U.S. Route 1/9 Truck

U.S. Route 1/9 Truck
State	NJ
Type	US Truck
Route	1/9 Truck
Length mi	4.10
Length km	6.60
Direction a	South
Terminus a	in Jersey City
Junction	in Jersey City
Direction b	North
Terminus b	in Jersey City
Counties	Hudson
System	United States Numbered Highway System

U.S. Route 1/9 Truck is a short truck route in Hudson County, New Jersey, providing a bypass for commercial vehicles around a congested and restricted section of the mainline U.S. Route 1/9 in Jersey City. The route runs for approximately 4.1 miles (6.6 km) and is a critical freight corridor connecting the New Jersey Turnpike with the Holland Tunnel to Manhattan. It traverses heavily industrialized areas, including the Port Jersey and Global Marine Terminal facilities, and is a key component of the regional transportation network serving the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Route description

Traveling northbound, the route begins at an interchange with the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) and U.S. Route 1/9 in the Greenville section of Jersey City. It proceeds north on Route 185, also known as the Port Jersey Boulevard, skirting the western edge of the Port Jersey marine terminal. The roadway then turns northwest onto Route 139, a depressed arterial that passes beneath the Conrail National Docks Secondary rail line. This segment provides a direct truck connection to the Holland Tunnel approach ramps, bypassing the surface street congestion and low-clearance Arlington Memorial Bridge on the mainline U.S. Route 1/9. The route terminates where trucks merge onto the dedicated truck lanes for the tunnel, which leads to Lower Manhattan in New York City.

History

The truck route was established to address chronic traffic issues and structural limitations on the primary path of U.S. Route 1/9 through Jersey City. The mainline's passage over the Arlington Memorial Bridge and through the Journal Square area presented low clearance heights and tight geometries unsuitable for modern tractor-trailers. The construction of the Route 139 extension in the mid-20th century, designed as a direct connector to the Holland Tunnel, created a more viable corridor for freight. Official designation as a truck route followed, coordinating with the development of the Port of New York and New Jersey and the adjacent Global Marine Terminal to streamline goods movement. Its alignment has remained largely unchanged, though it has been impacted by regional projects like the Turnpike Extension and the Interstate 78 construction.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jersey City, Hudson County. {| class="wikitable" |- ! mi ! km ! Destinations ! Notes |- | 0.00 | 0.00 | U.S. Route 1/9 / I-95 Toll / New Jersey Turnpike – Newark, Bayonne | Southern terminus; interchange |- | 0.7 | 1.1 | Route 185 north (Port Jersey Boulevard) – Port Jersey | Northern end of Route 185 concurrency |- | 2.2 | 3.5 | Route 139 west – Holland Tunnel | Eastern terminus of Route 139; interchange |- | 4.10 | 6.60 | Holland Tunnel – Manhattan | Northern terminus; tunnel entrance |- | colspan="4" |

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See also

* U.S. Route 1/9 * New Jersey Route 139 * Holland Tunnel * Port of New York and New Jersey * New Jersey Turnpike

References

Category:U.S. Routes in New Jersey Category:Transportation in Hudson County, New Jersey Category:Truck routes in the United States