Editing White Horse, New Jersey (section)

===White Horse Circle===
White Horse Circle is a [[traffic circle]] locally known by name, in the southwest part of White Horse. Up until 2018 it was not a true traffic circle, because it was bisected by northbound [[U.S. Route 206]], which made a left turn in the circle. This intersection connects South Broad Street (US 206 north and [[County Route 524 (New Jersey)|Route 524]] east), White Horse-Mercerville Road ([[County Route 533 (New Jersey)|Route 533]] north) and Bordentown Road (US 206 south). Only Route 533 had a [[stop sign]] at the circle, while Route 524 and the southern part of Route 206 have [[traffic signal]]s some distance from the circle. To allow cars to move in a safe fashion, there were six yield-signed road segments allowing cars to get to Route 206 and from the highway to Route 533. Route 206, when the light allowed, had no yield sign restrictions.<ref>Davis, Mike. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2012/09/hamilton_residents_get_a_look.html "Hamilton residents get a look at the new White Horse Circle"], ''[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]]'', September 27, 2012. Accessed April 4, 2013.</ref><ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BURB&p_multi=WBCB&p_theme=burb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1293D23398F86908&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Route 206 repaving starts today"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', February 11, 2009. Accessed April 7, 2013.</ref> Since the completion of [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]] and [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey-Pennsylvania)|Interstate 295]], which intersect southwest of the circle, much of the traffic that would have passed through the circle is able to use the wider, faster [[freeway]]s, reducing the traffic load at the circle.<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?ei=Rh1mUayjDqeZ0QGemYCQCg&id=LLo1AQAAMAAJ&dq=%22white+horse+circle%22 ''I-195-I-295 Completion, Mercer/Burlington Counties:Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 3''], [[United States Department of Transportation]], [[Federal Highway Administration]], 1981. Accessed April 10, 2013.</ref> Hamilton Township approved a construction project under which the modifications at the circle were completed by 2018, at a site that the township's engineer described as having an average of one accident a week.<ref>Prato, Maria. [http://hamiltonpulse.com/white-horse-circle-poised-for-redesign-p446-90.htm "White Horse Circle Poised for Redesign"], Hamilton Pulse, May 17, 2012. Accessed April 7, 2013.</ref> The new circle operates as a roundabout with two concentric lanes and many arrows to help drivers navigate the circle. The biggest change was the new requirement to yield to traffic in the circle, rather than yielding to traffic on the major roads. Accidents have decreased since this new roundabout was finished.<ref>Smith, Mark, area resident</ref>

In the [[1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering]], Route 37 was legislated to run from [[New Jersey Route 27|Route 27]] and [[New Jersey Route 30|Route 30]] (now [[U.S. Route 1 Business (Trenton, New Jersey)|U.S. Route 1 Business]], [[U.S. Route 206]], and [[New Jersey Route 31|Route 31]]) in [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] continuing through the White Horse Circle and on to [[Seaside Heights, New Jersey|Seaside Heights]].<ref>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.</ref><ref>[http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif 1927 New Jersey Road Map], State of New Jersey. Accessed April 7, 2013.</ref> The western end of [[New Jersey Route 37|Route 37]] was once planned to be at White Horse Circle, though that section of the planned route was eventually built as Interstate 195, with other portions returned to the counties as part of Route 524.

A {{convert|10|ft|adj=on}} tall statue of a white horse was constructed on the circle in 2010, commemorating the local tradition that George Washington rode through the area on a white horse while traveling to New York City in 1789.<ref name=FairWhiteHorse2010/>