New Jersey Route 15

New Jersey Route 15

Route 15 is a state highway in Morris and Sussex County, New Jersey. The route heads for 19.16 miles (30.84 km) from East McFarland Street (U.S. Route 46) in Dover to an intersection with U.S. Route 206 in Frankford Township. The route becomes a divided highway in Jefferson Township until becoming a freeway bypass near Sparta. Route 15 was originally Route 6A from 1927 until 1953, when a renumbering occurred. The route was eventually bypassed around the community of Sparta which became New Jersey Route 181.

Since the finishing of the Sparta Bypass, the New Jersey Department of Transportation and North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority have considered more bypasses and alignment changes for 15. The speed limit along Route 15 is as high as 55 miles per hour (89 km/h).

Read more about New Jersey Route 15:  Route Description, History, Major Intersections

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