RoadDog Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 The December 11th Manchester, NY, Times had an article about New Jersey's Route 9, a free alternate to the Garden State Freeway. It gave a brief histrory of it saying that going from northern NJ to Atlantic City in the 1920s meant going by train as folks couldn't affort cars. In the 19th centurty, it was maintained by various municipalities and individual landowners who charged tolls at water crossings. When the road was paved, the towns felt no need to envision a future of four lanes, which is drastically needs today. But acquiring right-of-ways would be too expensive. "Route 9: Turning Back the Clock important to Ocean County" by Bill McLaughlin. Keep on Down Those Two Lane Highways. --RoadDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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