Route 179 | |||||||
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Route information | |||||||
Maintained by PennDOT, DRJTBC, and NJDOT | |||||||
Length: | 8.67 mi (13.95 km) Pennsylvania: 1.213 mi (1.952 km) New Jersey: 7.46 mi (12.01 km) |
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Existed: | 1965 (New Jersey), 1974 (Pennsylvania) – present | ||||||
Major junctions | |||||||
South end: | US 202 in Solebury Township, PA | ||||||
PA 32 in New Hope, PA Route 29 in Lambertville, NJ US 202 in East Amwell Township, NJ CR 579 in East Amwell Township, NJ |
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North end: | US 202 / Route 31 / CR 514 in East Amwell Township, NJ | ||||||
Location | |||||||
Counties: |
PA: Bucks NJ: Hunterdon |
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Highway system | |||||||
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New Jersey State Highway Routes
Pennsylvania Route 179 (PA 179) and Route 179 is an 8.7-mile (14.00 km) state highway in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, running along an old alignment of U.S. Route 202 (US 202) from west of New Hope, Pennsylvania northeast through Lambertville, New Jersey to Ringoes, where it ends at an intersection with US 202 and Route 31. Past this intersection, the road continues east as County Route 514 (CR 514). It is two-lane, undivided highway for most of its length with the exception of a four-lane stretch in Lambertville. The route crosses the Delaware River on the New Hope-Lambertville Bridge, where the designation changes from PA 179 to Route 179.