New Jersey Route 7

Route 7 marker
Route 7
Map
Two segments of Route 7 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT, Township of Nutley, and Passaic County
Length9.46 mi[1] (15.22 km)
Existed1927–present
Southern segment
Length5.35 mi[1] (8.61 km)
East end
Major intersections
West end CR 506 in Belleville
Northern segment
Length4.11 mi[1] (6.61 km)
South end CR 667 in Newark/Belleville
North endKingsland Road in Nutley/Clifton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesHudson, Bergen, Essex, Passaic
Highway system
Route 6 Route 8

Route 7 is a state highway in the northern part of New Jersey in the United States. It has two sections, an east–west alignment running from U.S. Route 1/9 Truck in Jersey City to the Passaic River in Belleville, and a north–south alignment running from the Newark/Belleville to the Nutley/Clifton border. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) lists Route 7 as a single north–south highway with a small gap between the alignments. The entire highway has a combined length of 9.46 mi (15.22 km).

The southern section of Route 7, which runs from Jersey City west-northwest to Belleville, passes through industrial areas, the New Jersey Meadowlands, Arlington Memorial Park, and some residential and business areas. West of the interchange with County Route 508 in Kearny, Route 7 is the Belleville Turnpike, a historic road created in 1759. The northern section of Route 7 runs north through residential and business areas of Belleville and Nutley into Clifton, where it turns west and crosses back into Nutley, briefly turning to the north to come to its northern terminus. A portion of the route in Nutley is municipally maintained while the portion within Clifton is maintained by Passaic County. The two separate sections of Route 7 are linked by County Route 506 (Rutgers Street) in Belleville, which is signed as Route 7 despite the fact it is not officially part of the route. There is inconsistency between the official NJDOT diagram and what is signed on the road; the signage suggests that Route 7 is really one continuous route that also extends even further north to Route 3 via Kingsland Road and Cathedral Ave, and many navigation systems also indicate this. However, the NJDOT has not updated the definition of Route 7 past a 2-segment highway.

Route 7 was established in 1927 to run from Jersey City to Paterson, replacing pre-1927 Route 11 between Belleville and Paterson. The routing was amended in 1929 to head to Route 3 in Wallington and was extended north to Route 6 (now U.S. Route 46) in East Paterson in 1949. In 1953, the route was modified to follow its current alignment.

  1. ^ a b c "Route 7 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

New Jersey Route 7

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