New Jersey Route 133
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| Hightstown Bypass | ||||
Map of Route 133, which is highlighted in red.
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| Maintained by the NJDOT and NJTA | ||||
| Length: | 4.06 mi (6.53 km) | |||
| Existed: | November 30, 1999 (opened) – present | |||
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| West end: |
 CR 571 in East Windsor Township
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  I-95 / N.J. Turnpike in East Windsor Township |
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| Counties: | Mercer | |||
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New Jersey State Highway Routes
Route 133 (also known as the Hightstown Bypass) is a short state freeway located entirely in East Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States. The route runs as a 4.42-mile-long (7.11 km) four-lane bypass of Hightstown from County Route 571 (CR 571) at Windsor Center Drive to the New Jersey Turnpike / Interstate 95 (I-95) at exit 8. Originally, Route 133 did not have any direct connections to any other limited access roads until a new Turnpike interchange opened in January 2013.
The plans for the original bypass of Hightstown originated in 1929, when locals looked for a way to remove traffic from downtown. The New Jersey State Legislature followed up in 1938 by designating a new spur off of State Highway Route 31 (then part of U.S. Route 206 or US 206), State Highway Route 31A as a freeway from Princeton to the Jersey Shore. During the 1970s, the highway proposed as Route 92 gained momentum, running from Princeton (at Interstate 95's proposed Somerset Freeway) all the way to Route 33 at Hightstown. However, after several setbacks, Route 92 was moved northward in 1988 and the bypass was truncated to a short portion of highway bypassing Hightstown. Construction on the new $57 million USD Route 133 commenced on September 20, 1996 by Schiavone Construction Company and was completed and opened on November 30, 1999.
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