Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09
MARSHALL HIGHWAY
10 VALLEY PLANNED
Eapt. GMsolm Points Out AID.
vantages Of Proposed
Shenandoah Route.

ua Arlington will have direct route
Fan, the Capital to the new Shenan-
oar National Park yer an easy grade
1roueh the mountains If the John
TarslIall Highway is constructed, Capt
NJ Chisolm. jr.. engineer OF the
Rational Capital Park and Planning
Commission. said upon his return from
he meeting of the John Marshall High
,ay Association, held Saturday at Bev-
rley Mills, Thoroughfare Gap, va; Inc
ssistance of the virginia Legislature
ill be sought at the session az Nien-
hond.
Capt. Chisolm, who attended the con-
erence as the representative OF Lieut..
&.ol II s. Grant, Sd, executive officer
n the commission, urged the aSsocia-
hon to complete the road through
-horulchfare Gap by 1882, and i'm
Sressed upon the gathering the need for
srfTiciently wide right of way t. take
arc If future increases in traf1lc. he
rped that it be made at least 100 feet
Vide through Thorughfare Gap ana
long the whole route, II possible.
% Be Scenic Route.
The new road will be beautiful
cenjc route ChiSolm explained
odav. and will be q straight road from
rhoroughfare Gap to Shenandoah Ma
sional Park under the plan OF the John
Marshall organization. =,
The highway will pass near the olo
home of the great Chief Justice or tne
United States, and part OF the way u Is
q narallel Broad Run, beautiful creek.
Can't. Chisolm is of the opinion that
he John Marshall Highway Assocla-
HONS plans will not interfere with
those of the Lee Highway Memorial
association. The Virginia association
\ will be approached to secure the pas
age of an act officially naming the
proposed highway and later TO OBTAIN
state funds with which to construct u;
Tederal-aid money may be optalneo
subsequently.
The park commission engineer con-
3iders the Gainesville Centerville link
most important in the program, so that
Vashingtonians may have access 10 the
beautiful eastern park that the Federal
Government will soon improve.
Road Route Announced.
Oficials of the association have
pointed out at the gathering that the
soute will go through Clarendon, Fair
lax. Oak Hill, Delaplane, Manassas Gap,
Markham, Linden, to Front Royal, con-
hecting the Skyline Trail, 20 miles OF
which, at the lIlSJdICc VI MID. 4ACA DSAS
Hoover, from Hoover Camp north has
been staked out the past month, known
Is Hoo Trail, and on through Shen-
knrioah National Park, East Side Route.
Culpeper-Richmond Ruote, and Water.
lick. and Massanutten National Forest
f'rail and valley Pike at Strasburg, Va.
The associations ofiicials point out
that the proposed John Marshall High
hay. which will ultimately link up the
Eastern seaboard with tn : cif1c Coast,
s the shortest route from the National
capital to the Shenandoah National
Park, to the! Shenandoah Valley. to the
Remount Station and the battlefleldS OF
Front Royal, Cedar Greek, Fishers Hill
Ind New Market. 1t : the aim of the
highways sponsors to open up farm
Io-market" route from the Shenandoah
Valley to the Eastern market.
Twenty five Miles Saved.
Residents of the National Capital are
advised that Is miles of retracing will
be saved to the motorists going South
Ehroug the park by entering at Front
ROYAL. and that II additional miles