New Jersey Route 70

"New Jersey Route 40" redirects here. For the current highway called Route 40, see U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey.
Route 70 marker
Route 70
Marlton Pike
Map
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length59.8 mi[1] (96.2 km)
ExistedJanuary 1, 1953[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Route 38 in Pennsauken
Major intersections
East end Route 34 / Route 35 in Wall Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesCamden, Burlington, Ocean, Monmouth
Highway system
← Route 69→ Route 71
← US 40Route 40→ Route 41

Route 70 is a state highway located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It extends 59.8 mi (96.24 km) from an interchange with Route 38 in Pennsauken, Camden County, east to an intersection with Route 34 and Route 35 in Wall Township, Monmouth County. Route 70 cuts across the middle of the state as a two-lane highway through the Pine Barrens in Burlington and Ocean counties. A popular truck route, it provides access between Philadelphia and the surrounding Philadelphia metro area and the Jersey Shore resorts, particularly Long Beach Island by way of Route 72.[3][4] It is also a congested commercial route within Philadelphia's New Jersey suburbs.[4] The western section in Cherry Hill and Marlton is a four- to eight-lane divided highway that serves as a major suburban arterial and is locally known as Marlton Pike. The eastern section in Monmouth and Ocean counties is also a multilane divided highway that runs through suburban areas.

The portion of the current route between Whitesbog and Lakehurst became a part of pre-1927 Route 18 in 1923. In 1927, Route 40 was legislated to run from Camden to Lakewood; the termini were eventually moved to the Airport Circle in Pennsauken and the Laurelton Circle in Brick. Route 40 became Route 70 in 1953 in order to avoid conflicting with US 40; in addition, the western terminus was cut back to its current location to avoid a concurrency with Route 38 and the eastern terminus was moved to the Brielle Circle, replacing a portion of Route 34 between the Laurelton Circle and the Brielle Circle.

  1. ^ "Route 70 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Route Markers Go Up Next Month" (PDF). The Hackettstown Gazette. December 18, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Route 70/73 Marlton Circle Elimination Project". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  4. ^ a b Strauss, Robert (August 26, 2001). "Getting There From Here Depends on Where Here Is". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-26.