New Jersey Route 10

Route 10 marker

Route 10
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length: 23.51 mi[1] (37.84 km)
Existed: 1927 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 46 in Roxbury Township
  Route 53 in Morris Plains
US 202 in Morris Plains
I-287 in Hanover Township
East end: CR 577 in West Orange
Location
Counties: Morris, Essex
Highway system

New Jersey State Highway Routes

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Route 10 is a 23.51 mi (37.84 km) state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It runs from an intersection with U.S. Route 46 (US 46) in Roxbury Township, Morris County east to County Route 577 (CR 577)/CR 677 (Prospect Avenue) in West Orange, Essex County. Route 10 is a major route through northern New Jersey that runs through Ledgewood, East Hanover, and Livingston. It is a four-lane highway for most of its length with the exception of the easternmost part of the route. Route 10 features intersections with many major roads including Route 53 and US 202 in Morris Plains and Interstate 287 (I-287) in Hanover Township.

Route 10 was designated in 1927 to run from Jersey City to Dover, following the former Newark and Mount Pleasant Turnpike west of Newark. The route continued east from its present-day routing on current CR 577, Park Avenue, CR 508, and Route 7 to end at US 1/9 at the Tonnele Circle. An alignment of Route 10 farther to the north of its current alignment in Essex County was proposed in 1952; however, it was never constructed with the route being designated to its present alignment a year later. Since 1953, Route 10 has seen improvements that eliminated the Ledgewood Circle at the western terminus in 1998 and improved safety along the portion of the route in Hanover and East Hanover Townships in the mid-2000s.

Route description

A four lane divided highway in a commercial area with a sign on the right side of the road reading Ridgedale Avenue Florham Park Parsippany upper right arrow all turns upper right arrow Morristown Airport right arrow
Route 10 westbound approaching Ridgedale Avenue in East Hanover

Route 10 begins at US 46 in the Ledgewood section of Roxbury Township, Morris County at the former Ledgewood Circle, heading to the southeast on a four-lane divided highway with some jughandles.[1] The road passes by the Ledgewood Mall, the Roxbury Mall, and many other businesses.[2] The route enters Randolph Township, where the road becomes less commercial in nature and passes Randolph Lake, reaching an interchange with CR 617. Past this interchange, Route 10 crosses over forested Mine Hill.[1][2] The route crosses CR 513 and passes north of the County College of Morris past that intersection, with suburban development becoming more frequent again. Route 10 widens to six lanes and then runs through the southwestern corner of Denville before heading into the Mt. Tabor section of Parsippany-Troy Hills.[1]

Looking down on intersection of Rt 10 and CR 527 Livingston Ave

The route then forms the border between Parsippany-Troy Hills to the north and Morris Plains to the south, coming to an interchange with Route 53 and crossing US 202. The route fully enters Parsippany-Troy Hills again before crossing into Hanover Township, coming to an interchange with Dryden Way, where the route widens to eight lanes. Past Dryden Way, Route 10 features an interchange with I-287 and narrows to four lanes.[1] The road heads through the Whippany section of Hanover Township, where it has an interchange with CR 511 and passes by the Whippany Railway Museum.[1][2] Route 10 crosses into East Hanover Township at the crossing of Whippany Brook.[1] Along Route 10 in East Hanover, the road passes several businesses.[2]

Start of westbound Route 10 at CR 577 and CR 677 in West Orange.

Route 10 crosses the Passaic River into Livingston, Essex County, where it becomes Mt. Pleasant Avenue. The route comes to the Livingston Circle, a realigned traffic circle, with CR 508 and CR 609 (Eisenhower Parkway).[1][2] Past this traffic circle, the divided highway becomes a four-lane undivided road with some businesses and homes along the road. The route crosses CR 527 and narrows to two lanes a short distance past that intersection. The route enters West Orange at the point it crosses Nance Road.[1] In West Orange, Route 10 ends at the Prospect Avenue intersection where radio station 1560 WFME's studios and 94.7 WNSH's transmitter faciities are located. At this intersection, CR 577 heads east on Mt. Pleasant Avenue and north on Prospect Avenue while CR 677 (signed as CR 577 Spur) heads south on Prospect Avenue.[1][2]

History

The Newark and Mount Pleasant Turnpike was established along the present-day alignment of Route 10 east of Dover on March 12, 1806, existing as a turnpike until before 1833.[3] Route 10 was designated in 1927 to run from Jersey City west to Route 6 (now US 46) west of Dover, passing through Newark. This routing of Route 10 followed its current alignment and ran east along present-day CR 577, Mt. Pleasant Avenue, and Park Avenue to Newark, where it followed CR 508 and Route 7 to US 1/9 at the Tonnele Circle in Jersey City.[4][5]

In 1952, Route 10 was designated to run along a new, never-built alignment farther to the north, running through Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Montclair, West Orange, and along the Livingston/Roseland border, roughly along much of the routing of present-day CR 611 (Eagle Rock Avenue), and following its current alignment through Morris County to Ledgewood. A spur of the route was also planned in 1952 to run from Montclair south to Orange.[6] A year later, in the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering, Route 10 was defined onto its current alignment, with its eastern terminus moved to Prospect Avenue in West Orange.[7][8] In 1998, the Ledgewood Circle at the western terminus of the route was replaced with a signalized T-intersection.[9] In the mid-2000s, an $11.5 million project was undertaken to improve safety on the portion of Route 10 in Hanover and East Hanover Townships by widening existing lanes and adding turning lanes to the road.[10]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MorrisRoxbury Township0.000.00 US 46 – Netcong, DoverWestern terminus, former Ledgewood Circle
Randolph Township1.903.06 CR 617 east (Sussex Turnpike) – Mount FreedomInterchange
4.016.45 CR 513 (Dover-Chester Road) – Ironia, Chester, Dover
7.1911.57 CR 665 north (Salem Street) – Victory Gardens, DoverInterchange
Parsippany-Troy Hills Township–Morris Plains line10.6617.16 Route 53 – Morristown, DenvilleInterchange
11.4418.41 US 202 (Littleton Road) – Boonton, Morristown
Hanover Township12.2219.67Dryden WayInterchange
13.0020.92 I-287 – Boonton, MorristownExit 39 (I-287)
14.2022.85 CR 511 (Parsippany Road) – ParsippanyInterchange
EssexLivingston Township18.7430.16 CR 508 east (West Northfield Avenue) / CR 609 (Eisenhower Parkway) to I-280 / G.S. Parkway – The Caldwells, ChathamLivingston Circle
20.1432.41 CR 527 (Livingston Avenue) – Caldwell, Millburn
West Orange Township23.5137.84 CR 577 (Prospect Avenue/Mt. Pleasant Avenue) – Newark, VeronaEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "New Jersey Route 10 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Google (2009-01-01). "overview of New Jersey Route 10" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
  3. ↑ "CHAPTER XI. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION—TURNPIKES—THE MORRIS CANAL—RAILROADS.". RootsWeb.com. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  4. ↑ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.
  5. ↑ 1927 New Jersey Road Map (Map). State of New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  6. ↑ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1952, Chapter 289.
  7. ↑ 1953 renumbering. New Jersey Department of Highways.
  8. ↑ "New Road Signs Ready in New Jersey". The New York Times. 1952-12-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  9. ↑ Balston, Mottel. "A SHORT HISTORY OF ROXBURY TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY". RoxburyNewJersey.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  10. ↑ "Lettiere cuts ribbon on Route 10 congestion relief program in Morris County". New Jersey Department of Transportation. November 26, 2003. Retrieved 2009-01-02.

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