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Industrial Freeway
Route information
Length10.60 mi (17.06 km)
Existed1956–Early 1980s (never built)
Major junctions
Major intersections US 9 / Route 34 in Old Bridge Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesMiddlesex
Highway system
  

Route 74 was a proposed limited access state highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It would have run from an interchange with Route 18 in East Brunswick to an interchange with Route 35 in the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge Township. The freeway would have provided a much needed east-west connection between U.S. Route 9 and Route 18. Tentatively named the "Industrial Freeway", Route 74 was to be a 10.6 mile (17.1 km) long four-lane freeway, with eight exits. Also included in the proposal was a U.S. Route 9 connector to Route 35. Despite the plans for the freeway being shelved, the New Jersey Department of Transportation hasn't officially taken it off their "Route Log". With the growing population in central New Jersey, the state may indeed resurrect this proposal in the future. Route 74, along with New Jersey Route 60, are the only remaining unbuilt freeways left on the official NJDOT "Route Log".[1]


History

Proposed route

Proposed exit list

The entire route was to be in Middlesex County.

Location Mile #[2] Destinations Notes
East Brunswick 0.00 1 Route 18 (Memorial Highway) Proposed western terminus of Route 74
South River 2 CR 535 (Main Street)
Sayreville 3 CR 675 (Jernee's Mill Road)
4 Minisink Avenue
Old Bridge 5 CR 615 (Bordentown-South Amboy Turnpike)
6 US 9 / Route 34
Laurence Harbor 7 CR 689 (Morristown Road)
10.6 8 Route 35 Proposed eastern terminus of Route 74

References

  1. ^ New Jersey State Legislature (2007). "New Jersey Permanent Statutes Database". New Jersey State Legislature. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
  2. ^ Steve Anderson (2007). "State Route 74 - Unbuilt". NYCRoads.com. Retrieved 2007-09-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)