Evening star., 1957-12-31
Runs Starting
To Germantown
Next Tuesday


and from its new headquarters
at Germantown. Md.
The runs will begin next
Tuesday. starting In downtown,
and.Southeast WASH
ington. Prince Georges County.
and lower and upper Montgom-
cry County.
Contracts for the routes.
signed with seven bus COM
panies. are to be financed from
a $4,000 authorization grant,
ed by Congress to underwrite
transportation.
Maximum 81 Per Day
The fares to be charged pas
sengers will vary with the dis.
tance from Germantown, with
a maximum of 81 q day for
each round trip.
The routes:
Route l-(Suburban Transit
Co. - Originate at Fifteenth
and X streets NV. and pro-
ceeds via Sixteenth to Massa-
chusetts avenue to Forty-sixth
street to River road to Potomac
to Germantown.
Route 2-tSuburban Transit)
at Sixteenth and
r streets N.W, proceeds via
Sixteenth street to Alaska ave-
nue. to Georgia avenue to Viers
Mills road to Germantown.
Route 3-(Suburban Transit)
Originates Georgia and Alas
ka NV. proceeds via Georgia
avenue to Viers Mil road to
Germantown.
Route 3A - washington
Rapid Transit System, Inc)-
Originates Sixteenth street and
East West highway, proceeds
via East West highway. Con-
necticut avenue. Howard ave-
nue.. Knowles and Strathmore
avenues to Rockville pike, to
Rockville, to Derwood, to
Gaithersburg. to Germantown.
Route I'D. c. Transit Sys-
tem-Originates Fifteenth and
K Streets, proceeds via K to
Connecticut avenue to Eight
zenith to p to Connecticut to
East-West highway to Wiscon-
sin to Old Georgetown road to
Germantown.
Route SD. C. Transit)-
Originates Nineteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue. Proceeds
via Washington Circle to M
street to Wisconsin avenue to
Van Ness street to German
town.
Route cd. c. Transit)-
Originates D. C.-Maryland line
wisconsin and Western ave-
nues in D. c. Transit Termi-
naD. Proceeds via Wisconsin
avenue to Old Georgetown road
to Germantown.
Southeast Run
Route 7-A- (WMA Transit
Co0-Originates Southern
avenue and South Capitol
street Sc. Proceeds via
South Capitol to Nichols
avenue to Alabama to
Pennsylvania to Minnesota
0aSt stop in S.E.). Along
Kenilworth avenue and Ed
monston road ito first stop
in Maryland at Decatur street
and Edmonston road to East
Riverdale road to Colesville
road to Queens Chapel road to
Ager road to Riggs road to
University boulevard to New
Hampshire avenue to Ethan
Allen avenue to Philadelphia
and Piney Branch road to
Germantown.
Route 7-B-CWMA Transit)-
Originates Fifty-eighth and
East Capitol NE. Proceeds via
East Capitol. Benning road to
Bledensburg road to South
Dakota avenue to Riggs road
to North Capitol to Blair road
(last pickup at Blair road and
Aspen street,. Along Aspen to
Georgia avenue to German
town.
Route 8A-(Washington-vir-
ginia & Maryland CoJ-Orig-
mates in Falls Church Lee
highway and Route y at w. v.
& M. bus stop between Falls
Church Bank and Peoples Drug
Store. Proceeds over Broad
street to West street. Right
to Little Falls road and Glebe
road. Left on Glebe road over
Chain Bridge to Germantown.
Seven Corners Start
Route SB-Washington. vir-
ginia a. Maryland) )-Originates
Seven Corners and Broad street
wv. v. q M. bus stop at Jelleffs
Store). Proceeds over Wilson
boulevard to Glebe road. left
on Glebe road to Lee highway,
right on Lee highway via Lor-
cum lane and Military road to
Glebe road over Chain bridge
TO Germantown.
Route 9A-(Alexandria, Bar
croft & Washington Transit
Coz Originates in darlington
shopping center Quaker lane
and Route ~ AB&W bus stop.
Radford street at Usage at
Center Theater. Proceeds over
highway to Rosslyn
street over Key Bridge to Ger
mantown.
Route 9B-(Alexandria, Bar
croft g. Washington.) Orig
mates in darlington shopping
center (Quaker lane and Route
u AB&W bus stop. Radford
street at Usage. at Center
rheater. Proceeds via Lees
burg pike and Columbia pike
10 Rosslyn. over Key Bridge to
Germantown.
Route Suburban Tram
sit)-Originates on Route l24
south Of Damascus. Md. Pro-
ceeds via Route i24 to Druid
rheater, Damascus. Nd. Routes