New Jersey Route 36

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Route 36

Map
Route 36 highlighted in red; unsigned route 444S (route 444 Spur) highlighted in pink
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length24.40 mi[1] (39.27 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
West end
Major intersections
North end
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesMonmouth
Highway system
←
CR 45

Route 36 is a

divided highway
to a two-lane undivided road. The route is signed east–west between Eatontown and Long Branch and north–south between Long Branch and Keyport.

Route 36 was created in 1927 to run from Keyport to Highlands along a winding route that went through the downtowns of Keyport, Keansburg, and Atlantic Highlands. In 1929, the route was modified to bypass the downtown areas. Route 36 was extended to Eatontown in 1940 with only the portion within Eatontown and West Long Branch built. The remainder of the route was created with the takeover of Joline Avenue in Long Branch and Ocean Avenue in Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright from Monmouth County on October 17, 1972, and the completion of Ocean Boulevard in Long Branch in late 1983.

Route description

Route 36 westbound at Route 18 in Eatontown

Route 36 begins at the intersection with

County Route 11 (Oceanport Avenue) and comes to the entrance to the Monmouth Park Racetrack.[1]

Route 36 eastbound past its southern terminus at the Garden State Parkway and CR 51 in Eatontown

Route 36 narrows to a two-lane undivided highway and crosses into

Sandy Hook.[1]

County Route 8A (Valley Drive East) and another section of County Route 8 (First Avenue).[1] It crosses back into Middletown Township and meets the eastern terminus of County Route 516 (Leonardville Road).[1]

Route 36 westbound past CR 7 in Middletown Township

Route 36 passes under Normandy Road, which serves as a road and railroad link between the two sections of

County Route 4 (Broad Street) and continues to its terminus at an interchange with Route 35 and the Garden State Parkway at Exit 117.[1] The overall shape of Route 36 is that of a backwards C.[2]

History

Construction on the Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge, which was replaced with a fixed span in 2011.

What is now Route 36 from Atlantic Highlands to Long Branch was part of the Jersey Coast Way, which ran from the Staten Island Ferry to Cape May.[3] Route 36 was established by the Laws of 1927, Chapter 319 to run between Keyport and Highlands. The route was to run up Broad Street from Front Street in Keyport, follow First Street east to the Second Street Bridge, and run east along Stone Road to Keansburg. It would pass through Keansburg on Church Street and follow Shore Road east to the Belford drawbridge and then on through more rural fields and meadows. Route 36 would head along Center Avenue from Ocean View to Atlantic Highlands, where it would turn north on First Avenue and run east along Ocean Boulevard to Navesink Avenue in Highlands. The route would follow Navesink Avenue east to the drawbridge over the Shrewsbury River.[4][5] This routing as proposed was considered impractical as it consisted entirely of local roads, went through the downtown areas of Keyport, Keansburg and Atlantic Highlands, and contained many hazardous sharp curves.[2] This was remedied in 1929, when Route 36 was designated to bypass the downtowns and sharp curves.[6]

View westbound along Route 36 at the entrance to Sandy Hook in Sea Bright

In 1940, Route 36 was extended south to

Board of Chosen Freeholders on September 1, 1903 running from Rumson Road north to the Middletown Township border at Sandy Hook.[10] It was extended to the southern border of Monmouth Beach by two resolutions dated February 4, 1920.[11] County Route 44 was taken over as a county road on October 18, 1939.[12] Following the takeover of County Routes 9 and 44, a short gap of Route 36 remained in Long Branch (Ocean Avenue between Joline Avenue and the Monmouth Beach border) that was municipally maintained; with the completion of Ocean Boulevard in late 1983 that link has been added.[13]

Between 2008 and 2011, the Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge, which was originally a drawbridge, was replaced with a fixed span with a clearance 30 feet (9.1 m) higher than its predecessor.[14][15]

In popular culture

The "Marina Diner" from the 1997 film

Clerks are located just north of the highway's intersection with Leonard Avenue in Leonardo.[17] Both films were created by former New Jersey resident Kevin Smith
.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Monmouth County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Woodbridge
GSP Exit 105; no commercial vehicles allowed on GSP north of this exit
0.260.42 Route 18 – Point Pleasant, New BrunswickInterchange; westbound exit, eastbound entrance, Route 18 exit 13A
1.272.04 CR 547 (Wyckoff Road)
1.542.48
Eatontown Circle
West Long Branch2.784.47 Route 71 (Monmouth Road) – West Long Branch, Eatontown, Asbury Park
3.265.25 CR 547 (Eatontown Boulevard/Broadway) – Oceanport, Long Branch
Sea Bright9.3715.08

 CR 520 west (Rumson Road) to G.S. Parkway
11.4818.48
Sandy Hook
Interchange
Shrewsbury River11.6318.72Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge
CR 8 west) – Highlands
Interchange
Middletown Township15.3924.77
 CR 516 west (Leonardville Road) – Highlands
Hazlet23.5937.96 CR 516 (Middle Road) – Keyport
Woodbridge, North Jersey
Interchange; GSP Exit 117, no access from Route 36 to Route 35 southbound or from Route 35 northbound to Route 36
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 36 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Google (2009-03-31). "overview of New Jersey Route 36" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  3. ^ Rand McNally and Co. "Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, South East Michigan, Southern Ontario, Western New York: District No. 4". Rand McNally Official Auto Trails Map, 3rd ed., 1924, pp. 168-169. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, David Rumsey (curator), Cartography Associates, Accessed Nov 4, 2019, www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~201570~3000600:Auto-Trails-Map--Pennsylvania,-New-.
  4. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.
  5. ^ 1927 New Jersey Road Map (Map). State of New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  6. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1929, Chapter 13.
  7. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1940, Chapter 95.
  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. ^ Monmouth County Road Map – Sheet 4 (Map). Rutgers University Cartography Services. 1962. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  10. ^ Resolution, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Sept. 1, 1903
  11. ^ Resolutions, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Feb. 4, 1920
  12. ^ Resolution, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Oct. 18, 1939
  13. ^ "Long Branch's Ocean Boulevard Article". T&M Associates. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  14. ^ Muessig, Terry Gauthier (July 15, 2008). "Demolition starts on Highlands-Sea Bright bridge". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2008-11-07.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Kyrillos and Beck Attend Ribbon Cutting For New Route 36 Highlands Bridge". May 1, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  16. ^ "Chasing Amy Locations". Chasing Amy. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
  17. ^ Augustine, Steve (June 2008). "I Assure You, They Were Open!". Tequila Times. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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