 The current route was originally legislated in 1911 as part of the Delaware River Drive , a named state highway that was proposed to run from along the Delaware River from <unk> to the New York border in <unk> Township . Route 29 was originally defined in 1927 to run from <unk> to Newark . The original route ran from downtown <unk> along State Street and <unk> Drive . From there , it followed its current alignment to <unk> , where it followed present @-@ day Route 179 to <unk> to present @-@ day County Route <unk> , which it followed to Woods Tavern . The route turned north on U.S. Route 206 ( also designated Route 31 ) and followed that route to <unk> , where it followed U.S. Route 22 to Newark . The current alignment of Route 29 from <unk> to Route 12 in Frenchtown was designated Route <unk> in 1927 . 
