New Jersey Route 91
State highway in New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Route 91 is a 2.26-mile-long (3.64 km) spur state highway in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The route runs as a spur of U.S. Route 1 (US 1) along Jersey Avenue in North Brunswick Township to Van Dyke Avenue in the city of New Brunswick. At Van Dyke Avenue, Route 91 ends as a state route, and Jersey Avenue continues as County Route 693 (CR 693) to Route 27 in the center of New Brunswick. The mainline of Route 91 officially ends at the ramps to and from US 1 southbound (bound for Trenton) and Orchard Street; the 0.37-mile-long (0.60 km) connector constructed from US 1 northbound is designated as Route 91 Connector.[3]
Jersey Avenue | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NJDOT | ||||
Length | 2.26 mi[1] (3.64 km) | |||
Existed | January 1, 1953[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 1 in North Brunswick Township | |||
North end | CR 693 in New Brunswick | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New Jersey | |||
Counties | Middlesex | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The route originates as the Route 26 Connecting Link, an extension of Jersey Avenue. This alignment was designated as Route 26A, a spur of State Highway Route 26 in 1941, and renumbered in the 1953 state highway renumbering as Route 91. The route has remained virtually untouched since.