Evening star., 1926-04-25
NATIONS NEW HIGHWAYS
CALL MOTORISTS TO TOUR
Spring and Improved Roads All Over
Country Are Big Lure Now
to Open Spaces.

/ ever. tourists prefer a more northern
route during July and August.
1t also is possible to leave the trail
at Kansas City and work north over
the Victory highway to Denver. From
Denver the trip is best continued to
Salt Lake City by way of the northern
route through Cheyenne. Wyo. From
Salt Lake City to San Francisco the
trip he's been vastly improved by the
| Wendover cut off. which has removed
the great mud fiat which lay across
he direct route to the coast.
The Lincoln highway. with it's $500
odd miles of highway stretching from
Newark n. j., to Sacramento. Calf,
holds out a pleasing way provided one
| does not start for the Pacific coast
too early. Improved roads will be
found as far as the Missouri river.
From there. the roads will be a little
dusty. but they are good, nevertheless,
when dry. The tourist cannot take the
! improved dirt roads into the North
west with any assurance of avoiding
rain before July ana August. Those
who really have become long range
travellers say that September and Oc-
tober are the best nOnths.
Many old roads IRE being resurfaced
and widened in y wv England. Massa-
chusetts has Improved the Mohawk
Trail, on which many curves have been
removed. Th; historic route will be
! in shape to hndle much larger vol
ume of traff".
The touri' also can cross Pennsyl-
ania on TIE Lincoln highway toward
the South. pr diagonally on the Lakes
to-Sea hiI hWay, from Erie through
est route from the southern States TO
Canada lies over the Susquehanna
trail. A fact that probably is little
known by the average tourist is that
! he can drive from Chattanooga
| through to Montreal and pass over
| roads only 5per cent of which are un-
improved. This trip may be made first
, over the Lee highway. through the
| Shenandoah valley. then over the Sus-
quehanna trail through the Finger
Lake region and along the St. Law
renee River to Montreal.
Tennessee Offers Trip.
New country Is open to the gasoline
roamer in eastern Tennessee and west
ern North Carolina. Hard. surfaced
| roads lead into that territory from
New England and New York. by way
of the Shenandoah valley. These
mountain trails lead into regions that
are little known to the vast majority
of motorists. A road connecting Bris-
tol and Johnson City. Tenn, improves
the way across the Appalachian range
and into northwestern North Carolina.
Kentucky has embarked on a good
roads campaign in which special at
tention is being given to road signs.
West Virginia is developing good roads
and new roadways will be open In
that State for the tourist this Summer.
The tourist may find much that is
worth while in Delaware. Maryland
and Virginia in the way of little
known beaches and plenty of interest
in this region where the earliest set
tiers in America set up their homes In
the new world.
Roadways into the northern Michi
gan peninsula likewise have undergone
recent improvement.
For one who wishes to view unusual
scenic beauty in eastern United States.
q trip through the Shenandoah valley
may be made over good roads. This
region includes II mountain peaks all
of which are 5000 feet high.
Improvement i'm Oregon.
In the far West, the way of the
tourist has been smoothed by compile
tion of the Mt. Hood Loop road, which
enables the motor traveller to encircle
this 11.250-foot mountain peak outside
of Portland. Greg. This stretch of road
connects with the Columbia River
highway and leads through the Mt.
Hood national forest. 1t was built by
the United States Bureau of Public
Roads In cooperation with the forest
service and rises 4,735 feet above sea
level
Since bridges form important links
in the touring chain, there are two
important accomplishments in this di-
rection to record. The Philadelphia
Camden bridge will be opened officially
in July. This is q toll bridge that will
eliminate traffic congestion. No longer
will IT be necessary to wait in line for
hours at both Philadelphia and Cam
den 10 cross the Delaware river. The
bridge is expected in time to do away
with auto ferries at these points.
Hudson Bridge Helps.
The Peekskll- Bear Mountain toll
bridge. available for use during last
years touring season, again offers pos
sibilities for time saving. BY eliminat
ing traffic congestion. il is of con-
siderable assistance TO the motorist
crossing the Hudson river and is the
only motor vehicle and foot bridge
across this river between New York
City and Albany. The bridge con.
meets with the famous Storm King
highway and facilitates pa ssage over
one of the most scenic routes in the
country.
Movement of automobiles into New
York City also will he facilitated
greatly by the vehicular tunnel near
ing completion which will connect Jer.
sey City with lower Manhattan. The
tunnel. which will be open for use this
year. is designed to relieve congestion
of traffic moving across the Hudson.
This tremendous engineering feat is
a project of considerable importance
to the motorist passing through the
metropolis.
The outlook for the approaching
touring season is a heartening one for
the motorist. He has been favored to
notable degree in the extension of
serviceable highways throughout the
nation. The automotive industry,
meanwhile, has been toiling to supply
him with certain mechanical improve
mentS. Various motoring organiZa-
tions have widened their services by
which he can plan his touring to more
advantage. His field, therefore, lies
between the oceans and the beauties
Of continental America are his for
the seeking.