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Originally published in 1939
Some of this information may no longer be current and in that case is presented for historical interest only.
Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2003
Junction with US 1-Hightstown-Camden-Pennsville-(New Castle, Del.); US 130
The Pennsylvania R.R. parallels the route between the junction with US 1 and
Deans; the junction with State 33 and Burlington; and Paulsboro and Penns Grove.
US 130, branching south from US 1 on the southern edge of New
Brunswick, crosses the State northeast to southwest, avoids the congestion
around Trenton and Philadelphia, and passes through more varied and
attractive country than does the heavily traveled US 1. Small communities
in the northern section retain much of the flavor of the days when the
Dutch and the English made the first settlements here. Farms and woodlands lie all along the highway but, in the flatter countryside between
Camden and Pennsville, corn shocks and trees alike are scarcer, and broad
creeks and marshes are numerous. Between Bordentown and Pennsville,
US 130 parallels the course of the Delaware River; tall chimneys of factories along the riverbanks are seen at intervals.
US 130 branches south from US 1 (see Tour 1), 0 mile, on the southeastern edge of New Brunswick. Several hundred feet R. stands the red and
white steel tower of an airway beacon.
Junction with US 1 to Pennsville Ferry, 87.9 miles
Usual accommodations throughout.
Two and four-lane concrete or macadam roadbed in excellent condition; heavy
freight traffic at night.
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