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Belleville Turnpike

Route 7 marker

Route 7
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT, Township of Nutley, and Passaic County
Length: 9.46 mi (15.22 km)
Existed: 1927 – present
Southern section
Length: 5.35 mi (8.61 km)
East end:
US 1-9 Truck in Jersey City
Major
junctions:
CR 508 in Kearny
Route 17 in North Arlington
West end: Route 21 in Belleville
Northern section
Length: 4.11 mi (6.61 km)
South end: Newark/Belleville border
North end: Nutley/Clifton border
Location
Counties: Hudson, Bergen, Essex, Passaic
Highway system
Route 6 Route 8

Route 7 marker

New Jersey State Highway Routes

Route 7 is a state highway in the northern part of New Jersey in the United States. It has two sections, an east–west alignment running from U.S. Route 1/9 Truck in Jersey City to Route 21 in Belleville, and a north–south alignment running from the Newark/Belleville to the Nutley/Clifton border. The New Jersey Department of Transportation lists Route 7 as a single north–south highway with a small gap between the alignments. The entire highway has a combined length of 9.46 mi (15.22 km).

The southern section of Route 7, which runs from Jersey City to Belleville, passes through industrial areas, the New Jersey Meadowlands, Arlington Memorial Park, and some residential and business areas. West of the interchange with County Route 508 in Kearny, Route 7 is the Belleville Turnpike, a historic road created in 1759. The northern section of Route 7 runs north through residential and business areas of Belleville and Nutley into Clifton, where it turns west and crosses back into Nutley, briefly turning to the north to come to its northern terminus. A portion of the route in Nutley is municipally maintained while the portion within Clifton is maintained by Passaic County. The two separate sections of Route 7 are linked by County Route 506 (Rutgers Street) in Belleville, which is signed as Route 7 despite the fact it is not officially part of the route.


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