New Jersey Race Club

BERKELEY AQUATIC CLUB - 649 Springfield Avenue, Berkeley Heights, NJ

From I-78, take Exit 41, Berkeley Heights/Scotch Plains. At stop sign on exit ramp, follow sign to Berkeley Heights. At the next stop sign, turn left. You are on Plainfield Avenue. At second traffic light, turn left onto Springfield Avenue and go 2 blocks. Make right onto Passaic Street. Pool entrance is the first driveway on the right.

The Peddie School is located on South Main Street in Hightstown, convenient to Exit 8 on the NJ Turnpike, to US Highway 130, NJ Star Route 33 and Mercer County Routes 571 and 539. Go south on NJ Turnpike to exit 8 (Hightstown). After toll booth, follow cloverleaf around, past motels into Hightstown. Take a sharp left just before overpass. Continue into center of Hightstown. Bear left at fork and continue a few blocks to Etra Road. Turn left onto Etra Road. Athletic Center is on the left.

I-78 West to 287 South to Rt. 206 South to Princeton. At "T" intersection in Princeton (when 206 turns to the right) turn left onto Nassau Street. Go past the University and turn right at traffic light onto Washington Street. At second traffic light (down the hill) turn left onto Faculty Road (jut before bridge over river). Driveway to pool parking lot is both 2nd left and 3rd left.

Garden State parkway, Exit 163, Rt. 17 North. North on Rt. 17, 12.3 miles. Take exit to Suffern-202. At the end of short exit ramp make sharp left onto Rt. 202 South, continue on 202 to light (just over a mile). Campus entrance is on left. From Rt. 208 North to Rt. 202. Go north on Rt. 202 until 1st light in Mahwah. Campus entrance is on right.

Go west on I-78 to Exit 26 (Lamington/North Branch), which is first exit west of intersection with I-287, At top of the exit ramp turn left; go 2.2 miles to college entrance on left. From Rt. 22 West turn right after Research Cottrel and Olympia Business Machines onto Orr Drive to end. Turn left onto Rt. 28, then right into college main entrance. From Rt. 22 East left onto Orr Drive, immediately after United National Bank branch office. Follow directions above.

From I-287 take Exit 5 Rutgers Stadium (sign will not say "exit 5" but may say "River Road"). You will be on River Road. Turn left onto Metlars Lane at a light (approximately the 3rd light). Take second left onto Brett Road. At first intersection, turn left onto Bartholomew Road. Busch Rec Center is on your right. (Stay on Brett Road to get to Lot 64. Park in Lot 64 except during Rutgers school hours when you must park at the stadium. From Rt. 22 take Washington Avenue through Dunellen. After huge Exxon Station bear right to get onto Stelton Road. Follow signs to Metlars Lane and Rutgers Stadium. Turn right onto Brett Road. (This is shortest route from BH).

I-287 to Mount Airy Road. Exit (turn north toward Bernardsville). The "Y" is on Mount Airy Road, less than 2 miles from I-287. Mount Airy Road runs between Lyons Rd. in Basking Ridge and Rt. 202 in Bernardsville.

I-78 West to 206 South. In Princeton at traffic light, turn right to stay on 206 South. Continue about 6 miles to I-295 North (also called I-95 South here). Stay on I-295 about 3 miles. Take Exit for Route 31; as you exit at light turn left. College is about 1.5 miles on left. Pool is behind football field in brick building.

Garden State Parkway North to Exit 152B, to Route 3 West to Route 46 West to Route 23 North. Go about 1 mile on 23. Turn right onto Alps Road. Go 2 miles to traffic light. Turn right onto Ratzer. Go 2 miles to 3rd traffic light. Cross over Hamburn Turnpike. (Ratzer changes name to Pompton Road here.) Go about 200 yards. School entry is on left. Use Entry Gate and follow signs to Rec Center.

West on I-80 through Delaware Water Gap, past Stroudsburg, PA, to I-380 North to Scranton, PA. Follow sings to I-81 North to Binghamton; I-81 goes right into Syracuse.

Garden State Parkway to N.Y. Thruway (I-287). Go east on the thruway for 2 or 3 miles. Take Exit 23N (Palisades Parkway North/Bear Mountain). Stay on Palisades Parkway North for 18+ miles. (Palisades Parkway is also called 6 East before it ends at West Point.) Follow sings for West Point (you will be on Highways 9W and 218). Guards at the gate will direct you to the pool. (Driving time from Berkeley Heights about 90 minutes.)

New York State Thruway to 84 East. Go straight over Newburgh Bridge. Go 5 miles to Route 9 North. Stay on this for 11 miles, you will see IBM on your left side. Stay on 9 North, continue for 2 or 3 miles, you will go over Poughkeepsie Bridge. Past the bridge about 1 mile on left is the college. As you enter the college the pool is 500 yards down.

Tappan Zee Bridge on to 287N, to 95 North to I-91 North. Follow sign to 66 East and proceed approximately 15 minutes to Middletown, Route 66 East becomes Washington Street once you near the Wesleyan Campus. Take a right onto High Street and proceed to church on the road.