Evening star., 1928-04-22
CAPITAL HIGHWAYS
PROVING POPULAR
Tourists Attracted by Inn
proved System of Auto
Roads.

Now the latest IN highways, and what
As, destined to ns the most popular
raute across the continent. is the State
Capitsl to state Capital Highway. q
series Of pa&>d roads extending from
WASHINGTON. .. c., or New York. or
nearby State capitals, TO Sacramento,
San Francisco and cities on the West
Coast
A person may make a tour from the
Atlantic 10 the Pacific Coasts, visiting
from IL to Is State capitals en- route,
6epending upon where he starts his
tour. state capitals on the Atlantic
Coast may be visited with little extra
effort.
Starting at New York. for example. a
person may travel through Trenton,
N, J.; Annapolis, Md; Washington,
=. c, on through Harrisburg, Pa; Co
lun1bus Ohio: Indianapolis, Ind:
Springfield. Ill, jefferson City. Mo;
Topeka. KanS.. Denver. Colo; Salt
Lake City. Utah; Carson City. New;
Sacramento. Calf and on 10 San
Francisco, Or touring eastward the
visitation Of State capitals is reversed
New York to Trenton.
Prom New York 10 Trenton. n. j.
United States Highway No. may be
taken, thence on 10 Annapolis, Md.
and TO Washington. D. c. From Wash
ington 10 Harrisburg. Pa, United States
Highway No. ie is taken TO point Just
east of the PENNSYLVANIA State line,
where it is met by United States High
way No. 40 From Harrisburg this
same highway No. 10 may be followed
through Columbus. Ohio, to Indian
spolis. Ind. From indianapolis United
rsef%u ~ kn "a
TO Springfield. thence highway No. 81
and across the Mississippi River at
louisiana, Mo. where the new Champ
Clark Memorial Bridge has been built
and viii be officially opened to the
public on June 9.
Out Of Louisiana. No. highway No.
81 is taken to jefferson City, Mo-;
thence No so 10 Kansas City. Mo,
and No. 40 to Topeka This same
highway No. 40 takes one through
Denver. Salt Lake City. Carson City
and Sacramento on TO San Francisco.
This State Car!tal TO State Capital
Highway viii shorten the distance
from coast to coast; from Boston or
New York to San Francisco, Los An
geles and Seattle. and also viii save
mileage from Chicago to Kansas City,
Indianapolis TO Kansas City. Los An
Ee1eS ana SAI FTdklClSEO. NllllEQ 0LaAcS
Highway No 66 can be taken from
Chicago to Springfield, where this
principal highway may be met. The
distance from Chicago 10 Kansas City
across the Mississippi at Louisiana, No,
is shortened IS miles, IN addition 70
avoiding dangerous railroad crossings
and traffic jams The distance saved
from indianapolis to Kansas City is 80
miles
This particular tour is midway across
the United States and has been termed
the Seeing America Route" for IL or
IL States are traversed and many
points Of interest are seen en- route.
Unique Celebration.
A unique celebration is being planned
for the formal opening Of the Champ
Clark Memorial Bridge. at Louisiana.
No. witch bridge is called the Gate
way 10 the West" II has only re-
Gently been completed at a cost of
81, ,000. .00o This celebration will be
held on June g. Champ Clark was
speaker of the national House Of Rep
reSentatives for many years and served
Missouri In Congress for IS years. II
Is quite appropriate that the bridge
ut Louisiana be named after him, for
Champ Clark served Louisiana, Mo-, as