The First Renumbering was legislated in 1927, but the original numbers were still used into 1927. The 1927 Official State Map shows all the old route numbers except for Route 30, which was a 1927 number. The first official state map showing all new numbers was from 1928. However, bridges built in 1928 have no route number stampings, and some old photographs from 1928 still list the old numbers. The first bridges stamped with the new numbers were built in 1929.
RED numbers were decommisioned in the FR. All except 14 and 16 were brought back later. It is unclear whether 9 and 11 were ever signed after the FR. Others, like 3, 12, 22, and 24 were never fully completed according to these plans. See the scans below for details.
1927 Routes (460K) Descr 1 (80K) Descr 2 (80K) Descr 3 (80K)
The major point of the FR was to eliminate duplicate routes and set up a geographic-based numbering system with low-numbered routes in the north and high-numbered routes in the south (hence the gap in the low numbers). It also introduced the idea of the S- (Spur) route. Legislative routes from 1922 that were still in the proposed* stage in 1927 are in [brackets].
* The proposed 1926 renumbering, a sequential system that eliminated duplicates, and assigned numbers to the proposed routes legislated from 1922-1925, was never adopted. This chart only shows proposed routes legislated in 1923.
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[-] |
1922, Chap. 201. Disappeared from the state system. Proposed to be renumbered 25 in 1926. |
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[-] |
1922, Chap. 202. Atsion to Hammonton segment became part of 39, the rest disappeared from the state system. Proposed to be renumbered 26 in 1926. |
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1 |
From 18-N (NY State Line-Fort Lee, but 1928 map still lists 18-N), new route (Fort Lee - Bayonne) |
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S-1 |
New route |
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2 |
From 17-N |
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3 |
New route |
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4 |
New Route, from 4 (Lakewood-Absecon) , from [19] (Absecon-Seaville), from 14 (Seaville-Cape May) |
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S-4 |
New route |
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S-4-A |
New route |
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4-N |
From 4 |
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5 |
From 10 |
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S-5 |
New route |
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5-N |
From 5 (Morristown-Denville) |
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6 |
New segment (Columbia-Delaware), from 5 (Delaware-Denville), from 12 (Hackettstown-Paterson), new segment (Paterson-GWB) |
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7 |
From 11 |
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8 |
New route |
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8-N |
From 8 (Sussex-Unionville) |
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9 |
New route |
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10 |
New route |
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11 |
New route |
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12 |
New route |
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13 |
Became part of 27 |
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14 |
Became 50 and part of 4 (Seaville-Cape May) |
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15 |
Became S-49 and part of 49 |
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16 |
Became parts of 31 and 32 |
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17-N |
Became 2 |
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17-S |
Became 44 |
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18-N |
Same but killed shortly thereafter with 1. |
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18-S |
Became 48 |
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[18-] |
1922, Chap.184. Became parts of 37 and 38 |
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[19-] |
1922, Chap. 182/183. Became part of 4 |
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20 |
Became 47 |
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[20-] |
1922, Chap. 177. Disappeared from the state system. Proposed to be renumbered 25 in 1926. |
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21 |
New route |
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22 |
New route |
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23 |
From 8 (Verona-Sussex) and new route (Sussex-Port Jervis) |
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24 |
From 5 (Newark-Morristown), new segment (Morristown-Stephensburg), and 12 (Stephensburg -Phillipsburg) |
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S-24 |
From 12 (Hackettstown-Stephensburg) |
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25 |
From 1 (Jersey City - Robbinsville), new segment (Robbinsville-Bordentown), and 2 (Bordentown - Camden) |
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26 |
New route |
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S-26 |
New route |
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27 |
From part of 1 (Newark-New Brunswick), from 13 |
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28 |
From 9 |
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S-28 |
New route |
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29 |
New route |
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30 |
Same (from 1926 21) |
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31 |
New route (Vernon-Bedminster), from 16 (Bedminster-Princeton) |
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S-31 |
New route |
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32 |
New segment (Mt.View-Morristown), from 16 (Morristown-Bedminster) |
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33 |
From 7 and new segment (Hightstown-Trenton) |
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34 |
New route |
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35 |
From 4 (Woodbridge-Lakewood) |
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36 |
New route |
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37 |
New route, eastern segment from [18] |
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38 |
From [18] |
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39 |
From 2 (Trenton-Bordentown) , new route (Bordentown-Atsion), and [-] (Atsion-Hammonton) |
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40 |
From [18] (segment) and new route |
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S-40 |
New route |
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41 |
New route |
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S-41 |
New route |
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42 |
New route |
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43 |
From 3 |
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44 |
From 17-S |
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45 |
From 6 (Camden-Salem) |
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46 |
From 6 (Bridgeton-Mullica Hill) |
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47 |
From 20 |
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48 |
From 18-S |
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49 |
From 6 (Salem-Bridgeton), from 15 (Bridgeton-South Dennisville), new route |
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S-49 |
From 15 (Rio Grande-South Dennisville) |
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50 |
From 14 (Seaville-Mays Landing) |
