New Jersey Route 4 (pre-1927)

Last updated August 20, 2023

Pre-1927 Route 4 was a route in New Jersey that ran from Absecon north to Rahway, existing from 1916 to 1927. Today, it is part of the following routes:

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Route 36 is a state highway in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The 24.40-mile (39.27 km) long route, shaped as a backwards C, begins at an intersection with the Garden State Parkway and County Route 51 on the border of Tinton Falls and Eatontown and runs east to Long Branch. From Long Branch, the route follows the Atlantic Ocean north to Sea Bright and turns west, running to the south of the Raritan Bay. Route 36 ends in Keyport at an interchange with the Garden State Parkway and Route 35. It varies in width from a six-lane divided highway to a two-lane undivided road. The route is signed east–west between Eatontown and Long Branch and north–south between Long Branch and Keyport.

In 1927, New Jersey's state highways were renumbered. The old system, which had been defined in sequence by the legislature since 1916, was growing badly, as several routes shared the same number, and many unnumbered state highways had been defined. A partial renumbering was proposed in 1926, but instead a total renumbering was done in 1927.

On January 1, 1953, the New Jersey Highway Department renumbered many of the State Routes. This renumbering was first proposed in 1951 in order to reduce confusion to motorists. A few rules were followed in deciding what to renumber:

Pre-1927 Route 18 was a route in New Jersey that ran from Camden east to Toms River, existing from 1923 to 1927. Today, it is part of the following routes:

Pre-1927 Route 14 was a route in New Jersey that ran from Cape May north to Egg Harbor City, existing from 1917 to 1927. Today, it is part of the following routes:

Pre-1927 Route 6 was a route in New Jersey that ran from Camden south to Mullica Hill, where it headed southwest to Salem, southeast to Bridgeton, and north back to Mullica Hill. The route existed from 1922 to 1927. Today, it is part of the following routes:

Pre-1927 Route 7 was a route in New Jersey that ran from Hightstown east to Asbury Park, existing from 1916 to 1927. Today, it is part of the following routes:

Pre-1927 Route 8 was a route in New Jersey that ran from Montclair north to the New York border near Unionville, New York, existing between 1916 and 1927. Today, it is part of the following routes:

Pre-1927 Route 8 Spur was a route in New Jersey that ran from Dingman's Ferry east to Franklin Furnace, existing from 1926 to 1927. Today, it is part of the following routes:

Pre-1927 Route 15 was a route in New Jersey that ran from Bridgeton east to Rio Grande, existing between 1917 and 1927. Today, it is part of the following routes:

Pre-1927 Route 16 was a route in New Jersey that ran from Princeton north to Morristown, existing from 1921 to 1927. Today, it is part of the following routes:

Pre-1927 Route 20 was a route in New Jersey that existed from 1923 to 1927 in two segments. The first segment ran from Berlin north to Haddonfield and is today County Route 561. The second segment ran from Millville north to Westville and is today New Jersey Route 47.

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