List of traffic circles in New Jersey

Marlton Circle before retrofit project to form a grade separated interchange.

This is a list of traffic circles in New Jersey. The U.S. state of New Jersey at one point had a total of 101 traffic circles, 44 of which were part of state roads. However, the number has shrunk as traffic circles have been phased out by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[1][2] In the 1920s and 1930s, New Jersey felt that traffic circles were an efficient way for moving traffic through three or more intersecting roads.[1] Built in 1925, the first traffic circle in New Jersey was the Airport Circle in Pennsauken.[3] Many of these interchanges are rotaries in design, as opposed to the more successful modern roundabout.

As suburban and rural populations grew New Jersey's traffic circles became outdated. The increased number of drivers on the roads resulted in traffic circles being more likely to hinder traffic than help it. Increased number of vehicles and faster traffic speeds made traffic circles more dangerous and accidents common.[1] Many traffic circles became notorious for having frequent accidents and being confusing, especially for non-locals.[4][5] Starting around the 1970s, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began phasing out traffic circles.[6] Common methods of eliminating traffic circles are building a road through the circle, adding traffic lights, and the use of grade separation.[7]

Traffic circles

Modified traffic circles are intersections where parts or all of the original circle still exist as a major part of the intersection.

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Name Image Location Status Intersecting roads Notes
Airport Circle Newark Defunct
Airport Circle Pennsauken
39°56′01″N 75°04′56″W / 39.9337°N 75.0823°W		 Modified US 30, US 130, NJ 70, NJ 38, Kaighn Ave. First traffic circle in New Jersey. Traffic lights, ramps and overpasses have been added.[3]
Airport Circle Egg Harbor Township
39°25′54″N 74°34′45″W / 39.4318°N 74.5791°W		 Modified CR 563, CR 646, Amelia Earhart Blvd. Entrance to the Atlantic City International Airport. In 2011, the circle was revised to allow Delilah Road motorists to pass straight through the circle, plus the addition of traffic signals.[8]
Allwood Circle Clifton
40°50′35″N 74°09′35″W / 40.843°N 74.1596°W		 Modified Allwood Road (CR 602), Bloomfield Avenue (CR 622) Reconfigured to roundabout alignment.
Allenwood Circle (Hurleys Corner Circle) Allenwood
40°09′00″N 74°05′46″W / 40.1501°N 74.0960°W		 NJ 34 & Allaire Road
Asbury Park Circle Asbury Park
40°13′34″N 74°02′16″W / 40.2261°N 74.0377°W		 NJ 35, NJ 66, CR 16
Barrington Circle Barrington
39°52′34″N 75°02′58″W / 39.8762°N 75.0495°W		 Modified US 30, NJ 41 [3]
Bayway Circle Elizabeth
40°39′03″N 74°13′16″W / 40.6507°N 74.2211°W		 Modified US 1/9, New Jersey Route 439
Berlin Circle Berlin Township
39°48′06″N 74°55′54″W / 39.8016°N 74.9316°W		 Defunct NJ 73, Berlin-Cross Keys Rd., Walker Ave. [3]
Boulevard and Passaic Avenue Circle Hasbrouck Heights, Wood-Ridge
40°51′29″N 74°04′54″W / 40.8580°N 74.0817°W		 Boulevard, Passaic Ave.
Bound Brook Circle Bound Brook
40°33′41″N 74°31′40″W / 40.5615°N 74.5278°W		 East Main St and Bolmer Blvd.
Brielle Circle Wall Township
40°06′58″N 74°04′22″W / 40.1162°N 74.0729°W		 Defunct NJ 34, NJ 35, NJ 70 Replaced with an at-grade intersection with jughandles.
Brookdale Circle Lincroft
40°19′56″N 74°07′54″W / 40.3321°N 74.1317°W		 CR 520, Campus Drive
 Added in 2007; previously an at-grade intersection with a traffic light. Located at the entrance to Brookdale Community College.
Brooklawn Circle Brooklawn
Browning Road Circle Pennsauken Defunct
Brunswick Circle Trenton and Lawrence
40°14′43″N 74°44′34″W / 40.2453°N 74.7428°W		 US 206, US 1 Bus., CR 645
Burnet Street Circle New Brunswick Defunct
Camp Merritt Memorial Circle Cresskill
40°56′29″N 73°58′36″W / 40.9413°N 73.9768°W		 CR 505 (Knickerbocker Rd.), Madison Ave.
Cardiff Circle Egg Harbor
39°24′26″N 74°33′49″W / 39.4073°N 74.5637°W		 Defunct US 40, US 322, CR 563 [7]
Charlotte Circle Jersey City
40°44′24″N 74°04′29″W / 40.7400°N 74.0748°W		 Defunct
Chesterfield Circle Chesterfield
40°07′50″N 74°39′43″W / 40.130592°N 74.661938°W		 New as of 2014 County Route 528, Old York Road (County Route 660) Technically a Roundabout
Clark Circle Clark
40°37′37″N 74°18′16″W / 40.6269°N 74.3044°W		 Modified G.S. Pkwy., CR 613, CR 632 Exit 135 of the Garden State Pkwy., traffic lights added in 2007.[9]
College Drive Circle (Roundabout) Blackwood
39°47′16″N 75°02′37″W / 39.7877°N 75.0435°W		 CR 673 Built in 2009 at the entrance to Camden County College. 3 other traffic circles were built on college grounds, along with new service roads for improved safety and more accessibility to the college, near Route 42 and Route 168.[10]
Collingswood Circle Collingswood
39°55′08″N 75°05′20″W / 39.9189°N 75.0888°W		 Defunct US 30, US 130, White Horse Pike, Woodlynne Ave. Replaced by an at-grade intersection with jughandles in 2009.[11]
Collingwood Circle Wall Township
40°13′09″N 74°07′42″W / 40.2192°N 74.1284°W		 NJ 33, NJ 34, CR 547
Cooper Landing Circle Cherry Hill
39°56′26″N 75°00′35″W / 39.9405°N 75.0098°W		 Modified NJ 38, Cooper Landing Road, Church Road
Cranbury-Hightstown Circle Cranbury
40°17′31″N 74°31′14″W / 40.2919°N 74.5205°W		 US 130, CR 539, CR 685
Eatontown Circle Eatontown
40°17′27″N 74°03′06″W / 40.2909°N 74.0518°W		 Defunct NJ 35, NJ 36
Eisenhower Traffic Circle[12] Lakehurst
40°00′42″N 74°19′33″W / 40.0117°N 74.3259°W		 NJ 70, Union Ave., South Union Ave., Pine St., Myrtle Ave.
Ellisburg Circle Cherry Hill
39°54′50″N 75°00′37″W / 39.9138°N 75.0102°W		 Defunct NJ 41, NJ 70, NJ 154 [3]
Flemington Circle Flemington
40°30′09″N 74°51′12″W / 40.5026°N 74.8534°W		 US 202, NJ 12, NJ 31 To be replaced with a modern roundabout.[13]
Four Mile Circle Southampton, Pemberton
39°53′56″N 74°35′47″W / 39.8989°N 74.5963°W		 NJ 70, NJ 72, CR 644, CR 646
Franklin Lake Circle Franklin Lakes
40°59′37″N 74°12′44″W / 40.9935°N 74.2123°W
Freehold Circle Freehold
40°15′33″N 74°17′28″W / 40.2592°N 74.2912°W		 Defunct US 9, NJ 33 Bus., Manalapan Ave.
Ho-Ho-Kus Circle Ho-Ho-Kus Defunct
Lakehurst Circle Lakehurst
40°00′46″N 74°18′19″W / 40.0128°N 74.3052°W		 NJ 37, NJ 70
Laurelton Circle Brick Township
40°04′08″N 74°07′49″W / 40.0688°N 74.1303°W		 Defunct NJ 70, NJ 88, CR 630
Ledgewood Circle Ledgewood
40°52′44″N 74°39′03″W / 40.8790°N 74.6508°W		 Defunct US 46, NJ 10, Circle Dr. [1]
Linden Circle Linden
40°38′24″N 74°17′16″W / 40.6399°N 74.2879°W		 Defunct CR 607, CR 615
Little Ferry Circle Little Ferry
40°51′10″N 74°02′02″W / 40.8529°N 74.0340°W		 Modified US 46, Bergen Tpke.
Livingston Circle Livingston
40°47′47″N 74°20′29″W / 40.7963°N 74.3413°W		 Modified Eisenhower Parkway, NJ 10 (Mt. Pleasant Ave.), W Northfield Rd.
Main Street Circle Flemington
40°30′06″N 74°51′31″W / 40.5018°N 74.8586°W		 NJ 12, Main St., South Main St., Reaville Ave.
Manasquan Circle Wall Township
40°07′56″N 74°03′55″W / 40.1323°N 74.0652°W		 NJ 35, CR 524 Spur
Marlton Circle Evesham Township
39°53′38″N 74°55′40″W / 39.8938°N 74.9278°W		 Defunct NJ 70, NJ 73 Replaced with an interchange in 2011.[14]
Medford Circle Medford
39°53′38″N 74°55′40″W / 39.8938°N 74.9277°W		 Defunct
Monument Circle Englewood
40°53′48″N 73°58′47″W / 40.8967°N 73.9797°W[15]		 CR 505 (W Palisade Ave.), Tenafly Rd., Bennett Rd., Lafayette Ave.
Morlot Avenue Bridge Circle Paterson
40°55′23″N 74°08′29″W / 40.9230°N 74.1413°W		 Defunct NJ 20, CR 651
Netcong Circle Netcong
40°53′48″N 74°42′01″W / 40.8968°N 74.7003°W		 Defunct US 46, NJ 183
Park Avenue and Passaic Avenue Rutherford
40°49′35″N 74°06′26″W / 40.8263°N 74.1072°W		 Modified
Pennington Circle Pennington
40°18′30″N 74°47′12″W / 40.3082°N 74.7866°W		 NJ 31, CR 546, CR 640
Penns Neck Circle West Windsor
40°19′53″N 74°38′17″W / 40.3315°N 74.6380°W		 Modified US 1, CR 571
Pole Tavern Circle Upper Pittsgrove
39°37′01″N 75°13′46″W / 39.6170°N 75.2294°W		 US 40, NJ 77, CR 604, CR 635
Pudgy Circle McGuire AFB, New Hanover Township
40°02′07″N 74°35′12″W / 40.0354°N 74.5868°W		 McGuire Blvd, First Street
Race Track Circle Cherry Hill
39°55′10″N 75°02′03″W / 39.9194°N 75.0343°W		 Defunct NJ 70, CR 644 [3]
Red Lion Circle Southampton
39°53′14″N 74°44′28″W / 39.8872°N 74.7411°W		 US 206, NJ 70
Ridgefield Circle Ridgefield
40°49′59″N 74°00′37″W / 40.8331°N 74.0103°W		 Defunct US 1, NJ 39, Hendricks Causeway
Route 12 Circle Flemington
40°30′16″N 74°52′16″W / 40.5044°N 74.8712°W		 NJ 12, CR 523, Mine St.
Routes 1 & 130 Circle North Brunswick
40°27′46″N 74°27′19″W / 40.4627°N 74.4553°W		 Defunct US 1, US 130, NJ 171 Replaced by at-grade intersection, now an interchange.
Somers Point Circle Somers Point
39°18′31″N 74°35′57″W / 39.3087°N 74.5993°W		 Defunct NJ 52, CR 559, CR 585 Replaced by an intersection with traffic signals.[16][17]
Somerville Circle Bridgewater, Raritan
40°34′33″N 74°37′44″W / 40.5757°N 74.6290°W		 Modified US 202, US 206, NJ 28 An overpass and traffic lights were added in the 1990s.[6]
Station Square Rutherford
40°49′42″N 74°06′04″W / 40.8284°N 74.1011°W		 Modified Park Avenue, Orient Way, Union Avenue, and Erie Avenue Rebuilt August 2003 - 2005
Teaneck Circle Teaneck Defunct
Tonnele Circle Jersey City
40°44′22″N 74°03′55″W / 40.7394°N 74.0654°W		 Modified US 1/9, US 1/9 Truck, NJ 139, Tonnele Ave.
Victory Circle Sayreville
40°29′46″N 74°17′52″W / 40.4962°N 74.2978°W		 Defunct US 9, NJ 35, Chevalier Ave., Main St. Replaced with a diamond interchange in 2006.[18]
Watchung Circle Mountainside
40°41′14″N 74°21′50″W / 40.6872°N 74.3639°W		 CR 645, CR 642
Westfield Circle Westfield
40°38′55″N 74°21′01″W / 40.6485°N 74.3503°W		 CR 509, CR 610, NJ 28, Westfield Ave., Watterson St. Expanded to two lanes in 2005 with one way designations added to Watterson St. (Inbound), and Westfield Ave. (Outbound)
White Horse Circle White Horse
40°11′18″N 74°42′17″W / 40.1882°N 74.7048°W		 Modified US 206, CR 524, CR 533

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Peterson, Iver (1991-11-12). "Squaring Traffic Circles With Lights and Bridges". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  2. ↑ Capuzzo, Jill P. (2007-11-25). "A Shift, but for Some Drivers, a Vicious Circle". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Walsh, Jim (2006-07-29). "Circles slow to roll off South Jersey roadways". Courier-Post. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  4. ↑ Africano, Lillian; Nina Africano (2006). You Know You're in New Jersey When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Garden State. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot. p. 90. ISBN 0-7627-3939-8.
  5. ↑ http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/bergen_safety/164195466_Road_Warrior__A_silver_bullet_for_ensuring_safety__way_to__manage__traffic_.html?c=y&page=1
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Newman, Andy (1996-01-28). "Road and Rail; Straightening Out the Perilous Somerville Circle". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dwyer, Christopher. "Buchart-Horn Designs Replacement For Bygone Transportation System". Buchart Horn, Inc. & BASCO Associates. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  8. ↑ "Roadwork at Egg Harbor Township's Airport Circle will cause delays next week - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Breaking News". pressofAtlanticCity.com. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  9. ↑ "Clark Circle". Union County Bureau of Traffic Safety & Maintenance. 2007-10-08. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  10. ↑ "College Drive Roundabout at Camden County College". Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  11. ↑ Rosen, Jeremy (October 12, 2009). "Marlton Circle in for more changes". The Courier-Post. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
  12. ↑ New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Speed Limits for State Roads - Route NJ 70". Retrieved February 7, 2015. (A) Zone 1: 55 MPH between the Manchester Township – Lakehurst Borough westerly corporate line and South Union Avenue (Eisenhower Traffic Circle)
  13. ↑ Confusing Flemington traffic circles to go in new directions, The Star-Ledger, March 15, 2009, http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/03/traffic_circles_are_as_new.html, retrieved 5/22/2009
  14. ↑ "NJDOT: Traffic pattern at Marlon Circle to change Monday morning". Medford Central Record. 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  15. ↑ http://www.cityofenglewood.org/content/1445/1409/3397/default.aspx
  16. ↑ Urgo, Jacqueline L. (2008-02-10). "Bottleneck at Shore will be a breeze". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
  17. ↑ Good, Dan (2010-10-18). "Local restaurants could lose business, as construction crews eliminate Somers Point traffic circle". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  18. ↑ "Route 9 and 35 Victory Circle Elimination Project". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-07-28.

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