is made to Milestone, then
left to Finderne, left to Somerville,
or right to Bound Brook. Turn right
in west end of Somerville to con-
crete road, through to Bedminster
and Far Hills. For Bernardsville
keep straight on after turn to right
at Bedminster, but there is de-
tour beyond Bernardsville, going to
Morristown. The road is good to
extra fine all the way from Lam
bertville to Bernardsville by this
route, and it is the only one that is
good, by actual travel over the var
| ious routes.
From Far Hills one may go over
very good road to Peapack and
Gladstone, and on to Chester, but
continuing from there to Flanders
and Lake Hopatcong. parts of the
road are rough. TO the left the
road is good to Hackettstown, and
to the right the road from Chester
to Mendham and Morrstown is of
the finest concrete or asphaltum in
perfect condition. However, the
autoist going to Morristown had bet
ter keep to the right in Gladstone,
the Chester Mendham road, saving
four miles in distance, and riding
over good stone road, township
built, and oiled. There are several
sharp curves and grades on it, but
local people use it in preference to
the county road running from Mend
ham to Bernardsville, when coming
this direction.
The best piece of Hunterdon Coun-
ty road is between High Bridge and
the Morris County line at Crest
moor. North of Crestmoor the road
has been graded for concreting, four
miles to Long Valley, and this work
is now under way There is no de-
tour available, so the traveller uses
whatever part of the highway he
can get, and some parts Of it are
inconceivably bad. The concreting
is expected to be completed by early
| fall.
Another route into North Jersey,
for tourists, will be available late
this or early next year The work
of completing the sections Of M
finished stone road between Long
Valley, Paramount and Oldwiek are
now being taken up. This route
is the shortest between Lambertville
and Schooley's Mountain, Budd's
Lake and Lake Hopateong, but il
should not be undertaken by one
unacquainted with that territory
until the stoning is completed.
MRS. OLEyIA McCREADY