New Jersey Route 38

Route 38
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length	19.1 mi[1] (30.7 km)
Existed	1927–present
Major junctions
West end	US 30 / US 130 in Pennsauken
Major intersections	Route 70 / CR 601 / CR 612 in Pennsauken Route 41 / Route 73 in Maple Shade I-295 in Mount Laurel
East end	US 206 / CR 530 in Southampton
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Camden, Burlington
Highway system
New Jersey State Highway Routes Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← Route 37 → Route 39

Route 38 is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey serving the Philadelphia metro area. It extends 19.1 mi (30.74 km) from the Airport Circle, where it intersects with US 30 and US 130, in Pennsauken, Camden County, east to an intersection of US 206 and South Pemberton Road (CR 530) in Southampton, Burlington County. The entire route is closely parallel to CR 537 located to the north, being only one block away at places. The route is a multilane divided highway for most of its length and passes through commercial development, residential development, and some farmland.

Route 38 was signed in 1927, replacing part of Pre-1927 Route 18, which had run from Camden east to Toms River. Route 38 was originally planned to be a freeway crossing the state of New Jersey, running from Camden east to Wall Township, Monmouth County. The eastern part of this freeway would become part of I-195 in the late 1960s. The freeway routing was then modified to head north of I-195 to Route 18 in Colts Neck but was ultimately canceled by the late 1970s due to environmental and financial concerns. Route 138 was originally numbered as a segment of Route 38, but was renumbered by the 1990s when it became apparent the freeway would not be completed.