New Jersey Route 19

Route 19
Paterson Peripheral
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT and Passaic County
Length	3.04 mi[1] (4.89 km)
Existed	1988–present
Major junctions
South end	US 46 / CR 509 in Clifton
Major intersections	G.S. Parkway in Clifton I-80 in Paterson
North end	CR 509 in Paterson
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Passaic
Highway system
New Jersey State Highway Routes Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← Route 18N → Route 20

Route 19 is a state highway in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. Also referred to as the Paterson Peripheral, it runs 3.04 mi (4.89 km) from an intersection with County Route 509 (CR 509, Broad Street) and CR 609 (Colfax Avenue) in Clifton north to another intersection with CR 509 (Main Street) in downtown Paterson. Between U.S. Route 46 (US 46) in Clifton and Interstate 80 (I-80) in Paterson, Route 19 is a freeway. The main purpose of the route is to connect the Garden State Parkway to I-80 and downtown Paterson. The road was originally proposed as the Paterson spur of the Garden State Parkway that was to run north to Wayne. In 1959, it was planned to become part of the Paterson Peripheral, an extension of Route 20 from downtown Paterson. By 1971, the road was completed between the Garden State Parkway and I-80, at which time it received the Route 20 designation; the rest was cancelled in 1978 due to feared community disruption. In 1988, this portion of Route 20 became Route 19 as it did not connect with the other segment of the route. In the 1990s, Route 19 was extended to Main Street in downtown Paterson as part of a project that also completed the interchange with I-80.