List of traffic circles in New Jersey
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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As suburban and rural populations grew New Jersey's traffic circles became outdated.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] Not helping the confusion is the state has no official rules for using traffic circles.[2] Starting around the 1970s, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began phasing out traffic circles.[5] Common methods of eliminating traffic circles are building a road through the circle, adding traffic lights, and the use of grade separation.[6]
[edit] 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 | 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 | Pomona | CR 563, CR 646, Amelia Earhart Blvd. | ||||
| Allwood Circle | Clifton | Modified | CR 602 Allwood Road, CR 622 Bloomfield Avenue | |||
| Allenwood Circle | Allenwood, NJ | NJ 34 & Allaire Road | ||||
| Asbury Park Circle | Asbury Park | NJ 35, NJ 66, CR 16 | ||||
| Barrington Circle | Barrington | Modified | [3] | |||
| Bayway Circle | Elizabeth | Modified | US 1/9, New Jersey Route 439 | |||
| Berlin Circle | Berlin Township | Defunct | NJ 73, Berlin-Cross Keys Rd., Walker Ave. | [3] | ||
| Boulevard and Passaic Avenue Circle | Hasbrouck Heights/Wood-Ridge | |||||
| Bound Brook Circle | Bound Brook | East Main St and Bolmer Blvd. | ||||
| Brielle Circle | Wall Township | Defunct | NJ 34, NJ 35, NJ 70 | Replaced with an at-grade intersection with jughandles. | ||
| Brookdale Circle | Lincroft | CR 520, Campus Drive | ||||
| Brooklawn Circle | Brooklawn | |||||
| Browning Road Circle | Pennsauken | Defunct | ||||
| Brunswick Circle | Trenton | US 206, US 1 Bus., CR 645 | ||||
| Burnet Street Circle | New Brunswick | Defunct | ||||
| Camp Merritt Memorial Circle | Cresskill | CR 505, Madison Ave. | ||||
| Cardiff Circle | Egg Harbor | Defunct | US 40, US 322, CR 563 | [6] | ||
| Charlotte Circle | Jersey City | Defunct | ||||
| Clark Circle | Clark | Modified | G.S. Pkwy., CR 616, CR 632 | Exit 135 of the Garden State Pkwy., traffic lights added in 2007[7] | ||
| Collingswood Circle | Collingswood | US 30, US 130, White Horse Pike, Woodlynne Ave. | [3] | |||
| Collingwood Circle | Wall Township | NJ 33, NJ 34, CR 547 | ||||
| Cooper Landing Circle | Cherry Hill | NJ 38, Cooper Landing Road, Church Road | ||||
| Cranbury-Hightstown Circle | Cranbury | US 130, CR 539, CR 685 | ||||
| Eatontown Circle | Eatontown | Defunct | NJ 35, NJ 36 | |||
| Ellisburg Circle | Cherry Hill | Defunct | NJ 41, NJ 70, NJ 154 | [3] | ||
| Flemington Circle |  |
Flemington | US 202, NJ 12, NJ 31 | To be replaced with a modern roundabout [8] | ||
| Four Mile Circle | Southampton/Pemberton | NJ 70, NJ 72, CR 644, CR 646 | ||||
| Franklin Lake Circle | Franklin Lakes | |||||
| Freehold Circle | Freehold | Defunct | US 9, NJ 33 Bus., Manalapan Ave. | |||
| Ho-Ho-Kus Circle | Ho-Ho-Kus | Defunct | ||||
| Hurleys Corner Circle - actually named the Allenwood Circle (above) | Wall Township | |||||
| Lakehurst Circle | Lakehurst | NJ 37, NJ 70 | ||||
| Laurelton Circle | Brick Township | Defunct | NJ 70, NJ 88, CR 630 | |||
| Ledgewood Circle | Ledgewood | Defunct | US 46, NJ 10, Circle Dr. | [1] | ||
| Linden Circle | Linden | Defunct | CR 607, CR 615 | |||
| Little Ferry Circle | Little Ferry | Modified | US 46, Bergen Tpke. | |||
| Livingston Circle | Livingston | Modified | ||||
| Main Street Circle | Flemington | NJ 12, Main St., South Main St., Reaville Ave. | ||||
| Manasquan Circle | Wall Township | NJ 35, CR 524 Spur | ||||
| Marlton Circle |  |
Evesham Township | NJ 70, NJ 73 | To be replaced with an overpass in 2010.[3] | ||
| Medford Circle | Medford | Defunct | ||||
| Morlot Avenue Bridge Circle | Paterson | Defunct | NJ 20, CR 651 | |||
| Netcong Circle | Netcong | US 46, NJ 183 | ||||
| Park Avenue and Passaic Avenue | Rutherford | Modified | ||||
| Pennington Circle | Pennington | NJ 31, CR 546, CR 640 | ||||
| Penns Neck Circle |  |
West Windsor | Modified | US 1, CR 571 | ||
| Pole Tavern Circle | Upper Pittsgrove | US 40, NJ 77, CR 604, CR 635 | ||||
| Race Track Circle | Cherry Hill | Defunct | NJ 70, CR 644 | [3] | ||
| Red Lion Circle | Southampton | US 206, NJ 70 | ||||
| Ridgefield Circle | Ridgefield | Defunct | ||||
| Route 12 Circle | Flemington | NJ 12, CR 523, Mine St. | ||||
| Routes 1 & 130 Circle | North Brunswick | Defunct | US 1, US 130, NJ 171 | |||
| Somers Point Circle | Somers Point | NJ 52, CR 559, CR 585 | To be replaced by an intersection with traffic signals.[9] | |||
| Somerville Circle |  |
Bridgewater/Raritan | Modified | US 202, US 206, NJ 28 | An overpass and traffic lights were added in the 1990s.[5] | |
| Station Square |  |
Rutherford | Modified | |||
| Teaneck Circle | Teaneck | Defunct | ||||
| Tonnele Circle |  |
Jersey City | Modified | US 1/9, US 1/9 Truck, NJ 139, Tonnele Ave. | ||
| Union Avenue Circle | Lakehurst | NJ 70, Union Ave., South Union Ave., Pine St., Myrtle Ave. | ||||
| Victory Circle | South Amboy | Defunct | US 9, NJ 35, Chevalier Ave., Main St. | Replaced with a diamond interchange in 2006.[10] | ||
| Watchung Circle | Watchung | CR 645, CR 642 | ||||
| Westfield Circle | Westfield | 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 | Modified | US 206, CR 524, CR 533 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Peterson, Iver (1991-11-12). "Squaring Traffic Circles With Lights and Bridges". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEEDE1E38F931A25752C1A967958260. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
- ^ a b Capuzzo, Jill P. (2007-11-25). "A Shift, but for Some Drivers, a Vicious Circle". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/25circlesnj.html?pagewanted=1&ref=automobiles. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Walsh, Jim (2006-07-29). "Circles slow to roll off South Jersey roadways". Courier-Post. http://courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060729/SPECIAL17/607300332. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
- ^ 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 0762739398.
- ^ a b Newman, Andy (1996-01-28). "Road and Rail; Straightening Out the Perilous Somerville Circle". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05EFDD1639F93BA15752C0A960958260. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
- ^ a b Dwyer, Christopher. "[http://web.archive.org/web/20070813102239/http://bh-ba.com/cardiff_traffic.html Buchart-Horn Designs Replacement For Bygone Transportation System]". Buchart Horn, Inc. & BASCO Associates. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20070813102239/http://bh-ba.com/cardiff_traffic.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
- ^ "Clark Circle". Union County Bureau of Traffic Safety & Maintenance. 2007-10-08. http://www.ucnj.org/traffic/projects/clark/clark_circle.htm. Retrieved on 2008-08-08.
- ^ 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
- ^ Urgo, Jacqueline L. (2008-02-10). "Bottleneck at Shore will be a breeze". The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/15489282.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
- ^ "Route 9 and 35 Victory Circle Elimination Project". New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/rt9and35/faq.shtm. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
