Milford chronicle., 1933-09-22
WONDERFUL ENGINEERING
WORK AND BEAUTIFUL
NATURE SCENERY

(The following is a part of let
ter from Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Han
ly, to Colonel Townsend and wife,
who recently visited relatives and
friends In Delaware and returned to
their home in Rochester, N. Y, by
automobile, stopping on the route to
visit friends at several places. The
brief description of the wonderful
Skyway bridge, which is six miles
long, and extends from Elizabeth,
N. ]. over Newark, N. J. and the
meadows" to Jersey City, is inter
esting to those who can appreciate
the wonderful work of engineering
involved in the construction of that
great boulevard to relieve traffic to
and from New York, the wonder
city of the world.
The sketch is only brief por-
trayal of the scenic beauty of noun
tains, highways and only in small
part frames a pictures that must be
seen to understand. This is taken
from just a personal letter and in
no way is to be understood to be an
attempt at word pictures of the won
derful and beautiful route covered
from Delaware to Rochester, for
about 500 miles.-Editor).
Mrs. Hanly starts in with a per-
sonal letter and follows her brief
description:
81 have been busy ever since we
arrived home and have just got
around to letter writing.
I'VE drove down to Rye. New
York. from Wilmington, Del, on
Saturday; the traffic in New York
was very heavy; everybody seemed
to be leaving for Labor Day vaca-
tion.
I'VE went over the new Skyway
bridge; which is elevated over the
meadows between Jersey City and
Newark, N. j., and on over Eliza
beth, N. j., and 1t is a wonderful
piece of engineering. 1t is six miles
long and wide enough for twelve
automobile to travel abreast. Ramps
are provided at the various cities
for autos to get off and onto the
Skyway boulevard, (for such it is
to be classed as we'll as a bridge).
"The minimum speed is THIRTY
FIVE MILES PER HOUR on the
Skyway, and police make you speed
up if the auto falls back below that
speed.
I'VE did not go through the tube"
into New York, we thought we would
make better time by going up on the
Jersey City side. We drove up the
left side and finally crossed into
New York over the George Wash
ington bridre. which landed us in
New York City about 172nd street
We knew our way from there, so
we cut across to the Bronxville
Parkway Drive in to White Plains.
The drive was beautiful; but, il
we could have paused to look
around it would have been just
charmin. but the cars were as nu-
merous as bees in a vinyard, so we
continued on to Rye. N. Y. Our
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Piske. live
Country Club grounds. and their |
home is magnificent place. The
grounds" are private with police |
stationed at entrances, and no one |
IAN get entrance until the name and |
address is given to the house that |
.he guest is expected and it is all |
right.
"Our visit was just splendid with
Mr.. and, Mrs. Piske. I took several
pictures but the weather was both
cloudy and rainy all the time we
we're there, so l am not sure of how
he pictures will turn out.
Sunday night rain fell in streams
md continued until Monday when
We left Rye in the pouring rain that
until we reached Bing-
N. Y.
I'VE came home to Rochester by
way of Milford and Middletown,
and the scenery was
ust gorgeous in both valley and
mountain sections, but that route
sn't any drive for a rainy day or on
.abor Day. We could not make any
lme on the road, as they were both
7inding and wet; so, it was late
1hen we reached Rochester that
light.
"On our way back we stopped for
inner at Canadagua. We crossed
ne Hudson river via Bear Noun