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General Category => Hackensack History => Topic started by: johnny g on April 26, 2010, 02:58:56 PM

Title: Another street question (Marginal Road)
Post by: johnny g on April 26, 2010, 02:58:56 PM

Another one that always puzzled me was that little semi-circle "street" off of Hudson by the rt 80 overpass called "Marginal Road". It runs from Hudson around to E Wesley St but has no houses on it, just off street parts of Jackson and Washington Aves.
anyone know anything about this?

Title: Re: Another street question
Post by: Homer Jones on April 26, 2010, 03:20:04 PM

Ol' Homer actually has an answer for you. Here are two answers to your query -- you select the one which you want to believe is the correct one.

  A. The street was named for Joe Marginal who was a first ward politician or;

  B. During the late 1950's when the construction plans were being drawn for the Route 80 / Hudson Street exit, an engineer wrote the words "Marginal Road" on the construction plans since that right of way had not been named. The plans indicated the designation for a marginal road which ultimately was shown on the City's street maps as "Marginal Road". And the rest is history.

Sorry Joe.

Title: Re: Another street question
Post by: johnny g on April 26, 2010, 03:38:39 PM

Thanks Homer, the second one sounds like the more believable one!