Route 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 concurrenct with County Route 509 as a four-lane divided highway with a 35 mph (56 km/h) speed limit, 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 40 mph (64 km/h) freeway surrounded by trees, coming to a northbound exit and southbound entrance with County Route 509.
Past this interchange, the speed limit increases to 55 mph (89 km/h) and 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 interchanging with Interstate 80, where the speed limit drops to 50 mph (80 km/h). Past I-80, the speed limit lowers to 40 mph (64 km/h) and 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 25 mph (40 km/h) 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.
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