NJ 94

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Columbia Bridge signs dating back quite a long way. The first is the only NJ abbreviation I've ever seen in an Interstate shield - and the only state abbreviation at all, for that matter, except for the one at the other end. The second is notable in that between the arrows, the sign condition, and the destinations, it's obvious this sign matches the infamous US 611 shield (be patient, it's coming) in age. Yup, US 611 crossed the Columbia, went up what is now NJ 94 NB, and took current I-80 WB back into Pennsylvania, as an eastern shore bypass of the western shore two-lane. That explains Stroudsburg and Scranton, though those should have PA next to them. Blairstown and Newton are the NJ 94 destinations.


This I-80 shield is for NJ 94 traffic; the US 46 WB ramp that ends that highway is coming in from the right. With no driveways and suddenly more than one lane, traffic may think it just entered I-80 by accident?


Why have two posts unless you're gonna use them both?


Those are mighty fine assemblies in Newton Square, but tis no TO ye be seeking, tis a NORTH, since NJ 94 does come this way (actually, it comes ¾ of the way around the square). After this, the two routes are together for a short distance:


As soon as they meet in Newton, NJ 94 and US 206 share this 1920's state highway sign. CR 519 also lurks here.


US 206/NJ 94 NB prepare to break up. Another of these signs on I believe NJ 15 actually has all of these routes in New York shields. They all exist in New York, but only two of them exist in New Jersey. One of these routes just doesn't belong... can you tell which route is not like the others by the time I finish this caption?




You can't junction a road you're already on, or in this case a pair of roads. JCT in this case is shorthand for "be prepared to pick one or the other." If you're headed toward McAfee, though, you may not know which to pick if you're a literalist and care about spelling.


Somehow, the NJ 94 shield ended up fine, while the NJ 15 shield will eat your babies. Hint: just because it can fit in the circle, that does not mean it SHOULD fit in the circle.


More ugliness, courtesy Sussex County. Goodness, these are in Bergen too, what are the counties doing?


Again, folks: You can't junction a route when you're already on it. NJDOT has trouble figuring this out, but anyway, here's proof that NJ 94 indeed crosses the Columbia Bridge (second exit), as US 46 goes straight and there is certainly no route off the first exit.


Only shield I've seen like this for the Columbia Bridge - or maybe it's the Portland Bridge. Or maybe it depends on who you ask. I'm not sure it even has an official name (awaits correction by ravenous NJ roadgeeks).


There it is. US 611 is now PA 611, and has been for decades, but little bits remain, and this is the only piece in NJ of any route no longer in NJ. This was the reassurance for US 611 SB, coming from what is now NJ 94 SB, and passing back into PA, where it headed straight into the current PA 611 SB (PA 611 exits itself now to stay in the state).

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Into New York on NY 94
Onto I-80
Onto PA 611
Onto plain US 206
Onto CR 519
Onto US 206
To NJ 284
To NY 17A - did you guess correctly?
Onto NJ 15
Unbuilt NJ 94 freeway on Steve Anderson's nycroads.com
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