City of Burlington, NJ Article VII Traffic Regulations

§ 344-27 Through streets

The following described streets or parts of streets are designated through streets. Stop signs shall be installed on the near right side of each street intersecting the through street except where yield signs are provided for in the intersections.

Name of Street	Limits
Blue Devil Drive	Between High Street and Jacksonville Road
Broad Street	Between the City of Burlington-Burlington Township line and Keim Boulevard
Broad Street	Between Washington Avenue and Dugan Drive
Broad Street	Between Washington Avenue and Keim Boulevard
Chelton Avenue	Between Route 130 and Highland Avenue
Elm Avenue	Between Salem Avenue and Wood Street
Federal Street	Between High Street and Route 130
Federal Street	Between Washington Avenue and High Street
Fourth Street	Between Wood Street and High Street
Glenwood Avenue	Between Salem Avenue and Wood Street
Linden Avenue—Earl Street	Between Mitchell Avenue and Broad Street
Madison Avenue	Between Route 130 and Highland Avenue
Mitchell Avenue	Between Federal Street and Logan Avenue
Pearl Street	Between High Street and the City of Burlington—Burlington Township line
Pearl Street	Between Reed Street and High Street
Reed Street	Between Broad Street and Riverbank
St. Mary Street	Between Federal Street and Broad Street
Tatham Street	Between Street and Pearl Street
Third Street	Between Wood Street and High Street
Uhler Avenue	Between Route 130 and Broad Street
Union Street	Between High Street and Tatham Street
Union Street	Between Reed Street and High Street
Wall Street	Between High Street and Federal Street
Wood Street	Between Mill Street and Mott Avenue—Morris Street
Wood Street	Between Mott Avenue—Morris Avenue and Route 130
York Street	Between Federal Street and Broad Street

§ 344-28 Stop intersections.

The following described intersections are designated as stop intersections:

Stop Sign on	Direction of Travel	At Intersection of
Brown Street		Ellis Street
Brown Street		Talbot Street
Charles Street		Farner Avenue
Chestnut Street		West Fifth Street
Chestnut Street		West Second Street
Clarkson Street		Lawrence Street
Conover Street		Ellis Street
Conover Street		Talbot Street
Dilwyn Street		Penn Street
East Second Street		James Street
Farner Avenue		Lincoln Avenue
Fernwood Avenue		Lincoln Avenue
High School access road		East Second Street
Lawrence Street		Belmont Street
Moorland Avenue		Park Avenue
Moorland Avenue		Taylor Avenue
Pearl Boulevard (eastbound)	Southwest	St. Mary Street
Veteran Drive	Northwest	Commerce Boulevard
Walnut Street		West Eighth Street
Walnut Street		West Ninth Street
Wellington Place (east leg)		East Seventh Street
Wellington Place (west leg)		East Seventh Street
West Broad Street	East	Washington Avenue
West Seventh Avenue		Walnut Street
West Seventh Street		Chestnut Street
West Sixth Street		Chestnut Street
West Sixth Street		Walnut Street
West Union Street		Wood Street

§ 344-28.1 Three-way stop intersections.

[Added 10-2-2012 by Ord. No. 17-2012]

The following described intersections are designated as three-way stop intersections. Stop signs and supplemental three-way panels shall be installed as provided herein.

Intersection	Stop Sign(s) on
Hulbert, James and Sixth Streets	A. Sixth Street traveling east as it approaches the intersection of Hulbert and James Streets B. Hulbert Street traveling south as it approaches the intersection of Sixth and James Streets C. James Street traveling west as it approaches the intersection of Hulbert and Sixth Streets
Oakland and Park Avenues [Added 3-20-2018 by Ord. No. 02-2018]	All approaches

§ 344-29 Four-way stop intersections.

The following described intersections are designated as four-way stop intersections. Stop signs and supplemental four-way panels shall be installed as provided herein.

Intersection	Stop Sign on
Elm and Grant Avenues [Added 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 24-2007]	All approaches
Elm and Lincoln Avenues [Added 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 24-2007]	All approaches
Farner and Grant Avenues [Added 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 24-2007]	All approaches
St. Mary Street and Clarkson Street	All approaches
Wood Street and Pearl Street [Added 7-20-2010 by Ord. No. 15-2010]	All approaches
Wood Street and Union Street [Added 7-20-2010 by Ord. No. 14-2010]	All approaches
Wood Street and West Federal Street [Added 12-18-2007 by Ord. No. 24-2007]	All approaches

§ 344-30 Yield intersections.

The following described intersections are designated as yield intersections. Yield right-of-way signs shall be installed as provided therein.

Intersection	Yield Sign On
Dickinson Road	Temple Avenue
Highland Avenue	Madison Avenue
Lincoln Avenue	Orchard Avenue
Rutgers Avenue	Dickinson Road
Rutgers Avenue	Temple Avenue
West Ninth Street	Mill Road facing westbound traffic

§ 344-31 One-way streets.

The following described streets or parts of streets are designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated.

Name of Street	Direction	Location
Alley behind the 300 Block of West Broad Street [Added 9-6-2022 by Ord. No. 17-2022]	East	Between the rear of Block 25, Lot 13 and Washington Avenue
Alley adjacent to City Hall with entrance on High Street	West	Entire length
Barclay Street	West	Between Tatham Street and Stacy Street
Belmont Street [Added 11-10-2015 by Ord. No. 13-2015[1]; amended 3-21-2017 by Ord. No. 05-2017]	East	Between High Street and York Street
Broad Street	East	Between Keim Boulevard and Tatham Street, south side of tracks
Broad Street	West	Between Tatham Street and Keim Boulevard, north side of tracks
Clarkson Street	West	Between Linden Avenue and York Street
Dilwyn Street	North	Between Union Street and Pearl Street
Earl Street	North	Between Broad Street and Clarkson Street
Green Street	West	Between York Street and Linden Street
Juniper Street	East	Between Washington Street and Engle Street
Juniper Street [Added 8-2-2012 by Ord. No. 12-2012]	East to west	Between Wood Street and Engle Avenue
King's Lane [Added 4-3-2012 by Ord. No. 06-2012]	West to east	Between Stacy Street and York Street
Laumaster Street	West	Between York Street and St. Mary Street
Lawrence Street	South	Between Broad Street and Wall Street
Library Street	Counter-clockwise	Entire length
Lincoln Avenue	North	Between Washington Street and Route 130
Locust Avenue	North	Between Federal Street and Broad Street
Mechanics Street [Amended 5-6-2014 by Ord. No. 06-2014[2]]	East	From Lawrence Street eastbound for a distance of 113 feet
Mott Street	East	Between Route 130 and Lincoln Avenue
Pearl Boulevard, East	East	Between High Street and St. Mary Street
Pearl Boulevard, West	West	Between St. Mary Street and High Street
Pearl Street	West	Between High Street and Reed Street
Penn Street	West	Between Tatham Street and York Street
Riverbank	East	Between Reed Street and High Street
Smith Alley	West	Between High Street and Wood Street
St. Mary Street	South	Between Broad Street and Federal Street
Union Street	East	Between Reed Street and Tatham Street
West Second Street [Added 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 13-2018]	East	Between Chestnut Street and High Street
Wood Street	North	Between Wetherill Street and Riverbank
York Street	North	Between Broad Street and Peal Street

[1] Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it would not take effect until the completion of the 2015-2016 school year, as provided by the Burlington City High School Calendar.

[2] Editor's Note: Section 2 of this ordinance stated that it is the intention of the Common Council of the City of Burlington to make clear that Mechanics Street in the area commencing at York Street and travelling in a westbound direction shall be a two-way street for a distance of 100 feet, and that this two-direction street shall cease and end after a period of 100 feet.

§ 344-32 Vehicles over four tons excluded from certain streets.

[Amended by Ord. No. 8-1998; Ord. No. 1-1999; 4-3-2012 by Ord. No. 06-2012; 5-19-2026 by Ord. No. 11-2026]

Trucks over four tons gross weight are excluded from the following described streets or parts of streets, except for pickup and delivery of materials.

Name of Street	Location
Allison Road	Entire length
Armistice Road	Entire length
Bordentown Street	Route 130 to Columbus Street
Columbus Road (CR 543)	From U.S. Route 130 to the Burlington Township municipal boundary
Columbus Street	Route 130 to Assiscunk Creek
Cunningham Street	Entire length
Dickinson Road	Entire length
Dilwyn Street	East Union Street to Penn Street
Dugan Drive	Route 130 to East Broad Street
Duser Road	Entire length
East and West Broad Street	Assiscunk Creek to Keim Boulevard or Route 413
East Broad Street	Along Bordentown Road East to the intersection of Dugan Street and Route 130
East Broad Street	Jones Street to Gauntt Street
Easter Road	Entire length
East Fifth Street	Entire length
East Fourth Street	Entire length
East Second Street	Entire length
East Seventh Street	Entire length
East Sixth Street	Entire length
East Third Street	Entire length
Ellis Alley	Entire length
Federal Street	Route 130 to Washington Avenue
Flanders Road	Entire length
High Street	From Mill Street to Route 130
Holmes Road	Entire length
Hulme Street	Route 130 to Broad Street
Independence Drive	Entire length
King's Lane	Entire length
Logan Street	Route 130 to Columbus Street
McNeal Street	Between Columbus and Scott Streets
Memorial Road	Entire length
Mitchell Avenue	Logan Street to Federal Street
Mooney Road	Entire length
Mott Avenue and Morris Street	High Street to Keim Boulevard
Mount Road	Entire length
Pearl Street	Tatham Street to Reed Street (except for the pickup and delivery of materials)
Penn Street	Tatham Street to York Street
Pine Street	Between Columbus and Scott Streets
Pope Street	Entire length
Reed Street	Bridge Plaza to Riverbank
Rigg Road	Entire length
Rutgers Avenue	Entire length
Salem Road	Entire length (except for the pickup and delivery of materials)
Scott Street	Between Columbus and Scott Streets
St. Mary Street	East Broad Street to East Federal Street
Tatham Street	Entire length (except for the pickup and delivery of materials)
Temple Avenue	Entire length
Union Street	Entire length
Valentine Road	Entire length
Washington Avenue	Loop north of Lincoln Avenue to West Broad Street
Wood Street	Entire length
Woolman Road	Entire length

§ 344-33 U-turns.

No person operating a vehicle will make a U-turn at the following intersections and streets:

Name of Street	Location
High Street	From Federal Street to Pearl Street

§ 344-34 No turn on red.

A. No person shall turn a vehicle to make a right turn when facing a steady red signal (stop) indication at any of the following locations during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily, whenever an official sign is present prohibiting such a turn on the red signal:

Intersection	Movement Prohibited
High Street and Broad Street	East on Broad Street to south on High Street
High Street and Broad Street	South on High Street to west on Broad Street
High Street and Federal Street	South on High Street to west on Federal Street
High Street and Union Street	East on Union Street to south on High Street
High Street and Union Street	North on High Street to east on Union Street

B. No person shall turn a vehicle to make a right turn when facing a steady red signal (stop) indication at any of the following locations, whenever an official sign is present prohibiting such a turn on the red signal:

Intersection	Movement Prohibited
High Street and Broad Street	North on High Street to east on Broad Street
High Street and Federal Street	East on Federal Street to south on High Street
High Street and Federal Street	North on High Street to east on Federal Street
High Street and Federal Street	West on Federal Street to north on High Street

§ 344-35 Speed limits on certain streets.

[Added 8-5-2008 by Ord. No. 13-2008; amended 9-2-2025 by Ord. No. 09-2025]

The speed limits on the following described streets or parts of streets within the City of Burlington shall be reduced to 25 mph from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on days when school is in session:

Name of Street	Side	Location
High Street (County Route 541)		Beginning at the intersection of Route 130 south and ending at the Burlington City/Burlington Township line at Mill Road
Jacksonville Road		Beginning at the intersection of Route 130 south and ending at the intersection of Burlington Bypass
Route 130	North	Beginning 500 feet south of the intersection of Wood Street and ending 500 feet north of the intersection of Jacksonville Road (County Route 670)
Route 130	South	Beginning 500 feet north of the intersection of Jacksonville Road (County Route 670) and ending 500 feet south of the intersection of Wood Street

§ 344-36 No-passing zones.

[Amended by Ord. No. 5-1993; Ord. No. 2-1999]

The following locations are no passing zones:[1]

Name of Street	Location
East Pearl Street	From the Assiscunk Creek Bridge to St. Mary Street
Rutgers Avenue [Added 8-6-2020 by Ord. No. 12-2020]	From Dickinson Road to Salem Road
Washington Avenue	From the channelizing island at the approach to Keim Boulevard (Route 413—Burlington Bristol Bridge approach) to West Broad Street, a distance of approximately 1,200 feet

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 10.08.180, Boat and boat trailer parking prohibited, added by Ord. No. 17-2003, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 10-17-2006 by Ord. No. 17-2006.

§ 344-37 Bus stops.

[Amended by Ord. No. 19-2003]

The following described locations are designated as bus stops:

A. Along Bordentown Road eastbound on the south side thereof at:

(1) Hulme Street beginning at the west curbline of Hulme Street and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(2) Jones Street beginning at the west curbline of Jones Street and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(3) Thompson Street beginning at the west curbline of Thompson street and extending 120 feet west thereof.

B. Along Bordentown Road westbound on the north side thereof at:

(1) Columbus Road beginning at the north curbline of Columbus Road and extending 120 feet east thereof.

(2) Gauntt Street beginning at the east curbline of Gauntt Street and extending 120 feet east thereof.

(3) Hulme Street beginning at the east curbline of Hulme Street and extending 120 feet east hereof.

(4) Jones Street beginning at the east curbline of Jones Street and extending 120 feet east thereof.

(5) Thompson Street beginning at the east curbline of Thompson Street and extending 120 feet west thereof.

C. Along Broad Street eastbound on the south side thereof at:

(1) Conrow Street beginning at the west curbline of Conrow Street and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(2) Earl Street beginning at a point 70 feet east of the east curbline of Earl Street and extending 90 feet east thereof.

(3) High Street beginning at the extended west curbline of High Street and extending 107 feet west thereof.

(4) Keim Boulevard beginning at the west curbline of Keim Boulevard and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(4.1) Library Street, near side, beginning at the westerly curbline of Library Street and extending 105 feet westerly therefrom.

[Added 11-8-2012 by Ord. No. 19-2012]

(5) Locust Avenue beginning at the west curbline of Locust Avenue and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(6) St. Mary Street beginning at the west curbline of St. Mary Street and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(7) Washington Avenue beginning at the west curbline of Washington Avenue and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(8) Williams Street beginning at the west curbline of Williams Street and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(9) Wood Street beginning at the west curbline of Wood Street and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(10) York Street, far side, beginning at the easterly curbline of York Street and extending 100 feet easterly therefrom.

[Added 11-8-2012 by Ord. No. 19-2012]

D. Along Broad Street westbound on the north side thereof at:

(1) Ellis Street beginning at the east curbline of Ellis Street and extending 120 feet east thereof.

(1.1) High Street, far side, beginning at the westerly curbline of High Street and extending 120 feet westerly therefrom.

[Added 11-8-2012 by Ord. No. 19-2012]

(2) St. Mary Street beginning at the east curbline of St. Mary Street and extending 120 feet east thereof.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The original entry for Stacy Street, which immediately followed this entry, was repealed 6-1-2010 by Ord. No. 09-2010.

(3) Talbot Street beginning at the east curbline of Talbot Street and extending 120 feet east thereof.

(4) Tatham Street beginning at the west curbline of Tatham Street and extending 120 feet west thereof.

(5) Wood Street beginning at the east curbline of Wood Street and extending 120 feet east thereof.

E. Along Clarkson Street westbound on the north side thereof at:

(1) York Street beginning at the east curbline of York Street and extending 88 feet east thereof.

F. Along High Street northbound on the east side thereof at:

(1) Belmont Street beginning at the south curbline of Belmont Street and extending 120 feet south thereof.

(2) Broad Street beginning at the south curbline of Broad Street and extending 130 feet south thereof.

(3) Riverbank beginning at the south curbline of Riverbank and extending 120 feet south thereof. At this point, buses shall make a U-turn and return to destination.

(4) Dewey Street beginning at the south curbline of Dewey Street and extending 120 feet south thereof.

(5) Federal Street beginning at the south curbline of Federal Street and extending 120 feet south thereof.

(6) Fourth Street beginning at the south curbline of Fourth Street and extending 120 feet south thereof.

(7) Library Street beginning at the south curbline of Library Street and extending 105 feet south thereof.

(8) Seventh Street beginning at the south curbline of Seventh Street and extending 120 feet south thereof.

(9) Third Street beginning at the south curbline of Third Street and extending 120 feet south thereof.

(10) U.S. Route 130 beginning at the south curbline of U.S. Route 130 westbound and extending 120 feet south thereof.

(11) Wall Street, far side, beginning at the northerly curbline of Wall Street and extending 100 feet northerly therefrom.

[Added 11-8-2012 by Ord. No. 19-2012]

G. Along High Street southbound on the west side thereof at:

(1) Belmont Street beginning at the north curbline of Belmont Street and extending 90 feet north thereof.

(1.1) Belmont Street and Wall Street, mid-block, beginning 203 feet south of the prolongation of the southerly curbline of Belmont Street and extending 118 feet southerly therefrom (across from the Armory).

[Added 11-8-2012 by Ord. No. 19-2012]

(2) Broad Street beginning at the north curbline of Broad Street and extending 120 feet north thereof.

(3) West Broad Street beginning at the south curbline of West Broad Street and extending 143 feet south thereof.

(4) Federal Street beginning at the north curbline of Federal Street and extending 120 feet north thereof.

(5) Fifth Street beginning at the north curbline of Fifth Street and extending 120 feet north thereof.

(6) Fourth Street beginning at the north curbline of Fourth Street and extending 120 feet north thereof.

(7) Morris Avenue beginning at the north curbline of Morris Avenue and extending 120 feet north thereof.

(8) U.S. Route 130 beginning at the north curbline of U.S. Route 130 westbound and extending 120 feet north thereof.

(9) Wall Street beginning at the north curbline of Wall Street and extending 120 feet north thereof.

H. Along Route 130 southbound at the north side thereof at:

[Added 4-1-2014 by Ord. No. 03-2014]

(1) Chelton Avenue beginning at the west curbline of Chelton Avenue and extending 120 feet west thereof.

§ 344-38 Enforcement on designated private properties.

[Added 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 27-2010]

Pursuant to N.J.S.a. 39:5A-1, at the written request of a property owner, the police shall enforce certain provisions of Subtitle 1 of Title 39 on the designated properties. Common Council shall approve the request of each property owner by resolution.