New Jersey Route 66

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Route 66

Map
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length3.62 mi[1] (5.83 km)
ExistedJanuary 1, 1953[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Route 33 in Tinton Falls
Major intersections
East end
CR 16
in Neptune Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesMonmouth
Highway system
← Route 65→ Route 67
← Route 33NJ 33A→ Route 34

Route 66 is a

divided highway
, passes through commercial areas for most of its length with some wooded areas. The route was created in 1953, replacing what had been Route 33A (formerly the Route 33-35 Link). There is currently a proposal to widen the two-lane portion between Jumping Brook Road and Wayside Road in order to better handle the traffic that uses this road.

Route description

View west along Route 66 at Green Grove Road in Neptune Township

Route 66 begins at an intersection with

Jersey Shore Premium Outlets, with an interchange serving the outlet mall at Premium Outlets Boulevard/Hovchild Boulevard. Following this, the road heads into Neptune Township.[1][3][4]

Route 66 westbound at the Garden State Parkway entering Tinton Falls from Neptune Township

After the intersection with Jumping Brook Road, the divided highway ends and Route 66 becomes a two-lane undivided road.

Seaview Square Shopping Center located to the north of the route.[3] Route 66 ends at the Asbury Park Circle with Route 35, where County Route 16 continues east toward Asbury Park on Asbury Avenue.[1][3]

History

Route 66 eastbound at Route 18 in Neptune Township

Route 66 was legislated in the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering to replace what had been Route 33-35 Link and Route 33A.[5][6] There is a proposal to widen the two-lane portions of Route 66 between Jumping Brook Road and Wayside Road. The need for this widening is due to the need to handle traffic going to Asbury Park in the summer months as well as an evacuation route for the coastal regions of Monmouth County, and the poor design of the current roadway, which lacks turning lanes and facilities for bicycles and pedestrians.[7] In addition, a proposed outlet mall called the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets was planned along the route in Tinton Falls, with improvements planned to the route in the vicinity of the project including an overpass to the outlet mall.[8] In 2006, Neptune Township refused to cooperate with these plans because the original agreement for the outlet mall project in 2001 was no longer up to date with the current traffic demands.[9] Despite this opposition, the plans were approved by the borough of Tinton Falls in 2007 and the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets opened in November 2008.[10][11] As for the widening of Route 66, a meeting was held in August 2009 between members of the 11th state Legislative district and the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[12]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Monmouth County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Tinton Falls0.000.00
 Route 33 west – Freehold		Western terminus
0.240.39
 G.S. Parkway		GSP exit 100
0.641.03Premium Outlets Boulevard / Hovchild BoulevardInterchange
CR 16
west (Asbury Avenue)		West end of CR 16 overlap
3.014.84 Route 18 – Eatontown, Point PleasantRoute 18 exit 10
3.625.83
CR 16 east (Asbury Avenue) – Asbury Park
Asbury Park Circle, eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Route 66 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Route Markers Go Up Next Month" (PDF). The Hackettstown Gazette. December 18, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Google (2009-07-15). "overview of New Jersey Route 66" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  4. ^ "Directions & Transportation". Jersey Shore Premium Outlets. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  5. ^ "Route 4-N Changed to 71 in Highway Renumbering". The Daily Record. Long Branch, New Jersey. December 12, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ 1953 renumbering. New Jersey Department of Highways. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  7. ^ Monmouth County Transportation Council's 6th Annual Summit. Monmouth County, New Jersey.
  8. ^ Bowman, Bill and Keith Brown (November 23, 2005). "Outlet Mall Downsizes to Avoid Wetlands". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  9. ^ Cangiano, Andrew (January 12, 2006). "Neptune Officials Will Not Cooperate with Mall Plans". The Coaster. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  10. ^ Amended final site plan - Development application form. Tinton Falls, New Jersey. April 16, 2009.
  11. ^ McGeehan, Patrick (November 26, 2008). "Outlets Face Extra Competition This Year, Analysts Say". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
  12. ^ Bowman, Bill (August 4, 2009). "Officials to meet next week on Route 66 widening" (Fee required). Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2009-09-07.

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