U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey

U.S. Route 40
US 40 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT, DRBA, NJTA, and Atlantic County
Length	64.32 mi[1] (103.51 km)
Existed	1926–present
Tourist routes	Pine Barrens Byway
Major junctions
West end	I-295 / US 40 at Delaware state line in Pennsville Township
Major intersections	I-295 / US 130 / Route 49 in Pennsville Township N.J. Turnpike / Route 140 / CR 540 in Carneys Point Township Route 45 in Woodstown Route 55 in Franklin Township Route 54 in Buena Route 50 in Hamilton Township US 322 in Hamilton Township G.S. Parkway in Egg Harbor Township US 9 in Pleasantville A.C. Expressway in Atlantic City
East end	Atlantic Avenue / Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Salem, Gloucester, Atlantic
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided New Jersey State Highway Routes Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← Route 39 → Route 40

U.S. Route 40 (US 40) is a U.S. highway running from Silver Summit, Utah east to Atlantic City, New Jersey. The easternmost segment of the route runs 64.32 miles (103.51 km) through the southern part of New Jersey between the Delaware Memorial Bridge over the Delaware River in Pennsville Township, Salem County, where it continues into Delaware along with Interstate 295 (I-295), east to Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City, Atlantic County. The route passes through Salem, Gloucester, and Atlantic counties as well as the boroughs of Woodstown, Elmer, Newfield, and Buena. The route encounters a mix of rural, suburban, and urban environs throughout its journey across South Jersey.

In 1923, pre-1927 Route 18S was to run from Penns Grove to Atlantic City along much of present-day US 40 in New Jersey. US 40 was signed along Route 18S in 1926, running from a ferry in Penns Grove that crossed the Delaware River to Wilmington, Delaware. In 1927, Route 18S was renumbered to Route 48. The portion of US 40 in Atlantic City was legislated as Route 55 in 1938, around the same time the route was moved to a ferry across the Delaware River between Pennsville and New Castle, Delaware. After the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the New Jersey Turnpike were both completed in 1951, US 40 was moved to its current alignment in the area. In 1953, the Route 48 and Route 55 designations along US 40 were removed. A toll freeway was once planned along the US 40 corridor in the 1980s to alleviate traffic, but it was never built after it was deemed the traffic volume was not high enough for it to be constructed.