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U.S. Route 130 is a north-south U.S. Highway completely within the state of New Jerseymarker, United Statesmarker. It runs from Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 40 at Deepwater north to U.S. Route 1 near New Brunswickmarker, briefly running concurrent with its parent (U.S. Route 30) near Camdenmarker, about one-third of the way to New Brunswick. The road has been supplanted by Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike for through traffic, though it still serves as a major local road.

Route description

Salem County

US 130's south end is in Pennsville Townshipmarker, Salem Countymarker at the east end of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, which carries I-295 and US 40. The New Jersey Turnpike begins at this interchange, and Route 49 heads south. From here, the route heads northeast on Shell Road, a two-lane undivided road, passing homes and businesses before entering Carneys Point Townshipmarker. In Carneys Point Township, the road intersects the west end of Route 140 before passing to the east of a DuPont plant and a Conrail Shared Assets Operations railroad yard near wooded areas. US 130 makes a turn to the north into a mix of residences and commercial establishments, crossing into Penns Grovemarker, where the route turns northeast again as Virginia Avenue and intersects the western terminus of Route 48. Past the Route 48 intersection, the road enters Carneys Point Township again and crosses a Conrail Shared Assets Operations line before continuing through a mix of agricultural and industrial areas. Upon entering Oldmans Townshipmarker, US 130 heads through a mix of woods and farms with some homes as Bridgeport-Penns Grove Road.

Gloucester County

After crossing the Oldmans Creek on a drawbridge, the route enters Logan Townshipmarker, Gloucester Countymarker and becomes a four-lane divided highway called Crown Point Road. It heads east-northeast through Nortonville before continuing through marshland and woodland. After crossing the Raccoon Creek on another drawbridge, the road passes some homes in Bridgeport before reaching a cloverleaf interchange that provides access to US 322 and the Commodore Barry Bridgemarker. At this point, a freeway section of US 130 begins. The freeway heads east through forested areas to its first interchange after US 322, a right-in right-out at Barker Avenue, with an overpass just to the west at Springers Road. Barker Avenue leads east to the south end of Route 44. The next interchange provides direct access to Route 44. After Route 44 is the last interchange, with Cedar Swamp Road, before US 130 merges into I-295 for a concurrency.

Along I-295, the route is a six-lane freeway, coming to an exit for CR 684. Continuing east, the freeway crosses into Greenwich Townshipmarker and has an interchange with CR 607. After passing near Greenwich Lake, there are exits for CR 653 and CR 673 within a short distance of each other. I-295/US 130 passes near some farm fields before reaching an interchange with CR 680 on the border of Greenwich Township and East Greenwich Townshipmarker. The road runs through a portion of East Greenwich Township before crossing back into Greenwich Township and coming to an interchange with CR 678 and CR 667 on the border of Greenwich Township and Paulsboromarker. Past this point, the freeway runs through marshy areas of the Mantua Creek and continues into West Deptford Townshipmarker. Here, there is an exit for CR 656. Passing near more industrial areas, I-295/US 130 has an interchange with the Mid-Atlantic Parkway, which provides access to Route 44 as well as to CR 643 and CR 660. Continuing northeast, the freeway reaches an interchange with Route 44 and CR 640. At this point, Route 44 begins to parallel I-295/US 130 on its northwest side as the two roads cross the Woodbury Creek. Route 44 ends at a cul-de-sac that has a ramp from the southbound direction of I-295/US 130 prior to another interchange that provides access to CR 644. The freeway passes near some homes before US 130 splits from I-295.

After splitting from I-295, US 130 continues northeast as a four-lane divided road called Crown Point Avenue. The route passes through an oil refinery before forming the border between West Deptford Township to the north and Westvillemarker to the south, where it begins to pass residences along the south side of the road. The road fully enters Westville before encountering the northern terminus of Route 45 at a Y-intersection. Past this intersection, the lanes of US 130 split briefly before rejoining.

Camden County

Upon crossing the Big Timber Creek, the route enters Brooklawnmarker, Camden Countymarker, where the name becomes Crescent Boulevard and it comes to a traffic circle with CR 551. Here, US 130 and CR 551 head concurrent to the east, passing under the Conrail Vineland Secondary, and come to another traffic circle. At this circle, Route 47 and CR 551 head south while US 130 continues east on Crescent Boulevard, lined with businesses. After CR 551 Spur heads east, US 130 makes a turn to the northeast, widening into a six-lane highway with many intersections controlled by jughandles and crossing the Little Timber Creek into Gloucester Citymarker. In Glocuester City, the median of the route widens as it interchanges with I-76 at a partial interchange. From this interchange, the road continues north-northeast and crosses the Newton Creek into Haddon Townshipmarker. US 130 comes to an interchange with Route 76C that has access towards I-76, I-676, and the Walt Whitman Bridgemarker to and from the northbound direction of US 130. The surroundings of the route become more residential as it reaches a channelized intersection with Route 168. Following this intersection, US 130 continues through urban residential and commercial areas, passing through a small corner of Camdenmarker before entering Collingswoodmarker. In Collingswood, the road is lined with businesses prior to meeting US 30 at the former Collingswood Circle.

At this point, US 30 forms a concurrency with US 130 and the two routes head north, passing under the PATCO Speedline before meeting CR 561 at an interchange. Past CR 561, the road passes to the east of Harleigh Cemeterymarker prior to crossing the Cooper River into Pennsauken Townshipmarker. In Pennsauken, US 30/US 130 comes to the Airport Circle. Airport Circle is an intersection with several flyovers; US 30 splits to the west, while Route 38 heads east, soon splitting with Route 70. US 130, meanwhile, continues northeast through more commercial areas. The road briefly enters Camden again right before an interchange with CR 537. After passing through more dense development in Pennsauken, the route crosses under New Jersey Transit’s Atlantic City Line before coming to a large interchange with Route 90 that provides access to the Betsy Ross Bridge. Within this interchange, the lanes of US 130 split. A short distance later, the route reaches an interchange with Route 73, which runs to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.

Burlington County

A short distance after the Route 73 interchange, US 130 crosses the North Branch of the Pennsauken Creek into Cinnaminson Townshipmarker, Burlington Countymarker and continues northeast past more businesses, along with a few homes. The route turns to the east-northeast and continues into Delran Townshipmarker, where there is an interchange with CR 613. Immediately after this interchange, the road crosses the Rancocas Creekand forms the border between Delanco Townshipmarker to the northwest and Willingboro Townshipmarker to the southeast as it passes a couple of lakes. US 130 continues along the border of Edgewater Park Townshipmarker and Willingboro Township as it enters commercial areas again with a small clearing for farmland. After briefly forming the border between Burlington Townshipmarker and Willingboro Township, the road entirely enters Burlington Township. The route forms a concurrency with CR 543 prior to entering Burlingtonmarker. A bypass takes US 130 and CR 543 around the downtown area of Burlington, first passing a mix of homes and businesses. The road comes to an intersection with Route 413, which provides access to the Burlington-Bristol Bridgemarker. Past this intersection, US 130/CR 543 turn east, with the median widening to include businesses. Along this portion of road, there is an intersection with the northern terminus of CR 541. The six-lane section of US 130 decreases to four lanes as it crosses the Assicunk Creek, where the median also narrows. The road turns northeast into inhabited areas, and CR 543 splits from US 130 by heading to the east.

Past this intersection, US 130 passes some businesses and crosses back into Burlington Township, where it runs a short distance to the southeast of New Jersey Transit’s River Linemarker. The road enters less dense commercial and industrial development, along with some farmland and woodland, as it continues into Florence Townshipmarker. An interchange with the Pennsylvania Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) is present in Florence Township. Following this interchange, US 130 continues through a mix of homes and businesses before crossing Crafts Creek into Mansfield Townshipmarker Here, the surroundings become more wooded with a few areas of agriculture and development. The route continues into Bordentown Townshipmarker, where the road widens to six lanes as it has a partial cloverleaf interchange with I-295. From this point, US 130 continues to an intersection with CR 545, where it narrows back to four lanes. The surroundings become more commercial as US 130 merges with US 206 at an interchange, bypassing Bordentownmarker to the east. The two routes continue north on a six-lane divided highway past businesses, briefly skirting the eastern edge of Bordentown as the road crosses CR 528. After entering Bordentown Township again, US 130 splits from US 206 by heading to the northeast at an interchange. Upon splitting, the route becomes a four-lane divided highway again, passing homes and businesses with areas of woods.

Mercer County

After crossing the Crosswicks Creek, US 130 continues into Hamilton Townshipmarker, Mercer Countymarker, where Route 156 splits to the west to parallel US 130 as it bypasses Yardvillemarker to the east through wooded areas. The route intersects several roads at northbound-only interchanges, including CR 609, CR 672, and CR 524; Route 156 provides southbound access. Past these interchanges, the road passes some homes before Route 156 merges back into it. From this point, US 130 runs through commercial areas, where it has a brief six-lane segment prior to reaching a cloverleaf interchange with I-195. Following this interchange, the road runs through more wooded business areas, entering Robbinsville Townshipmarker. In Robbinsville, the route forms a short concurrency with CR 526. At the point CR 526 turns east, Route 33 joins US 130 from the west. US 130 and Route 33 run together through a mix of farms and woods with some development. The road bypasses Windsormarker to the east prior to entering East Windsor Townshipmarker. Here, the road widens to six lanes and Route 33 splits from US 130, heading east into Hightstownmarker. US 130 narrows back to four lanes and runs around the commercial west side of Hightstown, crossing CR 571. Shortly after this intersection, the route has a partial cloverleaf interchange with Route 133.

Middlesex County

US 130 crosses the Millstone River into Cranbury Townshipmarker, Middlesex Countymarker, where it has an intersection with the northern terminus of CR 539. From this point, the route heads north through a mix of woods, farm fields, and inhabited neighborhoods, bypassing downtown Cranbury to the east and crossing CR 615. Past this intersection, the road continues into residential and commercial development, crossing Brainerd Lake before forming a short concurrency with CR 535. US 130 briefly forms the border between South Brunswick Townshipmarker to the west and Cranbury Township to the east before fully entering South Brunswick Township as the road runs through a mix of rural areas and business parks. The road comes to a directional Y-intersection with the western terminus of Route 32, which provides access to the New Jersey Turnpike and Monroe Townshipmarker. Following Route 32, US 130 passes more business parks, crossing over a Conrail Shared Assets Operations railroad line before coming to an interchange with CR 522. At this point, CR 522 forms a brief concurrency with US 130 before splitting to the west. After the CR 522 concurrency, the route continues north into mostly forested areas with some businesses, crossing Davidsons Mill Pond before continuing into North Brunswick Townshipmarker. In North Brunswick Township, the road heads northeast through increasing residential and commercial development. As the route starts to turn more to the north, it runs through wooded residential areas. US 130 comes to an end at an interchange with US 1, where the road continues north as Route 171 into New Brunswickmarker.

History

When US 130 was first marked in 1927, it was a spur of U.S. Route 30 from downtown Camdenmarker northeast and north to U.S. Route 1 in downtown Trentonmarker. This had all been pre-1927 Route 2, and in the 1927 renumbering it was designated Route 25 from Camden to Bordentownmarker, Route 39 from Bordentown to White Horsemarker, and Route 37 from White Horse to Trenton.

In the meantime, new alignments of Route 25 (and thus US 130) were built - around Camden ca. 1927 (moving US 130's south end to US 30 at Collingswood Circle in Collingswoodmarker via a bit of Route 45, truncated slightly to Airport Circle in Pennsauken Townshipmarker ca. 1929), around downtown Burlingtonmarker ca. 1925, and around downtown Bordentown ca. 1929.

US 130 was extended north in 1935, leaving the old alignment at Bordentown and running north on Route 25 towards New Brunswickmarker, continuing past U.S. Route 1 on Route 25M. Old US 130 north of Bordentown had been designated part of U.S. Route 206 in 1934. In 1938, US 130 was extended south from Camden along Route 45 to Westvillemarker and Route 44 to U.S. Route 40 at Deepwater in Pennsville Townshipmarker, just south of its current end, where the connection to Hook Road now hits Route 49. (US 40 continued south to downtown Pennsville, where a ferry led across the Delaware River to New Castle, Delawaremarker.)

Bypasses of Windsormarker, Hightstownmarker and Cranburymarker were built ca. 1937, and a long section of new alignment was built in South Brunswick Townshipmarker ca. 1942. A bypass around Yardvillemarker was built ca. 1952, and the old road through Yardville became Route 156 soon after.

To the south, Route 45 had already bypassed Camden by the time US 130 was extended along it and Route 44. With the 1951 opening of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, US 130 was truncated very slightly to its east end, continuing to end at US 40. A new alignment of Route 44 (and US 130) was built from near Westvillemarker south to Bridgeport ca. 1954; most of this was later incorporated into Interstate 295 as a concurrent I-295/US 130, only upgraded to Interstate standards in the 1990s. Another section of new road was built ca. 1953, running east of the old road, north from the east end of the Delaware Memorial Bridge to Hollywood Avenue in Carneys Point Townshipmarker. This was designated as part of I-295 in 1959. With the 1953 renumbering freeing up Route 44, that number was assigned to the two sections of old road. Route 44 still runs along the northern section, but US 130 was moved back to the southern part in 1968, when I-295 was completed in the area.

In the 1953 renumbering, US 130 replaced Route 44 and parts of Route 45 and Route 25, as well as the short Route 25M into New Brunswickmarker. US 130 was truncated to its current north end as U.S. Route 1 in 1963, and the continuation into New Brunswick was assigned Route 171.

US 130 closely paralleled the alignment of the Camden & Amboy Railroad (later PRR) between Robbinsville and the point where NJ Route 33 branches off towards Hightstown. As the latter location was also where US 130 crossed the tracks, the highway's bridge over the railroad managed to double as a half-interchange with NJ 33. Although the rail segment between Windsor and Hightstown was abandoned in the 1960s, the bridge and its interchange remained in use until 1988. The aging overpass was then demolished, with the roadbed flattened to grade and the interchange replaced with a T-intersection and a traffic signal.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority had proposed to build an east-west spur called Route 92. It was to begin just north of the intersection of Ridge Road and U.S. Route 1 in South Brunswickmarker, intersect with Route 130, and terminate at the mainline of the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) at Exit 8A in Monroe Townshipmarker. This was cancelled on December 1, 2006.

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