New Jersey Route 71

Route 71 marker
Route 71
Map
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length16.7 mi[1] (26.9 km)
ExistedJanuary 1, 1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end Route 35 in Brielle
Major intersections Route 35 in Belmar
Route 33 in Neptune
Route 36 in West Long Branch
North end Route 35 in Eatontown
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesMonmouth
Highway system
Route 70 Route 72

Route 71 is a state highway in New Jersey that runs 16.7 miles (26.9 km) near the shore in Monmouth County. It begins at Route 35 in Brielle just north of the Manasquan River and the Ocean County line and heads north to Route 35 in Eatontown with a four block concurrency with Route 35 in Belmar. Monmouth University is located off Route 71 in West Long Branch.

Route 71 is the former alignment of State Highway Route 4 and Route 35. In 1927, the alignment became the designation of State Highway Route 4-N. This alignment remained intact until the state highway renumbering in 1953, when it became Route 71. The route has remained virtually unchanged since. Route 71 was also to serve as the eastern terminus of Route 33 in Neptune, but this never came to be.

  1. ^ "Route 71 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.