1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering

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California	1964
Connecticut	1932
Florida	1945
Iowa	1969
Louisiana	1955
Nevada	1976
New Jersey	1927; 1953
New Mexico	1989
New York	1930
Ohio	1927; 1962
Texas	1939
Utah	1977
Virginia	1928; 1933; 1940
Washington	1964
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In 1927, New Jersey's state highways were renumbered. The old system, which had been defined in sequence by the legislature, was growing badly, as several routes shared the same number, and many unnumbered state highways had been defined. A partial renumbering was proposed in 1926, getting rid of the duplicates and assigning numbers to many of the unnumbered routes, but instead a total renumbering was done in 1927.

Chapter 319 of the 1927 public laws defined the new system of routes. Major roads received numbers from 1 to 12 and 21 to 50, as follows:

1-12: northern New Jersey
21-28: radiating from Newark
29-37: radiating from Trenton
38-47: radiating from Camden
48-50: southern New Jersey

Spurs were also defined, being assigned a prefix of S. For example, Route S26 was a short spur of Route 26 connecting to Route 25 south of New Brunswick. A second spur of Route 4 was assigned Route S4A, but two separate spurs of Route 24 both received the Route S24 designation.

While the majority of already-acquired routes were included in the new system, four sections of pre-1927 routes were not. The law authorizing the renumbering indicated that these were to remain, and so the State Highway Commission added a suffix of N to distinguish them from the new routes of the same number:

Route 4N from pre-1927 Route 4, Eatontown to Belmar
Route 5N from pre-1927 Route 5, Morris Plains to Denville
Route 8N from pre-1927 Route 8, Sussex to Unionville, New York
Route 18N from pre-1927 Route 18N, Fort Lee to Alpine

Some amendments were made in 1929, including the elimination of Route 18N (by merging it into Route 1), and the addition of more spurs, as well as Route 29A, but the system stayed mostly intact until the 1953 renumbering.

[edit] List of new routes

New	Routing	Old
Route 1	Rockleigh - Fort Lee - Ridgefield - North Bergen - Jersey City - Bayonne - Bayonne Bridge	Route 18N, Ridgefield - North Bergen L. 1926 c. 140, North Bergen - Jersey City L. 1926 c. 194, Jersey City - Bayonne Bridge
Route S1	Fort Lee - North Bergen
Route 2	Suffern, New York - Hackensack - North Arlington	Route 17N, Suffern - North Arlington
Route 3	Greenwood Lake, New York - Paterson - Wallington - Secaucus - North Bergen	L. 1926 c. 140, Wallington - North Bergen
Route 4	George Washington Bridge - Fort Lee - Paterson - East Orange - Rahway - Perth Amboy - South Amboy - Matawan - Freehold - Lakewood - Toms River - Tuckerton - Absecon - Pleasantville - Seaville - Cape May	Route 4, Rahway - South Amboy L. 1925 c. 235, South Amboy - Matawan Route 7 (Spur), Freehold - Lakewood Route 4, Lakewood - Absecon Route 19, Absecon - Seaville Route 14, Seaville - Cape May
Route S4	Outerbridge Crossing - Perth Amboy
Route S4A	Tuckerton - Little Beach
Route 5	Paterson - Hackensack - Ridgefield - Edgewater	Route 10, Paterson - Edgewater
Route S5	Ridgefield - Fairview
Route 6	George Washington Bridge - Fort Lee - Paterson - Denville - Dover - Hackettstown - Delaware Bridge	Route 12, Paterson - Hackettstown Route 5, Denville - Delaware Bridge
Route 7	Paterson - Belleville - Jersey City	Route 11, Paterson - Belleville L. 1926 c. 124, Belleville - Jersey City
Route 8	Delaware Bridge - Newton
Route 9	Belleville - Verona - Pine Brook Bridge	L. 1926 c. 124, Belleville - Pine Brook Bridge
Route 10	Jersey City - Newark - Dover	L. 1926 c. 126, Jersey City - Dover
Route 11	Whitehouse - North Plainfield
Route 12	Frenchtown - Flemington - Somerville	L. 1926 c. 104, Flemington - Somerville
Route 21	Belleville - Newark	Route 11, Belleville - Newark
Route 22	Pine Brook Bridge - Springfield - Rahway
Route 23	Verona - Sussex - Port Jervis, New York	Route 8, Verona - Sussex L. 1925 c. 158, Sussex - Port Jervis
Route 24	Newark - Springfield - Morristown - Chester - Schooleys Mountain - Stephensburg - Washington - Phillipsburg	Route 5, Newark - Morristown L. 1925 c. 230, Morristown - Schooleys Mountain Route 12, Stephensburg - Phillipsburg
Route S24	Stephensburg - Hackettstown	Route 12, Stephensburg - Hackettstown
Route S24	Springfield - Elizabeth
Route 25	Holland Tunnel - Jersey City - Newark - Elizabeth - Rahway - North Brunswick - Hightstown - Robbinsville - Bordentown - Burlington - Camden - Ben Franklin Bridge	Route 1 (Extension), Holland Tunnel - Elizabeth Route 1, North Brunswick - Robbinsville Route 2, Bordentown - Ben Franklin Bridge
Route 26	Trenton - Adams - New Brunswick	L. 1926 c. 14, Trenton - New Brunswick
Route S26	Adams - North Brunswick
Route 27	Newark - Elizabeth - Rahway - New Brunswick - Princeton - Trenton	Route 1, Elizabeth - New Brunswick Route 13, New Brunswick - Trenton
Route 28	Goethals Bridge - Elizabeth - Plainfield - Middlesex - Somerville - Clinton - Phillipsburg	Route 9, Elizabeth - Phillipsburg
Route S28	Middlesex - New Brunswick - Matawan
Route 29	Newark - North Plainfield - Ringoes - Lambertville - Trenton	L. 1924 c. 233, Ringoes - Lambertville
Route 30	Trenton - Ringoes - Flemington - Clinton - Washington - Buttzville	L. 1924 c. 233, Trenton - Buttzville
Route 31	Princeton - Somerville - Bedminster - Chester - Netcong - Newton - Lafayette - North Church - Hamburg - New Milford, New York	Route 16, Princeton - Bedminster L. 1925 c. 225, Bedminster - Newton Route 8 (Spur), Lafayette - North Church
Route S31	Newton - Branchville - Montague - Milford, Pennsylvania	L. 1925 c. 225, Newton - Montague
Route 32	Bedminster - Morristown - Morris Plains - Mountain View	Route 16, Bedminster - Morristown Route 5, Morristown - Morris Plains
Route 33	Trenton - Robbinsville - Hightstown - Freehold - Asbury Park	Route 1, Trenton - Hightstown Route 7, Hightstown - Asbury Park
Route 34	Matawan - Laurelton
Route 35	South Amboy - Keyport - Eatontown - Belmar - Point Pleasant - Lakewood	Route 4, South Amboy - Eatontown Route 4, Belmar - Lakewood
Route 36	Keyport - Atlantic Highlands	L. 1925 c. 224, Keyport - Atlantic Highlands
Route 37	Trenton - White Horse - Allentown - Lakehurst - Toms River - Point Pleasant	Route 2, Trenton - White Horse Route 18, Lakehurst - Toms River
Route 38	Camden - Moorestown - Mount Holly - Eastampton	Route 18, Camden - Mount Holly L. 1925 c. 222, Mount Holly - Eastampton
Route 39	Yardley Bridge - White Horse - Bordentown - Indian Mills - Da Costa	Route 2, White Horse - Bordentown L. 1923 c. 202, Indian Mills - Da Costa
Route 40	Camden - Four Mile - Whitesbog - Lakehurst - Lakewood	Route 18, Whitesbog - Lakehurst
Route S40	Four Mile - Manahawkin
Route 41	Moorestown - Fairview
Route S41	Tacony-Palmyra Bridge - Palmyra - Moorestown - Evesboro - Berlin	L. 1923 c. 202, Palmyra - Evesboro
Route 42	Camden - Williamstown - McKee City	L. 1925 c. 240, Camden - McKee City
Route 43	Camden - Berlin - Egg Harbor City - Absecon	Route 3, Camden - Absecon
Route 44	Westville - Penns Grove	Route 17S, Paulsboro - Penns Grove
Route 45	Ben Franklin Bridge - Camden - Mullica Hill - Salem	Route 6, Ben Franklin Bridge - Salem
Route 46	Mullica Hill - Bridgeton	Route 6, Mullica Hill - Bridgeton
Route 47	Brooklawn - Millville - Tuckahoe	Route 20, Brooklawn - Millville
Route 48	Penns Grove - Mays Landing - Pleasantville - Atlantic City	Route 18S, Penns Grove - Atlantic City
Route 49	Salem - Bridgeton - Millville - South Dennis - Ocean View	Route 6, Salem - Bridgeton Route 15, Bridgeton - South Dennis
Route S49	South Dennis - Rio Grande	Route 15, South Dennis - Rio Grande
Route 50	Egg Harbor City - Mays Landing - Tuckahoe - Seaville	Route 14, Egg Harbor City - Seaville