Route 3 is a
state highway in the northern part of
New Jersey in the United States. The route runs from
U.S. Route 46 in
Clifton,
Passaic County to
U.S. Route 1/9 in
North Bergen,
Hudson County. Route 3 is sometimes called the
Secaucus Bypass within
Secaucus. The route is a
divided highway for its entire length, with most of the highway considered a
freeway, except the westernmost part, which contains direct access to a few businesses. Route 3 intersects many major roads, including the
Garden State Parkway and
Route 21 in Clifton, the western spur of the
New Jersey Turnpike (
Interstate 95) in
East Rutherford, the eastern spur of the New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus, and
Route 495 in North Bergen. A commuting route for northern New Jersey to the
Lincoln Tunnel into
New York City by way of Route 495, Route 3 also provides access to the
Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford. The road inspired a story in
The New Yorker in 2004 by
Ian Frazier.