New Jersey Roads - NJ State Highways - 41-54

NJ State Highways: 41-54

41   S41   S41A   S41N   42   43   S43   44   S44   S44A   44T   45   45M   US 46   US 46-A   46   47   47A   48   49   S49   50   51   52   52A   53   54


41

41 was defined in 1927 to connect all the routes east of Camden, as a bypass further out than
25 and 45 (Crescent Blvd). The route of 41 was chosen to use mostly existing roads, except around Haddonfield, where it would bypass to the east on a mostly new road. Also, what's now John F. Kennedy Way/Salem Rd in Willingboro to Burlington was built as part of the Cape May-Burlington Road, a name that also applied to sections of 41. This suggests that 41 was originally planned as a completed bypass through Moorestown by way of, or parallel to, Borton Landing Rd to an unbuilt Rancocas Creek crossing. I do not know which agency constructed Salem Rd but it is now town maintained. The map in the S41 entry shows where 41 (bright red) went in 1927. Here is when each section was built or taken over by the state:

sectionlocationdate
147 to 1681928
561 to 70
takeover70 to 381936

As you can see, the rest of the bypass, from 168 (then 42) north to Berlin Rd (561), was never built. In the 1953 renumbering, 41 kept its number. However, NJDOT realized that it would never finish the Haddonfield bypass and assigned 41 to the route through downtown Haddonfield as far as 168(which was signed TEMPORARY 41 until around 2001). The constructed part of the bypass became unnumbered, and was soon numbered 154. Additionally, the county-maintained section of 41 was assigned the county number 573 at some point.
The routes near 41 are shown to the left, with pre-1953 numbers in plain circles, and post-1953 numbers in the black-background shields. County route numbers are given in squares, red routes are state-maintained, and maroon routes are either county-maintained or just not there. In 1960, 41 was relocated at the north end to bypass the 38/73 interchange, which had been a circle. In 1984, state maintenance was extended north to Lenola Rd, right at the Moorestown border.

ROUTE No. 41. MOORESTOWN TO FAIRVIEW. Beginning at Route No. 38 near Moorestown passing vicinity of Haddonfield to Route 47 at Fairview. L. 1927, c. 319.
ROUTE NO. 41. Moorestown to Fairview. Beginning at a point in Route No. 38 in the vicinity of Moorestown and passing in the vicinity of Haddonfield and connecting with Route No. 47 at Fairview. L. 1929, c. 125, p. 215, s. 16. 41: From junction with Route 47 at Fairview, Gloucester County, via former Route 41 to Route 42 at Runnemede, via temporary Route 41 from Runnemede through Barrington and Haddonfield to the intersection of Route 70 (former Route 40) at Ellisburg, via former Route 41 through Delaware Township to the intersection of Routes 38 and 73 (former Route S-41 in Maple Shade). Not assigned: Section of former Route 41 from Haddonfield-Berlin Road, Delaware Township, to the intersection of Route 70 (former Route 40), in Delaware Township. 1953 renumbering.

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ends at Delsea Dr/Fairview-Sewell Rd/Egg Harbor Rd/Blackswood-Barnsboro Rd (47)
DeptfordHurffville Rd, Clements Bridge Rd
RunnemedeClements Bridge Rd
BarringtonClements Bridge Rd
HaddonfieldChews Landing Rd, Kings Hwy
Cherry HillKings Hwy
Maple ShadeKings Hwy
becomes Burlington CR 611


S41

An unnumbered state route was defined in 1923 (it would have been numbered 26 in the 1926 plan) to run "From Route No. 2 [post-1927
25] of the State Highway System at Five Points, in the county of Burlington, by way of Moorestown, Evesboro Cross Road, Medford and Atsion, to Route No. 3 [post-1927 43], of the State Highway System at Hammonton, in the county of Atlantic, to be numbered by the State Highway Commission, together with a spur from said route at Evesboro, in the county of Burlington, to Merchantville, in the county of Camden" [Jimmy and Sharon Williams].
In the 1927 renumbering, S41 was assigned to a variation on this route, bypassing Camden to the northeast, as seen in the 1927 map at left. The spur of the route became roughly 40 west of S41. S41 was all built and upgraded between 1930 and 1932, and remained that way for a while. An extension southeast to 42 was proposed in 1938; this was numbered by NJDOT as S41A. Here's a table of when each section was built or taken over:

sectionlocationdate
(73) 5A/6A/7AACE to US 301970
4US 30 to Cooper Rd1931
3Cooper Rd to Maple Ave1930
2Maple Ave to 411930
141 to Tacony-Palmyra Bridge1931/32

In the 1953 renumbering, S41 was renumbered to 73 to match PA 73, along with the proposed southern extension that had been S41A. This extension was finally built and taken over by NJDOT in 1970, but even then only south to the Atlantic City Expressway (446). South of there, the road is officially 73, but is signed only as Spur 561, even though the latter route officially no longer exists. The routes near S41 are shown to the right, with pre-1953 numbers in plain circles, and post-1953 numbers in the black-background shields. County route numbers are given in squares, red routes are state-maintained, and maroon routes are either county-maintained or just not there.

ROUTE No. S-41. PALMYRA TO BERLIN. Beginning at proposed Palmyra-Tacony Bridge, to Evesboro, Marlton and Berlin. L. 1927, c. 319.
ROUTE NO. S-41. Palmyra to Berlin. Beginning at a point at or near the proposed Palmyra-Tacony bridge, thence to Marlton to Berlin. L. 1929, c. 125, p. 215, s. 16.

S41A

S41A was the number given by NJDOT to a planned southern extension of
S41. Details are in the S-41 entry.

ROUTE NO. S-41, Extension. Continuation of Route S-41 from Route 43 in Berlin borough, Camden county, to Route 42 in Folsom borough in Atlantic county through the Blue Anchor and Mays Landing roads in Camden and Atlantic counties. L.1938, c. 299, p. 693, s. 1.

S41N

S41N began as a spur of pre-1927 2, defined in 1922 from Five Corners (Parry) to the Palmyra ferry docks. It doesn't appear in the 1927 renumbering or 1929 amendments, but it is shown on a 1941 NJDOT map. In the 1953 renumbering it became unnumbered and was soon numbered
155. Some time later, it was given back to the county. See the map on the right above in the 41 and S41 entries for context.

42

42 was defined in 1927 to provide a second route from Camden to Atlantic City. It would use the Black Horse Pike (a name given to the route in the early 1900s) from Camden to McKee City, where
48 picked up the route the rest of the way to Atlantic City. Here's a table of when each section was taken over or built:

sectionlocationdate
takeoverFerry Ave to ?1927
7Camden/Gloucester county line to 5551932
8555 to US 3221933
1/2US 322 to Gloucester/Atlantic county line1930
5Gloucester/Atlantic county line to 5591931
6559 to 501931
6C50 to US 401931

In 1953, 42 kept its number north of Williamstown. South of Williamstown, it was taken off of US 322. The North-South Freeway, a realignment of 42, was built as a connection between the Ben Franklin Bridge in downtown Camden, the Walt Whitman Bridge (opened 5/16/1957), and the Atlantic City Expressway (opened 1964):

sectionlocationdate
(I-76) 1F/2CUS 30 to Atlantic Ave1972
(I-676) 1CAtlantic Ave to Morgan Blvd1980
(FAI 109) 1AMorgan Blvd to I-761957
12A/12B/12DI-76 to US 1301957
13B/14A/12E/13CUS 130 to I-2951957
12/13/14I-295 multiplex1957
13C/13D/14A/14CI-295 to Camden/Gloucester county line1958
13D/14CCamden/Gloucester county line to Gloucester/Camden county line1958
14B/14C/15AGloucester/Camden county line to 1681958
14E/14F/15B/15C168 to ACE1959

The old route of 42 became 168 when the new freeway opened. 42 may have extended to US 30 before the current Ben Franklin Bridge approach was built, though the state never took over maintenance inside of the Camden city line at Ferry Ave. In 1957, the North-South Freeway north of I-295 was designated Federal Aid Interstate 109. The number I-80S was assigned by AASHTO in 12/1959, and this was changed to I-76 in 12/1964. In 1/1973, I-76 and I-676 swapped places north of the Walt Whitman Bridge, and so the North-South Freeway became I-676 through downtown Camden.

ROUTE No. 42. CAMDEN TO McKEE CITY. Beginning at Ferry Avenue, Camden, along Black Horse Pike through Mt. Ephraim, Chews Landing, Blackwood, Grenloch, Williamstown, Cecil and Weymouth to Route No. 48 at or near McKee City. L. 1927, c. 319.
ROUTE NO. 42. Camden to Route No. 48 at or near McKee City. Beginning at the intersection of the Black Horse pike with Ferry avenue in the city of Camden, thence in a southerly direction along the Black Horse pike through Mt. Ephraim, Chews Landing, Blackwood, Grenloch, thence through Williamstown, Cecil, to Route No. 48 at or near McKee City. L. 1929, c. 197, p. 370, s. 1.
ROUTE NO. . Beginning in the highway added to the State highway system by chapter 114, laws of 1946, at a point in its southern part and north of the main branch of Timber creek and running thence, by direct route to State highway Route No. 42 at some point south of the south branch of Timber creek. L.1947, c. 56, p. 193, s. 1. Amended by L.1956, c. 193, p. 712, s. 1.
42: From junction with Route U. S. 322 in Williamstown, via former Route 42 to junction with Route U. S. 130 (former Route 45), then along Mt. Ephraim Avenue to Kaighn Avenue in Camden. 1953 renumbering.

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ends at Sicklerville Rd (US 322)
MonroeBlack Horse Pike
WashingtonBlack Horse Pike, North-South Fwy
GloucesterNorth-South Fwy
DeptfordNorth-South Fwy
RunnemedeNorth-South Fwy
BellmawrNorth-South Fwy
ends at I-295 (I-295)


43

43 was the pre-GR state route following
US 30. In 1916, 3 was defined as a route from Camden to Absecon. It was soon built and taken over by the state:

sectionlocationdate
8Camden line to 419/1/1919
941 to Berlin Ave, Stratford9/1/1919
10Berlin Ave, Stratford to 534/5619/1/1919
1534/561 to Burnt Hill Rd, Waterford4/1/1918
7BBurnt Hill Rd, Waterford to 5364/1/1918
7A536 to 1434/1/1918
2143 to Camden/Atlantic county line4/1/1918
12Camden/Atlantic county line to 546/1/1919
takeover54 to Egg Harbor Rd, Hammonton6/1/1919
takeover?Egg Harbor Rd, Hammonton to Elwood6/1/1919
takeoverElwood to Egg Harbor City6/1/1919
3through Egg Harbor City6/1/1919
13Egg Harbor City to 6th Ave, Galloway1924
146th Ave, Galloway to 1571924

In 1927, 3 was renumbered to 43. 45 (Crescent Blvd) was built just east of the Camden line, bypassing Camden to the east, with the first section north of 43 also opening in 1927. A 1928 map shows 43 routed up 45 at least to the 25 junction, which makes sense since 45 south of that point was still under construction, but leaves open whether 43 continued west from there. A pre-GR map suggests 43 (and 45) followed 25 to the Ben Franklin Bridge, replacing their surface routings into the city. Assuming 43 did go this way, there was a short stub of 43 west of 45 that was still state maintained with no known number (43M would be the most likely candidate). This was given back to the county sometime after 1941. In 1952, 43 was relocated in Absecon from New Jersey Ave onto Absecon Blvd. Around this time, 43 may have taken over 56 to Atlantic City. There was at least one earlier proposal for this extension, but the numbering is unreliable [Camden Evening Courier, 2/6/1940]. In the 1953 renumbering, all of 43 was renumbered as part of US 30. It appears Spring Garden Rd in Winslow was taken over by the state as Section 11 of 43 in 1955, two years after the rest of 43 disappeared; the 143 entry has more info.

ROUTE No. 43. CAMDEN TO ABSECON, by way of Berlin, Hammonton, Egg Harbor City to Absecon. L. 1927, c. 319.

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S43

S43 was a proposed spur route near Atlantic City. It appears to follow
CR 563.

ROUTE NO. S43--extending from Route No. 43 at Germania to Route No. 4 at Northfield. L.1938, c. 216, p. 511, s. 1.

44

44 is a section of old
US 130 from Bridgeport to Thorofare. Pre-GR, 44 extended north to 45 south of Camden along US 130, and south to Salem along US 130 and 49. 17-S was legislated in 1923 as a route from Westville southwest along the Delaware River to Penns Grove. It was numbered 44 in the 1927 renumbering. Here's a table of when each section was built or taken over:

sectionlocationdate
(17-S) takeover47 to High Hill Rd, Logan1926
(17-S) takeover?High Hill Rd, Logan to Gloucester/Salem county line1927
(17-S) takeover?Gloucester/Salem county line to Penns Grove1926

44 was later extended to Salem to meet with 45 and 49, including a bypass of Penns Grove (the old alignment was given up by the state):

sectionlocationdate
takeoverPenns Grove bypass10/24/1939
takeoverPenns Grove to Deepwater7/2/1935
takeover?Deepwater to Pennsvilleby 1941
takeover?Pennsville to Salemafter 1941

In 1947, the interchange between 44 and 45 in Westville was built, and 44 north of 45 (which led to 47) was cut off from the rest of 44. I don't know what happened to it, but it was eventually given up by the state. The Camden Freeway was planned as an upgrade of 44 from Camden southwest to the proposed Delaware Memorial Bridge at Deepwater. Here's when each section was built:

sectionlocationdatenotes
17ADelaware Memorial Bridge approach to Hollywood Ave1953
not built here until later
8Bridgeport bypass1941
8A/16BBridgeport to I-2951954
9C/11B/14B/15CI-295 to Woodbury Creek1954
9A/9BWoodbury Creek to US 1301948upgraded partially on the spot

In 1957, the Camden Freeway was designated Federal Aid Interstate 108. This was given the number I-295 by AASHTO in 12/1959. The rest of the Camden Freeway was built later as I-295, and bypassed the original freeway for a distance north of Bridgeport. I don't know if Hollywood Ave, which was necessary to return to the old alignment at Carneys Point, was ever state-maintained. In the 1953 renumbering, 44 was renumbered to US 130 north of the Delaware Memorial Bridge approach (opened 8/16/1951) and 49 south of the bridge. The old alignments of 44 at Deepwater and north of Bridgeport became unnumbered, but were soon given back the number 44. In 1968, when I-295 was finished north of Deepwater, the connection at Hollywood Ave was cut and US 130 was moved back to the old road, leaving only the section of 44 north of Bridgeport (which had its southern end cut back to Barker Ave at some point).

ROUTE No. 44. WESTVILLE TO PENNS GROVE, by way of Paulsboro and Bridgeport to Penns Grove. L. 1927, c. 319.
ROUTE NO. 44, Extension. Extension of Route No. 44 to Salem by way of Pennsville and the ferry dock at Pennsville.
ROUTE NO. . Being all that remaining portion of Crown Point road, in the borough of Westville, county of Gloucester, beginning at its intersection with State Highway Route No. 47 and extending to the new construction, of Route No. 45, section 22, and Route No. 44, section 9, a distance of approximately five hundred seventy-five feet. L.1947, c. 260, p. 943, s. 1.
Not assigned: Sections of former Route 44, replaced by new alignment of Route U. S. 130, in Gloucester and Salem Counties. 1953 renumbering.

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ends at Barkers Ave
LoganCrown Point Rd
GreenwichW Broad St, E Broad St
PaulsboroW Broad St, E Broad St
West DeptfordCrown Point Rd
ends at U-turn (Exit 22 onramp to I-295/US 130 southbound)


S44

S44 was taken over or built by NJDOT in 1937 as a connection from
44 at Bridgeport to the ferry to Chester, PA. It was part of US 322, and so in the 1953 renumbering it was removed. The Commodore Barry Bridge opened on 2/1/1974, bypassing the ferry. US 322 was put on the new bridge and the unused ferry approach, now cut off on the Bridgeport side by the new interchange and thus only accessible via non-state roads, became unsigned 324.

ROUTE NO. S-44. Spur extending westerly from vicinity of Bridgeport to pier of Bridgeport-Chester ferry.
ROUTE NO. S-44. Beginning where Kings highway intersects State highway Route 40 and extending thence southwestwardly along Kings highway through the township of Delaware and boroughs of Haddonfield, Haddon Heights, Audubon, Mt. Ephraim, Bellmawr and Brooklawn, a distance of six and one-half miles more or less to the intersection of said Kings highway with Route 45. L.1938, c. 374, p. 944, s. 1.

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S44A

S44A was defined by the legislature in 1938 as part of another eastern bypass to Camden, along what is now
CR 551 (Kings Highway). It would have begun at 45 (Crescent Blvd), the inner bypass, at Brooklawn, and run northeast through Haddonfield to meet 40 at 41, another bypass. The part through and north of downtown Haddonfield became part of 41 in 1953 when NJDOT decided not to build the bypass of Haddonfield on 41.

ROUTE NO. S-44. Beginning where Kings highway intersects State highway Route 40 and extending thence southwestwardly along Kings highway through the township of Delaware and boroughs of Haddonfield, Haddon Heights, Audubon, Mt. Ephraim, Bellmawr and Brooklawn, a distance of six and one-half miles more or less to the intersection of said Kings highway with Route 45. L.1938, c. 374, p. 944, s. 1.

44T

A tunnel was planned across the Delaware River from roughly Paulsboro to Essington, PA, and the approach was planned as 44T, forming a line from the tunnel to
42 between Blackwood and Williamstown. A 1942 NJDOT map shows 44T running concurrent with 47 where it turns from 41 in Sewell.

ROUTE NO. 44T. Beginning at the Plaza of the Gloucester county tunnel and from thence to Route No. 44 at or near Paulsboro, from thence to form a connecting link with Route No. 45, from thence to form a connecting link with Route No. 47, and from thence to form a connecting link with Route No. 41. L.1938, c. 367, p. 935, s. 1.
ADDITION TO ROUTE NO. 44T. Beginning at a point where Route No. 47 intersects Route No. 41 and from thence to form a connecting link with Route No. 42. L.1939, c. 264, p. 684, s. 1.

History of the tunnel (Steve Anderson).

45

6 was laid out by the New Jersey legislature in 1916 to run south from Camden to Mullica Hill, and then around all three sides of a triangle with corners at Mullica Hill, Bridgeton, and Salem. In 1922 the route was extended to the proposed bridge to Philadelphia in Camden. In the 1927 renumbering, 6 from Camden to Salem became 45. Here is a table of when each section was taken over or built by the state along the original route via Gloucester City, ending at the Camden border on Broadway:
sectionlocationdate
(6) takeover? to Walnut St, Woodbury5/1/1920
(6) 14Walnut St, Woodbury to Reid St, Woodbury5/1/1920
(6) takeoverReid St, Woodbury to Mantua5/1/1920
(6) 1Mantua to Mullica Hill5/15/1919
(6) takeoverMullica Hill to Gloucester/Salem county line5/1/1920
(6) 7Gloucester/Salem county line to Compromise Rd, Mannington5/1/1920
(6) 9Compromise Rd, Mannington to Salem5/1/1920

A bypass of Camden was soon built as the southern half of Crescent Blvd; at Crescent Circle
25 continued west to the Ben Franklin Bridge in downtown Camden. A pre-GR map shows 45 continuing west on 25 (with 43) to the birdge. Here is when that bypass was built:

sectionlocationdate
(6) 6ABrooklawn to Market St1929
(6) 5B/5AMarket St to 1681930
4B/4C168 to US 30
4US 30 to 381927

The old alignment through Gloucester City stayed state-maintained into the 1940s as 45M. The map also shows a state-maintained spur in Gloucester, probably using Jersey Ave and Charles St to the Delaware River. In the 1953 renumbering, 45 remained 45. However, the north end was truncated to the junction with former 44 at Westville, north of which 45 became US 130.

ROUTE NO. 45. CAMDEN TO SALEM, by way of Woodbury, Mullica Hill, Woodstown to Salem and thence to the southerly line thereof. L. 1927, c. 319.
45: From junction with Routes 49 (former Route 44) and 45 in Salem, via former Route 45 to junction with Route U. S. 40 (former Route 48) west of Woodstown, then coincident with Route U. S. 40 to a junction in Woodstown, then via former Route 45 to junction with Route U. S. 130 (former Route 44) in Westville. 1953 renumbering.

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ends at Broadway (49)
SalemMarket St
ManningtonSalem-Woodstown Rd
PilesgroveSalem-Woodstown Rd, Harding Hwy
WoodstownWest Ave, N Main St
PilesgroveWoodstown-Mullica Hill Rd
South HarrisonWoodstown-Mullica Hill Rd
HarrisonWoodstown-Mullica Hill Rd, S Main St, N Main St, Bridgeton Pike
MantuaBridgeton Pike
West DeptfordBroadway
WoodburyMantua Pike, S Broad St, N Broad St
West DeptfordHowell Ave
WestvilleGateway Blvd
ends at Crown Point Rd (US 130)


45M

45M was the designation applied to old
45 north of Brooklawn Circle, to the Camden border where state maintenance ended, once the Camden bypass was constructed in 1930 or shortly thereafter. It is shown on a 1941 NJDOT map as state-maintained and existed at least through 1943 (Camden Courier-Post 2/18/41, 3/6/42; Daily Record 8/10/43), but probably was downloaded before the GR.

US 46

US 46 was assigned in 1936 along
6 when it was complete across the state except for the southern bypass of Paterson. All of the history of that route can be found on that page. US 46 entered Paterson from the west via S6 onto McBride Ave, Spruce St, and Market St through downtown. From there it went south on 3 just west of the Passaic River, picking up 6 again. A 1937 map shows 6 still under construction west of 2 (now 17). If that's true, US 46 went north on 2 and west on Essex St, which becomes Market St in Paterson. When the Paterson bypass on 6 was finished in 1940 (I think), US 46 was moved to it.
Originally US 46 crossed the Delaware River at Columbia, and ended in Portland PA. By 1941, it was moved to cross the river at Delaware on current 163; current (and former) US 46 west of there was part of 8. I-80 west of Columbia opened on 12/16/1953. This was planned as an extension to US 46 but was designated US 611 in 11/1953, with the Pennsylvania side becoming Alt. US 611. On 12/1/1953, the new Portland-Columbia bridge (now 94) opened. US 46 was moved back to the NJ side to end in Columbia at US 611 at the bridge. In 4/1965, US 611 was removed from NJ and the bridge became 94, while the freeway portion became simply I-80, and US 46 stayed the same. In 1973, I-80 was completed to the east, and US 46 was extended about 1/2 mile to end at it (only the eastbound side; the westbound side must merge with 94 and doesn't appear to multiplex).
Until 1941, US 46 used 159 in Fairfield. When the new alignment was built to the north, the old route became 6M, and then 159 in the GR. US 46 (and 6 when it existed) has always ended in the middle of the George Washington Bridge, instead of either extending into New York or ending at US 1/US 9.

U. S. 46: From Delaware River Bridge at Delaware, via former Route 6 to George Washington Bridge. 1953 renumbering.

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ends at I-80 (I-80)
KnowltonRoute 46
WhiteRoute 46
LibertyRoute 46
IndependenceRoute 46
HackettstownMain St, Mill St
WashingtonRoute 46
Mount OliveRoute 46
NetcongLackawanna Pl, Ledgewood Ave
RoxburyRoute 46
Mine HillRoute 46
DoverW Blackwell St, W McFarlan St, E McFarlan St
Rockaway TwpRoute 46
Rockaway BoroughRoute 46
DenvilleRoute 46
Mountain LakesRoute 46
Parsippany-Troy HillsRoute 46
MontvilleRoute 46
FairfieldRoute 46
WayneRoute 46
TotowaRoute 46
Little FallsRoute 46
Woodland Park (was West Paterson)Route 46
Little FallsRoute 46
CliftonRoute 46, Piaget Ave, Route 46, McLean Blvd, Route 46
Elmwood ParkRoute 46
GarfieldRoute 46
Saddle BrookRoute 46
LodiRoute 46
Hasbrouck HeightsRoute 46
TeterboroSylvan Ave
South HackensackRoute 46
Little FerryRoute 46
Ridgefield ParkWinant Ave, Route 46
RidgefieldRoute 46
Palisades ParkRoute 46, Bergen Blvd
Fort LeeBergen Blvd, Route 46, George Washington Bridge
ends at New York border (US 1/US 9/I-95)


US 46-A

In April of 1935, the Automobile Club of NYC suggested to the NJ State Highway Department that "the road from the Holland Tunnel to the intersection with New Jersey Route #
6 west of West Caldwell be designated with a route number." The road fitting this description would have been 9. The rationale was to connect the Holland Tunnel west to the newly designated US 46 as part of the US Highway system. 46-A was the number suggested by the Automobile Club of NYC. This was also presented to AASHTO. NJ appeared to have been uninterested in pursuing the matter and AASHTO was neutral, deferring to the decision of NJ since this would be an intrastate designation. It does not appear to have ever advanced beyond this suggestion.

46

46 became
77 in the GR to avoid conflict with US 46.

ROUTE NO. 46. Mullica Hill to Bridgeton, by way of Upper Penns Grove to Bridgeton. Original bill.
ROUTE No. 46. MULLICA HILL TO BRIDGETON, by way of Upper Pittsgrove to Bridgeton. L. 1927, c. 319.

47

47 runs from Wildwood northwest to the Camden area. Pre-GR, 47 and
49 were flipped south of Millville, and 47 went east to Tuckahoe where it ended at 50. 47 was 49 north of 83 in South Dennis and S49 south of it. The county maintained part at the south end is signed as CR 661 [Chris Mason]. The Malaga bypass was built around 1930; before that 47 went through the town on Old Delsea Dr. Until 6/17/1975, 47 used N High St in Millville, one block west of current 47. The county maintained section (south of Susquehanna Ave in Wildwood) is signed CR 624 [Chris Mason]. 47 is the longest NJ state route.

ROUTE No. 47. BROOKLAWN TO TUCKAHOE, via Glassboro, Malaga, Vineland and Millville to Tuckahoe. L. 1927, c. 319.
ROUTE NO. 47. Brooklawn to Tuckahoe, by way of Glassboro, Malaga and Millville. L. 1929, c. 126, p. 215, s. 17.
47: From Wildwood, via former Route S-49 to South Dennis, and via former Route 49 in Millville, via former Route 47 to its junction with Route U. S. 40 in Malaga, and via former Route 47 to Route U. S. 130 (former Route 45), at Brooklawn. 1953 renumbering.

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ends at Atlantic Ave
WildwoodE Rio Grande Ave, W Rio Grande Ave
Lower TwpWildwood Blvd
Middle TwpWildwood Blvd, Delsea Dr
DennisDelsea Dr
Maurice RiverDelsea Dr
MillvillePort Elizabeth Rd, S 2nd St, N 2nd St
VinelandDelsea Dr
FranklinDelsea Dr, Dutch Mill Rd, Delsea Dr
ClaytonDelsea Dr
GlassboroDelsea Dr
WashingtonDelsea Dr
DeptfordDelsea Dr
WestvilleDelsea Dr, Broadway
BrooklawnBroadway
ends at Crescent Blvd (US 130)


Alternate 47

Alt. 47, built as a shortcut for
47 around Maurice River, became 347 around 1990.

48

48 is a short route east from Penns Grove. Pre-GR, though, it went east on
US 40 to Atlantic City. It also used to extend west, carrying US 40 to the old Wilmington ferry to DE 48; this probably died right around when the Delaware Memorial Bridge opened on 8/16/1951.

ROUTE NO. 48. Penns Grove to Atlantic City by way of Woodstown, Elmer, Malaga, Mays Landing, Pleasantville and Atlantic City. Original bill.
ROUTE NO. 48. Commencing at the ferry in Penns Grove to Atlantic City by way of Woodstown, Elmer, Malaga, Mays Landing, Pleasantville and Atlantic City. L. 1927, c. 319.
48: From junction of Route U. S. 130, (former Route 44), via former Route 48 to junction with Route U. S. 40, west of Sharptown. 1953 renumbering.

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ends at Virginia Ave (US 130
Penns GroveE Main St
Carneys PointHarding Hwy
ends at Wiley Rd (US 40)


49

49 runs from Deepwater east to Tuckahoe. It was extended west in the GR; it had formerly ended in Salem and
44 went to Deepwater. It also went to Clermont pre-GR along 47 and 83; 49 east of Millville was 47.

ROUTE NO. 49. SALEM TO OCEANVIEW, by way of Bridgeton, Millville, Port Elizabeth, Dennisville, South Dennisville to Oceanview. L. 1927, c. 319.
49: From the junction of U. S. Route 40 and Route U. S. 130 (former Route 44) at Deepwater, via former Route 44 to junction of Route 45 in Salem, via former Routes 45 and 49 to junction of Route 47 in Millville, via former Route 47 to junction of Route 50 in Tuckahoe. 1953 renumbering.

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ends at I-295 (I-295/US 40) and becomes Shell Rd (US 130)
PennsvilleN Broadway, S Broadway, Pennsville-Salem Rd
SalemGriffith St, N Front St, W Broadway, E Broadway
QuintonSalem-Quinton Rd, Main St, Quinton-Marlboro Rd
Stow CreekSalem Pike
ShilohMain St
HopewellShiloh Pike
BridgetonW Broad St, E Broad St, E Commerce St
FairfieldBridgeton-Millville Pike
MillvilleMillville-Bridgeton Pike, W Main St, E Main St, Cumberland Rd
Maurice RiverRoute 49
Estell ManorRoute 49
Upper TwpRoute 49
ends at Route 50 (50)


S49

S49 became
47 south of 83 in the GR.

ROUTE NO. S-49. A spur from South Dennisville to Rio Grande by way of Goshen connecting Route No. 49 with Route No. 4. L. 1927, c. 319.
ROUTE NO. S-49--extending from Route No. 4 at Rio Grande, via Rio Grande avenue, to Park Boulevard in Wildwood. L.1938, c. 168, p. 379, s. 1.

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50

50 partially bypasses Atlantic City to the west. It was the highest-numbered route in the First Renumbering of 1927.

ROUTE NO. 50. EGG HARBOR CITY TO SEAVILLE, by way of Mays Landing, Oakville, Tuckahoe to Seaville. L. 1927, c. 319.
50: From junction with Route U. S. 9 (former Route 4) Seaville, via former Route 50 to junction with Route U. S. 30 (former Route 43) in Egg Harbor City. 1953 renumbering.

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History (Steve Anderson)

ends at Shore Rd (US 9)
Upper TwpRoute 50
CorbinRoute 50
Estell ManorRoute 50
WeymouthRoute 50
HamiltonRoute 50, Cape May Ave, Route 50
GallowayS Philadelphia Ave, N Philadelphia Ave
ends at White Horse Pike (US 30)


51

51 was combined with
US 322 from Bridgeport to Williamstown pre-GR. Post-GR, it was a proposed route in Camden.

ROUTE NO. 51. Beginning at a point on Route No. 44 in or near Bridgeport and intersecting with S-44, thence passing in the vicinity of Mullica Hill, Richwood and Glassboro and connecting with Route No. 42 in or near Williamstown.
ROUTE NO. 51. Beginning at a point on Interstate Route 76 between Morgan boulevard and Bulson street, in the city of Camden, Camden county, and extending thence in a generally westerly direction to the vicinity of Jefferson street and thence in a general northerly direction roughly parallel to the Delaware river, to Route U.S. 30 in the vicinity of the Benjamin Franklin bridge. Added L.1967, c. 52, s. 1, eff. May 18, 1967.

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52

52 is a bridge to Ocean City. It is signed north-south, except for at
US 9, where it is signed east [Brian Polidoro]. The number was designated on the current route in 1941. The original designation in 1937 was proposed northwest to Mays Landing via CR 559, which may have either been together with or supplanting 52A, before being extended to Ocean City and then truncated at Somers Point.

ROUTE NO. 52. Beginning at the traffic circle in the city of Somers Point, in the county of Atlantic, the intersection of the Somers Point and Ocean City highway, with the Somers Point-Mays Landing river road, thence extending along said Somers Point-Mays Landing river road through Scullville, English Creek, Catawba, Thompsontown and Gravelly Run, to the Sugar Hill bridge spanning Babcocks creek, in Mays Landing, thence across said bridge and the public park along the various courses of the extension of the Somers Point-Mays Landing river road to the intersection with Routes 48-50 near the bridge crossing the Great Egg Harbor river.
52: From the Ocean City approach to the Beach Thorofare Bridge, via former Route 52 to junction with Route U. S. 9 (former Route 4) in Somers Point. 1953 renumbering.

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ends at Palen Ave
Ocean CityRoute 52
Somers PointMacArthur Blvd
ends at New Rd (US 9)


52A

A pair of early 1931 articles (Asbury Park Press, 1/27 and Camden Courier-Post, 2/25) note that a Senate bill was introduced and passed to designate State Highway 52-A from McKee City to Somers Point. What's interesting is that this predates by several years the first mention of 52 (1937). It's not clear if 52A was meant to follow current
CR 575 or CR 559A toward McKee City or if it would be entirely on a new alignment. It's also not clear if 52 was meant to be constructed along with 52A or if it was intended to supersede the definition of 52A.

53

53 is a short route near Denville. It was
5N pre-GR. It originally ended at US 46, but when that route was put onto a new bypass of Denville, 5N continued to end at the old road, original 12.

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ends at Littleton Rd (US 202)
Morris PlainsOld Tabor Rd
Parsippany-Troy HillsTabor Rd
DenvilleE Main St
ends at Bloomfield Ave


54

54 is a southern extension of
US 206. An extension to the south was proposed to Millville.

ROUTE NO. 54. Starting at the intersection of the White Horse Pike and Route No. 39 from thence into Buena Vista, and following Lincoln avenue in Buena Vista township, Atlantic county, into Landis township, Cumberland county, and thence across Landis avenue to a point where Lincoln avenue intersects Main road, Landis township, Cumberland county. L.1938, c. 43, p. 118, s. 1.

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ends at Harding Hwy (US 40)
Buena VistaBlue Anchor Rd, Buena-Hammonton Rd
Folsom12th St
HammontonBellevue Ave
ends at White Horse Pike/Route 206 (US 30/US 206)


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