New Jersey Route 185
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NJDOT | ||||
| Length | 0.65 mi[1] (1,050 m) | |||
| Existed | February 25, 1988–present | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Jersey | |||
| Highway system | ||||
Route 185 is a short state highway in Jersey City in the U.S. state of New Jersey, between Route 440 and Linden Avenue. Route 185 is a 0.65-mile (1.05 km) freeway in the Greenville neighborhood of Jersey City. It is parallel to Interstate 78 (the Newark Bay Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike) on the eastern side. On Route 440, signs pointing the way to Route 185 imply that the highway runs directly to Liberty State Park. In reality, the freeway ends at Linden Avenue, and travelers must journey one city block west to Caven Point Road, which continues north to Liberty State Park. At Route 185's junction with Route 440, the thru lanes of the Route 440 freeway northbound actually continue north as Route 185, and traffic wishing to continue on Route 440 must actually exit the freeway. Route 185 opened on February 25, 1988 at only 1/3 of its proposed routing.
Route description
Route 185 begins at a trumpet interchange with New Jersey Route 440 and Harbor Drive in the community of Jersey City. The route heads northward, surrounded by the northbound and southbound lanes of Route 440. Route 185 parallels Summit Place and interchanges once again with NJ 440. After the interchange on and off ramps, the highway continues into the industrial area of Jersey City, passing over a railroad line and near a railroad yard. Route 185 parallels the New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension (Interstate 78) from this point on, until the designation terminates at an at-grade intersection with Linden Avenue East on Upper New York Bay.[2]
History
Route 185 was first conceived by the state legislature in 1976, a when an addition to the state statues was passed for a route from Harbor Drive to an intersection with Bayview Avenue in Jersey City. The law passed on July 22, 1976 and the original highway had no designation.[3] The route opened on February 25, 1988 from New Jersey Route 169 (now NJ 440) to an intersection with Linden Avenue, only 33% of its proposed alignment.[4] In 1996, Conti Enterprises was hired for a construction project involving NJ 169 and NJ 185. Along with the widening of NJ 169 to twelve lanes, this also involved getting acceleration lanes on NJ 185 for drivers heading towards Upper New York Bay.[5] In September 2008, the New Jersey Department of Transportation brought up the possibility of extending Route 185 to Bayview Avenue from its current northern terminus at Linden Avenue. Previous studies have said Route 185 could be extended, or the reverse with the Linden Avenue jog at Liberty State Park be removed. No future plans have been set yet for this truck effiecient plan.[6]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Jersey City, Hudson County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 |  NJ 440 | Southern terminus of NJ 185. | ||
| 0.12 | 0.19 | NJ 440 | |||
| 0.65 | 1.05 | Linden Avenue | Northern terminus of NJ 185. | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b New Jersey Route 185 Straight Line Diagram from the New Jersey Department of Transportation
- ^ Template:Yahoo maps
- ^ Route No. ... - Hudson County, New Jersey General Assembly, 1976
- ^ Alpert, Steve (2009). "185". Alps' Roads. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "Projects: Route 169 and Route 185" (PDF). Conti Enterprises Inc. 1997. p. 2. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "Transportation 2030: Jersey City Supplement" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. September 2008. p. 34. Retrieved July 13, 2009.