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StateNew Jersey
CountiesSalem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex
Highway system
← Route 129→ Route 133

U.S. Route 130 (US 130) is a

Pennsauken, Burlington, Bordentown, Hightstown, and North Brunswick
.

In 1916,

Carneys Point and between Bridgeport and Westville; the former alignments eventually became Route 44. In the 1960s, I-295 was designated onto most of these freeway alignments of US 130, which was moved back to its original route in Carneys Point. In 1969, the north end of US 130 was cut back to its current location, with the old road into New Brunswick becoming Route 171. The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
had proposed a US 130 freeway between Camden and Burlington, but it was never built.

Route description

Salem and Gloucester counties

US 130 northbound at I-295/NJ Turnpike/US 40/Route 49 in Pennsville

US 130's south end is in Pennsville Township, Salem County, at the east end of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which carries I-295 and US 40. The New Jersey Turnpike begins at this interchange, and Route 49 heads south.[1] From here, the route heads northeast on Shell Road, a two-lane undivided road, passing development before entering Carneys Point Township. In Carneys Point Township, the road intersects the west end of Route 140 before passing to the east of a DuPont plant and a Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CSAO) railroad yard near wooded areas. US 130 makes a turn to the north at a roundabout with CR 618 into more residential development, crossing into Penns Grove, where the route turns northeast again as Virginia Avenue and intersects the western terminus of Route 48. Past the Route 48 intersection, the road enters Carneys Point Township again and crosses CSAO's Penns Grove Secondary railroad line before continuing through a mix of agricultural and industrial areas. Upon entering Oldmans Township, US 130 heads through more rural areas as Bridgeport-Penns Grove Road.[1][2]

After crossing

freeway section of US 130 begins.[1] The freeway heads east to its first interchange after US 322, a right-in/right-out at Barker Avenue, with an overpass just to the west at Springers Road. Barker Avenue leads east to the south end of Route 44.[1][2] The next interchange provides direct access to Route 44. After Route 44, the route passes over CSAO's Penns Grove Secondary railroad line. Following this, the highway has an interchange with Cedar Swamp Road before US 130 merges into I-295 for a concurrency.[1]

I-295/US 130 northbound at the CR 631/CR 640/CR 642/CR 644 exit in West Deptford Township

Along I-295, the route is a six-lane freeway, coming to an exit for CR 684. Continuing east, the freeway crosses into

cul-de-sac that has a ramp from the southbound direction of I-295/US 130 prior to another interchange that provides access to CR 644.[3] The freeway passes near some homes before US 130 splits from I-295.[2][3]

After splitting from I-295, US 130 continues northeast as a four-lane divided road called Crown Point Avenue.[1] The route runs past an oil refinery before forming the border between West Deptford Township to the north and Westville to the south, where it begins to pass residences along the south side of the road.[1][2] The road fully enters Westville before encountering the northern terminus of Route 45 at a southbound exit and northbound entrance. Past this interchange, the lanes of US 130 split briefly before rejoining.[1]

Camden County

Upon crossing

Collingswood Circle.[1][2]

Airport Circle.[1] Airport Circle is an intersection with several flyovers; US 30 splits to the west, while Route 38 heads east, soon splitting with Route 70.[1][2] US 130, meanwhile, continues northeast through more commercial areas.[2] The road briefly enters Camden again right before an interchange with CR 537 in Pennsauken Township, passing under an abandoned railroad line a short distance later.[1] The route crosses under NJ Transit’s Atlantic City Line before coming to a large interchange with the Route 90 freeway that provides access to the Betsy Ross Bridge.[1][2] Within this interchange, the lanes of US 130 split.[1] A short distance later, the route reaches an interchange with Route 73, which runs to the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge.[1][2]

Burlington County

A short distance after the Route 73 interchange, US 130 crosses North Branch of

Edgewater Park Township and Willingboro Township.[1][2] After briefly forming the border between Burlington Township and Willingboro Township, the road entirely enters Burlington Township. The route forms a concurrency with CR 543 prior to entering Burlington.[1] A bypass takes US 130 and CR 543 around the downtown area of Burlington. The road comes to an intersection with the eastern terminus of Route 413, which provides access to the Burlington–Bristol Bridge.[1][2] Past this intersection, US 130/CR 543 turns east, with the median widening to include businesses.[2] Along this portion of road, there is an intersection with the northern terminus of CR 541.[1] The six-lane section of US 130 decreases to four lanes as it crosses Assicunk Creek, where the median also narrows. The road turns northeast into a residential area, and CR 543 splits from US 130 by heading to the east.[1][2]

US 130 northbound past CR 630 in Willingboro Township

Past this intersection, US 130 passes some businesses and crosses back into Burlington Township, where it runs a short distance to the southeast of NJ Transit's

Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) in Florence Township.[1] Following this interchange, US 130 continues through development before crossing Crafts Creek into Mansfield Township[1][2] Here, the surroundings become more wooded with a few areas of agriculture.[2] The route continues into Bordentown Township, where the road widens to six lanes as it has a partial cloverleaf interchange with I-295. From this point, US 130 continues to an intersection with CR 545, where it narrows back to four lanes.[1] The surroundings become more developed as US 130 merges with US 206 at an interchange, bypassing Bordentown to the east. The two routes continue north on a six-lane divided highway, briefly skirting the eastern edge of Bordentown as the road crosses CR 528.[1][2] After entering Bordentown Township again, US 130 splits from US 206 by heading to the northeast at an interchange.[1] Upon splitting, the route becomes a four-lane divided highway again, passing homes and businesses with areas of woods.[1][2]

Mercer and Middlesex counties

US 130 heading southbound in Hamilton Township

After crossing

East Windsor Township.[1][2] Here, the road widens to six lanes and Route 33 splits from US 130, heading east into Hightstown. US 130 narrows back to four lanes and runs around the commercial west side of Hightstown, crossing CR 571.[1][2] Shortly after this intersection, the route has a partial cloverleaf interchange with Route 133.[1]

US 130 northbound past Route 32 in South Brunswick Township
US 130 northbound ends and becomes Route 171 at the interchange with US 1 in North Brunswick Township

US 130 crosses

North Brunswick Township.[1][2] In North Brunswick Township, the road heads northeast through increasing development as the route starts to turn more to the north.[2] US 130 comes to an end at an interchange with US 1, where the road continues north as Route 171 (Georges Road) into New Brunswick.[1][2]

History

A stamp on a bridge reading State Highway Route 25
State Highway Route 25 stamp in Mercer County. US 130 was once part of the cross-state Route 25

What is now US 130 was a part of two Lenape trails: the Pensaukin Trail, running from what is now Camden to Crosswicks; and the Lower Assunpink or Crosswicksung Trail, running from there north to Ahandewamock Village, near modern-day New Brunswick. The section of this trail between Crosswicks and Cranbury became part of a King's Highway connecting South Amboy and Salem. North of Cranbury, the Assunpink trail was later called the Lower Road, then George's Road.[5] The route was incorporated into several turnpikes in the 19th century. In 1808, the Burlington Turnpike was chartered to run from Burlington north to the Trenton and New Brunswick Turnpike through Bordentown. The Bordentown and South Amboy Turnpike was chartered in 1818 to run from Bordentown to South Amboy, bypassing the King's Highway from East Brunswick to Cranbury. In 1849 the Westfield and Camden Turnpike was legislated along the Burlington Road from Camden to the bridge at Rancocas Creek. The New Brunswick and Cranbury Turnpike was chartered in 1865 to run from the Bordentown-South Amboy Turnpike to New Brunswick along the old George's Road.

The entire length of US 130 follows a part of the

1927 renumbering a year later, the US 130 alignment was designated Route 25 from Camden to Bordentown, Route 39 from Bordentown to White Horse, and Route 37 from White Horse to Trenton.[12][13]

US 130 concurrent with Route 44 in Carneys Point Township prior to the 1953 removal of Route 44 from this section of road

By 1938, US 130 was extended south along Route 45 and Route 44 to end at US 40 in Pennsville where the connection to Hook Road now hits Route 49. By the 1940s, it was rerouted to follow Route 25 and

Route 25M from Bordentown to Route 27 in New Brunswick[14][15] The former US 130 between Bordentown and Trenton was designated as a part of US 206.[15] During the 1940s, a new alignment for US 130 was built through South Brunswick Township.[16] After the Delaware Memorial Bridge opened in 1951, the south end of US 130 was moved to its current location.[17] Shortly before the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering, US 130 was aligned to bypass Yardville with the old route becoming Route 156 in 1953.[18][19][20] Also, prior to 1953, US 130 had been aligned to bypass Carneys Point and a stretch of Route 44 between Bridgeport and Westville.[19][20]

US 130 northbound at split with US 206 in Bordentown Township

In the 1953 renumbering, US 130 replaced Route 44 and parts of Route 45 and Route 25, as well as the short Route 25M into New Brunswick.[19][20] With the 1953 renumbering freeing up the Route 44 designation, that number was eventually assigned to the two sections of old road.[19][20][21] In the 1960s, I-295 was built through Salem and Gloucester counties, following a portion of the US 130 freeway bypass of Carneys Point as well as the freeway portion of the route from north of Bridgeport to Westville. As a result of this construction, US 130 was moved back to its original alignment in Carneys Point, replacing that portion of Route 44.[22] US 130 was cut back to its current north end at US 1 in 1969, and the continuation into New Brunswick was assigned Route 171.[22][23]

In the late 1960s, a freeway was proposed by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission to alleviate traffic on US 130 between Camden and Burlington.[24] This freeway was originally planned as a parkway between the two cities in 1932 that never materialized.[25] The proposed freeway, which was to connect the Ben Franklin Bridge to I-295 near the Assicunk Creek, was to cost $53 million and mostly follow a Conrail railroad line between the two cities.[24] However, the NJDOT never followed through with the proposal.[26]

Construction in 2001 replaced a modified traffic circle at US 130's northern terminus at US 1 and Route 171 in North Brunswick with an interchange. A service road was also built to serve the nearby shopping centers and Milltown Road (CR 606). This project was completed in July 2003.[27] In 2009, the Collingswood Circle at the southern terminus of the US 30 concurrency was replaced with an at-grade intersection with jughandles.[28]

In 2013 the road was one of three that tied for the #1 ranking on the Tri-State Transportation Campaign's list of the top ten most dangerous roads for pedestrians in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. The route, along with

Atlantic County and US 1 in Middlesex County, were so ranked due to the nine pedestrian deaths that occurred on each of those roads from 2009 to 2011.[29]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
I-295 / US 40 (Delaware Memorial Bridge) / N.J. Turnpike north – Trenton, Delaware

 Route 49 east (Broadway) – Salem
Exit 1B on I-295 / US 40; southern terminus; western terminus of Route 49
Carneys Point Township0.560.90






 Route 140 east / CR 540 east (Slapes Corner Road) to N.J. Turnpike north / US 40 east / CR 551 – Salem		Western terminus of Route 140/CR 540
Penns Grove3.665.89
 Route 48 east (East Main Street)		Western terminus of Route 48
GloucesterLogan TownshipSouthern end of freeway section
12.2119.65 US 322 (CR 536) – Glassboro, Commodore Barry Bridge
12.6420.34Barker Avenue
13.4621.66 Route 44 – Gibbstown, Bridgeport
13.4921.71Cedar Swamp Road
14.2923.0013
I-295 south – Delaware Memorial Bridge, Delaware
South end of I-295 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
14.5523.4214
CR 684 to Route 44 – Repaupo, Gibbstown
CR 607 – Gibbstown, Harrisonville
16.0425.8116A
CR 653 – Swedesboro, Paulsboro
16.4026.3916B
CR 673 – Gibbstown, Mickleton
17.2327.7317
 To
CR 680 – Gibbstown
Mt. Royal, Clarksboro
Mantua, Paulsboro
20.6033.1520


 To
Mantua, Thorofare, Woodbury
21.8735.2021
CR 640 – National Park, Paulsboro, Woodbury
22.9236.8922
CR 642 – Red Bank, Woodbury
23.6138.0023
I-295 north – Camden, Trenton
North end of I-295 overlap
Northern end of freeway section
Westville25.1140.41
 Route 45 south (Gateway Boulevard) – Woodbury		Southbound exit and northbound entrance; northern terminus of Route 45
CamdenBrooklawn25.5841.17
 CR 551 north		Traffic circle; south end of CR 551 overlap
25.7441.42

 Route 47 south / CR 551 south (Broadway)		Traffic circle; north end of CR 551 overlap; northern terminus of Route 47
26.1242.04
CR 551 Spur
north (Kings Highway)		Southern terminus of CR 551 Spur
Ben Franklin Bridge, Atlantic City, Trenton, Delaware Memorial Bridge
I-76 exits 1C-D
Route 76C
; southbound exit and northbound entrance
28.3745.66
Mt. Ephraim, Camden
Collingswood Circle
; south end of US 30 overlap
29.8247.99 CR 561 (Haddon Avenue) – Collingswood, CamdenInterchange
Airport Circle
; north end of US 30 overlap; western terminus of Route 38
32.0351.55 CR 537 (Federal Street/Maple Avenue) – MerchantvilleInterchange
34.1855.01
Maple Shade
Interchange
34.1855.01Hylton RoadInterchange; no northbound entrance
35.5257.16
Tacony Bridge, Haddonfield, Marlton, Atlantic City
Interchange
CR 613 – Riverside Township, Bridgeboro, Moorestown
Interchange
Burlington Township45.2172.76
 CR 543 south (Beverly Road) – Edgewater Park		South end of CR 543 overlap
Burlington45.6973.53


 Route 413 west (Keim Boulevard) to PA 413 north – Bristol Bridge		Eastern terminus of Route 413
46.1974.34

 CR 541 south (High Street) to N.J. Turnpike – Mount Holly		Northern terminus of CR 541
47.1475.86
 CR 543 north (Columbus Road) – Columbus		North end of CR 543 overlap
I-276 west (Penna Turnpike) / N.J. Turnpike – New York City, Camden, Philadelphia
Exit 6A on I-95 / Turnpike
I-295 – Camden, Trenton
I-295 exit 57
55.4689.25 CR 545 (Farnsworth Avenue) – Bordentown, Georgetown, Fort Dix
55.71–
55.75		89.66–
89.72
US 206 south to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Hammonton
Interchange; south end of US 206 overlap
Bordentown55.9790.07 CR 528 (Crosswicks Street) – Bordentown, Chesterfield, New Egypt
I-295 – Trenton
Interchange; north end of US 206 overlap
MercerHamilton Township58.3693.92
 Route 156 north (Church Street) – Yardville, Groveville		Southern terminus of Route 156
58.6694.40
CR 609
58.8794.74
CR 672
59.0094.95 CR 524 – Trenton, AllentownInterchange; northbound exit and entrance
59.5995.90

 Route 156 south to CR 524 – Yardville, Allentown		Northern terminus of Route 156
61.3798.77

 I-195 to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Trenton, Belmar		I-195 exit 5
Robbinsville Township62.49100.57
 CR 526 west (Robbinsville-Allentown Road)		South end of CR 526 overlap
62.64100.81

 Route 33 west / CR 526 east (Robbinsville Bypass) – Trenton, Allentown		North end of CR 526 overlap; south end of Route 33 overlap
East Windsor Township
67.22108.18


 Route 33 east (Mercer Street) to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Hightstown, Shore Points		North end of Route 33 overlap
68.57110.35

 CR 571 (Princeton-Hightstown Road/Stockton Street) to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Princeton, Hightstown
69.38111.66

 Route 133 to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Princeton, Freehold		Interchange; no northbound access to Route 133 west
Cranbury Township
70.15112.90
 CR 539 south (North Main Street) – Cranbury, Hightstown		Northern terminus of CR 539
71.99115.86
Plainsboro
South end of CR 535 overlap
72.10116.03
 CR 535 north (South River Road) – Jamesburg		North end of CR 535 overlap
South Brunswick Township
74.25–
74.51		119.49–
119.91


 Route 32 east to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – Jamesburg		Western terminus of Route 32
76.10122.47
 CR 522 east (Ridge Road) – Jamesburg, Dayton		Interchange; south end of CR 522 overlap
76.49123.10
 CR 522 west		North end of CR 522 overlap
North Brunswick Township
83.46134.32
 US 1 / Route 171 north – Trenton, Newark, New Brunswick		Interchange; northern terminus; southern terminus of Route 171
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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