US 40 is a US Highway in the US state of New Jersey. The road forms an east-west route in the south of the state, from the Delaware border at Pennsville to Atlantic City. The road is a shortcut for traffic from Wilmington to Atlantic City. US 40 is 115 kilometers long.
Travel directions
US 40 at Elmer.
At Pennsville, US 40 in Delaware joins Interstate 295 from Wilmington over the Delaware River via the high Delaware Memorial Bridge. The I-295 then turns towards Philadelphia and the New Jersey Turnpike then begins, after which the US 40 also exits. The New Jersey Turnpike is the toll road to New York. US 40 then becomes a 1×2 trunk road through wooded southern New Jersey, passing through a quiet area with few large towns. Just north of Vineland, one crosses State Route 55, a highway from Millville to Philadelphia. US 40 then passes through the Pinelands National Reserve, a large nature reserve and quite a contrast to the otherwise highly urban nature of the state. Just before Atlantic City, US 322 ends at US 40, after which US 40 runs right next to the Atlantic City Expressway to Atlantic City. On the outskirts of town, one crosses the Garden State Parkway, the toll road from Cape May to Newark. One also crosses the US 9 that runs parallel to it. US 40 then continues to the center of Atlantic City and ends at the Atlantic Ocean.
History
US 40 was created in 1926. There was a ferry service across the Delaware River at the time. On August 16, 1951, the first span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge opened to traffic, followed in 1968 by the second. This connection is now primarily known as I-295 and New Jersey Turnpike, and only secondarily as US 40. US 40 is the least important US Highway in New Jersey and is also primarily a single-lane road through the less populated south of the state. Except for the Atlantic City terminus, the US 40 does not call at any larger places.
US 46
US 46
Get started
columbia
End
Fort Lee
Length
75 mi
Length
121 km
Route
Columbia
Hackettstown
netcong
dover
Parsippany
Clifton
paterson
Hackensack
Fort Lee
According to ebizdir, US 46 is a US Highway in the United States. The road forms an east-west route that lies entirely within the state of New Jersey. The road has largely been replaced by Interstate 80 and runs from Columbia in the western part of the state to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee in the New York suburban area. The route is 121 kilometers long.
Travel directions
The road begins in Columbia on the Delaware River at Interstate 80 and initially heads south, along the river. The road runs through the slightly wooded river valley in a hilly area. Near Belvidere, the road turns east. You then pass through more densely wooded area and there are already quite a few houses along the road. At Hackettstown one has to ascend about 200 meters over a short distance and the lanes are separated. However, the road only has 2×1 lanes in this part of New Jersey. The area is already starting to urbanize, although the distance to New York itself is still more than 70 kilometers. In Netcong one crosses the I-80 twice, the main highway from Cleveland to New York. The road usually has 4 lanes without a center separation and passes through the center of Dover, a somewhat older suburb. At Denville you cross the I-80 again.
The road then has a clear through character with 2×2 lanes and a few grade separated intersections. In Parsippany, US 202 crosses, which runs parallel to Interstate 287, New York ‘s outer ring road. The road is then reasonably spacious with a number of larger crossings, although it is not possible to cross the road at connections everywhere. You can often only turn right. At Lake Hiawatha, there is a major interchange with numerous flyovers, as the road intersects with I-80 here, and Interstate 280 also begins here and heads toward Newark. In Fairfield you come across a large office park. The road here is a substandardmotorway. You then pass the enormous Willowbrook Mall, where a large connection with the I-80 and SR-23 is situated.
The road then has 2×3 lanes and is a commuter route as there are mainly work locations along the road, and fewer homes. In Clifton, the SR-3 freeway ends, which runs to Manhattan. US 46 then intersects with Garden State Parkway and SR-19, both highways. US 46, on the other hand, is a 4-lane at-grade urban road. The environment here is a lot more urban, with a relatively high building density. This is an older suburb. At the Passaic River, US 46 intersects with SR-21, a highway from Paterson to Newark. It also crosses the Garden State Parkway twice.
The road thereafter continues to form a major urban transit route with densely built suburbs along the way. The road then passes directly past Teterboro Airport, one of the smaller airports in the conurbation. In Ridgefield Park you then cross the Interstate 95, which has no less than 4×3 lanes. US 46 then becomes a highway itself and crosses the Overpeck River. Shortly afterwards in Palisades Park merges US 1 which is double numbered with US 9. In Fort Lee, all three of these roads merge into Interstate 95. One crosses the Palisades Interstate Parkwaywhich runs along the Hudson River to the northern suburbs. The road then administratively ends at the center of the George Washington Bridge, on the border with New York State.
History
The road overflows from the past from already existing routes. From 1916 to 1927, the current US 46 was part of State Routes 5, 10 and 12. Bypasses were built around places as early as the 1920s. In 1927 the road numbers were renumbered and the road became State Route 6. As early as 1931, a section in Ridgefield Park was built as a highway. In 1953 a second renumbering was carried out and the road got its current number. The road used to extend into the state of Pennsylvania, but when Interstate 80 was completed in Pennsylvania, the road number there was removed.
