New Jersey Route 29

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Route 29

Length:

34.76 mi^[1] (55.94 km)

Formed:

1927

South end:

I-295/I-195 in Hamilton Twp

Major
junctions:

NJ 129 in Hamilton Twp

US 1 in Trenton

I-95 in Ewing Twp

NJ 179 in Lambertville

US 202 in Delaware Twp

North end:

NJ 12 in Frenchtown

New Jersey State Highway Routes
< NJ 28		US 30 >

Route 29 is a state highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It runs 34.76 miles from an intersection with Interstate 295 in Hamilton Township in Mercer County (where it continues as Interstate 195) to Bridge Street / Race Street in Frenchtown, in Hunterdon County.

The scenic and mostly two-lane highway follows the Delaware River in mostly rural sections of Mercer County and Hunterdon County. The obsolete Delaware & Raritan Canal usually stands between the river and the highway. Most sections of Route 29 are completely shaded due to the tree canopy.

In Trenton, the road is a near-freeway in some sections, including a tunnel that was built along the river near historic houses and a cemetery. Traffic pauses for a signal at Cass Street, next to Mercer County Waterfront Park. The road is again a freeway as it passes the state capitol, but it then narrows into the two-lane road mentioned above. Route 29 also has a spur, Route 129, which connects 29 to U.S. Route 1. Since trucks are forbidden to use the 29 tunnel, 129 can be used as a truck route.

1 History
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Route 29 was originally defined in 1927 to run from Newark to Trenton – as opposed to its current northern terminus in Frenchtown – along what is now U.S. Route 22 and U.S. Route 202. The current alignment from Lambertville to Frenchtown was designated Route 29A. In the 1953 renumbering, Route 29 was removed from the alignment to Newark to avoid concurrencies with the U.S. routes, and Route 29A became part of Route 29.

Route 29B was planned in 1938 as an extension of Route 29A from Frenchtown to Alpha. While the road was never built, much of the alignment north of Milford is served by County Route 519.