Mayday Relay Race
Sunday, May 1, 2005
10:00 am at Landing Lane Bridge (directions)
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Math/applied math team
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Physics Team
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Engineering Team
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Leg 1 (3.7 miles)
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Lane Bridge, New Brunswick --
Five mile locks/Spillway
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Toufic's
friend?
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Leg 2 (4.15 miles)
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Five mile locks/Spillway -- 10
Mile Lock
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Toufic
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Five mile locks/Spillway -- S. Bound Brook (~ 1.7 miles) |
Cynthia
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S. Bound Brook -- 10 Mile Lock (~ 2.4 miles)
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Leg 3 (3.3 miles)
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10 Mile Lock -- East Millstone
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Ed
Browne
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Leg 4 (2.1 miles)
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East Millstone -- Blackwell
Mill's Road
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Rich
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Leg 5 (4.2 miles)
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Blackwell Mill's Road --
Griggstown Locks
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Louis-Pierre
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Leg 6 (4.3 miles)
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Griggstown Locks -- Kingston
Lock
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Griggstown Locks -- Rocky Hill (~ 2.0 miles)
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Ed
Gerber
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Rocky
Hill -- Kingston Lock (~2.0)
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Cynthia
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Leg 7 (3.9 miles)
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Kingston Lock -- Alexander Road
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Chaitanya
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The current runers are listed first.
If Toufic brings a friend, then the runners will be the ones in
parentheses.
Note: Legs 2 and 6 can each be done by one person or split into two,
shorter legs.
Math/Applied Math
Transportation
Car 1
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Car 2
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Car 3
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Driver:
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Driver:
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Driver:
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There is a picinic afterwards at Turning Basin Park.
Please bring some food for it!
Ideas for what you can bring:
Salad
Bag of chips or pretzels
Dessert (cookies, ...)
Drinks (soft drink, lemonade, ...)
Driving Instructions from Rutgers to
Princeton
(from http://math.rutgers.edu/~weibel/mayday-driving.html)
Updated 2001
Landing Lane to DeMott bridge (optional access): Turn left out of parking area.
Go uphill on Franklin Blvd. to traffic light; turn right onto Easton Avenue.
Proceed 2 miles on Easton Avenue to DeMott Lane; it is the second set of lights
after JFK Blvd. Turn right (at DeMott light) into the driveway to the historic
Van Wickle House. Parking Lot is straight ahead, near the footbridge.
DeMott bridge to 5 Mile Lock: Turn right out of driveway onto Easton Ave.
After 1.5 miles, go under I-287 bridge. Stay in the right lane, because the turnoff
to the 5 Mile Lock is immediately after the bridge (0.1 mile) on the right.
There is a small parking area, which is rather sloped.
5 Mile Lock to South Bound Brook Lock: Turn right onto Easton Ave.
Stay in the right lane to avoid the U-turn traffic.
Easton Ave goes into South Bound Brook and becomes Main St.
Continue to the lights just before the bridge. At the lights turn left
(following sign To I-287) onto Weston Canal Road. Do not cross the bridge!
The parking area for the South Bound Brook Lock is 200yds after the lights,
on the right hand side.
South Bound Brook Lock to 10 Mile Lock: Turn right out of parking area.
You are now on Weston Canal Rd.
After 2.3 miles you will pass a large arched footbridge. (Do not stop here!)
The parking area for 10 Mile Lock is about 0.3 miles further on,
just past the Elizabeth Town Water Company.
The parking area is on the right, and has a sign NJ Water Supply Authority.
10 Mile Lock to East Millstone (Route 514): Turn right out of parking lot,
follow Weston Canal Road. You will pass Zarephath after 0.5 mile.
At 1.2 miles the road turns right and crosses the canal on Route 623
into Manville. Do not cross the canal here!
Turn left before the bridge, staying on Weston Canal Rd.
(You are essentially continuing straight, keeping the canal on the right.)
Soon the road turns sharply left taking you away from the canal.
Take the first right after this bend onto Mettler Rd.
At 3.9 miles you come to a T-junction. Turn right here onto Amwell Rd. (Route 514)
You reach East Millstone at 4.4 miles. Go across the bridge on Amwell Rd.
The parking area is on the right immediately across the bridge.
East Millstone to Blackwells Mills: Turn left out of the parking area,
going back across the bridge. Immediately turn right.
After 0.2 miles you come to a T-junction. Turn right down the hill onto Canal Rd.
(You are now following the canal again.) Pass Grouser Rd. going off to the left.
Stay by the canal. Pass Miller Farm Rd. on the left.
After 2.2 miles, you come to a four-way stop with a small house to the right.
Turn right at the stop sign, across the bridge.
The parking area is just across the bridge on the left.
Blackwells Mills to Griggstown Locks:Turn right out of the parking area.
A Route: Cross the Millstone River on the Weston Causeway bridge.
Turn left onto River Road and follow river.
After 3.5 miles, turn left and cross Griggstown Causeway.
Turn right onto Canal Road and proceed 0.7 miles to Griggstown Locks.
The parking area on the canal side is marked by a brown D+R Canal State Park sign.
B Route: Turn right at the four-way stop onto Canal Road.
At 1.4 miles the road turns sharply left (and becomes Suydam Rd);
just after the sharp turn you must make a right to stay on Canal Road.
For a long while, on this stretch, you lose sight of the canal.
At 3.7 miles Griggstown Causeway crosses the canal. Go past this staying on Canal Rd.
At 4.4 miles Griggstown Lock is marked by a brown D+R Canal State Park sign.
Griggstown Locks to Rocky Hill (Route 518): Follow Griggstown Canal Road
At 2.5 miles you come to Rt 518. Turn right onto Rte 518. Cross the bridge.
The parking is immediately on the right and is marked by a
brown D+R Canal State Park sign.
Rocky Hill (Route 518) to Kingston Locks: Turn left out of parking,
crossing the canal bridge again. Turn right at the lights onto Rocky Hill Rd.
Rocky Hill Rd. becomes Laurel Ave which then meets Rte 27 at the lights.
Turn right onto Rte 27. Go through one set of lights and down the hill.
At the bottom of the hill just before the bridge turn left into the
Kingston Lock parking area. (Kingston lock is just beside the Wine PressKingston Locks to Alexander Road: Turn left onto Route 27.
Proceed into Princeton along Rte 27. Go straight at light for Washington Rd.
Pass Palmer Square and turn left onto University Place.
Pass the Train Station on your left.
The road turns to the right and comes to a T-junction with lights.
Turn left onto Alexander Rd. Follow this about 1 mile to the bridge over the canal.
The canal bridge is marked by a yellow Narrow Bridge sign.
The parking area is immediately on the right; if you cross the canal you have gone too far.
Park and walk back to greet the arriving runners.
Driving Maps (Thanks to Sandrine for
making these last year!)
Leg 1

Leg 2

Leg 3:

Leg 4:

Leg 5:

Leg 6:

Leg 7: Ends at Alexander this year, but you know how to get from
Washington to Alexander (I hope).
