New Jersey Route 159

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Route 159
Length: 1.36 mi[1] (2.19 km)
Formed: 1953 (1941 as Route 6M)[1]
West end: US 46 in Montville
Major
junctions:		 CR 506 in Fairfield
East end: US 46 in Fairfield
New Jersey State Highway Routes
< NJ 158 NJ 161 >

Route 159 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. The road was designated State Route 159 in the mid 1980's. It is a loop of U.S. Route 46 that extends 1.36 miles, between Montville Township and Fairfield, in Essex County. The road was part of U.S. Route 46 before that highway was rerouted.

Before the 1953 renumbering, Route 159 was Route 6M. After that it was numbered State Route 159 but signs were never put up. The road begins concurrent to Bloomfield Avenue as a divided highway. Originally, County Route 506 signs were placed in this half mile section of Route 159/Bloomfield Avenue. Route 159 veers off to the left of Bloomfield Avenue eastbound and continues concurrent to a 2 lane street ending back at US 46 in Fairfield. Bloomfield Avenue though continues all the way down to Newark, New Jersey and runs concurrent with County Route 506. Until the late 1980's though, none of Route 159 had signs identifying it. Also Bloomfield Avenue had no 159 signs in that section nor did they have any County Route 506 signs on the long 506 portion. But road maps labeled the entire Bloomfield Avenue as County Route 506.

But New Jersey technically funded the first ¾ of a mile of Bloomfield Avenue and the road that runs from the left back to Route 46. When repair and funding issues came up, the state finally tagged this short stretch of road State Route 159 by 1989. Essex County eventually added County Route 506 signs to Bloomfield Avenue.

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  1. ^ a b New Jersey Department of Transportation straight line diagram, NJ 159PDF

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