New Jersey Route 34

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Route 34

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Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length26.79 mi[1] (43.11 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
South end Route 35 / Route 70 in Wall Township
Major intersections
North end US 9 in Old Bridge
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesMonmouth, Middlesex
Highway system
←
Route 33A
→ Route 35

Route 34 is a

divided highway between its southern terminus and the north end of the Route 33 concurrency in Howell Township; along this stretch, the route intersects the Garden State Parkway and Interstate 195 (I-195)/Route 138 within a short distance of each other. North of Route 33, Route 34 is an undivided two- to four-lane road that intersects Route 18 in Colts Neck Township and Route 79 in Matawan
. Route 34 passes through mostly suburban areas along its route.

The route was legislated in 1927 to run from Route 35 (present

Route 4A
following a realignment of US 9 and Route 4. In 1953, Route 34 was extended north along Route 4A to end at US 9 in Old Bridge Township. Meanwhile, the southern terminus was cut back to its current location with the route south of that point becoming a part of Route 70. Since 1953, the southern portion of the route was widened into a divided highway and the Brielle Circle was replaced.

Route description

Route 34 northbound just north of Route 35 and Route 70.

Route 34 begins at an intersection with

Collingwood Circle.[1][2]

Route 34 northbound at the Garden State Parkway in Wall Township

At the traffic circle, Route 34 turns northwest to form a

CR 4.[1][2] Route 34 forms a brief concurrency with CR 4 until the county route heads northeast on South Street.[1] The route continues into wooded areas of homes, crossing into Holmdel Township, where it has a junction with CR 520.[1][2]

Southbound Route 34 in Colts Neck Township along the two-lane section of the highway

After this intersection, the road continues past homes and farms before turning northwest and entering

CR 516 Spur.[1] Following these intersection, the road heads into residential and business areas, crossing over Lake Lefferts.[1][2]

View north along Route 34 at Disbrow Road in Old Bridge

Route 34 crosses into

CR 689, where it turns to the west and passes through areas of residences and businesses and reaches the CR 687 intersection.[1][2] At the intersection with CR 699, Route 34 turns to the north and intersects another segment of CR 699 known as Spring Hill Road.[1] The road continues north and ends at a partial interchange with US 9, with access to northbound US 9 and access from southbound US 9. Missing movements between northbound Route 34 and southbound US 9 and northbound US 9 and southbound Route 34 are provided by Perrine Road to the south.[2]

History

The Holmdel and Middletown Point Turnpike was a turnpike chartered February 28, 1862[3] and ran between Holmdel Township and Middletown Point (now Matawan). The road's trajectory is now roughly followed by Route 34.[4]

In the

Route 4A after US 9 and Route 4 were moved to a new alignment between Freehold and Cheesequake.[7] In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering, Route 34 was extended north along the alignment of Route 4A to end at US 9 in Cheesequake while the southern terminus was cut back to the Brielle Circle intersection with Route 35 and Route 70, the latter having replaced Route 34 south of this point.[8] By 1969, Route 34 was widened into a divided highway as far north as Route 33.[9] The Brielle Circle at the southern terminus of the route was converted into at-grade intersections with traffic lights in 2001.[10]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Brielle Circle
; eastern terminus of Route 70
1.973.17
CR 524 Spur (Atlantic Avenue) – Farmingdale, Sea Girt, Manasquan
Interchange
2.634.23 CR 524 (Allaire Road) – Farmingdale, Spring LakeAllenwood Circle
3.52–
3.61		5.66–
5.81
 G.S. Parkway		Exit 98 (Garden State Parkway)
4.136.65

 I-195 west / Route 138 east – Trenton, Belmar		Exit 35 (I-195); eastern terminus of I-195; western terminus of Route 138
7.2611.68
CR 547 Spur
north (Wyckoff Road)		Southern terminus of CR 547 Spur
7.7212.42
Collingwood Circle
, south end of Route 33 overlap
Howell Township8.7614.10
 Route 33 west – Freehold, Trenton		Northbound exit and southbound entrance, north end of Route 33 overlap
Colts Neck Township12.2719.75 Route 18 – New Brunswick, Tinton FallsExit 19 (Route 18)
13.2121.26 CR 537 – Freehold, Eatontown, Fort Monmouth
Holmdel Township17.4028.00 CR 520 (Newman Springs Road/West Main Street) – Bradevelt, Holmdel
Matawan22.3435.95 CR 516 (Broad Street) – Old Bridge, Keyport
22.4236.08
CR 516 Spur
north (Main Street)		Northern terminus of Route 79; southern terminus of CR 516 Spur
MiddlesexOld Bridge Township26.7943.11
 US 9 north		Interchange; access to northbound US 9 and access from southbound US 9
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Route 34 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Google (2009-07-07). "overview of New Jersey Route 34" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  3. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1862, Chapter 56
  4. ^ Henderson, Helen; Association, Matawan Historical (30 April 2003). Matawan and Aberdeen: Of Town and Field. Arcadia Publishing. p. 55. Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via Internet Archive. Holmdel and Middletown Point Turnpike.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.
  6. ^ Williams, Jimmy and Sharon. "1927 New Jersey Road Map". 1920s New Jersey Highways. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  7. H.M. Gousha
    . Mid-West Map Co. 1941. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  8. ^ "1953 renumbering". New Jersey Department of Highways. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. Chevron Oil Company
    . 1969.
  10. ^ "DiFrancesco and Weinstein Open Newly Reconfigured Interchange". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-12-21.

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