New Jersey Route 74
| Industrial Freeway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 10.60 mi (17.06 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–Early 1980s (never built) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
  US 9 / Route 34 in Old Bridge Township | ||||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Jersey | |||
| Counties | Middlesex | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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)
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Proposed western terminus of Route 74 |
| South River | 2 |  CR 535 (Main Street)
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| Sayreville | 3 |  CR 675 (Jernee's Mill Road)
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| 4 | Minisink Avenue | |||
| Old Bridge | 5 |  CR 615 (Bordentown-South Amboy Turnpike)
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| 6 | US 9 / Route 34
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Northern terminus of Route 34 | ||
| Laurence Harbor | 7 |  CR 689 (Morristown Road)
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| 10.6 | 8 |  Route 35
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Proposed eastern terminus of Route 74 |
References
- ^ New Jersey State Legislature (2007). "New Jersey Permanent Statutes Database". New Jersey State Legislature. Retrieved September 28, 2007.
- ^ Steve Anderson (2007). "State Route 74 - Unbuilt". NYCRoads.com. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
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