List of state highways in New Jersey before 1927

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New Jersey was one of the first U.S. states to adopt a system of numbered state highways. New Jersey's original numbered highway system was first legislated in 1916, succeeding another proposal submitted in 1913 by the State Highway commission. By 1923, 24 routes had been numbered. Due to a lack of central organizing oversight, many routes were legislated, but not numbered. A partial renumbering was proposed in 1926 to eliminate duplicates and give numbers to all routes, and in 1927 a full renumbering was carried out.

History 19th century The earliest efforts for the state of New Jersey to maintain a network of highways dates back to 1891, when law was passed allotting funds for the construction of highways.

20th century This was bolstered in 1894 with the creation of a Commissioner of Public Roads, which evolved into the State Highway Commission in 1909. The first highways the commission created were the Ocean Highway and the Delaware River Drive, created in 1909 and 1911 respectively. The first effort at a state-wide highway network was begun by the commission in 1912 and submitted for approval in 1913. This system was never put in place; instead, the first permanent system to define a system of highways in the state was created by the Egan Bill (1916 state laws, chapter 285), which designated the initial system of 13 routes, bolstered by the Edge Bill (L. 1917 c. 14), which went into more detail on funding, maintenance, and similar issues. At this time most primary roads in the state had trail numbers which bore no resemblance to the highway numbers; these were soon obsoleted by the new system.

However, after 1921, the process was less coordinated, as local politicians tried to get their route built without concern for duplication of numbers. The State Highway Commission was not allowed to change the numbers; the best they could do was assign suffixes. Where multiple routes existed with the same number, suffixes of N and S were used for the northernmost and southernmost. Starting in 1923, various unnumbered routes were also assigned; none of these were taken over by 1927.

Construction and maintenance transfers began by 1917 with Route 13 (the Lincoln Highway, now Route 27) north of Kingston; the routes were marked by 1922.

In 1926, a partial renumbering was proposed to eliminate duplicates and assign a number to every route; this would have given the system numbers from 1 to 30. Instead, a total renumbering was adopted in 1927 as public law chapter 319. This system, known as the 1927 renumbering, assigned numbers from 1 to 12 in North Jersey, 21 to 28 roughly radiating from Newark, 29 to 37 from Trenton, 38 to 47 from Camden, and 48 to 50 in South Jersey. Portions of the pre-1927 routes that had been taken over or built, but were not assigned new numbers, kept their old numbers. These four routes - Route 4N, Route 5N, Route 8N, and Route 18N were all assigned the suffix N since the only suffixed one to remain was 18N, and the others needed to be distinguished from the new routes of the same number.

List of routes RouteFromThroughToExisting roads usedLegislationExtensionsStatus (1927)Modern designationRoute 1Elizabeth LineRahway - New Brunswick Line; New Brunswick Line - HightstownTrenton LineRahway Ave, Essex and Middlesex Turnpike, New Brunswick and Cranbury Turnpike, Greenwood AveEgan Bill (1916, c. 285)Elizabeth - Newark - Jersey City (1922)25, 27, 25, 33I-78, 139, US-1/9, 27, US-130, 33Route 2Trenton LineBurlingtonCamden LineBroad Street, White Horse Road, Farnsworth Ave, Burlington-Bordentown Road, Westfield and Camden TurnpikeCamden - Philadelphia (1922)37, 39, 25US-206, US-130, US-30Route 2 SpurFive PointsPalmyraWestfield and Camden Turnpike Spur1922, c. 265S41Former 155Route 3Camden LineBerlin - Hammonton - Egg Harbor CityAbseconWhite Horse PikeEgan Bill (1916, c. 285)Thru Camden (?)43US-30Route 4RahwayPerth Amboy - Asbury Park - Point Pleasant - Lakewood - Toms RiverAbseconSt. George's Road, Perth Amboy Ave, Stephens Ave (Main St), Keyport Road, Middletown-Red Bank Road, Red Bank-Eatontown Road, Eatontown-Long Branch Road, Monmouth Road, Cedar Ave, Norwood Ave, Main St, Belmar and Manasquan River Road, Lakewood-Tom's River Road, Main Shore Road, Chestnut Neck Road4, 35, 4N, 35, 435, 71, 35, 88, US-9Route 5Newark LineMorristown - Denville - Dover - HackettstownDarlington's BridgeSpringfield Ave, Morris Ave, Madison Ave, Speedwell St, Parsippany and Rockaway Turnpike, Blackwell St, Dover Turnpike, Morris-Sussex Turnpike, Denville Road, Buttzville Road, Buttzville-Belvidere Road, Delaware RoadThrough Newark (1926)24, 32, 5N, 6CR-603, 124, US-202, 53, US-46Route 6Camden LineWestville - Mullica Hill -PittsgroveBridgetonBroadway, Gloucester and Woodbury Turnpike, Woodbury and Mullica Hill Turnpike,Camden - Philadelphia (1922), Salem - Bridgeton (1922-1925)45, 46, 49Broadway, 45, 77, 49WoodstownSalemRoute 7HightstownFreeholdAsbury ParkManapalan Road, Manapalan-Freehold Road, Freehold-Jerseyville Road, Jerseyville-Hamilton Road, Corlies Ave, Main St33, 4N33, 71Route 7 SpurFreeholdAdelphiaLakewoodOld Stage Road1925, c. 24-254US-9Route 8MontclairSussexUnionville, New YorkNewark and Pompton Turnpike, Paterson and Hamburg Turnpike, Stockholm-Franklin Furnace Road, Unionville RoadEgan Bill (1916, c. 285)23, 8N23, 284Route 8 SpurFranklin FurnaceMonroe - Lafayette - BranchvilleDingman's FerryFranklin Road, Church Road, Union Turnpike, Tuttles Corner-Dingman's Ferry Road1926, c. 25631, S31CR-631, 94, 15, US-206, CR-560Route 9Elizabeth LineSomervillePhillipsburg LineWestfield Ave, South Ave, Front Street, Lincoln Road, Union Ave, Gaston Ave, Jersey TurnpikeEgan Bill (1916, c. 285)2828, US-22, 173, I-78Route 10PatersonHackensackFort Lee FerryHackensack and Paterson Turnpike, Bergen Turnpike5Market St, Essex St, Hudson St, Bergen Turnpike, Edgewater St, 5Route 11Paterson LineBelleville - Nutley - PassaicNewarkMain St, Passaic Ave, Kingsland Road, Washington Ave77Route 12PatersonDenville - Dover - HackettstownPhillipsburgUnion Ave, Main St, Little Falls Road, Fairfield Road, Clinton Road, Oak Road, Rockaway and Parsippany Turnpike, Blackwell St, Dover Turnpike, Morris-Sussex Turnpike, Denville Road, Washington Turnpike (and spur)6, S24, 2462, CR-631, CR-615, 159, US-46, 182, 57Route 13New Brunswick LinePrincetonTrenton LineLincoln Highway (Somerset Street, Lawrenceville-Trenton Road)2727, US-206Route 14Egg Harbor CityMays Landing - Seaville - Rio GrandeCape MayMay's Landing RoadEdge Bill (1917 c. 14)50, 450, US-9, 109Route 15BridgetonMillvilleRio GrandeBridgeton and Millville Turnpike, Delsea Drive49, S4949, 47Route 16Morristown LineSomervillePrincetonThru Morristown (1925)32, 31US-202, US-206Route 17NHackensackMaywood - Ridgewood - RamseySuffern, New YorkFranklin Turnpike, Paramus Road, Passaic St1923 c. 5, 177, 181, 183, 184Reduced from Newark (before 1925)217Route 17SWestvilleThorofare - Paulsboro - Gibbstown - BridgeportPenns Grove1923 c. 1994444, US-130, 49Route 18CamdenMount HollyToms River1923 c. 18438, 40, 37CR 537, CR 612, 38, CR 530, 70, 37, CR 527Route 18NHobokenFort LeeAlpineBergen Turnpike1923 c. 19718NUS-9, US-9WRoute 18SPenns GroveWoodstown - Pittsgrove - Malaga - Mays Landing - PleasantvilleAtlantic CityHarding Highway, Black Horse Turnpike1923 c. 181, 1834848, US 40Route 19SeavillePleasantvilleAbsecon1923 c. 182, 1834US-9Route 20BerlinHaddonfieldCamdenHaddon Ave (Haddonfield-Berlin Road)1923 c. 177Route 20WestvilleMalagaMillville1923 c. 1824747BerlinBlue AnchorMays LandingBerlin-Blue Anchor Road, Mays Landing Road1923, c. 201CR-561, 73Five PointsMoorestown - Evesboro - Medford - AtsionHammontonChurch St, Medford-Evesboro Road, Stokes Road, Trenton Road1923, c. 202CR-541, US-206(Spur)EvesboroMerchantvilleChurch RoadTrentonPennington - Woodsville - Ringoes - Flemington - Clinton - Glen Gardner - Hampton - WashingtonButtzvillePennington Road, Pennington-Hopewell Road, Marshall's Corner-Woodsville Road, Rocktown Hill Road, Spruce Run Turnpike, Buttzville Road1924, c. 2333031(Spur)LambertvilleRingoesOld York Road29179(Spur)FlemingtonWhite House StationFlemington-Whitehouse RoadCR-523SussexHigh PointPort Jervis1925, c. 1582323FreeholdMount HollyOld Monmouth Road1925, c. 22238CR-537Atlantic HighlandsKeyportOcean Boulevard1925, c. 2243636Far HillsChester - Flanders - Netcong - Andover - Newton - Rosses Corner - Branchville - HainesvilleTri-StateMorris Turnpike, Deckertown and Newton Turnpike, Union Turnpike1925, c. 22531, S-31US-206MorristownMendham - Chester - Long ValleyHackettstownWashington Turnpike1925, c. 23024CR-510, CR-513South AmboyCheesequake - MatawanKeyportMain St, Cheesequake Road, Mount Pleasant Road, Old Bridge-Matawan Road, Main St, Maple Place1925, c. 2354US-9, 34, CR-689, CR-516CamdenMt. Ephraim - Chews - Blackwood - Turnersville - Cross Keys - Williamstown - Cecil - Weymouth - McKee City - PleasantvilleAtlantic CityBlack Horse Turnpike1925, c. 24042, 48168, 42, US-322, US-40TrentonNew BrunswickTrenton and New Brunswick Straight Line Turnpike1926, c. 1426US-1, 26Roselle ParkUnion TownshipHillside TownshipChestnut St, Salem Road, Liberty Ave1926, c. 46StocktonFlemington - Somerville - Finderne - MillstoneNew BrunswickSeargantsville Road, Voorhees Corner Road, Old York Road, Main St, Finderne Ave, Main St, Millstone River Road, Amwell Road1926, c. 10412, 28CR-523, CR-650, CR-613, CR-567, CR-626, 28, CR-533, CR-514Jersey CityNorth Bergen - East RutherfordPassaicPaterson and New York Plank Road1926, c. 1083, 1120, CR-681KearnyBellville - Montclair - VeronaCaldwellBelleville Turnpike, Belleville Ave, Bloomfield Ave1926, c. 1247, 97, CR-506Jersey CityNewark - Livingston - HanoverDoverNewark-Jersey City Turnpike, Newark-Mount Pleasant Turnpike,1926, c. 12625, 10CR-577, 10Jersey CityNorth Bergen - East RutherfordPassaicPaterson and New York Plank Road, Tonelle Ave1926, c. 1403120, CR-681, US-9NewtonSwartswood LakeSwartswood Road1926, c. 167CR-622KingstonTrenton-New Brunswick Pike1926, c. 185Never builtJersey CityBayonneBayonne BridgeHudson Boulevard1926, c. 1941CR-501, 440West Long BranchLong BranchWall St1926, c. 259HackettstownRockportRockport Road1926, c. 323

List of state highways in New Jersey before 1927

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