New Jersey Route 440

Route 440
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT and PANYNJ
Length	13.33 mi[1] (21.45 km)
Existed	January 1, 1953[2]–present
Middlesex County section
Length	5.15 mi[1] (8.29 km)
South end	I-95 / N.J. Turnpike / I-287 / CR 514 in Edison
Major intersections	G.S. Parkway / US 9 / CR 656 in Woodbridge Township Route 35 in Perth Amboy
North end	NY 440 in Richmond Valley, NY
Hudson County section
Length	8.18 mi[1] (13.16 km)
South end	NY 440 in Elm Park, NY
Major intersections	I-78 / Newark Bay Extension in Jersey City Route 185 in Jersey City
North end	US 1-9 Truck / CR 612 in Jersey City
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Middlesex, Hudson
Highway system
New Jersey State Highway Routes Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← Route 439 → Route 444
← Route 168 Route 169 → Route 170

Route 440 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. It comprises two segments, a 5.15-mile (8.29 km) freeway in Middlesex County linking Interstate 287 (I-287) and the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95), in Edison to the Outerbridge Crossing in Perth Amboy and an 8.18-mile (13.16 km) four-lane divided highway in Hudson County running from the Bayonne Bridge in Bayonne to U.S. Route 1/9 Truck (US 1-9 Truck) in Jersey City. These two segments are connected by New York State Route 440 (NY 440), which runs across Staten Island. The freeway portion in Middlesex County is six lanes wide and interchanges with the Garden State Parkway and US 9 in Woodbridge.

What is now Route 440 was designated as two different routes in 1927: the Middlesex County portion between Route 4 (now Route 35) and the proposed Outerbridge Crossing was designated Route S4 (a spur of Route 4) while the Hudson County portion was designated as a part of Route 1. In 1953, Route 440 replaced Route S4 as well as Route 1 south of Communipaw Avenue; the number was chosen to match NY 440. A freeway was built for the route in Middlesex County between 1967 and finished in 1972. A freeway was also proposed for the route in Hudson County to fill in the gap between the Bayonne Bridge and 63rd Street; however, it was never built. In 2001, Route 440 replaced Route 169 along the Bayonne waterfront.