U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey

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U.S. Route 322
Maintained by NJDOT
Length: 50.20 mi[1] (80.79 km)
Formed: 1936[2]
West end: US 322 on the Commodore Barry Bridge in Logan Township
Major
junctions:		 I-295 in Logan Township
NJ 45 in Harrison Township
NJ 55 near Glassboro
NJ 47 in Glassboro
NJ 42 in Williamstown
NJ 54 in Folsom
NJ 73 in Folsom
NJ 50 in Hamilton Township
US 40 in Hamilton Township
US 9 in Pleasantville, NJ
East end: US 40/Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City
Counties: Gloucester, Atlantic
New Jersey State Highway Routes
< NJ 303 NJ 324 >
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In the U.S. state of New Jersey, U.S. Route 322 is designated from the Commodore Barry Bridge at the Delaware River to U.S. Route 40 in Hamilton Township. It is 50.20 miles (80.79 km) long between those two points.

Historically, the majority of the road (known as Black Horse Pike) was designated Route 42.[3] Furthermore, the section between US 130 and Route 42 was designated Route 51.[2] Then, in 1953, New Jersey renumbered all of its state highways, which resulted in Route 51 being deleted and Route 42 being truncated to Williamstown.[4]

An average of 10,615 vehicles use the road annually in Gloucester County, with an AADT of 6,910 in Atlantic County.[5]

Contents

[edit] Route description

[edit] Gloucester County

[edit] Delaware River to Williamstown

The New Jersey portion of US 322 begins in the middle of the Delaware River on the Commodore Barry Bridge. This is also the western terminus of County Route 536, which is concurrent with US 322 to Williamstown.[6] Immediately after exiting the bridge, there are close interchanges with U.S. Route 130 and Interstate 295.[7] Then, it has an intersection with Kings Highway[1] and has an access road to the New Jersey Turnpike.[8]

US 322 starts to curve southeast, then enters Mullica Hill, where it forms a short concurrency with Route 45.[9] After that, it heads east and passes through Richwood and has interchanges with Route 55 before entering Glassboro.[10] In Glassboro, it bisects the campus of Rowan University and forms a short concurrency with Route 47.[11]

An unusual "mini" jersey barrier on US 322.
An unusual "mini" jersey barrier on US 322.

After exiting Glassboro, US 322 becomes a two-lane surface road,[1] intersecting with North Tuckahoe Road on its way to Williamstown.[12] Entering Williamstown, US 322 turns north, while the aforementioned County Route 536 turns southeast on Main Street. Then, US 322 intersects Route 42 (Black Horse Pike) and turns east onto it. The road before turning onto Black Horse Pike becomes County Route 536 Spur. Soon after turning onto Black Horse Pike, it intersects County Route 536, this time not having a concurrency.[1]

[edit] Williamstown to Atlantic County

Other than an intersection with County Route 538, US 322 does not have any more junctions with numbered highways until it enters Folsom, where it intersects Route 54.[13]

[edit] Atlantic County

Further information: U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey

Entering Atlantic County, US 322 becomes a divided highway with jughandles. The first highway that US 322 intersects is Route 54. Soon after, it meets the southern terminus of Route 73.[14][1] After that, US 322 encounters a traffic circle with Weymouth Road as the intersecting road.[15][2] US 322 then continues east towards Atlantic City, with a substantial gap between this and the next junction.

The next junction is an interchange with Route 50.[16] A short while after, US 322 intersects U.S. Route 40, which merges onto the Black Horse Pike.[17] The two routes then continue to Atlantic City.[3]

[edit] History

The former designation of the Black Horse Pike.
The former designation of the Black Horse Pike.

[edit] Before 1953

From 1936 to 1953, the portion between the Delaware River and former Route 44 was also designated Route S44 in addition to US 322.[18] Continuing eastward, the portion between former Route 44 and current Route 42 was Route 51, concurrent with US 322.[19] It is also this section that was not in state highway jurisdiction at the time.[2] US 322 then used former Route 48/US 40 to Atlantic City.[20]

[edit] 1953 to present

The year of 1953 sees the 1953 state highway renumbering, in which many concurrencies were removed from the state highway system. The entirety of Route 51 was deleted, Route 42 was truncated to Williamstown, Route 48 was truncated to Carneys Point, and parts of Route 44 (including the part where US 322 intersected it) was replaced by US 130.[4] It also sees the elimination of all prefixed and suffixed state routes, such as Route S44.[21]

NJ 324 - old alignment of US 322.

The aforementioned section of US 322 between former Route 44 and current Route 42 became state highway jurisdiction in 1955 after a state takeover.[2] Then, in 1974, the Commodore Barry Bridge opened, rerouting US 322 to the location of the new bridge approach. The former piece of US 322 to the Delaware River became Route 324.

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Pennsylvania/New Jersey state line.
Commodore Barry Bridge over the Delaware River.
County Route 536 ends here.
Westbound: $3.00 or E-ZPass.
Gloucester Logan Township 2.18 US 130 Interchange.
3.95 I-295 Exit 11 (I-295).
Woolwich Township 6.99 CR 551 (Kings Highway)
7.81 New Jersey Turnpike Exit 2 (NJTP).
Harrison Township 10.82 Route 45 (Bridgeton Pike)
11.21 Route 45 (Main Street)
15.22 Route 55 (Cape May Expressway) Exits 50A-B.
Glassboro 17.86 Route 47 (Delsea Drive)
18.23 Route 47 (Delsea Drive)
Monroe Township 22.98 CR 555 (North Tuckahoe Road)
Williamstown 24.21 CR 610/CR 654/CR 536 (Clayton Road/Main Street) Northern terminus of CR 610. Eastern terminus of CR 654. Eastern terminus of concurrency with CR 536.
24.47
Route 42/CR 536 SPUR		 Southern terminus of both NJ 42 and CR 536 SPUR.
24.67 CR 536 (Poplar Street/New Brooklyn Road)
Monroe Township 30.13 CR 538 (Coles Mill Road)
Atlantic Folsom 34.66 Route 54 Interchange.
36.90 Route 73 (Mays Landing Road) Southern terminus of NJ 73.
Hamilton Township, Atlantic County 41.37 CR 559 (Weymouth Road) Traffic circle with traffic lights.
46.03 Route 50 Interchange.
50.20 US 40 (Harding Highway)
US 322 is concurrent with US 40 to Atlantic City

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^  Google Maps shows NJ 73 as County Route 561; this is incorrect as CR 561 does not enter Folsom. The US 322 Straight Line Diagram shows the correct routes.
  2. ^  Reference to Google shown is a satellite picture/map, which shows a traffic circle-like intersection. The Straight Line Diagram also indicates a traffic signal.
  3. ^  Although the Straight Line Diagram ends at US 40, it mentions "MP 50.20-62.66 See US 40 MP 51.71-64.27", meaning that US 322 is concurrent with US 40 all the way to Atlantic City.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e US 322 Straight Line Diagram (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation (2006-10-07). Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  2. ^ a b c d US 322 Straight Line Diagram. Internet Archives WayBack Machine. New Jersey Department of Transportation (2004). Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  3. ^ New Jersey Department of Transportation. New Jersey State Highway Routes [map]. (1927) Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  4. ^ a b Full text of the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering. New Jersey Department of Transportation (1953-01-01). Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  5. ^ 2006 Annual Traffic Summary (TXT). New Jersey Department of Transportation (2007-03-26). Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  6. ^ County Route 536 Straight Line Diagram (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation (March 2004). Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  7. ^ US 322 near the Delaware River. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  8. ^ US 322 at Kings Highway and New Jersey Turnpike. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  9. ^ US 322 in Mullica Hill. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  10. ^ US 322 in Glassboro. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  11. ^ US 322/NJ 47 concurrency. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  12. ^ US 322 at CR 555. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  13. ^ US 322 between NJ 42 and NJ 54. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  14. ^ US 322 in Folsom. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  15. ^ US 322 and CR 559 traffic circle. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  16. ^ US 322 at NJ 50. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  17. ^ US 322 at US 40. Google. Retrieved on 2007-06-13.
  18. ^ Mobilgas. Miracle Fold Road Map, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Chesapeake Bay Area [map]. Cartography by Rand McNally. (1951) Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  19. ^ State Highway routes set forth. New Jersey Permanent Statutes Database. State of New Jersey. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  20. ^ Full text of the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering. New Jersey Department of Transportation (1927-03-08). Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
  21. ^ "New Road Signs Ready in New Jersey", The New York Times, 1952-12-16. Retrieved on 2007-06-14. 
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