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107-596: U.S. Route 1/9 ( US 1/9 or US 1-9 ) is the 31.0-mile-long (49.9 km) concurrency of US 1 and US 9 from their junction in Woodbridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey , north to New York City . The route is a multilane road with some freeway portions that runs through urbanized areas of North Jersey adjacent to New York City. Throughout most of its length in New Jersey,

214-524: A comprehensive reform of highway numbering in 1964 . [REDACTED] Media related to Concurrency at Wikimedia Commons Old Bridge Township, New Jersey Old Bridge Township is a township in Middlesex County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey , located in the Raritan Valley region and within the New York metropolitan area . As of the 2020 United States census , the township

321-445: A freeway with a local–express lane configuration, carrying two local lanes and two express lanes in each direction for a total of eight lanes. The freeway comes to an interchange with the northern terminus of Route 81 , and it continues around the west side of Newark Airport . US 1/9 continues into Newark , Essex County , with several ramps providing access to the airport as well as to McClellan Street and Haynes Avenue;

428-654: A hyphen (1-9) or an ampersand (1&9). The current alignment of US 1/9 south of Elizabeth was planned as Route 1 in 1916; this road was extended to the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City in 1922. When the U.S. Highway System was created in 1926, US 1 and US 9 were marked concurrent through northern New Jersey between Rahway on the current alignments of Route 27 and Truck US 1/9. In 1927, Route 1 became Route 25 , and Route 1 and Route 6 were legislated along

535-596: A concurrency from the current intersection of Route 27 and Route 35 in Rahway and continuing north on present-day Route 27 (then a part of Route 1) to Newark, then turning east, eventually following what is now Truck US 1/9 toward Jersey City, where US 1 was to head for the Holland Tunnel and US 9 was to turn north to run near the west bank of the Hudson River. A year later, in

642-478: A freeway that became a part of I-95. Between February 2006 and November 2008, the cloverleaf interchange with Route 35 in Woodbridge, which was the first cloverleaf interchange in the U.S. built in 1929 when this portion of US 1/9 was a part of Route 25, was replaced with a partial cloverleaf interchange, costing $ 34 million (equivalent to $ 47.3 million in 2023). In 2013, Route 1/9

749-484: A household in the township was $ 64,707, and the median income for a family was $ 74,045. Males had a median income of $ 51,978 versus $ 35,462 for females. The per capita income for the township was $ 26,814. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. Madison Township had many mill streams that were used to generate water power. The Warne family owned fulling mills in

856-410: A mix of industrial and business areas, crossing under Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Linden Industrial Track line before passing between Linden Airport and the former Linden Assembly plant used by General Motors to the west. Following the intersection with South Stiles Street ( CR 615 ), the road enters more urbanized areas of homes and businesses. After passing near a couple of cemeteries,

963-529: A part of Route 6 . In 1932, the Pulaski Skyway was opened to traffic, and US 1/9 were designated to use it along with Route 25. Two years later, trucks were banned from the Pulaski Skyway, and a truck bypass of the structure called Route 25T was created. By the 1930s, US 1/9 was moved to follow Route 25 south to Woodbridge instead of Route 27. By the 1940s,

1070-1144: A partisan basis to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects from among its members a commissioner director and deputy director. As of 2024 , Middlesex County's Commissioners (with party affiliation, term-end year, and residence listed in parentheses) are: Director Ronald G. Rios (D, Carteret , 2024), Deputy Director Shanti Narra (D, North Brunswick , 2024), Claribel A. "Clary" Azcona-Barber (D, New Brunswick , 2025), Charles Kenny (D, Woodbridge Township , 2025), Leslie Koppel (D, Monroe Township , 2026), Chanelle Scott McCullum (D, Piscataway , 2024) and Charles E. Tomaro (D, Edison , 2026). Constitutional officers are: Clerk Nancy Pinkin (D, 2025, East Brunswick ), Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (D, 2025, Piscataway) and Surrogate Claribel Cortes (D, 2026; North Brunswick). As of March 2011, there were

1177-490: A referendum held on November 5, 1975, voters approved changing the township's name to Old Bridge Township by a margin of 7,150 votes to 4,888. The township's name was changed to avoid confusion with the borough of Madison in Morris County . When the township was established, the area was made up primarily of farms and the population grew slowly. In 1880, the population was 1,662 and by 1950 it had reached 7,365. Over

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1284-593: A section of a continuous Highway 403, the new link was designated as a western extension of the tolled Highway 407, with the Mississauga section of Highway 403 planned to be renumbered as Highway 410. The renumbering to 410 never came to pass, and consequently Highway 403 was signed concurrently along the Queen Elizabeth Way in 2002, remedying the discontinuity. Nonetheless, many surface street signs referring to that section of freeway with

1391-604: A short distance after the merge. From this interchange, the road continues as a surface road with some jughandles , passing over NJ Transit 's North Jersey Coast Line . A short distance later, US 1/9 crosses into Rahway , Union County , where the road crosses the Rahway River before interchanging with Lawrence Street ( CR 514 ) in the southbound direction. The highway turns more northeast, becoming known as Edgar Road in Linden . In Linden, US 1/9 passes through

1498-423: A single numbered route across each province (an exception being the switching of the designation between Nova Scotia Highways 104 and 105 ), or has branches that are signed exclusively as TCH routes. In Ontario and Quebec, The TCH follows a series of provincial highways, and also has branches that follow sections of others that have concurrencies with it, signed with TCH shields alongside the provincial number. In

1605-554: A total of 38,907 registered voters in Old Bridge Township, of which 10,946 (28.1%) were registered as Democrats , 6,363 (16.4%) were registered as Republicans and 21,577 (55.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 21 voters registered to other parties. In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 54.1% of the vote (13,127 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 44.9% (10,911 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (240 votes), among

1712-433: A turnout of 69.6%. In the 2004 presidential election , Republican George W. Bush received 51.0% of the vote (12,722 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 47.7% (11,884 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (237 votes), among the 24,931 ballots cast by the township's 36,428 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.4. In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 68.3% of

1819-554: A variety of concurrences which can occur. An example of this is the concurrency of Interstate 70 (I-70) and I-76 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in western Pennsylvania . I-70 merges with the Pennsylvania Turnpike so the route number can ultimately continue east into Maryland; instead of having a second physical highway built to carry the route, it is combined with the Pennsylvania Turnpike and

1926-549: A westbound exit and eastbound entrance. From here, the highway becomes a surface road that continues past more businesses and homes, angling northeast as it comes to an exit for Main Street ( CR 56 ). Immediately past this point, the road turns east and encounters a complex interchange with I-95, the eastern terminus of Route 4 , and the southern terminus of US 9W . Here, US 1/9/US 46 all join I-95 and continue to

2033-554: Is a bedroom suburb of New York City located across the Raritan Bay from Staten Island , and it is about 25 miles (40 km) from Manhattan , and about 30 miles (48 km) south of Newark . What is now Old Bridge Township was originally incorporated as Madison Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1869, from portions of South Amboy Township (now City of South Amboy). In

2140-440: Is a four-lane freeway. This freeway makes a sharp turn to the north-northeast and has partial interchanges at both ends of the 5th and 6th streets frontage roads, which parallel the freeway through residential areas and provide access to East Central Boulevard ( CR 501 ). US 1/9/US 46 continue into Fort Lee , where it has access to a couple commercial areas before encountering the northern terminus of Route 63 at

2247-774: Is avoided by posting only one route number on highway signs; other route numbers disappear at the start of the concurrency and reappear when it ends. However, any route that becomes unsigned in the middle of the concurrency will still be signed on most maps and road atlases. Most concurrencies are simply a combination of at least two route numbers on the same physical roadway. This is often practically advantageous as well as economically advantageous; it may be better for two route numbers to be combined into one along rivers or through mountain valleys. Some countries allow for concurrencies to occur, however, others specifically do not allow it to happen. In those nations which do permit concurrencies, it can become very common. In these countries, there are

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2354-528: Is in downtown Athens, Georgia , between exits 4 and 8 of SR 10 Loop , where the highway is concurrent with US 29 , US 78 , US 129 , US 441 , SR 8 , SR 15 , and SR 422. In the United States, concurrencies are simply marked by placing signs for both routes on the same or adjacent posts. The federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices prescribes that when mounting these adjacent signs together that

2461-547: Is located along Route 9 northbound, close to Ernston Road. NJ Transit Bus Operations provides bus service to communities along U.S. Route 9 from Lakewood Township to Old Bridge Township, via bus routes 131 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 138 , and 139 to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan , service to Newark on the 67 , on the 68 to Jersey City and local service on

2568-554: Is officially designated " Daniel Interchange ", providing half of the possible interchange directions. It is a one-mile (1.6 km) segment consisting of eight lanes providing high-speed access between the two highways. Access from Highway 1 west to Highway 6 south and Highway 6 north to Highway 1 east is provided via Route 431 , while access between Highway 1 east to Highway 6 north and Highway 6 south to Highway 1 west are provided at Ben Shemen Interchange. The other movements are provided through

2675-600: Is signed) and Interstate 81 (which runs primarily northeast–southwest, but is also signed north–south). A vehicle might simultaneously be on I-77 northbound and I-81 southbound, while actually traveling due westbound. An unusual example of a three-directional concurrency occurs southeast of Rhinelander, Wisconsin , where US 8 westbound (the actual compass direction) converges with southbound Wisconsin Highway 17 and northbound Wisconsin Highway 47 , and vice-versa. Often when two routes with exit numbers overlap, one of

2782-590: The 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 6th congressional district is represented by Frank Pallone ( D , Long Branch ). For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 12th congressional district is represented by Bonnie Watson Coleman ( D , Ewing Township ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For

2889-613: The 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering , Route 1 between New Brunswick and Elizabeth became part of Route 27 while the Route ;1 extension became part of Route 25 . In addition, the current alignment of US 1/9 between the Tonnele Circle and Fort Lee, which at the time was a part of US 9, became part of Route 1 while the approach to the George Washington Bridge became

2996-483: The 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering , the state highways running concurrent with US 1/9 were removed, while Route 25T became Truck US 1/9 and Route 25 between the Tonnele Circle and the Holland Tunnel became US 1/9 Business (now Route 139). In 1964, the US ;1/9 approaches to the George Washington Bridge, which were shared with US 46 on the New Jersey side, were rebuilt into

3103-506: The 2000 United States census there were 60,456 people, 21,438 households, and 15,949 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,587.4 inhabitants per square mile (612.9/km ). There were 21,896 housing units at an average density of 574.9 per square mile (222.0/km ). The racial makeup of the township was 79.48% White , 10.82% Asian , 5.30% African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 1.87% from other races and 2.32% from two or more races. 7.57% of

3210-529: The 2024-2025 session , the 12th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Owen Henry ( R , Old Bridge Township ) and in the General Assembly by Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan ) and Alex Sauickie (R, Jackson Township ). Middlesex County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners , whose seven members are elected at-large on

3317-672: The 817 and 818 routes. Bus service is available from Route 9 to Wall Street in New York's Financial District via the Academy Bus Line . Middlesex County Area Transit (MCAT) shuttles provide service on routes operating across the county, including the M3 route, which operates between Brunswick Square and Old Bridge Township and the M7 route between Brunswick Square and South Amboy . Old Bridge borders Matawan on Route 34 , and

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3424-534: The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for permission to truncate US 27 at Fort Wayne, Indiana . In 2002, Michigan removed the US 27 designation from I-69 and extended the US ;127 designation from Lansing to Grayling. MDOT's stated reason for the modification was to "reduce confusion along the US 27/US 127 corridor". After US 27's signage

3531-612: The Hackensack River into Jersey City. In Jersey City, the skyway passes over PATH 's Newark–World Trade Center line and Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Northern Branch line before heading over Truck US 1/9 and the Northern Branch line again. At the east end of the Pulaski Skyway, US 1/9 reaches the Tonnele Circle , where it intersects with the northern terminus of Truck US 1/9 as well as

3638-639: The Henry Hudson Parkway ( NY 9A ), the US 1/9 concurrency ends, and US 9 leaves the expressway at an interchange with Broadway at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Washington Heights . At that interchange, US 9 turns north on Broadway, while I-95 / US 1 continues east into The Bronx . What is now the US 1/9 concurrency between Woodbridge and Elizabeth

3745-593: The Oklahoma – Arkansas state line. At the northern end of this border Oklahoma State Highway 20 runs concurrently with Arkansas Highway 43 and the two highways run north–south along the boundary. Concurrencies are also found in Canada. British Columbia Highway 5 continues east for 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) concurrently with Highway 1 and Highway 97 , through Kamloops . This stretch of road, which carries Highway 97 south and Highway 5 north on

3852-578: The Raritan River , as far as Cheesequake Harbor to the east, then southwest to the Provincial line, with the southwest line being the border of Monmouth and Middlesex counties and the Township's southern border. Thomas Warne, one of the original 24 proprietors of East Jersey, was listed as a landowner of this area, and his son is said to have been the earliest European resident residing in

3959-509: The concurrency of I-75 and I-85 in Atlanta, Georgia —where I-75 is dominant—the exit numbers range from 242 to 251, while I-85's highest independent mile marker in Georgia is 179. Some brief concurrencies in the past have been eliminated by reassigning the designations along the roadways. This can involve scaling back the terminus of one designation to the end of a concurrent section. At

4066-405: The 16,444 ballots cast by the township's 38,430 registered voters, yielding a 42.8% turnout. The Old Bridge Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade . As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 8,096 students and 670.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Schools in

4173-405: The 24,402 ballots cast by the township's 39,947 registered voters (124 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 61.1%. In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 51.0% of the vote (14,001 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 47.4% (13,019 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (274 votes), among the 27,464 ballots cast by the township's 39,454 registered voters, for

4280-723: The Bayway Circle, which has been modified to allow US 1/9 to run straight through. At this point, US 1/9 splits from Edgar Road. From the Bayway Circle, the road turns more to the east before making a sharp turn to the north-northeast and crossing the Elizabeth River on a skyway, which ends at the intersection with East Jersey Street. The road continues north through urban neighborhoods as Spring Street, passing under Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Elizabeth Industrial Track line. The highway reaches an intersection with North Avenue, at which point US 1/9 turns into

4387-624: The Cheesequake area in 1683. John and Susannah Brown were granted a 1,000 acres (4.0 km ) land grant from the King of England in 1737. They called the area Brownville, and this part of township is still known as Browntown. In 1684, South Amboy Township was formed. At that time, it covered an area that now consists of the Townships of Monroe and Old Bridge, the Borough of Sayreville and

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4494-606: The City of South Amboy . The Township covers 42 square miles (110 km ) that separated from South Amboy on March 2, 1869, and was originally called Madison Township. In 1975, the name was changed by referendum to the Township of Old Bridge. The purpose was to establish a single postal designation and ZIP code for the township and to differentiate the township from the Borough of Madison in Morris County . The community of Old Bridge in East Brunswick derives its name from

4601-586: The Czech Republic, the European route numbers are only additional, and they are always concurrent with the state route numbering, usually highways or first-class roads. In the state numbering system, concurrences exist only in first-class and second-class roads; third class roads do not have them. The local term for such concurrences is peáž (from the French word péage ). In the road register, one of

4708-590: The Dill Snuff Mill) was established in 1801 and was located on Mount Pleasant and Old Bridge Turnpike (now Route 516). The clay soil in the area surrounding Old Bridge was used for pottery and bricks way before the first European settlers. "Fine clay had surrounded Cheesequake Creek when the Lenni Lenape Native Americans lived there. The early discoveries of clay along the banks opened the clay industry to Middlesex County as well as

4815-613: The I-76 designation. The longest Interstate Highway concurrency is I-80 and I-90 for 278 miles (447 km) across Indiana and Ohio . There are at least two examples of eight-way concurrencies. The first example is in Indianapolis, between exits 46 and 47 of the 53-mile (85 km) I-465 beltway , where the highway is concurrent with I-69 , U.S. Highway 31 (US 31), US 36 , US 40 , US 52 , US 421 , and State Road 67 . The second example

4922-579: The New Jersey Turnpike (I-95). At this point, US 1/9 becomes the four-lane divided Pulaski Skyway . Trucks are banned from using the Pulaski Skyway and have to use Truck US 1/9 to bypass it. The Pulaski Skyway carries US 1/9 between Newark and Jersey City . The skyway crosses the Passaic River into Kearny , Hudson County , where it passes over industrial areas and a Conrail Shared Assets Operations railroad spur, and

5029-450: The November 2016 general election, when voters choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office. The Old Bridge Municipal Court has authority over misdemeanor cases related to traffic violations, criminal offenses, and local ordinance violations that occur within Old Bridge Township. Old Bridge Township is split between the 6th and 12th Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 12th state legislative district. For

5136-707: The QEW/Highway ;403 concurrency still only use the highway's original designation of QEW, although the MTO has updated route markers on the QEW to reflect the concurrency. At the national level, the Trans-Canada Highway , which does not bear a uniform number in the eastern provinces, follows various provincial highways. In the Atlantic Provinces the main designated TCH route either follows

5243-569: The Raritan each summer from their hunting grounds in the north. When the English gained control from the Dutch in 1664, the state was divided into two provinces, East Jersey and West Jersey . In 1683, the general assembly of East Jersey defined the boundaries of Middlesex County and the three other original counties ( Bergen , Essex and Monmouth ) as containing all plantations on both sides of

5350-646: The Republican municipal committee to fill the Second Ward seat expiring in December 2021 that became vacant when Mary Sohor resigned to take office after taking office to an at-large seat. In June 2016, the Township Council appointed June Dungee to fill the vacant Third Ward seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Reginald Butler until his death earlier that month; Dungee served until

5457-574: The Revolution. The Perrine clay pit was located near U.S. Route 9 and Ernston Road. The Cottrell homestead is a landmark in Old Bridge. It was built in 1831 and still stands today on the northeast corner of County Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The Cottrells owned a 150-acre (61 ha) apple orchard that was located across the street from their home. Apples that could not be used because of their size or quality did not go to waste. Across from

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5564-509: The Township Council are Council President Mary Rita Sohor (R, 2027; At Large), Council Vice-President Anita Greenberg-Belli (R, 2027; At-Large), Darin Accettulli (R, 2025; Ward 2 - appointed to serve an unexpired term), Jill DeCaro ( D , 2025; Ward 4), Erik DePalma (R, 2027; At Large), Kiran Desai (D, 2025; Ward 3), Kevin J. Garcia (R, 2025; Ward 1), John E. Murphy III (R, 2025; Ward 6), Anthony Paskitti (R, 2025; Ward 5). Darin Accettulli

5671-903: The UK, the existence of these concurrencies is purely theoretical. In Sweden and Denmark, the most important highways use only the European route numbers that have cardinal directions. In Sweden the European route E6 and E20 run concurrently for 280 kilometres (170 mi). In Denmark the E47 and E55 run concurrently for 157 kilometres (98 mi). There are more shorter concurrencies. There are two stretches in Sweden and Denmark where three European routes run concurrently; these are E6, E20 and E22 in Sweden, and E20, E47, and E55 in Denmark. Along all these concurrencies, all route numbers are posted with signs. In

5778-465: The US 1/9 alignment was moved to its current location north the Tonnele Circle, following Route 1 and Route 6 to the George Washington Bridge into New York City. In the vicinity of the George Washington Bridge, the route also ran concurrent with US 46. In addition, US 9 was built to connect to US 1 in Woodbridge on its current alignment (then designated Route 35) instead of using Route 4 (the current Route 35). In

5885-635: The United Kingdom, routes do not run concurrently with others. Where this would normally occur, the roadway takes the number of only one of the routes (usually, but not always, the most important route), while the other routes are considered to have a gap and are signed in brackets (the equivalent of "to" signs in North America). An example is the meeting of the M60 and the M62 northwest of Manchester :

5992-507: The area. Fulling was used as a finishing process used on woolen cloth that would remove the dirt and grease and to compact the wool fibers. The mill is said to have been run behind Old Bridge High School and flows east into the Matawan Creek . The area of Old Bridge was also known for its many mills that manufactured snuff , a scented tobacco product that was used by men and women during that time. The Washington Snuff mill (later renamed

6099-411: The cold-storage building on the southwest corner of Cottrell Road and Route 516, the family built the New Jersey Apple Growers Inc. distillery . It was at this distillery that they pressed the apples into cider and distilled the brandy in large vats. The brandy would age in barrels in a government warehouse that was located on the Cottrells' property. The Cottrells produced apple brandy for twenty years on

6206-455: The concurrency. Since highways in the United States and Canada are usually signed with assigned cardinal directions based on their primary orientation, it is possible for a stretch of roadway shared between two highways to be signed with conflicting, even opposite, cardinal directions in a wrong-way concurrency . For example, near Wytheville, Virginia , there is a concurrency between Interstate 77 (which runs primarily north–south, as it

6313-431: The consecutive mileposts from US 1. Concurrency (road) Concurrent numbering can become very common in jurisdictions that allow it. Where multiple routes must pass between a single mountain crossing or over a bridge, or through a major city, it is often economically and practically advantageous for them all to be accommodated on a single physical roadway. In some jurisdictions, however, concurrent numbering

6420-477: The crossing of I-78, US 1/9 continues north, with the lanes splitting as it passes over the Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Greenville Running Track, Lehigh Line , and Newark and Passaic Industrial Track at Oak Island Yard before coming to a northbound exit and southbound entrance with Delancy and South streets. The freeway continues through industrial areas as it comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance for Wilson Avenue. Following this interchange,

6527-461: The current US 1/9 north of Jersey City. US 1/9 originally went to the Holland Tunnel on Route 25; after the George Washington Bridge opened, the two routes were realigned to their current routing north of Jersey City. After the Pulaski Skyway opened in 1932, US 1/9 and Route 25 were routed to use this road, which soon had a truck ban resulting in the creation of Route 25T (now US 1/9 Truck). South of Newark, US 1/9

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6634-514: The directions of US 1/9 rejoin as the freeway continues northeast, with Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Passaic and Harsimus Line running closely parallel to the northwest of the road. Along this stretch, the roadway comes to a bridge over Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Newark and New York Industrial Track and Manufacturers Industrial Track lines. The local–express lane configuration of US 1/9 ends at an interchange with Truck US 1/9 and Raymond Boulevard that provides access to

6741-868: The district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School (with 226 students in grades K–5), Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School (196; K–5), Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School (182; K–5), Madison Park Elementary School (285; K–5), James A. McDivitt Elementary School (532; K–5), Memorial Elementary School (417; K–5), William A. Miller Elementary School (332; K–5), Walter M. Schirra Elementary School (269; K–5), Alan B. Shepard Elementary School (280; K–5), Southwood Elementary School (343; K–5), Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School (394; K–5), Jonas Salk Middle School (903; 6–8), Carl Sandburg Middle School (981; 6–8) and Old Bridge High School (2,707; 9–12). Eighth grade students from all of Middlesex County are eligible to apply to attend

6848-1004: The fact that the first bridge spanning the South River was built there, and as other bridges were built across the river the first one became known as "the Old Bridge." According to the United States Census Bureau , the township had a total area of 40.93 square miles (106.00 km ), including 38.18 square miles (98.89 km ) of land and 2.75 square miles (7.11 km ) of water (6.71%). Brownville (2010 population of 2,383 ), Laurence Harbor (2010 population of 6,536 ), Madison Park (2010 population of 7,144 ) and Old Bridge CDP (2010 population of 23,753 ) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within Old Bridge Township. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names within Old Bridge Township include Browntown , Brunswick Gardens, Cheesequake , Cottrell Corners , Matchaponix, Moerls Corner, Morristown, Parlin , Redshaw Corner, Runyon, Sayre Woods South, South Old Bridge and Texas. Old Bridge borders

6955-462: The farm and sold it wholesale to distributors under the name Browntown. Old Bridge Township is governed within the Faulkner Act , formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government. The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form. The Township Council is comprised of nine members, with six elected to represent wards and three elected at-large from

7062-469: The freeway also passes under the AirTrain Newark monorail line. At the north end of the airport property, the road reaches the large Newark Airport Interchange , where it has connections to I-78 , US 22 westbound, and Route 21 northbound. Within this interchange, US 1/9 first has ramps to I-78, US 22, and Route 21 before turning east to parallel I-78 briefly prior to having more connections to I-78 as well as to Port Newark . Past

7169-486: The high school programs offered by the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools , a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at Middlesex County Academy in Edison , the Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences in Woodbridge Township and at its East Brunswick , Perth Amboy and Piscataway technical high schools, with no tuition charged to students for attendance. Multiple private schools operate in

7276-457: The highway runs to the west of Bayway Refinery before passing under a Staten Island Railway freight line that is used by Conrail Shared Assets Operations . After this bridge, US 1/9 meets the western terminus of I-278 at a partial interchange with a northbound exit and southbound entrance from US 1/9. Past this interchange, US 1/9 continues into Elizabeth , where it intersects with South Elmora Avenue/Bayway ( Route 439 ) at

7383-416: The motorways coincide for the seven miles (11 km) between junctions 12 and 18 but the motorway between those points is only designated as the M60 (although in this case the same junction numbers would also apply to the M62). European route numbers as designated by UNECE may have concurrencies (for instance E15 and E30 around Greater London ), but since the E-route numbers are unsigned and unused in

7490-418: The municipalities of East Brunswick , Monroe Township , Sayreville and Spotswood in Middlesex County; Aberdeen , Manalapan , Marlboro and Matawan in Monmouth County ; and shares a border with the borough of Staten Island in New York City , across Raritan Bay . The 2010 United States census counted 65,375 people, 23,777 households, and 17,333 families in the township. The population density

7597-453: The name changes to Broad Avenue. Shortly after entering Fairview, the route passes over the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 's Edgewater Branch line, where it is briefly a divided highway. Turning north, the road passes more suburban areas before continuing into Ridgefield . In Ridgefield, US 1/9 becomes a divided highway prior to intersecting with southern terminus of Route 93 . The median ends after this intersection, and

7704-440: The next decade, a building boom started; as farms gave way to developments, the population tripled to 22,772 by 1960. The 1980 census cited 51,406 people. The township saw major changes with the extension of Route 18 to the shore. The township was named as a contender for the title of one of the best places to live in the United States by Money magazine in both 2005 and 2007. In 2016, SafeWise named Old Bridge Township as

7811-469: The numbers will be arranged vertically or horizontally in order of precedence. The order to be used is Interstate Highways , U.S. Highways , state highways , and finally county roads , and within each class by increasing numerical value. Several states do not officially have any concurrencies, instead officially ending routes on each side of one. There are several circumstances where unusual concurrencies exist along state borders. One example occurs along

7918-435: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 21,438 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

8025-432: The population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.5 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

8132-419: The population. Of the 23,777 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18; 58.5% were married couples living together; 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.1% were non-families. Of all households, 22.6% were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.25. 22.8% of

8239-401: The primary access point to Newark Airport . Between Newark and Jersey City, US 1/9 runs along the Pulaski Skyway . Trucks are banned from this section of road and must use Truck US 1/9 . The concurrency between US 1 and US 9 is commonly referred to as "1 and 9". Some signage for the concurrency, as well as the truck route, combines the two roads into one shield, separated by

8346-491: The province's only concurrency between two 400-series highways . The concurrency was not in the original plan which intended for both the QEW and Highway 403 to run parallel to each other, as the Hamilton–Brantford and Mississauga sections of Highway 403 were initially planned to be linked up along a corridor (later planned to be tolled ) now occupied by Highway 407 . To avoid forcing drivers to pay tolls to use

8453-605: The road comes to a diamond interchange with Union Turnpike ( CR 676 ) and Paterson Plank Road ( CR 681 ). From this point, US 1/9 continues north-northeast, crossing NJ Transit's Hudson–Bergen Light Rail near the line's northern terminus at the Tonnelle Avenue Station . Past this station, the road runs to the east of the North Bergen Yard and is still lined with businesses. US 1/9 continues into Fairview , Bergen County , where

8560-437: The road crosses over Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor and coming to a channelized intersection with the eastern terminus of Route 3 that also provides access to eastbound Route 495 . A short distance later, US 1/9 becomes a four-lane undivided road and reaches a partial interchange with Route 495; the only direct connection available is a ramp from westbound Route 495 to southbound US 1/9. After this,

8667-1044: The road runs near the New Jersey Turnpike ( Interstate 95 [I-95]). In Fort Lee , US 1/9 merges onto I-95 and crosses the Hudson River on the George Washington Bridge , where the two U.S. Routes split a short distance into New York. US 1/9 intersects several major roads, including I-278 in Linden , Route 81 in Elizabeth , I-78 and US 22 in Newark , Route 139 in Jersey City , Route 3 and Route 495 in North Bergen , and US 46 in Palisades Park . US 1/9 also serves as

8774-407: The road turns northeast into mostly residential neighborhoods with a few businesses, intersecting with the western terminus of Route 5 . Past Route 5, US 1/9 continues into Palisades Park , in a mile-long (1.6 km) district known as Koreantown . It soon reaches an interchange with US 46 . At this point, US 1/9 turns east off Broad Avenue to merge onto US 46, which

8881-481: The roads is considered the main ("source") road and the others as the péaging (guest) roads. The official road map enables a maximum of five concurrent routes of the intrastate numbering system. Cycling routes and hiking routes are often concurrent. In Israel, two freeways , the Trans-Israel Highway (Highway 6), and Highway 1 run concurrently just east of Ben Shemen Interchange . The concurrency

8988-434: The routes has its exit numbers dominate over the other and can sometimes result in having two exits of the same number, albeit far from each other along the same highway. An example of this is from the concurrency of I-94 and US 127 near Jackson , Michigan. The concurrent section of freeway has an exit with M-106 , which is numbered exit 139 using I-94's mileage-based numbers. US 127 also has another exit 139 with

9095-766: The same roadway (and vice versa), is the only wrong-way concurrency in British Columbia. Concurrencies are also very common in Quebec . Most notably, the Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge features a concurrency with three Autoroutes: A-10 , A-15 , and A-20 . Another example is A-55 , which runs concurrently with A-10, A-20, and A-40 , all of which are major highways. In Ontario , the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highway 403 run concurrently between Burlington and Oakville , forming

9202-667: The same time, there could be an extension of another highway designation that is used to replace the newly shortened designation with another one. Between states, US 27 in Michigan previously ran concurrently with I-69 from the Michigan–Indiana state line to the Lansing, Michigan , area. From there it turned northwards to its terminus at Grayling . In 1999, the Michigan and Indiana departments of transportation petitioned

9309-452: The seat in Ward 4. In December 2021, the results were invalidated after it was confirmed that dozens of residents had received incorrect ballots that had voters casting ballots in the incorrect ward. In a March 2022 special election, DeCaro was elected over Razzoli by an 838 to 693 margin. In January 2020, the Township Council selected Erik DePalma from a list of three candidates nominated by

9416-598: The sixth-safest city in America to raise a child; the township was the second-highest ranked of the 12 communities in New Jersey included on the list. The first inhabitants of the area known as Old Bridge were the Lenni Lenape Native Americans . Those who settled in Old Bridge and other parts of Central Jersey were known as the Unami , or "people down the river." They migrated to the shore along

9523-545: The south to Sayreville in the north and houses Interchange 120, which is signed for Laurence Harbor / Matawan . Other routes, such as US 9 , Route 18 , Route 34 and Route 35 also pass through the township. Major county routes that pass through are CR 516 , CR 520 , CR 527 and CR 615 . The New Jersey Turnpike ( I-95 ) is minutes north along Route 18 outside the township in bordering East Brunswick (Exit 9) and not too far also in bordering Monroe Township (Exit 8A). For busing, Old Bridge Park and Ride

9630-542: The south, where it serves the Jersey Shore region, along with the suburban communities of Freehold Township and Old Bridge ; a short distance to the north of an interchange with the New Jersey Turnpike ( I-95 ) and the Garden State Parkway . The combined US 1/9 runs northeast through business areas as a six-lane divided highway , coming to a partial cloverleaf interchange with Route 35

9737-572: The southeast along a multilane freeway with local–express lane configuration consisting of four local lanes and four express lanes in each direction, passing numerous highrise buildings as it heads east to the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River . At the New Jersey– New York state line on the bridge, US 46 ends and I-95 and US 1/9 continue into the borough of Manhattan in New York City . After an interchange with

9844-601: The southern end of the US 127 business loop in Mount Pleasant , Michigan. (US 127's mile markers in Michigan reflect the cumulative distance north of the Ohio state line; the numbers resume north of the I-94 overlap and reflect the distance accumulated on that concurrency.) However, there are also instances where the dominant exit number range is far more than the secondary route's highest exit number, for example

9951-537: The state of New Jersey. By the 1800s clay was a major industry. The clay deposits found along Cheesequake Creek are reported to be some of the finest stoneware clays in the United States." The clay supplied local potters as well as those in Hudson Valley , Norwalk, Connecticut , other New England states, and parts of Canada . The earliest use of clay from this area was used by Captain James Morgan before

10058-532: The township as a whole in partisan elections held as part of the November general election in odd-numbered years. All elected officials serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with the six ward seats up for election together and the three at-large seats and the mayoral seat up for vote together two years later. As of 2024 , the Mayor of Old Bridge Township is Republican Eleanor "Debbie" Walker, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. The members of

10165-776: The township had a total of 222.24 miles (357.66 km) of roadways, of which 179.32 miles (288.59 km) were maintained by the municipality, 24.41 miles (39.28 km) by Middlesex County and 16.65 miles (26.80 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 1.86 miles (2.99 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority . The township is crisscrossed by many major roads and highways. The Garden State Parkway passes through Old Bridge for about 1.9 miles (3.1 km), connecting Aberdeen Township in Monmouth County in

10272-849: The township. Calvary Christian School serves students in grades K–10, operating within Calvary Chapel Old Bridge. St. Ambrose School and St. Thomas the Apostle School are Pre-K–8 Catholic elementary schools that operate under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen . St. Thomas the Apostle School was recognized in 2018 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program of the United States Department of Education . As of May 2010 ,

10379-525: The vote (10,211 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.3% (4,532 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (206 votes), among the 15,147 ballots cast by the township's 40,437 registered voters (198 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.5%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 57.8% of the vote (9,511 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 35.9% (5,898 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.9% (976 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (168 votes), among

10486-532: The western terminus of Route 139 . Here, US 1/9 head north on four-lane divided surface road called Tonnele Avenue, named for local landowner and politician John Tonnelé . The road passes over NJ Transit's Morris & Essex Lines and then Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' National Docks Secondary line before running through urban areas. It turns more to the north-northeast before reaching an interchange with Secaucus Road ( CR 678 ). At this point, US 1/9 crosses into North Bergen . In this area,

10593-410: Was the state's 21st-most-populous municipality , with a population of 66,876, an increase of 1,501 (+2.3%) from the 2010 census count of 65,375, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,919 (+8.1%) from the 60,456 counted in the 2000 census . As of the 2010 Census, the township was ranked 18th in the state by population, after being the state's 21st most-populous municipality in 2000. Old Bridge

10700-424: Was $ 82,640 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 6,053) and the median family income was $ 98,634 (+/− $ 2,857). Males had a median income of $ 67,487 (+/− $ 3,364) versus $ 48,856 (+/− $ 3,104) for females. The per capita income for the township was $ 35,666 (+/− $ 1,152). About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over. As of

10807-440: Was 1,717.7 per square mile (663.2/km ). There were 24,638 housing units at an average density of 647.3 per square mile (249.9/km ). The racial makeup was 74.06% (48,418) White , 6.21% (4,063) Black or African American , 0.20% (129) Native American , 14.34% (9,374) Asian , 0.02% (10) Pacific Islander , 2.72% (1,780) from other races , and 2.45% (1,601) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.81% (7,064) of

10914-399: Was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.30. In the township the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. The median income for

11021-483: Was appointed to fill the Wars 2 seat expiring in December 2025 that had been held by Erik DePalma, until he took office as an at-large councilmember. Accettulli will serve on an interim basis until the November 2024 general election, when voters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office. Republican Mark Razzoli had been behind Democrat Jill DeCaro by 11 votes at the November 2021 general election for

11128-492: Was first legislated as the northernmost part of Route 1 in 1916, a route that was to continue south to Trenton . In 1922, an extension of Route 1 was legislated to continue north from Elizabeth to the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City. This extension was planned to be the first superhighway in the U.S., with much of it opening in 1928. As a result of the creation of the U.S. Highway System in 1926, US 1 and US 9 were designated through northern New Jersey, sharing

11235-493: Was moved from Route 27 to Route 25. In 1953, the state highways running concurrent with US 1/9 in New Jersey were removed. In 1964, the approaches to the George Washington Bridge were upgraded into I-95. US 1 and US 9 begin their concurrency at a directional interchange in Woodbridge , Middlesex County . US 1 comes from the southwest, where it serves the state capital of Trenton , along with New Brunswick and Edison ; while US 9 comes from

11342-576: Was one of two main thoroughfares in Hudson County (the other being Kennedy Boulevard ) that were listed among the Tri-State Transportation Campaign's list of the top 10 most dangerous roads for pedestrians in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Route 1/9, which tied for the #10 place on the list, was cited for the five pedestrian fatalities that occurred on it from 2009 to 2011. Mileposts in New Jersey follow

11449-555: Was removed, the highway north of the Lansing area was renumbered US 127, and the US 27 designation was removed from I-69. Some consolidation schemes involve the use of incorporating two single-digit numbers onto one marker, as along the US 1/9 concurrency in northern New Jersey . In the mid-20th century, California had numerous concurrencies, but the California Legislature removed most of them in

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