Getting to the VanWyck Brooks Historic District of Plainfield NJ 07060
From Manhattan & Newark Airport
Take I-78 approximately 20 miles west to EXIT 40 (Plainfield). Follow County Road #531 South. It will take you down the side of a mountain into a traffic circle. Notice the BLUE HOSPITAL ARROWS to Muhlenberg Hospital. You cannot cross Rt. 22. As you approach Rt. 22, the arrows will take a LEFT TURN on a bridge over Rt. 22. BE CAREFUL HERE LEST YOU MISS YOUR TURN!! This turn will come about 1.5 blocks after the Mobil Gas Station. The sign is on the left side of the road. If you DO miss the turn, go ahead and take Rt 22 and do a U-turn as soon as you can to come back to the Somerset St. Exit. Continue across the bridge and (left at end of bridge) into North Plainfield. Follow the blue arrows 1.5 miles south on Somerset St. (continues as) Park Avenue to 9th Street. This 5-point intersection has a library, a church, and a big Victorian house. Turn right on 9th and go 3 blocks till it ends on Central Ave. Turn left. 935 Central Avenue is the fifth house on the left.
From the Northeast
Take the Turnpike or Garden State Parkway to I-78 and follow the above directions from Manhattan.
From the Northwest
Take I-78 to exit 40 and follow the above directions from Manhattan
From the Southeast
Take 440 south/I-287 north from the Garden State or Turnpike (exit 10) and follow the above directions from Brooklyn/Staten Island.
From the Southwest
It looks inconvenient, but Expressways make it the least complicated and quickest - follow the directions from the Southeast.
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