New Jersey Route 159
Route 159 is a short, 1.36-mile (2.19 km) highway in the Montville and Fairfield areas. Route 159's southern and northern termini are both interchanges with U.S. Route 46. There are county routes also present at both termini. Route 159 is called locally as Bloomfield Avenue, Oak Road, and Clinton Road during its length.
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 6-M designation lasted just twelve years, when in 1953, it was renumbered as Route 159.
Read more about New Jersey Route 159: Route Description, History, Major Intersections
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