Victory Circle
Encyclopedia
Victory Circle was a traffic circle
where U.S. Route 9 and NJ 35 merged and split in South Amboy
, New Jersey
, United States
. Victory Circle has been replaced by the Victory Interchange
.
The Circle was reconstructed as part of a New Jersey Department of Transportation
project that ran from 2003 through completion in 2006. A new bridge was built to carry Route 9 over Route 35. The circle was replaced by a modified diamond interchange
with three traffic signals.
The Garden State Parkway
is accessible from the Victory Interchange.
Traffic circle
A traffic circle or rotary is a type of circular intersection in which traffic must travel in one direction around a central island. In some countries, traffic entering the circle has the right-of-way and drivers in the circle must yield. In many other countries, traffic entering the circle must...
where U.S. Route 9 and NJ 35 merged and split in South Amboy
South Amboy, New Jersey
South Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 7,913.South Amboy, and Perth Amboy across the Raritan River, are collectively referred to as The Amboys...
, 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...
. Victory Circle has been replaced by the Victory Interchange
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
.
The Circle was reconstructed as part of a 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...
project that ran from 2003 through completion in 2006. A new bridge was built to carry Route 9 over Route 35. The circle was replaced by a modified diamond interchange
Diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a freeway crosses a minor road. The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge...
with three traffic signals.
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...
is accessible from the Victory Interchange.