New Jersey Route 83
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox road Route 83 is a state highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is completely within Dennis Township, New Jersey, running Template:Convert from an intersection with Route 47 east to an intersection with U.S. Route 9 (US 9). The route, which passes through woodland and some residential development, is also known as the Trooper Bertram T. Zimmerman III Memorial Highway in honor of a New Jersey State Police officer who was killed along Route 83 in 2004 while responding to an armed robbery.
Between 1927 and 1953, Route 83 was a part of Route 49, which originally ran south of Millville along Route 47 between Millville and South Dennis and along the entire length of Route 83. In 1953, the route became Route 83 when Route 49 was realigned to follow what was then Route 47 between Millville and Tuckahoe and Route 47 was aligned to follow Route S49 between South Dennis and Wildwood. In 2007, the state completed reconstruction of the intersection with Route 47 to include a traffic signal. A school bus accident has prompted the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) to install a traffic signal at the Y intersection of Route 83 and US 9.
Route description
Route 83 begins at a traffic light with Route 47 in South Dennis, heading to the east on a four-lane divided highway. The route crosses over the Cape May Seashore Lines railroad line and narrows to a two-lane undivided highway. After this bridge, it intersects West Avenue and then crosses over County Route 628 (Dennisville Road/School House Road).<ref name=SLD /> Route 83 then intersects County Road, which heads west to parallel the route to the south. It later crosses Gravel Hole Road, which provides access to County Route 657 (Court House-Dennisville Road).<ref name=SLD /><ref name=gm>Template:Google maps</ref> Past that intersection, Route 83 continues to the east through a mix of residential development and woodland.<ref name=gm /> It passes under a set of power lines and comes to an intersection with County Route 608 (Kings Highway).<ref name=SLD /><ref name=gm /> The route continues east to its eastern terminus at a signalized intersection with US 9 in Clermont.<ref name=SLD />
Route 83 is a major route that provides access to the Jersey Shore resorts of Sea Isle City and Avalon from Route 47.<ref>Template:Cite sign</ref> It also serves as part of an evacuation route for Cape May County that feeds into Route 47 to provide access to inland areas in the event of a hurricane.<ref name=cmc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=njit>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
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Route 83 was originally legislated by the Laws of 1927, Chapter 319 as a part of Route 49, which was to run from Route 4 (now US 9) in Ocean View to Route 44 in Salem.<ref name=nj1927>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.</ref><ref name="Map">Template:Cite map</ref> In 1940, a bridge was built over the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines railroad tracks in South Dennis.<ref name="NBI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering, Route 49 was realigned to head along Route 47 from Millville to Tuckahoe, Route 47 was realigned to head along Route 49 between Millville and South Dennis and Route S49 from South Dennis and Wildwood, and Route 83 was created along the former alignment of Route 49 between South Dennis and Clermont.<ref name="nj1953">Template:Cite journal</ref>
On December 12, 2004, Route 83 was dedicated as the Trooper Bertram T. Zimmerman III Memorial Highway in honor of a New Jersey State Police trooper who was killed on the route earlier in the year while responding to an armed robbery.<ref name=njsd>Template:Cite press release</ref> In the 2000s, plans were made to improve the intersections at both termini of Route 83. The intersection with Route 47 saw realignment and the installation of a traffic light, along with improvements to Route 47, that cost $6.7 million and was completed in July 2007.<ref name=cmch>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2006, reconstruction of the Y intersection of US 9 and Route 83 to a T intersection and a new traffic light was planned following a school bus accident.<ref name=pressac>Template:Cite news</ref> The reconfigured intersection was completed on June 10, 2008.<ref name=SJTPOMar2008>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=SJTPOOct2008>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Major intersections
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