The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-04-29
MARYLAND AND WEST VA.
REBUILDING OLD HIGHWAY
Northwestern Turnpike Will
Give Route From st. Louis
East to Winchester, Va.

When the present work on the old
Northwestern Turnpike is completed,
and much of it is scheduled for the
present spring and summer, it will
furnish West Virginia and Western
Marland with another splendid route
east. u
The points of Importance touched
by the Northwestern Road are Park
ersburg, Clarksburg, Grafton, ROM
ney and further east Hanging Rock
and Capon Bridge.
The road passes through the SOUTH
ern corner Of Garrett county, run
ming for a distance of approximately
eight miles from the State line be-
tween Garrett county, Nd, and Pres
ton county, West Va, to the Potomac
River at Gormania, West Va.,on the
east. From Oakland, however, to Red
House, the nearest point, a paved road
built within the past three years,
connects with the Pike, distance Of
eight or nine miles.
Starting at St. Louis, Mo-, the road
comes east by way of Cincinnati, Chill
licothe and Athens, Ohio, into Park
ersburg, West Va.
Out of Parkersburg the first hitch
is fifteen miles Of good highway to
Pleasant Hill. Then the road strikes
seven miles now under construction,
and due to be finished by October 1.
This brings the motorist to the Nut
ter Farm in Richie county, and then
to Ellenboro over thirteen miles Of I'M
improved road. One can, however,
take nineteen mile route over hard
road going through Cairo and Harris
vile to Ellenboro. Reaching Ellen
boro, the tourist may traverse seven-
teen miles passing through Pennsboro,
to the foot of Jaco Hill. There is
mile of hard road into West Union
and once there it is clear sailing on
a hard road all the way to Clarks-
burg.
Leaving Clarksburg and driving on
east, there is mile and half lead
ing out of Clarksburg over a paved
street. Next comes three and half
miles under construction between the
Tinplate and Bridgeport, which is
scheduled to be completed by July 1.
From Bridgeport to Grafton, fifteen
miles of fine road offers itself-ten
from Bridgeport to Pruntytown being
of concrete. From Grafton through
Blueville, three and half miles of
paving have been finished, but from
Blueville through Fellowsville to Au-
rora and Macomber there are nine
teen miles in various stages of grad
ing. From Macomber to the Maryland
line the road is not completed, except
that it has been graded and contracts
are now being let on fourteen miles
covered by this stretch, the speciica-
tons STIMULATING that the work must
be completed by November Is, 1926.
Crossing into Maryland two miles
from the State line to Red House, at
which point connection with the con-
crete road leading from Oakland and
points further north in the county is
made, is now being built at cost Of
approximately S66,000. Then comes
seven miles from Red House to Cor
man and the Potomac River. This
stretch of seven miles, while passable
is exceedingly rough but solid, and
will be rebuilt within the next two
years. At the Potomac River at Cor
man the motorist again passes into
West Virginia and from German to
Mount Storm there are seven miles
under construction. From Mt. Storm
there are twelve miles of graded shale
leading into Claysville and after that
three miles of paving to New Creek;
thence to Romney, nineteen miles of
paving and from Romney to French
burg there are seven miles of graded
shale to Hanging Rock. From Hang
ing Rock through Capon Bridge to the
Virginia State line there are ten miles
under construction.
Now in Virginia the motorist finds
twelve miles of graded road into the
hamlet of Charlottesville and on into
Winchester in the heart of the beauti-
full and historic Shenandoah Valley.
From Winchester to Washington, D.
c., there are, of course, hard roads.
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route across the Alleghenies between
the east and middle west, and there is
growing sentiment among West Vir-
ginians especially, that this road
should be completed as soon as posi-
BILE.