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New Jersey Route 159
State highway in New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Route 159 is a short, 1.36-mile (2.19 km) highway in the Montville and Fairfield areas. Route 159's western and eastern termini are both at U.S. Route 46 (US 46). Route 159 is called locally as Bloomfield Avenue, Oak Road, and Clinton Road during its length.
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Length | 1.36 mi[1] (2.19 km) | |||
Existed | 1953 (1941 as Route 6M)[2]–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New Jersey | |||
Counties | Morris, Essex | |||
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Route 159 is a former alignment of U.S. Route 46, until the highway was bypassed in 1941. At that time, U.S. Route 46 also had the designation State Highway Route 6, and when the bypass opened in 1941, the original alignment was designated Route 6M. The 6M designation lasted just twelve years, when in 1953, it was renumbered as Route 159.