U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey

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This article is about the section of highway in New Jersey. For the entire length of highway, see U.S. Route 202.

NJDOT, DRJTBC, and Morris, Passaic, and Bergen Counties
Length80.31 mi[1] (129.25 km)
Existed1934[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 202 at New Hope–Lambertville Toll Bridge near Lambertville
Major intersections
North end US 202 at New York border in Mahwah
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesHunterdon, Somerset, Morris, Passaic, Bergen
Highway system
←
US 206
← Route 120→ Route 122

U.S. Route 202 (US 202) is a

Parsippany-Troy Hills, Wayne, and Oakland as well as five counties: Hunterdon, Somerset, Morris, Passaic, and Bergen. US 202 encounters many major roads in New Jersey, including Route 31, US 206, US 22, Interstate 80 (I-80), US 46, Route 23, and Route 17. From Somerville to the New York border, US 202 generally runs within a close distance of I-287 and interchanges with that route several times. The road ranges from a four-lane freeway between Lambertville and Ringoes in Hunterdon County to a two-lane surface road through much of the northern portion of the route. North of the Route 53 intersection in Morris Plains, US 202 is maintained by individual counties rather than the New Jersey Department of Transportation
with a few exceptions.

In the

Route 179
. The portion of US 202 concurrent with Route 23 in Wayne was upgraded from a four-lane road to a six-lane road in the 1980s.

Route description

Hunterdon County

US 202/Route 31 northbound in Raritan Township

U.S. Route 202 crosses into

Route 179.[1] Past the Route 179 interchange, the road runs briefly through West Amwell Township before entering East Amwell Township again, bypassing the community of Ringoes.[1][3] It comes to a partial interchange with Route 31 and County Route 579, with access to southbound Route 31 and County Route 579 from both directions of U.S. Route 202 and access to northbound U.S. Route 202 from northbound Route 31 and County Route 579.[1]

Flemington Circle where Route 31 heads north and Route 12 heads west.[1]

Past the Flemington Circle, U.S. Route 202 proceeds northeast on a four-lane arterial road that crosses back into Raritan Township.

Norfolk Southern's Lehigh Line north of Three Bridges.[1][3] Past Three Bridges, the route runs through a mix of woods and farms.[3]

Somerset County

US 202/US 206 northbound at exit for northbound I-287 in Bridgewater Township

U.S. Route 202 crosses into

Branchburg Township, where it crosses Old York Road again.[1] It continues northeast through agricultural areas with residences and businesses increasing along the road[3] After crossing Old York Road (County Route 637) another time, the route heads through suburban commercial areas. The road passes north of the Branchburg Township Park and Ride, a park and ride facility. It passes over the North Branch Raritan River and enters Bridgewater Township, where it passes under NJ Transit’s Raritan Valley Line and runs past a shopping center. U.S. Route 202 heads east into Raritan, where it passes through business areas and crosses County Route 567 (First Avenue).[1][3] Past the County Route 567 intersection, the road comes to the modified Somerville Circle, where it intersects U.S. Route 206 and Route 28. U.S. Route 202 passes over the circle with ramps to U.S. Route 206 and Route 28, which head through the circle.[3]

U.S. Route 206 forms a concurrency with U.S. Route 202 past the Somerville Circle and the two routes continue north through Bridgewater Township, briefly entering

expressway with a Jersey barrier that runs through a mix of commercial and residential areas. U.S. Routes 202 and 206 come to another interchange with Interstate 287, pass over the North Branch Raritan River again, and come to an intersection where the two routes split.[1][3]

View north along US 202 at CR 523 in Bedminster

Upon splitting from U.S. Route 206, U.S. Route 202 heads north on Somerville Road, a two-lane surface road. It soon meets

County Route 613 (Childs Road) and North Maple Avenue, the latter providing access to Interstate 287.[1]

Morris County

Morris Plains Station and intersects the southern terminus of Route 53 (Tabor Road).[1]

Past the Route 53 intersection, maintenance of U.S. Route 202 is transferred from the New Jersey Department of Transportation to the county and it resumes northeast on Littleton Road, heading through residential areas. It enters an area of corporate parks as it crosses

Parsippany-Troy Hills. After passing through the area of corporate parks, the road heads back through suburban neighborhoods before coming to an interchange with Interstate 80.[1][3] In the vicinity of the Interstate 80 interchange, U.S. Route 202 is state maintained. Past the interchange, U.S. Route 202 closely parallels Interstate 80 to the north as a four-lane surface road before coming to an intersection with County Route 511 (Parsippany Boulevard), where U.S. Route 202 makes a left turn onto that route to form a concurrency.[1]

US 202 northbound at I-287 in Montville

The two routes continue north on Parsippany Boulevard, a two-lane road that comes to an intersection with U.S. Route 46, where the road is briefly state maintained. Past U.S. Route 46, the road continues north, intersecting ramps that provide access to and from southbound Interstate 287. Here, the road becomes county maintained again.[1] It passes by business parks and then wooded residential areas, closely paralleling Interstate 287 again.[1][3] At the intersection with Intervale Road, U.S. Route 202 and County Route 511 make a right turn, immediately interchanging with Interstate 287, with access to the southbound direction and from the northbound direction. The routes follow Intervale Road briefly before making a left turn to resume onto Parsippany Boulevard.[1] The road crosses over the Jersey City Reservoir, which supplies drinking water to Jersey City, and enters Boonton, where the road becomes Washington Street. This street carries the two routes through residential areas before coming to another interchange with Interstate 287 that also features access to the southbound direction and access from the northbound direction.[1][3] Past this interchange, U.S. Route 202 splits from County Route 511 by heading to the northeast on Myrtle Avenue.[1]

Myrtle Avenue carries U.S. Route 202 through commercial areas sandwiched by Interstate 287 to the southeast and NJ Transit’s

wrong-way concurrency with that route.[1] The two routes continue southeast through wooded residential neighborhoods, eventually running parallel to the Pompton River.[3]

Passaic and Bergen counties

US 202 northbound concurrent with CR 689 westbound in Wayne

U.S. Route 202 and County Route 511 Alternate cross the Pompton River into Wayne, Passaic County, where the road becomes Mountainview Boulevard. It crosses the Montclair-Boonton Line near the Mountain View Station and comes to an interchange with Route 23, where County Route 511 Alternate ends and U.S. Route 202 heads north on Route 23, a six-lane freeway that is state maintained. The road passes over a Norfolk Southern railroad line before it has an interchange with County Route 670 (Alps Road). Following this, the roadway becomes a six-lane arterial road passes west of the Mother's Park & Ride, a park and ride facility serving NJ Transit buses, and reaches an interchange with County Route 683 (Newark-Pompton Turnpike). At a U-turn ramp, the eastbound direction of County Route 504 follows both directions of the road, having to use the ramp in order to continue across the road.[1] Northbound U.S. Route 202 splits from Route 23, where the cut-off intersection with County Route 504 is located. At this point, the westbound direction of County Route 504 and the southbound direction of U.S. Route 202 follow southbound Route 23 until an intersection.[1]

Past Route 23 and County Route 504, U.S. Route 202 heads north on Black Oak Ridge Road, a county maintained road that heads through residential neighborhoods.[1][3] The road comes to an intersection with County Route 689 (Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike), where U.S. Route 202 merges onto that road, forming a concurrency.[1] The Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike heads north past some businesses, running a short distance to the east of the Ramapo River, before coming to Terhune Drive, where U.S. Route 202 makes a right turn onto that road with County Route 689 continuing north on Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike.[1][3] Terhune Drive carries U.S. Route 202 north through wooded neighborhoods, running in between Pines Lake to the east and Pompton Lake, which is part of the Ramapo River, to the west.[3]

Franklin Turnpike). Here, U.S. Route 202 makes a left turn onto this road and heads 0.03 mi (0.05 km) north to the New York state line where it continues into Suffern, New York as Orange Avenue.[1][3]

History

Old roads

Route 32 marker

Route 32

LocationBedminster–Wayne
Existed1927–1953

The alignment of U.S. Route 202 followed portions of many historical roads, including the Tuckaraming Trail (later known as the

New Hope-Lambertville Bridge over the Delaware River in Lambertville, where it continued south all the way to State Road, Delaware, to White House, following locally maintained Bridge Street in Lambertville, Route 29 between Lambertville and Ringoes, Route 30 between Ringoes and Flemington, and present-day County Route 523 from Flemington to U.S. Route 22 in White House.[11]

Route 29A to Frenchtown, and Routes S29, 31, and 32 were entirely eliminated. In addition, Route 30 was renumbered to Route 69 as it conflicted with U.S. Route 30 in southern New Jersey.[15]

On June 13, 1950, the New Jersey Legislature designated US 202 as the Thomas Paine Highway, in honor of American Founding Father Thomas Paine.[16]

Freeway upgrades

US 202 northbound at the Route 179 interchange in Ringoes

Plans for a limited-access highway along the U.S. Route 202 corridor date back to 1932 when a parkway was planned to continue into Pennsylvania along U.S. Route 202; this proposal never came to fruition.[17] In the 1960s, a bypass around Ringoes opened for U.S. Route 202 and Route 69 (which became Route 31 in 1967) with the former alignment of U.S. Route 202 through town becoming Route 179.[18] In 1966, a freeway was proposed along the U.S. Route 202 corridor between the Pennsylvania border and Interstate 287 in Bridgewater Township.[19] The portion of this freeway between the Pennsylvania border and the Route 179 interchange in Ringoes was legislated in 1969 with the New Hope–Lambertville Toll Bridge opening in 1971.[20][21] The freeway opened in October 1974, and the former alignment of U.S. Route 202 between Lambertville and Ringoes became an extension of Route 179.[22] Meanwhile, the portion of the proposed U.S. Route 202 freeway between Lambertville and Bridgewater Township was cancelled due to opposition from residents along the route.[23]

In the 1980s, upgrades were made to the portion of U.S. Route 202 concurrent with Route 23. This portion of road, which was originally a four-lane surface road, saw an upgrade to a six-lane freeway south of the Alps Road interchange and to a six-lane arterial road north of there. Construction on these improvements was completed in 1986.[24][22] There were also plans to replace the Flemington Circle with an interchange as part of a project that would have also built a limited-access bypass of Flemington for Route 31; however, this plan was never realized.[25][26]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Delaware River0.000.00
 US 202 south – Pennsylvania		Pennsylvania state line
New Hope–Lambertville Toll Bridge
(southbound toll in Pennsylvania)
HunterdonDelaware Township0.350.56 Route 29 – Lambertville, StocktonLast southbound exit before toll
Dilts Corner
Route 179 – Lambertville, Ringoes
5.709.17

 Route 31 south / CR 579 south – Trenton		South end of Route 31 overlap
Northern end of freeway section
6.9511.18
Route 179 south / CR 514 east (Old York Road) – Ringoes, Reaville
Northern terminus of Route 179; western terminus of CR 514
Flemington Circle
; north end of Route 31 overlap; eastern terminus of Route 12
SomersetRaritan23.9038.46 CR 567 (First Avenue) – Raritan
US 206 south / Route 28 (Easton Turnpike / West End Avenue) – Somerville, Princeton
Interchange; former Somerville Circle; south end of US 206 overlap
Bridgewater Township25.0340.28Southern end of freeway section
I-287 south – Clinton, New York City
25.5041.04Commons Way
25.8841.65
I-287 north to I-78 – Netcong, Morristown
Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-287 exit 17
Northern end of freeway section
Bedminster Township
Southern end of limited-access section
30.5149.10
I-287
I-287 exit 22
31.0449.95AT&T Way
31.5150.71
Chester, Netcong
North end of US 206 overlap
Northern end of limited-access section
32.1351.71
 CR 523 south (Main Street) – Lamington		Northern terminus of CR 523
Peapack
South end of CR 512 overlap
32.8852.92
 CR 512 east (Far Hills Road) – Summit		North end of CR 512 overlap
Bernardsville36.9759.50
 CR 525 north (Claremont Road) – Mendham		South end of CR 525 overlap
37.1059.71
Bernards
North end of CR 525 overlap
MorrisMorristown44.5371.66

 Route 124 east (South Street) / CR 510 west (West Park Place) – Madison		South end of CR 510 overlap
44.6071.78
 CR 510 east (Morris Street)		North end of CR 510 overlap
Morris Plains46.9975.62
 Route 53 north (Tabor Road)		Southern terminus of Route 53
Denville, Livingston
Delaware Water Gap, New York City
I-80 exit 42
51.1482.30
 CR 511 south (Parsippany Road)		South end of CR 511 overlap
51.5382.93
US 46 – Dover, Clifton
51.8283.40
I-287 south – Morristown
I-287 exit 42
53.1685.55
I-287 south to I-80 – Morristown
I-287 exit 43
I-287
south		I-287 exit 44
54.2487.29
 CR 511 north (Main Street)		North end of CR 511 overlap
54.47–
55.07		87.66–
88.63
I-287
south		I-287 exit 45
I-287
I-287 exit 47
CR 511 Alt.
north (Comly Road)		South end of CR 511 Alt. overlap
PassaicWayne62.95101.31Southern end of freeway section
CR 511 Alt. south – Verona
North end of CR 511 Alt. overlap; south end of Route 23 overlap
63.34101.94Alps Road (
CR 670
north)
Northern end of freeway section
63.81102.69
Pequannock
Interchange
65.07104.72

 Route 23 north / CR 504 west (Black Oak Ridge Road)		North end of Route 23 overlap; east End of CR 504 overlap, no direct access for CR 504 across intersection
65.40105.25
 CR 504 east (Ratzer Road)
I-287 to Route 208
south		I-287 exit 58
Mahwah79.30127.62 Route 17Interchange
80.27129.18
 CR 507 south (Franklin Turnpike) – Hackensack		South end of CR 507 overlap
80.31129.25
 US 202 east (Orange Avenue)

 CR 507 ends		New York state line; north end of CR 507 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "U.S. 202 - Maine to Delaware - General Highway History - Highway History - Federal Highway Administration". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Google (June 8, 2009). "overview of U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  4. ^ Snyder, John (1969). "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries 1606-1968"
  5. ^ "History of the City of Lambertville". NY-NJ-CT Botany Online. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
  6. Google Book Search
    . Retrieved November 11, 2008.
  7. ^ Rand Mcnally And Company. . [New York?: Rand McNally & Co. ; Newark, N.J.: Berwick Hotel distributor, ?, 1920] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/88695915/>.
  8. ^ 1916 Annual Report (Report). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 1916.
  9. ^ 1921 Annual Report (Report). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 1921.
  10. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.
  11. ^ Map of New Jersey (Map). Tydol Trails. 1927. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  12. H.M. Gousha
    . Mid-West Map Co. 1941. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  13. ^ Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey (Map). Mid-West Map Co. 1937. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  14. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1948, Chapter 407.
  15. ^ 1953 renumbering
  16. ^ State of New Jersey; Laws of 1950, Joint Resolution No. 14
  17. ^ Regional Plan of the Philadelphia Tri-State District. Regional Planning Federation. 1932.
  18. Chevron Oil Company
    . 1969.
  19. ^ Transportation 1985: A Regional Plan. Tri-State Transportation Commission. 1966.
  20. ^ New Jersey Highway Facts. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 1969.
  21. ^ "Cahill Dedicates New Bridge". The New York Times. July 23, 1971. p. 26.
  22. ^ a b "US 202 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). Internet Archives WayBack Machine. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  23. ^ Maintaining Mobility. Tri-State Regional Planning Commission. 1975.
  24. ^ Narvaez, Alfonso A. (September 9, 1979). "Transport Bond Issue At Stake; Bonds for Transit". The New York Times.
  25. ^ "Route 31, Integrated Land Use & Transportation Plan" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  26. ^ "Scaled down Rt. 31 bypass the future of Jersey roads". .docstoc. Retrieved December 11, 2008.

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