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first model T rolls off asembly line
Henery Ford produce the first automobile for the masses of america and was produced for over 15 years changing trasnportation forever -
Route 17
route 17 is first made and has a small road along northern new jersey -
renamed
NJ route 17 is renamed to NJ route 2 -
George Washington Bridge opens
the GW bridge is opened and this creates esay acces to new york city thusly making NJ route 17 a more popularly travelled road -
route 17 is widened
due to increased traffic route 17 is widened to a 4 lane road with a grass devider -
more road is added
!7 route is slighlty changed and they decided to conect it route 17 in surfern -
traffic lights
for the first time some stretches of route 17 has traffic lights apearing on several stretches -
route 17 is renamed again
in acordence with new acts put into motion by President Eisnehower road names are change for more organztion and NJ route 2 is change back to 17 to go along with New York 17 -
round about replaced
due to high traffic volume and danger of the round about system they implemented a series of over passes -
traffic lights dispear
with modern times the last traffic light on route 17 dispears in the early 1980s -
current length
today Nj route 17 stretches over 27 miles