Editing Middlesex County, New Jersey (section)

====Roads and Highways====
[[Image:MiddlesexCounty 1947.jpg|thumb|right|1947 road map]]
Middlesex County hosts various county roads, state routes, US routes, and interstate highways, as well as [[toll road|toll highways]]. {{As of|2010|5}}, the county had a total of {{convert|2584.38|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|2118.08|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|292.16|mi}} by Middlesex County and {{convert|131.48|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], {{convert|41.49|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]] and {{convert|1.17|mi}} by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/mileage_Middlesex.pdf Middlesex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2019. Accessed December 25, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000440__-.pdf Route 440 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2016. Accessed December 25, 2020</ref>

County roads include [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|CR 501]], [[County Route 514 (New Jersey)|CR 514]], [[County Route 516 (New Jersey)|CR 516]] (only in [[Old Bridge Township, New Jersey|Old Bridge]]), [[County Route 520 (New Jersey)|CR 520]] (only in Old Bridge), [[County Route 522 (New Jersey)|CR 522]], [[County Route 527 (New Jersey)|CR 527]], [[County Route 529 (New Jersey)|CR 529]], [[County Route 531 (New Jersey)|CR 531]], [[County Route 535 (New Jersey)|CR 535]], and [[County Route 539 (New Jersey)|CR 539]] (only in [[Cranbury, New Jersey|Cranbury]]).

[[File:2018-05-20 10 18 51 View north along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) just south of Exit 120 in Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|Garden State Parkway northbound entering Middlesex County]]
The state routes are: [[New Jersey Route 18|Route 18]], [[New Jersey Route 26|Route 26]] (only in [[North Brunswick, New Jersey|North Brunswick]] – entirely concurrent with Livingston Avenue), [[New Jersey Route 27|Route 27]], [[New Jersey Route 28|Route 28]], [[New Jersey Route 32|Route 32]], [[New Jersey Route 33|Route 33]] (only in [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]]), [[New Jersey Route 34|Route 34]] (only in Old Bridge), [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]], [[New Jersey Route 91|Route 91]] (concurrent with Jersey Avenue in North Brunswick and entering [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]]), [[New Jersey Route 171|Route 171]], [[New Jersey Route 172|Route 172]] (only in New Brunswick), [[New Jersey Route 184|Route 184]] and [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]].

[[United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. Route]]s include: [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|Route 1]], [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|Route 9]], [[U.S. Route 1/9|Route 1/9]] (only in [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge]]) and [[U.S. Route 130|Route 130]].

[[File:Driscoll-Viesser-Edison Bridges - August 30, 2020.jpg|thumb|The [[Driscoll Bridge|Governor Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge]] on the [[Garden State Parkway]] crosses the [[Raritan River]] near its mouth at the [[Raritan Bay]]. The bridge, connecting the communities of [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]] to the north and [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]] to the south, is one of the world's widest and busiest motor vehicle bridges<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/1492 |title=Garden State Parkway opens world's widest bridge - 15 lanes |publisher=TOLLROADSnews, Peter Samuel |access-date=2011-06-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323215304/https://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/1492 |archive-date=2012-03-23 }}</ref>]]
The county also includes some limited access highways and Interstates as well. Middlesex County hosts the southern end of [[Interstate 287|I-287]] which turns into [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]] that connects to the [[Outerbridge Crossing]]. The [[Garden State Parkway]] passes through the eastern part of the county, which features nine interchanges and the northern start/end of the split-roadways ([[Local-express lanes|Express & Local Lanes]]). The [[New Jersey Turnpike]] carries [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|I-95]] through the center of the county. The Turnpike has five interchanges in Middlesex County: Exit 12 in [[Carteret, New Jersey|Carteret]], Exit 11 in [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge]], Exit 10 in [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]], Exit 9 in [[East Brunswick, New Jersey|East Brunswick]] and Exit 8A in [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]].<ref>[http://www.njta.com/travel-resources/travel-map Travel Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025022104/http://www.njta.com/travel-resources/travel-map |date=October 25, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed October 24, 2017.</ref>

The New Jersey Department of Transportation is upgrading the Route 18 "avenue" to a freeway between the Route 1 interchange all the way up to the new 18 Extension in [[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2012/021512.shtm NJDOT breaks ground on project to completeRoute 18 extension to Interstate 287 in Piscataway; Project is designed to improve mobility and promote economic development in central New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402205216/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2012/021512.shtm |date=April 2, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] press release, dated February 15, 2012. Accessed October 6, 2013.</ref>

The Turnpike Authority planned to build [[New Jersey Route 92|Route 92]], which was to start near the intersection of Ridge Road & Route 1 in [[South Brunswick, New Jersey|South Brunswick]] to Interchange 8A in Monroe Township. This plan was cancelled on December 1, 2006.

The southern end of the "dual-dual" configuration (inner car lanes and outer truck lanes) used to be one mile south of Interchange 8A at the border of [[Cranbury, New Jersey|Cranbury]] and Monroe Township. It was relocated to Exit 6 in [[Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Mansfield Township]] in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]] after the Turnpike widening project was completed in early November 2014.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/NEWS_RELEASE_Gov_Christie_Commissioner_Fox_cut_ribbon_Turnpike_Widening.pdf Gov. Christie, NJDOT Commissioner FoxPraise $2.3 Billion NJ Turnpike Infrastructure Investment Project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103174930/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/NEWS_RELEASE_Gov_Christie_Commissioner_Fox_cut_ribbon_Turnpike_Widening.pdf |date=November 3, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed November 3, 2014.</ref>

{{Further|List of county routes in Middlesex County, New Jersey}}