Smyrna times., 1925-08-05
Observation-Disclosures
''-T oPFTS EASTERN SHORE TRAIL
,,o9T DIRECT LINE ELKTON
40 10 SALISBURY, MD.-SHORTER
,ortown. Centreville and EastOn,
'TTs T'Lile on the Maryland Pike, Are
w." w., Out by the New Trail Opened


" Cnt Ont BY the New Trail Opened
The T contract will be let to-day for
..ucrote 80, road from Clayton to
oo,s.l,iston's Z Cross Roads. When this
Dia5 "a5 Is continued on to the Maryland
i. lVa' ard the road from Millington to
.ha .n' delaware line meets it, this vicin-
~. y. will he within twelve miles of link
" ~ Nm with the new Eastern Shore of
Warriand NJ trail which, like the dupont
.aj rms from one end of the state
~ tbe other Smyrna will soon have
anotber connection with it by way of
Torton Downs Chapel, Sudlersville
rorta This road is now under con-
,+r,ction and will be completed before
Fou The new road was opened last
uoek from MillingtOn to SudlerSville.
This short link has resulted in road
distances between northern and south
er Eastern Shore points of Maryland
beirg lessened from one to approx
mately ten miles. Distances from Bal
tmore to Wilmington and Philadel-
mia are shortened seven miles, due
70 the opening Of the new Philadel-
mia road July 3. The MillingtOn-
Sudlersville link in the state road sys-
TEN forms part Of what is becoming
known as the Shore Trail. 1t practi-
eallv parallels the Delaware state line
from ELktOn south and connects with
roads leading from the Maryland-Vir-
GINA line to Cape Charles, Va, at the
mouth Of the Chesapeake. There are
also five connections between the new
Maryland highway and the chew Del
aware highways. These lead to the
main Delaware towns, including the
sea resort, RehobOth. The other main
Eastern Shore highway, which has
been bearing the bulk of traffic pend
ing completion of the new road, swings
slightly westward toward the Chesa-
peake. This branch is the road to be
taken to reach the Eastern Shore
towns on the bay. The Shore Trail
leads almost directly from Elkton to
Salisbury. 1t passes through Chesa-
peake City, Galena, Millington, Sud-
lersyIlle, Denton, fredericksburg and
Mardela Springs.
Other Branches Westward BY Galena
The other highway branches west
ward at Galena, passing through
Chesterown and rejoining the Shore
Trail at lngleside. The road through
ChestertOwn also can be used to reach
SALISBURY. This route leads through
Oentreyllle, EaStOn and HurlOck. The
distance between Elkton and Salisbury
and more southern points is shortened
Dy W miles by the Shore Trail
When another link between Federals-
burg and Eldorado is constructed. an
CCtn Ctner hye miles will be cut from the
distance. The new road shortens the
distance between Elkton and Ingleside
oy oS miles and lessons the distance
oeV"een Elkton and Church Hill by
.lgh'-Ienths Of a mile. The distance
from Elkton TO Preston by the new
route Is 9.3 miles shorter than by the
way OF Chestertown, Centrevlle and
GaS'on' Z Distances to points south of
rIeSton and on a continuation of the
same roads are shortened by a cor
responding mileage.
irall Will Divide Peninsula Traffic
=, Residents of the Eastern Shore say
.He Snore Trail will increase north
a rnu-south traffic on the shore. State
NJ Ioaas y, Commissioner John n. Mackall
y, maryland, points out that neither
Iou'e p mas an officially designated title.
Do~as D..l officials commonly speak of the
~" ~ route as the back line" while
line" 10 cane" 'ile IIon'