NJ 120 is the easternmost leg of the planned NJ 20, a route that would have connected East Rutherford to Paterson, encircling the latter city on the Paterson Peripheral. Even more, NJ 120 was the originally planned route of NJH 3, the predecessor of NJ 3.
NJ 20 was supposed to begin in East Rutherford and was built there along the Paterson Plank Road. This section became NJ 120 in 1988 when it was clear that the bypass of the Paterson Plank Road between NJ 20 in East Rutherford and NJ 20 / US 46 in Clifton would not be fully built, especially passing through the dense areas of Carlstadt and Wallington. NJ 21 is a realization for the part of the originally planned NJ 20 routing from Passaic (Exits 11A-B) to US 46.
NJ 20 was also supposed to connect with NJ 19 and follow the Passaic River. NJ 19 was supposed to link to NJ 20 and form the Paterson Peripheral highway. In fact, NJ 20 was the original designation of NJ 19. However, the Great Falls were in the way, and the Peripheral was never finished.
And this leads to my question: NJ 20 is north-south as it is. However, if NJ 20 was fully built, would NJ 20 have been east-west? This is especially because the Paterson Peripheral corridor is basically a horseshoe with the top of the inverted U being north, meaning NJ 20 would have a section that is signed north but runs geographically south if NJ 20 was north-south.
Enough commentary. Let's get on with it.
The beginning of NJ 120 at NJ 3.
NJ 120 passes through the Meadowlands Sports Complex.
CR 503 begins at NJ 120.
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