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Route 19 (New Jersey)
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Route 19 is a state highway
in Passaic County
, New Jersey
, United States
. Also referred to as the Paterson Peripheral, it runs 3.04 mi (4.89 km) from an intersection with County Route 509
(Broad Street) and County Route 609 (Colfax Avenue) in Clifton
north to another intersection with County Route 509 (Main Street) in downtown Paterson
. Berween U.S. Route 46
in Clifton and Interstate 80
in Paterson, Route 19 is a freeway. The main purpose of the route is to connect the Garden State Parkway
to I-80 and downtown Paterson. The road was originally proposed as the Paterson spur of the Garden State Parkway that was to run north to Wayne
. In 1959, it was planned to become part of the Paterson Peripheral, an extension of Route 20 from downtown Paterson. By 1971, the road was completed between the Garden State Parkway and I-80, at which time it received the Route 20 designation; the rest was cancelled in 1978 due to feared community disruption. In 1988, this portion of Route 20 became Route 19 as it did not connect with the other segment of the route. In the 1990s, Route 19 was extended to Main Street in downtown Paterson as part of a project that also completed the interchange with I-80.
(Broad Street) and County Route 609 (Colfax Avenue) in Clifton
. From this intersection, it heads north concurrenct
with County Route 509 as a four-lane divided highway
with a 35 mph (56.3 km/h) speed limit, soon interchanging with U.S. Route 46
. Past US 46, the road crosses a brook and County Route 509 (Broad Street) splits off, with Route 19 interchanging with the Garden State Parkway
. Route 19 continues past the Garden State Parkway as a six-lane 40 mph (64.4 km/h) freeway surrounded by trees, coming to a northbound exit and southbound entrance with County Route 509.
Past this interchange, the speed limit increases to 55 mph (88.5 km/h) and the road heads into Paterson
. Here, the route has a southbound exit and northbound entrance with County Route 621 (Valley Road) before becoming an eight-lane road and interchanging with Interstate 80
, where the speed limit drops to 50 mph (80.5 km/h). Past I-80, the speed limit lowers to 40 mph (64.4 km/h) and Route 19 continues north as a five-lane road, with three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes, to an interchange with County Route 638 (Grand Street). From here, the route becomes a four-lane divided surface road and heads into urbanized areas of downtown Paterson. The route turns east and becomes a 25 mph (40.2 km/h) county-maintained undivided road at the intersection with Marshall Street and continues to its northern terminus at the intersection of County Route 509 (Main Street) and Ward Street.
, which was to run through Paterson and Haledon
to County Route 504
in Wayne
. The planned Paterson spur would become an extension of Route 20 in 1959. This road, which was to be a six-lane, $58 million freeway called the Paterson Peripheral, was to run from Clifton north to the existing Route 20 in downtown Paterson. This road was completed between the Garden State Parkway and Valley Road by 1969 and north to Interstate 80 in 1971. Upon completion, this road received the Route 20 designation. The extension to Route 20 through Paterson was stopped in 1978 because of the designation of the Great Falls Historic District, a historical district recognizing Paterson’s heritage as an industrial center, and the number of homes and businesses that would be displaced by the route whether or not it ran through the historic district. In 1988, this portion of Route 20 was redesignated Route 19 as it did not connect with the mainline of the route. In 1992, a project to complete the interchange with I-80 and extend the route to Main Street in downtown Paterson to ease congestion was finished at a cost of $27 million. This interchange received the Prize Bridge Award in the category of Grade Separation from Modern Steel Construction magazine in 1996.
{| class="wikitable"
!Location
!Mile
!Roads
!Notes
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|rowspan=8|Clifton
|0.00
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|Continuation beyond Colfax Avenue, south end of CR 509 overlap
|-
|0.02
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|0.13
|
|Interchange, southbound exit is via a U-turn at Colfax Avenue
|-
|
|Interchange, no northbound exit
|-
|colspan=3 align="center"|South end of freeway
|-
|0.46
|
|North end of CR 509 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|0.50
|
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|-
|1.15
|
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|rowspan=6|Paterson
|1.80
|
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|-
|2.46
|, New York
|Southbound exit to I-80 west is via Spruce Street
|-
|2.71
|
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|2.84
|Spruce Street
|Southbound exit and entrance
|-
|colspan=3 align="center"|North end of freeway
|-
|3.04
|
|
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Passaic County
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Also referred to as the Paterson Peripheral, it runs 3.04 mi (4.89 km) from an intersection with County Route 509
County Route 509 (New Jersey)
County Route 509 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 25.78 miles from North Avenue in Westfield to Straight Street in Paterson....
(Broad Street) and County Route 609 (Colfax Avenue) in Clifton
Clifton, New Jersey
Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 84,136. The 2010 population represented an increase of 5,464 residents from its population of 78,672 in the 2000 Census, making it the state's 11th largest...
north to another intersection with County Route 509 (Main Street) in downtown Paterson
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
. Berween U.S. Route 46
U.S. Route 46
U.S. Route 46 is an east–west U.S. Highway, running for , completely within the state of New Jersey. The west end is at an interchange with Interstate 80 and Route 94 in Columbia, Warren County on the Delaware River...
in Clifton and Interstate 80
Interstate 80 in New Jersey
Interstate 80 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States, running from the New York City Metropolitan Area westward to San Francisco, California...
in Paterson, Route 19 is a freeway. The main purpose of the route is to connect the Garden State Parkway
Garden State Parkway
The Garden State Parkway is a 172.4-mile limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale, New Jersey, to Cape May at New Jersey's southernmost tip. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State." Most New Jersey residents refer...
to I-80 and downtown Paterson. The road was originally proposed as the Paterson spur of the Garden State Parkway that was to run north to Wayne
Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069....
. In 1959, it was planned to become part of the Paterson Peripheral, an extension of Route 20 from downtown Paterson. By 1971, the road was completed between the Garden State Parkway and I-80, at which time it received the Route 20 designation; the rest was cancelled in 1978 due to feared community disruption. In 1988, this portion of Route 20 became Route 19 as it did not connect with the other segment of the route. In the 1990s, Route 19 was extended to Main Street in downtown Paterson as part of a project that also completed the interchange with I-80.
Route description
Route 19 begins at the intersection of County Route 509County Route 509 (New Jersey)
County Route 509 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 25.78 miles from North Avenue in Westfield to Straight Street in Paterson....
(Broad Street) and County Route 609 (Colfax Avenue) in Clifton
Clifton, New Jersey
Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 84,136. The 2010 population represented an increase of 5,464 residents from its population of 78,672 in the 2000 Census, making it the state's 11th largest...
. From this intersection, it heads north concurrenct
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with County Route 509 as a four-lane divided highway
Divided Highway
Divided Highway is a compilation album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2003. . All tracks are taken from the albums Cycles and Brotherhood .-Track listing:...
with a 35 mph (56.3 km/h) speed limit, soon interchanging with U.S. Route 46
U.S. Route 46
U.S. Route 46 is an east–west U.S. Highway, running for , completely within the state of New Jersey. The west end is at an interchange with Interstate 80 and Route 94 in Columbia, Warren County on the Delaware River...
. Past US 46, the road crosses a brook and County Route 509 (Broad Street) splits off, with Route 19 interchanging with the Garden State Parkway
Garden State Parkway
The Garden State Parkway is a 172.4-mile limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale, New Jersey, to Cape May at New Jersey's southernmost tip. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State." Most New Jersey residents refer...
. Route 19 continues past the Garden State Parkway as a six-lane 40 mph (64.4 km/h) freeway surrounded by trees, coming to a northbound exit and southbound entrance with County Route 509.
Past this interchange, the speed limit increases to 55 mph (88.5 km/h) and the road heads into Paterson
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
. Here, the route has a southbound exit and northbound entrance with County Route 621 (Valley Road) before becoming an eight-lane road and interchanging with Interstate 80
Interstate 80 in New Jersey
Interstate 80 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States, running from the New York City Metropolitan Area westward to San Francisco, California...
, where the speed limit drops to 50 mph (80.5 km/h). Past I-80, the speed limit lowers to 40 mph (64.4 km/h) and Route 19 continues north as a five-lane road, with three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes, to an interchange with County Route 638 (Grand Street). From here, the route becomes a four-lane divided surface road and heads into urbanized areas of downtown Paterson. The route turns east and becomes a 25 mph (40.2 km/h) county-maintained undivided road at the intersection with Marshall Street and continues to its northern terminus at the intersection of County Route 509 (Main Street) and Ward Street.
History
What is now Route 19 was once planned as the Paterson spur of the Garden State ParkwayGarden State Parkway
The Garden State Parkway is a 172.4-mile limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale, New Jersey, to Cape May at New Jersey's southernmost tip. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State." Most New Jersey residents refer...
, which was to run through Paterson and Haledon
Haledon, New Jersey
Haledon is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,318.Haledon was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1908, replacing the now-defunct Manchester Township, based on the...
to County Route 504
County Route 504 (New Jersey)
County Route 504 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 15.94 miles from Main Street in Montville County Route 504 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 15.94 miles (25.65 kilometers) from Main Street in Montville County Route...
in Wayne
Wayne, New Jersey
Wayne is a Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, located less than from midtown Manhattan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 54,069....
. The planned Paterson spur would become an extension of Route 20 in 1959. This road, which was to be a six-lane, $58 million freeway called the Paterson Peripheral, was to run from Clifton north to the existing Route 20 in downtown Paterson. This road was completed between the Garden State Parkway and Valley Road by 1969 and north to Interstate 80 in 1971. Upon completion, this road received the Route 20 designation. The extension to Route 20 through Paterson was stopped in 1978 because of the designation of the Great Falls Historic District, a historical district recognizing Paterson’s heritage as an industrial center, and the number of homes and businesses that would be displaced by the route whether or not it ran through the historic district. In 1988, this portion of Route 20 was redesignated Route 19 as it did not connect with the mainline of the route. In 1992, a project to complete the interchange with I-80 and extend the route to Main Street in downtown Paterson to ease congestion was finished at a cost of $27 million. This interchange received the Prize Bridge Award in the category of Grade Separation from Modern Steel Construction magazine in 1996.
Exit list
The entire route is in Passaic County.{| class="wikitable"
!Location
!Mile
!Roads
!Notes
|-
|rowspan=8|Clifton
Clifton, New Jersey
Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 84,136. The 2010 population represented an increase of 5,464 residents from its population of 78,672 in the 2000 Census, making it the state's 11th largest...
|0.00
|
|Continuation beyond Colfax Avenue, south end of CR 509 overlap
|-
|0.02
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|0.13
|
|Interchange, southbound exit is via a U-turn at Colfax Avenue
|-
|
|Interchange, no northbound exit
|-
|colspan=3 align="center"|South end of freeway
|-
|0.46
|
|North end of CR 509 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|0.50
|
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|-
|1.15
|
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|rowspan=6|Paterson
Paterson, New Jersey
Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023...
|1.80
|
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|-
|2.46
|, New York
|Southbound exit to I-80 west is via Spruce Street
|-
|2.71
|
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|-
|2.84
|Spruce Street
|Southbound exit and entrance
|-
|colspan=3 align="center"|North end of freeway
|-
|3.04
|
|