page_title: New Jersey Route 19
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: New Jersey Route 19 / Route description
caption_attribution_description: English: View south along New Jersey State Route 19 at the exit for Interstate 80 EAST (George Washington Bridge, New York) in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
context_page_description: Route 19 is a state highway in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. Also referred to as the Paterson Peripheral, it runs 3.04 mi from an intersection with County Route 509 and CR 609 in Clifton north to another intersection with CR 509 in downtown Paterson. Between U.S. Route 46 in Clifton and Interstate 80 in Paterson, Route 19 is a freeway. The main purpose of the route is to connect the Garden State Parkway to I-80 and downtown Paterson. The road was originally proposed as the Paterson spur of the Garden State Parkway that was to run north to Wayne. In 1959, it was planned to become part of the Paterson Peripheral, an extension of Route 20 from downtown Paterson. By 1971, the road was completed between the Garden State Parkway and I-80, at which time it received the Route 20 designation; the rest was cancelled in 1978 due to feared community disruption. In 1988, this portion of Route 20 became Route 19 as it did not connect with the other segment of the route. In the 1990s, Route 19 was extended to Main Street in downtown Paterson as part of a project that also completed the interchange with I-80.
context_section_description: Route 19 begins at the intersection of County Route 509 (Broad Street) and County Route 609 (Colfax Avenue) in Clifton. From this intersection, it heads north concurrent with County Route 509 as a four-lane divided highway, soon interchanging with U.S. Route 46. Past US 46, the road crosses a brook and County Route 509 (Broad Street) splits off, with Route 19 interchanging with the Garden State Parkway. Route 19 continues past the Garden State Parkway as a six-lane freeway surrounded by trees, coming to a northbound exit and southbound entrance with County Route 509. 
  Past this interchange, the road heads into Paterson. Here, the route has a southbound exit and northbound entrance with County Route 621 (Valley Road) before becoming an eight-lane road and passing to the east of Garret Mountain Reservation. After interchanging with I-80, Route 19 continues north as a five-lane road, with three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes, to an interchange with County Route 638 (Grand Street). From here, the route becomes a four-lane divided surface road and heads into urbanized areas of downtown Paterson. The route turns east and becomes a county-maintained undivided road at the intersection with Marshall Street and continues to its northern terminus at the intersection of County Route 509 (Main Street) and Ward Street.
caption: Route 19 southbound at I-80 interchange in Paterson
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