Longtermthrowaway5 t1_jaatoyi wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:22 AM

Reply to comment by newport100 in Central Jersey needs better East-West routes by Flashinglights0101

18 basically ends right at Somerset county. 287 has that weird tail that goes east west between somerset and Middlesex then goes south north instead of north south

la_de_cha t1_jaaxhtq wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:50 AM

Fun fact. The reason it goes east west at that point was because they didn’t want to go through the Watchung mountains.

Mr_Matt_K t1_jaayiqw wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:58 AM

No, that part of 287 was supposed to be I-95, it'd come in from the north on the Turnpike at Exit 10, go west, split off and go southwest towards Belle Meade and Hopewell Township, and then resume on 295 south (or "west") around Route 31.

newport100 t1_jaaun3t wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:29 AM

Yeah but that little tail is pretty far away from large parts of both counties. To be extreme for examples’ sake, if I’m at exit 12 on 287, I’m still a ways away from towns like Montgomery or Jamesburg.

Longtermthrowaway5 t1_jaaxab1 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:49 AM

The tail starts right at basically the center of Somerset county. You couldn't place an east/west road better in Somerset if the goal is to get it in the center. The problem is the counties are not lined up it wouldn't be an east/west road if it goes center to center. It would be Northwest/southeast