User:Mitchazenia/Civil Defense Routes (1942)
| State | C.T. CIVIL X N.J. CIVIL X N.Y. CIVIL X |
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Civil Defense Routes, signed as C.T. CIVIL, N.J. CIVIL, and N.Y. CIVIL, were a system of highways created in the New York Metropolitan Area in 1942 for the United States Army. If the Army needed to commandeer public highways for movement of troops and supplies during World War II, these routes would be open to civilians in that time period. The system, adopted by the states of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, created its own route number system, all beginning with 500. The system was not state-based and routes crossed borders. The roads would be signed with a uniform square white sign.[1]
List of routes[edit]
| Route | Western/southern terminus | Public roads followed | Eastern/northern terminus |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIVIL 513 |  US 1 in Stamford, Connecticut
|
Beford and Atlantic Streets (Stamford) (then- Route 104) Route 104 (Fairfield County)Long Ridge Road (Westchester County) |
CIVIL 501 /  NY 172 in Bedford, New York
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| CIVIL 514 | US 1 in Norwalk, Connecticut
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 Route 29 (Fairfield County)  NY 124 / NY 137 (Westchester County)
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CIVIL 501 / NY 172 in Pound Ridge, New York
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| CIVIL 514A | US 1 in Norwalk
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Riverside Avenue (Norwalk)  Route 123 / Route 106 (Fairfield County)
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CIVIL 514 /  Route 124 in New Caanan
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| CIVIL 515 | US 1 in Westport
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 Route 33 (Fairfield County)
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CIVIL 501 /  Route 35 in Ridgefield
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| CIVIL 526 | CIVIL 503 in Bulls Head, New York | Victory Boulevard (Staten Island) Fourth Avenue (Brooklyn) |
CIVIL 527 in Boerum Hill, New York |
References[edit]
- ^ "System of Civil Highways is Set Up in New Jersey". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. April 26, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved December 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
