Traffic circles in New Jersey

The U.S. state of New Jersey at one point had a total of 101 traffic circles, 44 of which were part of state roads. However, the number has shrunk as traffic circles have been phased out by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. In the 1920s and 1930s, New Jersey felt that traffic circles were an efficient way for moving traffic through three or more intersecting roads. Built in 1925, the first traffic circle in New Jersey was the Airport Circle in Pennsauken. Many of these interchanges are rotaries in design, as opposed to the more successful modern roundabout.
As suburban and rural populations grew New Jersey's traffic circles became outdated. The increased number of drivers on the roads resulted in traffic circles being more likely to hinder traffic than help it. Increased number of vehicles and faster traffic speeds made traffic circles more dangerous and accidents common. Many traffic circles became notorious for having frequent accidents and being confusing, especially for non-locals. Starting around the 1970s, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began phasing out traffic circles. Common methods of eliminating traffic circles are building a road through the circle, adding traffic lights, and the use of grade separation.
Modified traffic circles are intersections where parts or all of the original circle still exist as a major part of the intersection.

List

Name	Image	Location	Status	Intersecting roads	Notes
Airport Circle		Newark	Defunct	US 1/9, Route 21, US 22	Eliminated due to the construction of the New Jersey Turnpike and the subsequent expansion of Newark Airport.
Airport Circle		Pennsauken	Modified	US 30, US 130, Route 70, Route 38, Kaighns Avenue	First traffic circle in New Jersey. Built 1925, opened 1927. Traffic lights, ramps and overpasses have been added.
Airport Circle		Egg Harbor Township	Modified	CR 563, CR 646, Amelia Earhart Boulevard	Entrance to the Atlantic City International Airport. In 2011, the circle was revised to allow Delilah Road motorists to pass straight through the circle, plus the addition of traffic signals. Direct connection ramps are proposed to help funnel traffic to and from the airport.
Alexander Street Circle		Princeton	Original	Alexander Street, University Place	Opened February 2014.
Allwood Circle		Clifton	Modified	Allwood Road, Bloomfield Avenue	Reconfigured to roundabout alignment.
Allenwood Circle		Wall Township	Modified	Route 34 & Allaire Road	Built in the 1930s to support increased traffic in the area. Modified in 2021 with marked lanes and better signage.
Asbury Park Circle		Ocean Township and Neptune	Original	Route 35, Route 66, Asbury Avenue	Built in the 1940s to support increased traffic in the area.
Barrington Circle		Barrington	Modified	US 30, Route 41
Bayway Circle		Elizabeth	Modified	US 1/9, Route 439	Originally built to connect the Edgar Plank Road with Elizabeth's Spring Street, both of which are now part of US 1/9.
Berlin Circle		Berlin Township	Defunct	Route 73, Berlin-Cross Keys Road and Walker Avenue	Replaced by an at-grade intersection
Boulevard and Passaic Avenue Circle		Hasbrouck Heights	Original	Boulevard, Passaic Avenue	While there was no circle in this town originally, increased traffic required a circle to be built.
Bound Brook Circle		Bound Brook	Original	East Main Street and Bolmer Boulevard	One of the newer traffic circles in the state. Built in the early-mid 2000s as a traffic calming solution at a former three-way intersection, and also as part of a realignment of the same intersection.
Brielle Circle		Wall Township	Defunct	Route 34, Route 35, Route 70	Replaced with an at-grade intersection with jughandles.
Brookdale Circle		Lincroft	Original	CR 520, Campus Drive	Added in 2007; replaced a signalized at-grade intersection. Located at the entrance to Brookdale Community College and the Lincroft Bible Church.
Brooklawn East Circle		Brooklawn		US 130, Route 47, CR 551, South Hannevig Avenue
Brooklawn West Circle		Brooklawn		US 130, CR 551
Browning Road Circle		Pennsauken	Defunct	NJ 38, NJ 70, Marlton Pike, Browning Road
Brunswick Circle		Trenton and Lawrence Township		US 206, US 1 Bus., CR 645
Burnet Street Circle		New Brunswick	Defunct	US 1, NJ 18
Camp Merritt Memorial Circle		Cresskill		CR 505, Madison Avenue	Site of the Camp Merritt Memorial Monument, an obelisk standing that marks the 578 victims of an influenza outbreak at Camp Merritt, which was used an embarkation point for soldiers heading to Europe during World War I.
Cardiff Circle		Egg Harbor Township	Defunct	US 40, US 322, CR 563
Charlotte Circle		Jersey City	Defunct	US 1/9 Truck, NJ 7, Newark Ave, James Ave, Dey St, Howell St
Chesterfield Circle		Chesterfield Township	Original	CR 528, Old York Road	Technically a roundabout
Clark Circle		Clark	Modified	G.S. Pkwy., Central Avenue, Walnut Avenue	Exit 135 of the Garden State Parkway, traffic lights added in 2007.
Cleveland Lane Circle #1		Princeton			Traffic calming circle
Cleveland Lane Circle #2		Princeton			Traffic calming circle
College Drive Circle		Gloucester Township		CR 673	Built in 2009 at the entrance to Camden County College. 3 other traffic circles were built on college grounds, along with new service roads for improved safety and more accessibility to the college, near Route 42 and Route 168.
Collingswood Circle		Collingswood	Defunct	US 30, US 130, White Horse Pike, Woodlynne Avenue	Replaced by an at-grade intersection with jughandles in 2009.
Collingwood Circle		Wall Township		Route 33, Route 34, CR 547
Cooper Landing Circle		Cherry Hill	Modified	Route 38, Cooper Landing Road, Church Road
Cranbury-Hightstown Circle		Cranbury		US 130, CR 539, Old Trenton Road
Dvoor's Circle / Route 12 Circle		Raritan Township		Route 12, CR 523, Mine Street
Eatontown Circle		Eatontown	Defunct	Route 35, Route 36	Replaced by an at-grade intersection in the 1980s, said intersection relocated as part of a project completed in 2009
Eisenhower Traffic Circle		Lakehurst		Route 70, Union Avenue, South Union Avenue, Pine Street, Myrtle Avenue
Ellisburg Circle		Cherry Hill	Defunct	Route 41, Route 70, Route 154
Flemington Circle		Flemington	Modified	US 202, Route 12, Route 31	Upgraded with at-grade overpasses in the 1950s, planning once made to replace it with a modern roundabout.
Four Mile Circle		Southampton, Pemberton Township		Route 70, Route 72, Magnolia Road, New Lisbon Road
Franklin Lake Circle		Franklin Lakes		Franklin Lake Road, High Mountain Road
Freehold Circle		Freehold Township	Defunct	US 9, Route 33 Bus., Manalapan Avenue	Replaced by a at-grade interaction in the late 1980s, with ramps also allowing for ascess to the then truncated Manalapan Avenue
General Circle		Fort Dix	Modified	Route 68, Pemberton-Wrightstown Road, 4th Street	Formerly served Fort Dix Road
Green Street Circle		Woodbridge	Defunct	US 1, Green Street
Ho-Ho-Kus Circle		Ho-Ho-Kus	Defunct	Route 17, Racetrack Road
Lakehurst Circle		Lakehurst		Route 37, Route 70
Laurelton Circle		Brick	Defunct	Route 70, Route 88, CR 630	Replaced in 1986
Ledgewood Circle		Ledgewood in Roxbury	Defunct	US 46, Route 10, Circle Drive	Converted to 3-way signaled intersection
Linden Circle		Linden	Defunct	Raritan Road, Centennial Avenue
Little Ferry Circle		Little Ferry	Defunct	US 46, Bergen Turnpike
Livingston Circle		Livingston	Modified	Eisenhower Parkway, Route 10, West Northfield Road
Main Street Circle		Flemington		Route 12, Main Street, South Main Street, Reaville Avenue
Manasquan Circle		Wall Township		Route 35, CR 524 Spur
Maple Shade Circle		Maple Shade	Defunct	Route 38, Route 41, Route 73
Marlton Circle		Marlton in Evesham Township	Defunct	Route 70, Route 73	Replaced with by a grade-separated interchange in 2011.
McKee City Circle		Egg Harbor Township	Defunct	US 40, US 322	Teardrop-shaped circle where US 40 and US 322 split. Replaced by a at-grade cloverleaf.
Medford Circle		Medford	Defunct	Route 70, CR 541
Monument Circle		Englewood		CR 505, Tenafly Road, Bennett Road, Lafayette Avenue
Morlot Avenue Bridge Circle		Paterson	Defunct	Route 20, 10th Avenue
Netcong Circle		Netcong	Defunct	US 46, Route 183	Converted to 4-way intersection
Park and Passaic Avenues		Rutherford	Modified
Pavilion Circle		Cape May Point		Cape Avenue, Pavilion Avenue, Central Avenue, Oxford Avenue, Ocean Avenue
Penhorn Circle		North Bergen	Defunct	US 1/9, Route 3
Pennington Circle		Pennington		Route 31, CR 546, Pennington Road	Metering lights added in late 2015
Penns Neck Circle		Penns Neck in West Windsor	Modified	US 1, CR 526/CR 571
Pole Tavern Circle		Upper Pittsgrove Township		US 40, Route 77, Monroeville Road, Daretown Road
Pompton Plains Circle / Jackson Circle		Pequannock	Defunct	Route 23, Jackson Avenue
Pudgy Circle		McGuire AFB, New Hanover		McGuire Boulevard, 1st Street
Race Track Circle		Cherry Hill	Defunct	Route 70, Haddonfield Road
Ramsey Circle		Ramsey	Defunct	Route 17, CR 507
Red Lion Circle		Southampton		US 206, Route 70
Ratzer Road Circle		Wayne	Defunct	Route 23, US 202, CR 504
Ridgefield Circle		Ridgefield	Defunct	US 1, Route 93, Hendricks Causeway
Ridgewood Circle		Ridgewood	Defunct	Route 17, Paramus Road, E Saddle River Road
Riverdale Circle		Riverdale	Defunct	Route 23, CR 511 Alt., Windbeam Road
Ross Dock Circle		Fort Lee		Henry Hudson Drive, road to Ross Dock
Rosedale Circle		Princeton			Mini-roundabout
Routes 1 & 130 Circle		North Brunswick	Defunct	US 1, US 130, Route 171	Replaced by at-grade intersection, now an interchange.
Sharon Station Road		Upper Freehold	Recent	CR 539, CR 539A	Opened in 2022.
Somers Point Circle		Somers Point	Defunct	Route 52, CR 559, CR 585	Replaced by an intersection with traffic signals.
Somerville Circle		Bridgewater and Raritan	Modified	US 202, US 206, Route 28	An overpass and traffic lights were added in the 1990s.
Station Square		Rutherford	Modified	Park Avenue, Orient Way, Union Avenue, and Erie Avenue	Rebuilt August 2003 - 2005
Still Valley Circle		Pohatcong	Defunct	US 22, US 22 Alt., Still Valley Road
Teaneck Circle		Teaneck	Defunct	Teaneck Road, Cedar Lane
Tonnele Circle		Jersey City	Modified	US 1/9, US 1/9 Truck, Route 139, Tonnele Avenue	reconfigured 1950s, 2000s, 2010s
Veterans' Memorial Circle		Vineland		N 6th St, Cambridge St
Victory Circle		Sayreville	Defunct	US 9, Route 35, Chevalier Avenue, Main Street	Replaced with a diamond interchange in 2006, which was modified in 2020 as part of improvements to Chevalier Avenue and its extension.
Vineland Circle		Vineland	Defunct	Route 47, Route 56, Landis Ave
War Memorial Circle		Atlantic City	Defunct	US 40, US 322, Albany Ave, Ventnor Ave
Watchung Circle		Mountainside		W R Tracy Drive, Summit Lane
Westfield Circle		Westfield		CR 509, South Avenue, Route 28, Westfield Avenue, Watterson Street	Expanded to two lanes in 2005 with one way designations added to Watterson Street, and Westfield Avenue
White Horse Circle		White Horse in Hamilton	Modified	US 206, CR 524, CR 533
Willowbrook Circle		Wayne	Defunct	US 46, Route 23, CR 703	Replaced by a spaghetti bowl interchange with the construction of I-80 in the late 1950s
		Brooklawn		Noreg Place, Christiana St, Maude Ave
		Brooklawn		Wilson Avenue, Horton Avenue, Tommy McAdams Way
		Pohatcong	Defunct	US 22, CR 519
		Washington	Defunct	Route 31, Route 57
		Egg Harbor Township	Defunct	US 40, US 322, Black Horse Pike, Tilton Road
		Wayne	Defunct	Route 23, US 202, Newark-Pompton Turnpike	Only operated as such southbound on Route 23; northbound side unimpeded
		Paterson	Defunct	Route 20, Market Street
		Paterson		Market Street, Lakeview Avenue
		Woodland Park		Great Notch Road, Notch Road, Rifle Camp Road, Lackawanna Avenue
		Little Falls		Exit to US 46, Clove Road, entrance to Overlook Corporate Center
		Perth Amboy	Defunct	Route 35, Route 440
		Cherry Hill	Defunct	Route 38, Haddonfield Road
		Old Bridge Township	Defunct	NJ 18, CR 516, CR 527
		Fort Dix		CR 545, Pemberton-Wrightstown Road, Delaware Avenue, Neely Road
		Fort Dix		Broidy Road, Wonnacott Avenue
		New Hanover		West Tuskegee Airmen Avenue, McGuire Blvd
		New Hanover		McGuire Boulevard, Arnold Avenue
		Alpine		Henry Hudson Drive, Hudson Drive
		Jersey City		Bayview Ave, Burma Road, Morris Pesin Drive
		Bayonne		Avenue E	Exits on the north side of the circle divide access to the east and westbound ramps of I-78