New Jersey Route 440

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Route 440
Maintained by NJDOT and PANYNJ
Length: 13.33 mi[1] (21.45 km)
5.15 mi (8.29 km) in Middlesex County
8.18 mi (13.16 km) in Hudson County
Formed: 1953
South end: I-95 (NJTP) in Edison
(continues as I-287)
Major
junctions:		 US 9/GSP in Woodbridge
NJ 35 in Perth Amboy
NY-440 in Perth Amboy

NY-440 in Bayonne
I-78/NJTP in Jersey City
NJ 185 in Jersey City
North end:
US 1-9 TRUCK in Jersey City
New Jersey State Highway Routes
< NJ 439 NJ 444 >

Route 440 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. The two segments of the highway are connected by New York State Route 440 through Staten Island.

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[edit] Route description

[edit] Middlesex County

New Jersey Route 440 begins in Edison Township where Interstate 287 ends at the New Jersey Turnpike.[1] The first exit is for County Route 514 at mileposts .33 and .42. Route 440 enters Woodbridge Township at the underpass of King Georges Post Road. At 1.46 miles, Route 440 has an interchange with Crows Mill Road (CR 656) and Smith Street.[1] Route 440 then intersects with U.S. Route 9 south and crosses over County Route 612. At two miles, the Garden State Parkway southbound exits off to the right. The exit for Smith Street and U.S. Route 9 North. At 2.66 miles, Route 440 enters Perth Amboy and crosses under New Brunswick Avenue (CR 616), Florida Grove Road (CR 655) and Carlock Avenue.[1] The next interchange comes at 3.25 for County Route 501 and New Jersey Route 184. The next interchange is for New Jersey Route 35 and then Amboy Avenue after. At 4.26 miles, the final exit on the Middlesex County portion of NJ 440 leaves to the right for State Street (CR 611). Route 440 then crosses the Arthur Kill on the Outerbridge Crossing into Staten Island.[1]

[edit] Hudson County

Communities

At 18 miles, thirteen miles from the Outerbridge Crossing, New York State Route 440 enters New Jersey again, now in Hudson County.[1] Route 440 crosses some Hudson County routes and then County Route 501 again. Just short of 22 miles, the New Jersey Turnpike interchanges with Route 440. Soon after, New Jersey Route 185 passes over 440 in Jersey City. Interstate 78 crosses over at 22.6 miles. Nearing 23 miles, 440 interchanges with Avenue C. County Route 501 crosses again at 23 miles and then 440 goes under the Newark Bay Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike. The next exit is for West 63rd Street leaves to the right. Route 440 ends at an interchange with Hudson County Route 612 and U.S. Route 1-9 Truck.[1]

[edit] History

A section in Hudson County between the Bayonne Bridge and the west side of Jersey City was formerly Route 169, but was renamed Route 440 in 2001 to achieve continuity with the numbering of the New York State portion of the road on Staten Island. The original plan was to extend Route 440 along the west side of Bayonne, but local opposition killed the project. Much of the right-of-way for the proposed Route 440 in Bayonne is now being developed as parkland. Before the 1953 renumbering, the Middlesex County section was Route S4. The Hudson County section was once part of Route 1.

[edit] Future

Route 440 will be resurfaced southbound from just west of the Outerbridge Crossing to the New Jersey Turnpike. This section of freeway is currently concrete slabs and is showing signs of severe wear and stress. The plan is to repair needed concrete slabs and then resurface over the top of the entire highway providing a continued smooth surface.[2]

On January 8, 2008, Gov. Jon Corzine announced plans for new tolls on the Middlesex County portion of Route 440, in addition to increases on existing toll roads, in order to help raise funds to reduce New Jersey's outstanding debt.[3]

[edit] Exit list

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Middlesex Edison 0.00 I-287 Continuation beyond I-95
0.33 CR 514 / NJTP / I-95 – Woodbridge, Bonhamtown
Woodbridge 1.46 Smith Street, Industrial Avenue (CR 656) – Fords Northbound exit and southbound entrance
2.01 GSP south
2.05 US 9 south
2.05 US 9 north to GSP north Northbound exit and southbound entrance
2.27 Industrial Avenue (CR 656) Southbound exit only
2.27 Smith Street (CR 656 via CR 624) – Perth Amboy Northbound exit only
2.66 New Brunswick Avenue (CR 616) – Woodbridge Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Perth Amboy
3.41 NJ 35 / NJ 184 (Pfeiffer Boulevard, CR 501) – Perth Amboy Southbound exit to NJ 35 north is via Amboy Avenue exit
3.68 To NJ 440 north / Amboy Avenue (CR 653) Northbound exit is via NJ 35 exit
4.26 State Street (CR 611) – Perth Amboy Northbound exit and southbound entrance
5.15 Outerbridge Crossing over Arthur Kill
See NY 440
Hudson Bayonne 18.00 Bayonne Bridge over Kill van Kull
18.89 Avenue A Southbound exit and entrance
18.91 Kennedy Boulevard (CR 501) No southbound exit
North end of freeway
19.72 East 5th Street
20.12-
20.18		 Hook Road, East 22nd Street – Constable Hook
20.66 New Hook Road
20.82 East 30th Street
21.09 Lefante Way, East 32nd Street No left turns from NJ 440
21.19 Prospect Avenue – Bayonne Ocean Terminal
21.87 Pulaski Street – Port Jersey
Jersey City 21.99 NJTP / I-78 to I-95 Interchange
22.22 NJ 185 north / Linden Avenue – Liberty State Park Interchange
22.96 Avenue C, Garfield Avenue Interchange
Bayonne 24.02 J. F. Kennedy Boulevard (CR 501) – Bayonne Interchange
Jersey City 24.84 Danforth Avenue (CR 602) – Society Hill
25.06 Kellogg Street
25.55 Culver Avenue – West Side Avenue Station (Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Park & Ride)
26.18
US 1/9 Truck to NJTP – Kearny, Newark, New York, North Bergen

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h New Jersey Department of Transportation. Route 440 straight line diagram. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
  2. ^ Route 440 Improvement Project. New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
  3. ^ Burton, Cynthia. "Corzine's toll plan faces tough road", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 10, 2008. Accessed January 28, 2008.

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