Editing Sayreville, New Jersey (section)

===Roads and highways===
[[File:2021-05-28 09 27 02 View north along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) from the overpass for Middlesex County Route 670 (Main Street) in Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|View north along the [[Garden State Parkway]] in Sayreville]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|130.58|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|101.75|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|17.93|mi}} by Middlesex County, {{convert|6.17|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|4.73|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Middlesex.pdf Middlesex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210143955/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Middlesex.pdf |date=February 10, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Several major roads and highways pass through the borough.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/middlesex.pdf Middlesex County Road Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322085717/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/middlesex.pdf |date=March 22, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref>

The [[Garden State Parkway]] is the most prominent highway serving Sayreville.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=45 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110075931/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=45 |date=January 10, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated August 2014. Accessed December 24, 2019.</ref> [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. 9]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000009__-.pdf#page=44 U.S. Route 9 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210530/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000009__-.pdf#page=44 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated July 2013. Accessed December 24, 2019.</ref> and [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]] also pass through.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000017__-.pdf#page=17 Route 35 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211351/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000017__-.pdf#page=17 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2016. Accessed December 24, 2019.</ref> While they don't pass directly through Sayreville, the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]), [[Interstate 287]], [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]], [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|U.S. 1]], [[New Jersey Route 18|Route 18]], [[New Jersey Route 34|Route 34]] and [[New Jersey Route 36|Route 36]] are all nearby and easily accessible.

[[File:Driscoll-Viesser-Edison Bridges - August 30, 2020.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Driscoll Bridge|Governor Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge]] on the [[Garden State Parkway]], crosses the [[Raritan River]] connecting Sayreville to [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]]; with a total of 15 travel lanes and six shoulder lanes, is one of the world's widest and busiest motor vehicle bridges]]
Three highway bridges span the [[Raritan River]] from Sayreville.<ref>Benderly-Kremen, Ethan. [http://lowerraritanwatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Bridges-of-the-Lower-Raritan-Watershed.pdf ''Bridges of the Lower Raritan''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225015518/http://lowerraritanwatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Bridges-of-the-Lower-Raritan-Watershed.pdf |date=December 25, 2019 }}, Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership. Accessed December 24, 2019.</ref> The [[Edison Bridge (New Jersey)|Edison Bridge]] on U.S. 9 connects [[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge Township]] on the north with Sayreville on the south; originally constructed in 1940 as a single span with four lanes, the bridge was replaced in 2003 with a six-lane structure that was constructed at a cost of $48 million.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2003/102103.shtm "Lettiere opens northbound span on $48 million Route 9 Edison Bridge rehabilitation project Project alleviates congestion, improves traffic flow"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225015630/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2003/102103.shtm |date=December 25, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] press release dated October 21, 2003. Accessed December 24, 2019. "The opening of the northbound span to traffic marked the long-awaited conversion of the old Route 9 Edison Bridge from a one-span, 4-lane structure with no shoulders to a two-span bridge with a total of six lanes with shoulders.... The original Edison Bridge span opened to traffic in November 1940 and now carries more than 82,000 vehicles daily."</ref> The [[Driscoll Bridge]] on the Garden State Parkway also connects Woodbridge Township on the north with Sayreville on the south; while the original bridge was completed and opened in July 1954, a project completed in 2009 provides a total of 15 lanes on two spans,<ref>Epstein, Sue. [https://www.nj.com/news/2008/07/driscoll_work_is_on_schedule_f.html "Driscoll Bridge work is on pace for 2009 finish"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225015513/https://www.nj.com/news/2008/07/driscoll_work_is_on_schedule_f.html |date=December 25, 2019 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], July 26, 2008, updated April 2, 2019. Accessed December 24, 2019. "The Driscoll Bridge serves as the main gateway for residents and visitors flocking to the Jersey Shore every summer, but at peak travel times, many spend hours crawling over the bridge that spans the Raritan River between Woodbridge and Sayreville."</ref> earning it a description as the "world's widest highway bridge".<ref>[https://www.mottmac.com/en-US/article/11873/projects/garden-state-parkway-interchange-125 Minimizing congestion and supporting riverfront development] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225015517/https://www.mottmac.com/en-US/article/11873/projects/garden-state-parkway-interchange-125 |date=December 25, 2019 }}, [[Mott MacDonald]]. Accessed December 24, 2019. "With 15 travel lanes, the Driscoll Bridge, which carries the Garden State Parkway over the Raritan River, is the world's widest highway bridge. It is also one of the busiest, crossed by about 400,000 drivers each day."</ref> The [[Victory Bridge (New Jersey)|Victory Bridge]] carries Route 35, connecting Sayreville with [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]]; from the time of its construction in 1926 until the Edison Bridge was completed in 1939, all traffic heading across the Raritan River was funneled through the Victory Bridge, whose original single-span swing bridge was replaced under a project completed in 2005 that provides two spans of traffic, including a {{convert|134|m|adj=on}} main span that was the longest precast cantilever segmental construction in the United States at the time of its construction.<ref>[https://www.preservationnj.org/listings/victory-bridge/ Victory Bridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225015515/https://www.preservationnj.org/listings/victory-bridge/ |date=December 25, 2019 }}, Preservation New Jersey. Accessed December 24, 2019. "Until the completion of the Thomas Edison Bridge in 1939, the Victory Bridge served as the sole north–south crossing of the Raritan River on the eastern side of the state and carried all of the automobile traffic for what are the present-day routes 9, 34, and 35."</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2005/102705.shtm Lettiere announces completion of Route 35 Victory Bridge and Victory Circle Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225015514/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2005/102705.shtm |date=December 25, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] press release dated October 27, 2005. Accessed December 24, 2019. "The original Route 35 Victory Bridge was built in 1926, connecting the municipalities of Perth Amboy City and Sayreville Borough in Middlesex County. The 360-foot structure was the longest swing span bridge in New Jersey at the time it was built.... The Route 35 Victory Bridge provides a vital highway link over the Raritan River in Middlesex County. Its traffic volume currently exceeds 20,000 vehicles per day and is projected to exceed 25,000 vehicles per day by 2015. A combined 350,000 cars travel over the Raritan River each day via the Parkway, Route 35 and Route 9."</ref><ref>Figg, Linda; and Pate, W. Denney. [https://www.pci.org/PCI_Docs/Design_Resources/Guides_and_manuals/references/bridge_design_manual/JL-04-September-October__Precast_Concrete_Segmental_Bridges.pdf "Precast Concrete Segmental Bridges -- America's Beautiful and Affordable Icons"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225015513/https://www.pci.org/PCI_Docs/Design_Resources/Guides_and_manuals/references/bridge_design_manual/JL-04-September-October__Precast_Concrete_Segmental_Bridges.pdf |date=December 25, 2019 }}, ''PCI Journal'', September–October 2004. Accessed December 24, 2019. "In 2004, the record for a balanced cantilever span length in America was broken again. With a fully match-cast, precast concrete main span of 440 ft (134.1 in), the current record holder is the new twin-span Victory Bridge in northern New Jersey. The 3971 ft (1210 m), $109 million precast concrete segmental bridge will carry traffic 110 ft (33.5 m) above the Raritan River between Perth Amboy and Sayreville, replacing a 1927 steel swing bridge."</ref>