Editing New Jersey Route 64 (section)

=== Route 92 and future changes to CR 571 ===
{{see also|New Jersey Route 92}}
[[File:2023-10-04 12 34 41 View north along New Jersey State Route 64 and Mercer County Route 571 and west along Mercer County Route 526 (Princeton-Hightstown Road) as it crosses the Northeast Corridor in West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg|right|thumb|Route 64 northbound passing over the Northeast Corridor]]
Route&nbsp;64, after designation in&nbsp;1953,<ref name="nj1953" /> remained a short bridge along the highway.<ref name="1959map">{{cite map|title=New Jersey|publisher=American Oil Company|year=1959|cartography=General Drafting Inc.}}</ref> However, the need for an expressway from Trenton to the Jersey Shore remained, and in the late 1950s, the State Highway Department brought about plans for the Princeton&ndash;Hightstown Bypass, a four-lane freeway that would head for {{convert|14|mi|km}} from U.S. Route 206 in [[Montgomery Township, New Jersey|Montgomery Township]] to [[New Jersey Route 33]] in Hightstown. In the length, the freeway was to interchange with [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 1]], [[U.S. Route 130]] and [[New Jersey Route 27]]. The route was re-designated as Route 92,<ref name="1964Map">{{cite web|url=http://www.nycroads.com/history/expwy-map_metro/|title=Proposed Expressways in New York City|publisher=Regional Plan Association News|date=May 1964|access-date=2009-09-09}}</ref> and remained a high priority project for several decades. Even after changes in alignment, Route 64 was still an alternative.<ref name="public">{{cite book|title=Public Hearing for Proposed Route 92 Freeway|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|date=December 18, 1991|author=New Jersey State Legislature}}</ref> However, Route 92 was shelved on December 1, 2006 in favor of widening the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] mainline,<ref name="92canned">{{cite news|title=Turnpike Won't Add Toll Link to Route 1|date=December 2, 2006|newspaper=The [[Asbury Park Press]]}}</ref> and only [[New Jersey Route 133]] was constructed for the proposal.<ref name="133open">{{cite news|title=Long Wait Is Over|last=Armone|first=Michael|date=December 1, 1999|publisher=The Trenton Times}}</ref>

As part of the proposed [[Penns Neck Bypass]] on U.S. Route 1, the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] plans on realigning County Route 571 from the western terminus of Route&nbsp;64 to a northerly route to Route 1.<ref name="pennsneck">{{cite journal|last=University|first=Rutgers|year=2009|title=Route 1/Penns Neck Area Final Enivornmental Impact Statement|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation}}</ref> Although County Route 571 are proposed to be realigned onto the new alignment, there is no designated change proposed for Route 64. On the contrary to this, one state figure shows Route 64 running along Washington Road, where the two county routes currently run.<ref name="pennsneck" /><ref name="pennsneck2">{{cite journal|last=University|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/works/studies/pennsneck/pdf/app_c_7_1.pdf|first=Rutgers|year=2009|title=Route 1/Penns Neck Area Final Enivornmental Impact Statement - Figure 7-1|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|access-date=August 24, 2009}}</ref>