▁a ▁bridge ▁would ▁be ▁constructed . ▁The ▁bridge ▁would ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁rising ▁amount ▁of ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁nearby ▁T app an ▁Ze e ▁and ▁George ▁Washington ▁Br id ges . ▁On ▁the ▁West chester ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river , ▁the ▁Cross ▁County ▁Park way ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁and ▁extended ▁two ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁bridge ▁approach ▁for ▁opening ▁to ▁commercial ▁traffic . ▁Rum ors ▁indicated ▁that ▁Route ▁ 1 4 ▁would ▁possibly ▁be ▁extended ▁west ward ▁from ▁Butler ▁to ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁a ▁proposed ▁national ▁recre ation ▁area ▁along ▁the ▁Del aware ▁River ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁T ock s ▁Island ▁Dam ▁project . ▁Also ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Butler ▁officials ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁mayor , ▁opposed ▁w iden ing ▁of ▁Route ▁ 2 3 ▁through ▁the ▁community . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁New ▁Jersey ▁began ▁to ▁purs ue ▁getting ▁the ▁portion ▁of ▁Route ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁the ▁Cross ▁County ▁from ▁Franklin ▁L akes ▁to ▁Y onk ers ▁for ▁inter state ▁status , ▁but ▁financial ▁issues , ▁public ▁opposition ▁in ▁Ber gen ▁and ▁West chester ▁Count ies ▁along ▁with ▁design ▁problems ▁helped ▁kill ▁the ▁fre ew ay . ▁ ▁Exit ▁list ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Route ▁ 1 1 ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Route ▁ 6 0 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Pro posed ▁N J ▁ 1 4 ▁History ▁from ▁Steve ▁Al pert ▁▁ 0 1 4 ▁ 0 1 4