New Jersey Route 88
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NJDOT | ||||
Length | 10.02 mi[1] (16.13 km) | |||
Existed | January 1, 1953[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 9 / CR 547 in Lakewood Township | |||
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East end | Route 35 in Point Pleasant | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New Jersey | |||
Counties | Ocean | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 88 is a
The route was built as a gravel county road in 1903 and became part of
Route description
Route 88 begins at an intersection with US 9 and CR 547 in Lakewood Township, and heads eastward on Main Street, a two-lane undivided road.
Past this intersection, Route 88 briefly splits into a
History
What is modern-day Route 88 was first built as a hard gravel county road back in 1903, the first such road in Ocean County.
Route 88 was referred to in the 1973 song "Spirit in the Night" by Bruce Springsteen on his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J..[17][18]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Ocean County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Lakewood Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 9 / CR 547 (Madison Avenue) – Toms River, Freehold | Western terminus | |
3.24 | 5.21 | CR 549 (Lanes Mill Road/Chambers Bridge Road) to G.S. Parkway | |||
Laurelton Circle | |||||
Herbertsville | |||||
10.02 | 16.13 | Route 35 – Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Park | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- New Jersey portal
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Route 88 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ "New Route Markers Go Up Next Month" (PDF). The Hackettstown Gazette. December 18, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Google (2009-07-09). "overview of New Jersey Route 88" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ "Timelines of History". Point Pleasant Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ 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-.
- ^ 1916 Annual Report (Report). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 1916.
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- ^ Map of New Jersey (Map). Tydol Trails. 1927. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.
- ^ 1927 New Jersey Road Map (Map). State of New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- H.M. Gousha. Mid-West Map Co. 1941. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ "1953 renumbering". New Jersey Department of Highways. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
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(help) - ^ "New Road Signs Ready in New Jersey". The New York Times. December 16, 1952. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ISBN 0-7385-0332-0. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ Carney, Leo H. (August 10, 1986). "NEW JERSEY JOURNAL". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ Woolley, Jerry; Heim, Jeff. "Ninety years of dreaming and planning - The Point Pleasant Canal". The Point Pleasant Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ISBN 0-440-10694-X.
- ISBN 978-0-8256-3470-3.
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