Manville, NJ Road Trips

Weston Mill Heinrich/Henry Schenck built a grist mill on the Millstone here, probably in the 1740s. The second owner of the mill was Abraham Van Neste, from 1771-1797. When William Rodgers owned the mill between 1823 and 1843, he changed the name to Weston, purportedly to reflect the name used at the time for an area across the river from the mill. Wilbur Smith was the last owner of the original mill from 1925 until 1982 when it fell into the river. He had worked for many years in an attempt to save the old mill but, after it collapsed, it was determined that it was beyond repair and now considered a flood hazard. There were plans to salvage parts of the historic structure but before the group had a chance to do much work, vandals set the mill on fire, destroying it. All that remains in the area once known as Weston are a few residences and several roads bearing the name.

Reading Cinemas a large movie theater complex on North Main Street.

There is an abundance of restaurants in Manville serving pretty much every taste. Several local pizza restaurants, Chinese take out and other fast food franchises (Arby's, MacDonalds, Subway) are found along North Main Street and South Main Street.

Manville is known for its many bars and has a good amount of night life. Many walk to the nearest bars so parking near some might be a bit spotty.

There are no hotels or Motels in town. Nearby on US Route 22, US Route 202 and US Route 206 are several local and chain options. Residence Inn by Marriott Somerset, 37 Worlds Fair Drive, ☏ +1 732-627-0881. Extended stay hotel. Clarion Hotel Somerset - New Brunswick, 60 Cottontail Lane (at I-287 exit 12), ☏ +1 732 560-9880.

Manville is accessible from Interstate 287 (exit 17), U.S. Route 22, U.S. Route 202, U.S. Route 206 and NJ-28. Several taxi services operate in and around the town. The NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line stops at the Bridgewater train station, conveniently located a few miles east of downtown. http://www.njtransit.com/ NJ Transit route #65 or #114 stop here. http://www.njtransit.com/ There is a small Hillsborough airport (JVI IATA), but it services private jets only.

Most of the attractions in Manville are located along North Main Street and South Main Street. The areas surrounding Main Street is largely residential with not much to see. Bound Brook Trackside, Bound Brook, NJ, ☏ +1 732 469-8991. 24 hours 685 Taxi, ☏ +1 908 685-8294. open until 11PM. Saddle Up Taxi, ☏ +1 908 231-6643. 24 hours Sky View, ☏ +1 908 725-2233. call early to get appointment 2AM pick-up.

CVS Pharmacy, 321 South Main Street, ☏ +1 908 725-8088.