- New Jersey Route 172
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Route 172
George Street 
Route information Maintained by NJDOT Length: 0.81 mi[1] (1.30 km) Existed: 1955 – present Major junctions West end: Commercial Avenue in New Brunswick
(continues as
CR 527)East end: 
Route 18 / CR 527 in New BrunswickHighway system New Jersey State Highway Routes
Interstate and US← 
Route 171Route 173 
→Route 172 is a short state highway in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. The designation runs along the southernmost leg of George Street, which is county and city-maintained the rest of the way. Route 172 is 0.81 miles (1.30 km) long, serving as a connector from an interchange with New Jersey Route 18 to an intersection with County Route 527 and Middlesex County Route 672. The highway was assigned in the 1950s, when nearby Route 18 was realigned onto a new freeway over Burnet Street in New Brunswick. Route 172 underwent a major upgrade during the reconstruction of Route 18, including a roundabout at an intersection with Middlesex County Route 617, and a brand-new interchange with the local lanes of Route 18.
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Route description
Route 172 heading eastbound along George Street through Douglass Campus of Rutgers University
Route 172 begins at an interchange with New Jersey Route 18 in New Brunswick. The highway heads northward and passes through the Douglass Campus of Rutgers University. Route 172 then intersects with a local road, which serves the purposes of the university. The highway then progresses towards Middlesex County Route 617 (Ryders Lane), which heads northward from a roundabout with NJ 172. NJ 172 then turns to the west along George Street.[1]
After the roundabout, Route 172 ducks down under a pedestrian overpass in the campus, heading along a university bus route. The highway intersects with Nichol Avenue, which terminates at the intersection. NJ 172 then continues down into New Brunswick. There, the highway intersects with Bishop Street, and terminates at an intersection with Commercial Avenue and County Route 527 continues along George Street, the right-of-way.[1]
History
The interchange of Route 18 and Route 172 in New Brunswick
Construction in 2008 of the interchange between Routes 18 and 172 in New Brunswick
The completed interchange facing Route 172's new eastern terminus at Route 18's local lanes.Route 172 originated as alignment of New Jersey State Highway Route S-28, which was assigned in the 1927 state highway renumbering.[2] In the 1953 renumbering, State Highway Route S-28 was reassigned as New Jersey Route 18.[3] However, just a few years after the designation of NJ 18 in New Brunswick along George Street, construction of a bypass around New Brunswick began. The highway was constructed along Burnet Street, which became state-maintained by the State Highway Department. The route was completed to NJ 27, and NJ 18 was moved onto that alignment. The former alignment of NJ 18 remained state-maintained up to the intersection with Commercial Avenue, which was redesignated as NJ 172.[4]
When the New Jersey Department of Transportation started construction on upgrading the bypass, the fly-over ramp and on-ramp to and from NJ 172 were torn down for construction of a new interchange along a new local/express format. The overpass was closed on October 12, 2007 to begin the construction.[5] The bridge was built in the 1950s and was replaced in 2008.[6] On January 2, 2009, the new exit ramp for NJ 18 to NJ 172 was reopened to traffic.[7]
Major intersections
The entire route is in New Brunswick, Middlesex County.
Mile[1] Destinations Notes 0.00 CR 527 north (George Street) / Commercial Avenue0.81 Route 18 / CR 527 south (Memorial Parkway)1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi See also
U.S. Roads portal
New Jersey portal- New Jersey Route 171
References
- ^ a b c d New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Route 172 straight line diagram". http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000172__-.pdf. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
- ^ ROUTE NO. S-28. Beginning at Route No. 28 in Borough of Middlesex, thence via Raritan Avenue and River Road to Route No. 27 Highland Park, thence via Route No. 27 to New Brunswick, thence via Weston's Mills, Tanners Corner, Old Bridge and Browntown to Route No. 4 in Matawan. L. 1927, c. 319
- ^ 1953 renumbering, New Jersey Department of Highways, http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1953_New_Jersey_state_highway_renumbering, retrieved July 31, 2009
- ^ Moreaski, Dan; Alpert, Steve (2009). "NJ 172". Alps' Roads. http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/log/10.html#172. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "Route 18 Reconstruction - Traffic Alerts". New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2009. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/route18/traffic.shtm. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "Route 18 Reconstruction Overview". New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2009. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/route18/. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ "NJDOT to open Route 18 ramp to George Street in New Brunswick". New Jersey Department of Transportation. January 2, 2009. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2009/010209a.shtm. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
External links
Categories:- State highways in New Jersey
- Transportation in Middlesex County, New Jersey
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