Airport Circle (Pennsauken, New Jersey)
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The Airport Circle is a
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in
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 37,074, reflecting an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 35,885 count ...
,
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. It is located at the intersection of
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U.S. Route 30 U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route in the system of the United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. With a length of , it is the third longest ...
(US 30), and US 130, close to the Camden border. South of the circle, US 30 and US 130 run concurrently until they reach the former
Collingswood Circle This is a list of 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 highway, state roads. However, the number has shrunk as traffic circles have been phas ...
in Collingswood. The Airport Circle opened in 1927 and is the first of is kind in the United States. It is named for
Camden Central Airport Camden Central Airport (sometimes called Central Airport, Camden) was an airport in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It had its peak of activity in the 1930s, serving as the main airport for the neighboring city o ...
whose terminal building was located beside the circle, to the south-east. The circle has been modified to include traffic lights and ramps to help move traffic through.


Description

The Airport Circle is located in Pennsauken Township in Camden County, east of the city of Camden. The circle serves as the junction between US 30, US 130, Route 38, and County Route 607 (CR 607, Kaighns Avenue). From the circle, US 130 heads northeasterly on six-lane
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called Crescent Boulevard, US 30 continues westward onto six-lane divided Admiral Wilson Boulevard, CR 607 runs westerly along two-lane undivided Kaighns Avenue, US 30/US 130 continues southward on six-lane divided Crescent Boulevard, and Route 38 heads to the easterly as a six-lane divided road, coming to an interchange with Route 70 a short distance later. All five roadways have ramps that feed into the circle itself, with
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s that govern movements at the ramps from westbound Route 38, southbound US 130, and eastbound US 30 and a
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at the ramp from Kaighns Avenue. The ramp from westbound US 30/northbound US 130 merges into the main circle. The mainline of US 130 passes through the circle. There are flyover ramps that carry the mainline of US 30 through the circle. The eastbound US 30 ramp heads into the center of the circle, where a ramp for eastbound Route 38 splits and continues east over the circle to connect to that route. Eastbound US 30 merges with southbound US 130 in the median of that route. The flyover ramp carrying westbound US 30 forks to the right from northbound US 130 and heads to the east of the circle, passing over Route 38 before coming to a ramp connecting westbound Route 38 to westbound US 30. The ramp heads over US 130, with a ramp from the southbound direction of that route, before continuing west and merging with the ramp to US 30 westbound from the center of the circle. To the north of the circle is a residential neighborhood while the Airport Industrial Park is to the southeast. Other commercial and industrial establishments surround the circle to the northeast and west.


History

Built in 1925, the Airport Circle is New Jersey's first traffic circle. The circle opened to traffic on July 1, 1927, as the first such traffic rotary in the United States. It is named for the former
Camden Central Airport Camden Central Airport (sometimes called Central Airport, Camden) was an airport in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. It had its peak of activity in the 1930s, serving as the main airport for the neighboring city o ...
, an airport that operated in this vicinity between 1929 and 1957. The Airport Circle was later modified to include overhead ramps and traffic lights to move traffic through. The world's first
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opened June 6, 1933, on Admiral Wilson Boulevard at Airport Circle a short distance from Cooper River Park.


See also

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List of traffic circles in New Jersey This is a list of 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 highway, state roads. However, the number has shrunk as traffic circles have been phas ...


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The Courier-Post The ''Courier-Post'' is a morning daily newspaper that serves South Jersey in the Delaware Valley. It is based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and serves most of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties. The paper has 30,313 daily paid subscr ...
, date = October 19, 2006 Traffic circles in New Jersey Transportation in Camden County, New Jersey U.S. Route 30 Pennsauken Township, New Jersey