New Jersey Route 67
Route 67 is a short state highway entirely within the community of Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey. It is part of the original alignment of U.S. Route 9W (US 9W). The road runs 1.86 miles (2.99 km) from an intersection with Central Boulevard in Fort Lee (also designated as Route 5) down Palisade Avenue in downtown Fort Lee. There it becomes known as Lemoine Avenue, terminating at an interchange with US 9W, the Palisades Interstate Parkway and Route 445S in Fort Lee. The route was designated originally as a portion of State Highway Route 18N in 1923, and was split up in 1929 as part of present-day Route 63, US 9W and Route 67 for Routes S-1, 1 and Route S1A. Route S-1-A remained intact on Palisades and Lemoine Avenue until the 1953 state highway renumbering when it was switched over to Route 67. The route has remained virtually intact since.
Route 67 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by the NJDOT | |
| Length | 1.86 mi[1] (2.99 km) |
| Existed | January 1, 1953[2]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Route 5 in Fort Lee |
| I-95 / N.J. Turnpike / US 1-9 / US 46 in Fort Lee | |
| North end | US 9W / Palisades Parkway in Fort Lee |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| Counties | Bergen |
| Highway system | |
Route description
Route 67 begins at an intersection with New Jersey Route 5 in the community of Fort Lee. The route heads northward as Palisade Avenue, crossing on a small interchange past commercial businesses and residential homes. The highway continues, crossing directly as the main road in the community, and passing through a large residential district. Route 67 begins to turn northeastward, passing to the west of several cliffside apartment high rises and the local tennis courts. The high-rises and residential homes continue to surrounded the highway for a distance, until reaching a fork in the highway with Lemoine Avenue. There, Palisade Avenue forks to the right while Route 67 heads to the left along Lemoine. After the fork, the highway becomes more residential and commercial, with the cliffside high-rises following Palisade Avenue to the east. A short distance, Route 67 forks again with Schlosser Street, intersecting with County Route 12 (Main Street).[3]
Route 67 and Lemoine Avenue continues northward as a four-lane boulevard through Fort Lee, reaching Bridge Plaza, which serves commercial industry around the George Washington Bridge. The route then crosses over Interstate 95, U.S. Routes 1, 9 and 46 as a three-lane truss bridge. After crossing the highways, Route 67 and Lemoine Avenue continue northward out of Bridge Plaza and returns as a four-lane local boulevard in the middle of high-rises and residential homes. Route 67 passes the local high school before reaching an interchange with U.S. Route 9W, the Palisades Interstate Parkway (Route 445) and Route 445S (the Fort Lee Spur), where the designation ends. Lemoine Avenue continues northward as U.S. Route 9W.[3]
History
The alignment of Route 67 originates as a portion of State Highway Route 18N, a state highway that survived the 1927 state highway renumbering from its commissioning in 1923.[6][7] State Highway Route 18N lasted only two years after the 1927 renumbering,[4] being designed as part of State Highway Route S-1 and State Highway Route 1 and State Highway Route S-1-A, which was designated along current Route 67 as a spur of Route S-1.[8] State Highway Route S-1-A remained intact until the second state highway renumbering on January 1, 1953, when it was re-designated as Route 67.[5][9] The alignment of Route 67 has remained virtually untouched since the 1953 renumbering.[10] On December 8, 1977, the New Jersey Department of Transportation approved a measure that Route 67 in downtown Fort Lee was declared a No Passing Zone.[11]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Fort Lee, Bergen County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.00 | 0.00 | Route 5 (Central Boulevard) | Southern terminus | ||
| 1.37 | 2.20 | I-95 / N.J. Turnpike / US 1-9 / US 46 (George Washington Bridge) to I-80 – New York City | Exit 73 on I-95 / Turnpike | ||
| 1.81 | 2.91 | Palisades Parkway north | |||
| 1.86 | 2.99 | US 9W north – Englewood Cliffs | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Route 67 straight line diagram" (PDF). Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ "New Route Markers Go Up Next Month" (PDF). The Hackettstown Gazette. December 18, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Overview map of Route 67 (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ Inc. Bing Maps/Microsoft Inc. 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
- ^ a b State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.
- ^ a b 1953 renumbering, New Jersey Department of Highways, archived from the original on June 28, 2011, retrieved November 13, 2009
- ^ Williams, Jimmy and Sharon. "NJ 1920s Route 9". 1920s New Jersey Highways. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ Williams, Jimmy and Sharon. "1927 Tydol Trails Map - North". 1920s New Jersey Highways. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ "126". ROUTE NO. S-1-A. Beginning on Route No. 1 in the vicinity of Fort Lee and running in a southerly direction through Fort Lee on Lemoine and Palisade avenues and connecting with state highway Route No. 5. Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey State Legislature. 1929. pp. 215 sec 1.
- ^ "New Road Signs Ready in New Jersey". The New York Times. 1952-12-16. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
- ^ New Jersey Official Road Map (Map). Cartography by New Jersey Department of Transportation. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2007.
- ^ "No Passing Zones - Route 67". Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. December 8, 1977. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
External links
Route map:
- an enlarged view of road jurisdiction at the Fort Lee approaches to the George Washington Bridge
- New Jersey Roads: Route 67
- Speed Limits for State Roads: Route 67