NJ 79

NJ 79 is one of the oldest continuously used roads in New Jersey. The corridor was first established in 1701 and would later become the Monmouth County Plank Road by the 1800s. In 1927, the corridor was given a number, NJH 4, the predecessor of US 9. This road became US 9 until a bypass of Freehold and Matawan was built to be a more direct route to Cheesequake and South Amboy. After that, US 9 and NJ 4 were routed onto the more direct alignment and the old alignment became NJH 4A, which became NJ 79.

NJ 79 intersects NJ 33 Business.

NJ 79 enters downtown Freehold and overlaps CR 537.

NJ 79 / CR 537 in downtown Freehold.

Historic buildings in downtown.

Overhead signs for where NJ 79 splits from CR 537 east of downtown Freehold.

NJ 79 comes to a junction with NJ 18, and briefly becomes a four-lane road.

NJ 79 in Marlboro.

NJ 79 has a junction with CR 516*.

NJ 79 ends at NJ 34. Straight ahead is CR 516 Spur* / CR 516Z*. See the CR 516 page for why there is an asterisk. But I'll quickly explain: There are two different alignments for CR 516 in Matawan.

If you want the explanation for the asterisk, click here.

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