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U.S. Route 1 Business (Trenton, New Jersey)
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U.S. Route 1 Business is a four-lane surface road that provides an alternate to the Trenton Freeway (US 1
) northeast of Trenton
in Mercer County, New Jersey
. The route is 2.73 mi (4.39 km) long and runs between US 1 in Trenton and Lawrence Township
. On the border of Trenton and Lawrence Township, US 1 Business intersects the northbound direction of US 206
at the Brunswick Circle. The route was once part of a longer U.S. Route 1 Alternate, which continued southwest through downtown Trenton and into Morrisville, Pennsylvania
.
The old US 1 Alternate in Trenton is now signed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation
as part of US 1 Business, despite not being officially recognized as such. Signage in Pennsylvania no longer exists; most of the former US 1 Alternate is now part of Pennsylvania Route 32
(PA 32). US 1 Alternate was created in 1953 after US 1 was moved to a freeway between Morrisville and the Brunswick Circle. By the 1980s, when the Trenton Freeway was extended to its current terminus, US 1 Business was created onto its current alignment and US 1 Alternate was removed through Trenton and Morrisville.
, having access to and from the south along US 1. The road heads north as a four-lane divided highway
before making a turn to the northwest. The route becomes four-lane undivided Strawberry Street and passes through residential areas. At the border of Lawrence Township
and Trenton, the road enters the Brunswick Circle, where it junctions with northbound US 206
and CR 645. At the circle, the route turns northeast onto a four-lane divided highway and enters Lawrence Township. The road runs through residential and commercial areas, with a few intersections controlled by jughandle
s. US 1 Business has an intersection with CR 616, which heads east to provide access to US 1. Further to the northeast, the settings become more commercial before US 1 Business merges into northbound US 1 at the northeast end of the Trenton Freeway.
Despite the official route rejoining US 1 near the Brunswick Circle, signage instead takes US 1 Business through downtown Trenton, mainly concurrent with US 206. Strawberry Street is signed "to US 1 south" from the circle, and as US 1 Business north from US 1. Southbound US 1 Business leaves the circle with US 206 southbound on Brunswick Circle Extension, merging with Princeton Avenue (CR 583
). Officially, Brunswick Circle Extension is CR 645 and US 206 southbound bypasses the circle via Princeton Avenue, but all signage points US 206 through the circle. Northbound US 1 Business and US 206 simply enter the circle from Brunswick Avenue. The one-way pair
narrows at the south end of Route 31, but continues south on two roughly-parallel blocks, Warren Street southbound and Broad Street northbound. At Livingston Street, the one-way pair ends, and US 206 south cuts over to Broad Street, while US 1 Business north comes from Warren Street. Warren Street curves southwest and west into Bridge Street, onto the Lower Trenton Bridge
, just north of the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge
(US 1). Entering Pennsylvania, US 1 Business signage ends; the first part of road off the bridge is State Route 2060 to the PA 32
intersection in Morrisville
.
. In the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering
, pre-1927 Route 13 became Route 27 and the Trenton and New Brunswick Turnpike, which ran parallel to pre-1927 Route 13 in Trenton, became Route 26
. By the 1930s, US 1 was rerouted to follow Route 26 between Trenton and New Brunswick, with US 206 being designated along Route 27 in Trenton.
In December 1952, the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge and its approaches opened, which included the Trenton Freeway between the Delaware River and the Brunswick Circle. US 1 was rerouted onto the new bridge and the Trenton Freeway. In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering
that occurred a month later, the Route 26 and Route 27 designations were removed through Trenton. In addition, US 1 Alternate was designated onto the former US 1 in Morrisville and Trenton, running from US 1 on the western end of Morrisville and over the Lower Trenton Bridge into Trenton, where it continued northeast to US 1 at the Brunswick Circle. By the 1980s, an extension of the Trenton Freeway had been completed to Lawrence Township. US 1 was rerouted to this freeway and US 1 Business was designated onto the former US 1 between the freeway’s north end and the interchange at Strawberry Street. The US 1 Alternate designation through Trenton and Morrisville was officially removed. Most of the route in Trenton is now only officially a part of US 206, despite being signed as US 1 Business. The former US 1 Alternate in Morrisville became State Route 2060 from the Lower Trenton Bridge to PA 32 and a southern extension of PA 32 south of there.
U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 1 is a United States highway which parallels the East Coast of the United States, running from Key West, Florida in the south to Fort Kent, Maine at the Canadian border in the north. Of the entire length of the route, of it runs through New Jersey...
) northeast of Trenton
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
in Mercer County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
As of the census of 2000, there were 350,761 people, 125,807 households, and 86,303 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,552 people per square mile . There were 133,280 housing units at an average density of 590 per square mile...
. The route is 2.73 mi (4.39 km) long and runs between US 1 in Trenton and Lawrence Township
Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Area residents often refer to all of Lawrence Township as Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township...
. On the border of Trenton and Lawrence Township, US 1 Business intersects the northbound direction of US 206
U.S. Route 206
U.S. Route 206 is a long north–south United States highway in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, United States. Only about a half a mile of its length is in Pennsylvania; the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge carries it over the Delaware River into New Jersey, where it is the remainder of the route...
at the Brunswick Circle. The route was once part of a longer U.S. Route 1 Alternate, which continued southwest through downtown Trenton and into Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Morrisville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,728 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Morrisville is located at . It is situated on the Delaware River directly across from Trenton, New Jersey...
.
The old US 1 Alternate in Trenton is now signed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation
New Jersey Department of Transportation
The New Jersey Department of Transportation is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey. It is headed by the Commissioner of Transportation...
as part of US 1 Business, despite not being officially recognized as such. Signage in Pennsylvania no longer exists; most of the former US 1 Alternate is now part of Pennsylvania Route 32
Pennsylvania Route 32
Pennsylvania Route 32 is a scenic two-lane highway that runs along the side of the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It begins at U.S. 1 in Falls Township and ends at Pennsylvania Route 611 near the village of Kintnersville...
(PA 32). US 1 Alternate was created in 1953 after US 1 was moved to a freeway between Morrisville and the Brunswick Circle. By the 1980s, when the Trenton Freeway was extended to its current terminus, US 1 Business was created onto its current alignment and US 1 Alternate was removed through Trenton and Morrisville.
Route description
US 1 Business begins at a split from the median of the US 1 freeway in TrentonTrenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
, having access to and from the south along US 1. The road heads north 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:...
before making a turn to the northwest. The route becomes four-lane undivided Strawberry Street and passes through residential areas. At the border of Lawrence Township
Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Area residents often refer to all of Lawrence Township as Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township...
and Trenton, the road enters the Brunswick Circle, where it junctions with northbound US 206
U.S. Route 206
U.S. Route 206 is a long north–south United States highway in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, United States. Only about a half a mile of its length is in Pennsylvania; the Milford-Montague Toll Bridge carries it over the Delaware River into New Jersey, where it is the remainder of the route...
and CR 645. At the circle, the route turns northeast onto a four-lane divided highway and enters Lawrence Township. The road runs through residential and commercial areas, with a few intersections controlled by jughandle
Jughandle
A jughandle is a type of ramp or slip road that changes the way traffic turns left at at-grade intersections. Instead of a standard left turn being made from the left lane, left-turning traffic uses a ramp on the right side of the road...
s. US 1 Business has an intersection with CR 616, which heads east to provide access to US 1. Further to the northeast, the settings become more commercial before US 1 Business merges into northbound US 1 at the northeast end of the Trenton Freeway.
Despite the official route rejoining US 1 near the Brunswick Circle, signage instead takes US 1 Business through downtown Trenton, mainly concurrent with US 206. Strawberry Street is signed "to US 1 south" from the circle, and as US 1 Business north from US 1. Southbound US 1 Business leaves the circle with US 206 southbound on Brunswick Circle Extension, merging with Princeton Avenue (CR 583
County Route 583 (New Jersey)
County Route 583, abbreviated CR 583, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its northern end is at an intersection with Route 27 in Princeton; its southern end is in a concurrency with U.S. Route 1 Business and U.S...
). Officially, Brunswick Circle Extension is CR 645 and US 206 southbound bypasses the circle via Princeton Avenue, but all signage points US 206 through the circle. Northbound US 1 Business and US 206 simply enter the circle from Brunswick Avenue. The one-way pair
One-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or just couplet is a pair of parallel, usually one-way streets that carry opposite directions of a signed route or major traffic flow, or sometimes opposite directions of a bus or streetcar route....
narrows at the south end of Route 31, but continues south on two roughly-parallel blocks, Warren Street southbound and Broad Street northbound. At Livingston Street, the one-way pair ends, and US 206 south cuts over to Broad Street, while US 1 Business north comes from Warren Street. Warren Street curves southwest and west into Bridge Street, onto the Lower Trenton Bridge
Lower Trenton Bridge
The Lower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge, commonly called the Lower Free Bridge, Warren Street Bridge or Trenton Makes Bridge, is a two-lane through truss bridge over the Delaware River between Trenton, New Jersey and Morrisville, Pennsylvania, owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission...
, just north of the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge
Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge
The Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge is one of three road bridges connecting Trenton, New Jersey with Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1952, it carries U.S. Route 1 and is owned and operated by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. This bridge's toll plaza was originally configured to...
(US 1). Entering Pennsylvania, US 1 Business signage ends; the first part of road off the bridge is State Route 2060 to the PA 32
Pennsylvania Route 32
Pennsylvania Route 32 is a scenic two-lane highway that runs along the side of the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It begins at U.S. 1 in Falls Township and ends at Pennsylvania Route 611 near the village of Kintnersville...
intersection in Morrisville
Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Morrisville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,728 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Morrisville is located at . It is situated on the Delaware River directly across from Trenton, New Jersey...
.
History
What is now US 1 Business north of the Brunswick Circle was chartered as part of the Trenton and New Brunswick Turnpike in 1803. This turnpike became a public road in 1903. In 1926, the U.S. Highway System was created and US 1 was designated to run through the Trenton area from the Lower Trenton Bridge north to Pre-1927 Route 13, which it followed to New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
. In the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering
1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering
In 1927, New Jersey's state highways were renumbered. The old system, which had been defined in sequence by the legislature, was growing badly, as several routes shared the same number, and many unnumbered state highways had been defined...
, pre-1927 Route 13 became Route 27 and the Trenton and New Brunswick Turnpike, which ran parallel to pre-1927 Route 13 in Trenton, became Route 26
New Jersey Route 26
Route 26 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States, running along Livingston Avenue from U.S. Route 1 in North Brunswick Township northeast to Nassau Street at the to the border of New Brunswick. Prior to the 1953 renumbering, the route continued southwest along US 1 to Trenton...
. By the 1930s, US 1 was rerouted to follow Route 26 between Trenton and New Brunswick, with US 206 being designated along Route 27 in Trenton.
In December 1952, the Trenton-Morrisville Toll Bridge and its approaches opened, which included the Trenton Freeway between the Delaware River and the Brunswick Circle. US 1 was rerouted onto the new bridge and the Trenton Freeway. In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering
1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering
On January 1, 1953, the New Jersey Department of Transportation renumbered many of the State Routes. A few rules were followed in deciding what to renumber:...
that occurred a month later, the Route 26 and Route 27 designations were removed through Trenton. In addition, US 1 Alternate was designated onto the former US 1 in Morrisville and Trenton, running from US 1 on the western end of Morrisville and over the Lower Trenton Bridge into Trenton, where it continued northeast to US 1 at the Brunswick Circle. By the 1980s, an extension of the Trenton Freeway had been completed to Lawrence Township. US 1 was rerouted to this freeway and US 1 Business was designated onto the former US 1 between the freeway’s north end and the interchange at Strawberry Street. The US 1 Alternate designation through Trenton and Morrisville was officially removed. Most of the route in Trenton is now only officially a part of US 206, despite being signed as US 1 Business. The former US 1 Alternate in Morrisville became State Route 2060 from the Lower Trenton Bridge to PA 32 and a southern extension of PA 32 south of there.