Route 440
Part of a multi state route, New Jersey Route 440 has two segment. The east-west segment runs between Edison township and the Outerbridge Crossing onto Staten Island, New York. The north-south stretch enters the Garden State via the Bayonne Bridge, connecting the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Expressway in Richmond County with I-278 (Staten Island Expressway). The portion in New York City includes an overlap with I-278 and a route along the West Shore Expressway.
Constructed on the freeway in Middlesex County kicked off in 1967. The interchange at the Garden State Parkway, I-287 north and County Route 514 was completed in 1970 and the remainder of the freeway by 1972.1 This portion of NJ 440 totals 5.15 miles. The Hudson County section was planned as a freeway but vastly unbuilt. The state route instead winds along surface routes 8.18 miles to U.S. 1 Truck & 9 Truck in Jersey City.
New Jersey Route 440 Guides
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Traffic exiting the New Jersey Turnpike at Exit 10 separates into a ramp for County Road 514 (Woodbridge Avenue) west to Raritan Center before joining a circular ramp linking I-95 with both Route 440 east and Interstate 287 north.
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Taking the ramp to Route 440 east and I-287 north, motorists first past over the CR 514 mainline. Route 440 connects the NJ Turnpike with the city of Perth Amboy and the Outerbridge Crossing into New York.
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Connections with both the Garden State Parkway and U.S. 9 are highlighted for the Route 440 eastbound off-ramp. This ramp combines with a ramp from CR 514 east before joining the freeway mainline into Woodbridge township.
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The circular ramp gains traffic from Woodbridge Avenue east ahead of the CR 514 ramp to Fords and Woodbridge. Now return access to Interstate 95 and NJ Turnpike are included for drivers joining from Middlesex County 514.
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Curving westward, a slip ramp departs for the adjacent ramp to Interstate 287 north from CR 514 west.
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Ramps from CR 514 west and Route 440 south join the circular ramp from the left ahead of the separation for Woodbridge Avenue west and the New Jersey Turnpike.
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References:
- NJ 440 Freeway-Southern Section,, NYCRoads.com.
Photo Credits:
- AARoads: 08/29/05
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Page Updated Monday April 28, 2014.