The "Woodbridge
Cloverleaf", at the intersection of Routes 35 and 1&9 in
Woodbridge is a soon-to-disappear piece of transportation
history. The Governor and local officials opened the landmark traffic
intersection with great fanfare in the fall of 1929. Many local citizens attended the ceremony.
A local video production company
is looking for anyone who witnessed the early days of the Woodbridge
Cloverleaf. Dave Sica, an area
filmmaker whose company is producing the project, is interested in talking to
local citizens who remember the opening or the early days of the Cloverleaf, or
who have memories of life in the Woodbridge area in the earlier part of the
twentieth century.
According to Mayor Frank Pelzman
of Woodbridge Township “the Woodbridge Cloverleaf was the first modern traffic
interchange in the country.” Pelzmzan added: “I’m pleased that this local
landmark is being recognized for its role in the history of transportation in
the United States.”
Because the New Jersey
Department of Transportation is replacing the pioneering Cloverleaf with a new
interchange, state law requires that its history be preserved. The State of New Jersey is publishing a
booklet about its history, and also the documentary film, being produced by
Sica Productions.
Mayor Pelzman has asked that
anyone who can contribute personal memories or provide the names of local
citizens who have moved away but might be able to help in telling the
Cloverleaf story to contact Sica Productions at 23 Walnut Street, Clark, NJ
07066 (732) 827-0993.