"Jersey Barrier"

[GatorsGhost]

I was watching a video game review earlier (*cough*NERD*cough*) and the host described a certain cover object as a "Jersey barrier."  I guess I always assumed that "Jersey barrier" was a skate term, possibly referring to the first place that people started skating these objects.  I can't imagine someone that doesn't skate referring to a particular kind of barrier with that specificity.  So my question is one of etymology (or possibly just local ignorance); where does this term come from?

[police state]

new jersey

[Antonio_SC]

As far as i know they are named so becouse were "invented" at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. Found it on an Italian blog. If you really want to dig it http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2006/1/2006_1_26.shtml

[GatorsGhost]

As far as i know they are named so becouse were "invented" at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. Found it on an Italian blog. If you really want to dig it http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2006/1/2006_1_26.shtml

Interesting (sorta).  Thanks, question answered.

[cheep]

i call them temporary type II barriers

[TheyBannedColic]

Jersey Barrier - Named after the only place on earth where multiple ten foot long, two ton pieces of concrete need to stop people from driving into oncoming traffic.