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New Jersey Route 90
State highway in New Jersey, US
State highway in New Jersey, US
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| state | NJ |
| type | NJ |
| route | 90 |
| maint | DRPA and NJDOT |
| length_mi | 3.22 |
| length_ref | |
| map | |
| map_custom | yes |
| direction_a | West |
| terminus_a | Betsy Ross Bridge at the Pennsylvania state line |
| junction | in Pennsauken |
| direction_b | East |
| terminus_b | in Cinnaminson |
| established | 1965 |
| counties | Camden, Burlington |
| previous_type | NJ |
| previous_route | 88 |
| next_type | NJ |
| next_route | 91 |
Route 90 is a 3.22 mi freeway in New Jersey in the United States (U.S.). The western terminus is at the Betsy Ross Bridge over the Delaware River in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, where the road continues into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as an unnumbered road that provides access to Interstate 95 (I-95). The eastern terminus is an interchange with Route 73 in Cinnaminson Township, Burlington County. It is a four- to six-lane highway its entire length, interchanging with U.S. Route 130 (US 130) and County Route 644 (CR 644).
Route 90 was first proposed in 1964 a year after plans were made to build the Betsy Ross Bridge and was legislated in 1965 to run from the bridge to Route 73. The portion of the route between the Betsy Ross Bridge and US 130 was opened in 1976 while the portion from US 130 to Route 73 opened in 1988. When first proposed, Route 90 was planned to extend farther south to Route 73 in Mount Laurel, intersecting I-295 and the New Jersey Turnpike. There were other proposals that would have taken the freeway farther south to a planned Route 38 freeway, a planned US 30 freeway in Berlin, and possibly the Atlantic City Expressway. However, financial and environmental obstacles prevented any southern extension of Route 90. Across the Delaware River in Philadelphia, a freeway which was to be called the Pulaski Expressway and be designated Pennsylvania Route 90 (PA 90) was to have run from I-95 northwest to Roosevelt Boulevard (US 1). This freeway was not built either due to opposition from residents and financial limitations.
Route description
History
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Originally, Route 90 was intended to be a much longer freeway than it is today. When first proposed, it was to extend to I-295, the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 73 in Mount Laurel. There were two proposed routes of this freeway. The first proposal would have run south of Route 73 through built-up areas of Cherry Hill, Maple Shade, and Mount Laurel, along the South Branch of the Pennsauken Creek. Due to the route of this proposal, it was dropped in favor of a more northerly route that ran to the north of Route 73 through less developed areas. This freeway would have cost $42 million ($ million today) and was to be completed in 1975. There were plans to extend the freeway further south than Route 73 in Mount Laurel. In 1966, a proposal was made for Route 90 to run south to a proposed Route 38 freeway that was to run from Camden to Monmouth County. Another proposal in 1969 called for a $14 million ($ million today) extension of Route 90 south to a proposed US 30 freeway in Berlin and possibly the Atlantic City Expressway. Due to financial limitations and feared environmental impacts, the southern extension of Route 90 to Mount Laurel was canceled by 1980.
Across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, there were plans of extending the freeway northwest from the I-95 interchange. This limited access highway, which was to be called the Pulaski Expressway and be designated PA 90, was to parallel the Frankford Creek and Tacony Creek and connect with Roosevelt Boulevard (US 1), which also was to be a limited access freeway. This proposed freeway, which was to cost from $125 to $150 million ($ to $ million today) and be completed in 1981, was canceled by 1980 due to community opposition and financial troubles. Vestiges of this extension can be seen from I-95 in the form of stub ramps and the mainline coming to an abrupt end as a barricaded bridge.
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References
References
- "Route 90 straight line diagram". [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].
- State of New Jersey, Laws of 1965, Chapter 60.
- "overview of New Jersey Route 90".
- "Signage for NJ 90 on southbound I-95 in Philadelphia". Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
- (December 5, 1964). "New Delair Bridge Site OK'd by Three Camden Lawmakers". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- (1970). "Report on the Status of the Federal-Aid Highway Program". Committee on Public Works, U.S. Senate.
- Gordon-Lyle, Dianne. (October 23, 1988). "Route 90 Set To Open This Week". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- (1966). "Philadelphia's Comprehensive Plan for Expressways". Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
- (1969). "1985 Regional Transportation Plan". Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission.
- (1976). "Pulaski Expressway: Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Statement". Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration.
- Nussbaum, Paul. (August 19, 1984). "Schuylkill carries the load of many routes left unbuilt". [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]].
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